POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (9-7 overall, 4-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) will play the first of two games on its Western New York trip on Friday night, when the Red Foxes take on Niagara.
 
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast by ESPNU as part of the MAAC Wildcard Package.
 

Follow Us

• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network. Coverage begins at 6:45.
• In-game updates will be available at @MaristMBB on X.
• Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) will have the call on ESPNU.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist came back to earn a 50-48 home victory over Siena on Jan. 21.
• The Red Foxes trailed by 16 in the first half, but held the Saints to just 28 points in the game's final 32 minutes.
• Max Allen II led Marist with 15 points and nine rebounds.
• Jadin Collins had 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
• The Red Foxes received the game-winning points on a layup by Matt McCool with 4.2 seconds remaining.

 

Marist Facts

• Since the start of the 2010-11 season, Marist and Niagara have played 29 times. with Marist winning 15 and Niagara winning 14. The total points scored in these games is 2,051 for Niagara, and 2,029 for Marist.
• John Dunne's combined road record against Niagara and Canisius as Marist's head coach is 5-4. Marist was 3-17 at Canisius and Niagara in the 10 seasons prior to his arrival.
• Marist has come back from a double-digit deficit to win seven times in John Dunne's tenure.
• Marist has a 7-1 record this season when holding the opposition under 35 percent from three-point range.

 

Niagara Facts

• The Purple Eagles have won six of their last seven, and are coming off an 82-71 victory at Mount St. Mary's in their last outing on Sunday.
• Four Purple Eagles average in double figures in scoring, led by Ahmad Henderson II (14.4 ppg).
• Niagara leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (.481) and three-point percentage (.410).
• Head coach Greg Paulus is in his fifth season.

 

What's Next

• Marist closes out the western New York trip at Canisius on Sunday, Jan. 28.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.