POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (8-2) concludes non-conference play on Sunday against Binghamton (8-6) at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
 
Both teams are undefeated in December. The Red Foxes are riding a four-game winning streak, and the Bearcats have prevailed in their last six.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Mike Ferraro (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and William Rosen (analyst) have the call on ESPN+.
• Follow on X for in-game updates - @MaristMBB.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist earned its four straight win with a 76-73 overtime triumph over UMBC at McCann Arena on Dec. 21.
• The Red Foxes overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half.
• Elijah Lewis scored a team-high 17 points, and was joined in double figures by Josh Pascarelli (16), Jadin Collins-Roberts (14), and Jason Schofield (11).
• Jaden Daughtry tied a career high with 16 rebounds and set a career high with five assists.

 

ABOUT BINGHAMTON

• The Bearcats' sixth straight win was a 78-68 victory at Army on Dec. 22.
• Four Bearcats are averaging in double figures in scoring: Tymu Chenery (14.1 ppg), Chris Walker (12.5 ppg), Ben Callahan-Gold (11.1 ppg), and Nehemiah Benson (10.5 ppg).
• Walker is shooting .563 from the field and .520 from three-point range.
• Gavin Walsh averages 9.5 points and leads the America East with 10.0 rebounds per game. Walsh had a career-high 20 boards at Army.
• Head coach Levell Sanders is in his fourth season.

 

TOP TIDBITS

• A win would give Marist a 9-2 start, which would be its best after 11 games in 26 years, and would be the third best in its Division I history. Marist started 10-1 in both 1995-96 and 1998-99.
• A win would also be Marist's 20th in the 2024 calendar year, its highest total since 2007 (22 wins) and its first perfect December (5-0) in its Division I history.
• Marist has had five double-digit scorers in a game three times this season, and has had at least four in double digits six times (including three straight).
• In his last three games, Elijah Lewis is averaging 17.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

 

WHAT'S NEXT

• Marist opens the 2025 part of its schedule as the Red Foxes return to MAAC play at Iona on Friday, Jan. 3.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.