NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, New York – The Marist men's basketball team fell at Niagara by a score of 67-62 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at the Gallagher Center on Friday night.
 

Summary

• There were four lead changes in the first five-plus minutes.
• A jump hook by Max Allen II staked Marist to a 13-9 lead at the 13:20 mark, but Niagara countered with a 6-0 run to take the lead back.
• A pair of free throws by Braxton Bayless staked Niagara to a 29-21 lead, its largest of the first half.
• Marist hit three three-pointers (two by Kam Farris, one by Jackson Price) in the final 2:36 of the half, and cut Niagara's lead to 41-38 after 20 minutes.
• Marist re-claimed the lead by scoring the first four points of the second half.
• Neither team led by more than three in the first 11 minutes of the second half until a Jaden Daughtry three-pointer gave Marist a 53-48 advantage.
• Niagara took back the lead at 61-60 on two Luke Bumbalough free throws with 3:22 remaining. However, a bucket by Allen on the ensuing possession gave Marist back the lead.
• Braxton Bayless' jumper gave Niagara back the lead at 63-62 with 1:36 left. The Purple Eagles led the rest of the way as the Red Foxes didn't score in the final 2:57.

 

Stats

• Daughtry scored a game-high 17 points. He shot 7-for-8 from the field, 2-for-3 from three-point range, and 1-for-1 from the line.
• Allen gave the Red Foxes a second double-digit scorer with 13 points.
• Javon Cooley had a game-high six rebounds.
• Harlan Obioha led Niagara with 16 points and seven rebounds. He shot 7-for-8 from the field.
• Marist committed 14 turnovers, while Niagara had just six.
• There were 13 lead changes and 10 ties in the game.

 

Notes

• Daughtry's 17 points were a career high.
• Marist held Niagara – which entered the contest second in the NCAA in three-point percentage – to just 1-for-9 from three-point range.
• Five of the last nine Marist-Niagara games have been decided by five points or less.

 

Records

• Marist is now 9-8 this season and 4-4 in the MAAC.
• Niagara now stands at 10-9 overall and 6-3 in conference play.

 

Up Next

• Marist closes out its trip to western New York on Sunday at Canisius.
• Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.