RIVERDALE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team earned an 82-75 win at Manhattan in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at Draddy Gymnasium on Sunday.
- There was no scoring in the first 3:02.
- Manhattan jumped out to a 12-3 lead, which forced a Marist timeout at the 13:32 mark.
- The Red Foxes came out of the timeout with an 8-0 spurt, which cut their deficit to one.
- Elijah Lewis' three-point play at the 7:32 mark gave Marist its first lead at 18-17. This was part of a 9-0 run in a span of 1:27.
- After Manhattan took back the lead, Josh Pascarelli scored Marist's final five points of the first half, and the Red Foxes took a 33-32 lead to the locker room. Pascarelli scored 16 in the first half.
- Jason Schofield's layup off a give-and-go from Jaden Daughtry gave Marist a 48-41 lead with 15:39 to go. This field goal was the first of 10 straight Marist points scored by Schofield.
- Lewis' dunk gave Marist its largest lead to that point at nine, 63-54, with 9:38 remaining.
- Marist took its first double-digit lead of the game on Daughtry's three-pointer with 8:16 to go, which put the Red Foxes ahead 66-54.
- Manhattan cut its deficit to five with 21 seconds to go, but dunks by Daughtry and Jackson Price sealed the victory for the Red Foxes.
- Marist had five double-digit scorers: Pascarelli (24), Lewis (18), Daughtry (12), Schofield (12), and Price (10).
- Lewis had a team-high eight rebounds.
- Pascarelli and Jadin Collins-Roberts led Marist with four assists apiece.
- Marist shot .552 (32-for-58) from the field, .375 (6-for-16) from three-point range, and a perfect 1.000 (12-for-12) from the line.
- Marist held a 33-29 edge in rebounds.
- Will Sydnor led Manhattan with 15 points.
- Marist has started 2-0 in the MAAC for the second straight year, and seventh time in its 28 years in the MAAC.
- Pascarelli has scored over 20 points in a game four times this year, and eight in his career.
- Lewis had a season high in points scored and tied his career high in rebounds.
- Daughtry's point total was a season high.
- This is the third time this season Marist has had five double-digit scorers in a game.
- Marist's field goal percentage was a season best.
- Marist has won eight of its last 11 at Draddy Gymnasium.
- Marist is now 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the MAAC.
- Manhattan is 4-5 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.
- After a week off for final exams, Marist returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Stony Brook.
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
