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Patrick Gardner
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61
Winner Marist Marist 11-19,6-14 MAAC
50
Manhattan MC 12-18,10-10 MAAC
Winner
Marist Marist
11-19,6-14 MAAC
61
Final
50
Manhattan MC
12-18,10-10 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist Marist 36 25 61
Manhattan MC 17 33 50

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Moves On With Win Over Manhattan

Red Foxes Jump Out to Big Lead in Opening Round

Atlantic City, New Jersey – The Marist men's basketball team raced out to a big lead and then staved off a Manhattan Jaspers run to win 61-50 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships opening round.
 
Summary
  • The Red Foxes got off to a hot start as a 5-0 Patrick Gardner run in the first two minutes pushed Marist ahead early.
  • Marist pulled ahead 7-2 by the first media timeout while holding the Jaspers to 2:30 minute scoring drought.
  • A Noah Harris three broke a near four-minute scoring drought as the Red Foxes took a 10-2 lead at the 14 minutes mark.
  • After Manhattan clawed the Marist lead back to one, a Gardner three at the 6-minute mark extended the lead back to four.
  • While holding Manhattan to an over three-minute scoring drought, a 7-0 run fueled by all seven points by Gardner extended the lead to eight, 25-17, with four to go in the half.
  • The Red Foxes closed the half holding Manhattan scoreless for nearly seven minutes while pouring it on from the offensive end. Back-to-back-to-back threes from Kam Farris, Patrick Gardner and Kam Farris again continued an 18-0 run over 5:43 and a 20-3 run over 8:42. Marist entered the locker room with a 36-17 lead.
  • Another Harris three started the scoring for the Red Foxes in the second half, extending the Marist lead, the team's largest of the game, 39-19, at the 17:21 mark.
  • A three again from Harris at the 12-minute mark snapped a 6-0 Manhattan run and extended the Red Foxes lead back to 17.
  • A 11-0 run for the Jaspers over 2:09 would cut the lead Marist lead to just four with 4:42 to go.
  • A bucket by Gardner with four minutes remaining would stop the Jaspers run and extend the lead back to six, 50-44.
  • The Red Foxes would win it from the free-throw line, holding off the Jaspers for a 61-50 victory.
 
Stats
  • Gardner finished with 22-points and 11 rebounds on 3-for-5 shooting from deep.
  • Harris chipped in with nine points all on three pointers to go along with a steal, a rebound and two assists.
  • Isaiah Brickner, Stephane Ingo and Kam Farris all added in six points for the Foxes.
  • Marist held Manhattan to .328 shooting from the field (20-for-61) and .148 shooting from deep (4-for-27).
 
Up Next
  • The Red Foxes move on the MAAC quarterfinal round for the first time since 2015 as third-seeded Quinnipiac awaits.
  • Game is scheduled for Thursday, March 9th at 7 p.m.
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