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Max Allen II - men's basketball
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Max Allen II had 12 points and five rebounds in Friday night's win
55
Fairfield Fairf 18-11,12-6 MAAC
58
Winner Marist Marist 16-10,11-6 MAAC
Fairfield Fairf
18-11,12-6 MAAC
55
Final
58
Marist Marist
16-10,11-6 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fairfield Fairf 29 26 55
Marist Marist 22 36 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Men’s Basketball Takes Down Fairfield

Red Foxes Bounce Back From 13-Point Deficit

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's basketball defeated first-place Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rival Fairfield 58-55 Friday night in front of 2,301 fans in a Red Out at McCann Arena.
 
Summary
  • Fairfield opened up scoring with a layup, but the Red Foxes responded with four straight points.
  • Jackson Price's dunk at 13:35 put Marist ahead 8-6.
  • A pair of layups by Price and Josh Pascarelli tied the game at 13.
  • Javon Cooley's three-point play ended a 7-0 run by the Stags, leading the Red Foxes back within four.
  • A 9-0 run gave Fairfield their largest lead of the game at 13 points.
  • Timely three-pointers by Pascarelli and Jaden Daughtry put Marist back within seven heading into the half, with Fairfield taking a 29-22 lead to the locker room
  • Marist continued to cut into the deficit in the first minutes of the second half, capped off with an Allen layup, trailing by just one point with 17:17 left
  • Isaiah Brickner made a thunderous dunk with 13:25 left to tie the game at 37
  • After the Stags scored four straight points, Noah Harris came off the bench and drained a momentum building three-pointer to tie the game once again, this time at 41.
  • Daughtry put Marist ahead for the first time in the second half at 8:50, nailing a 3-pointer, his second on the night.
  • At 5:57, Pascarelli drove in the paint, securing a layup and Marist's largest lead of the night at 53-45.
  • Jadin Collins made a blistering block to halt the brewing Fairfield offense.
  • Leading by just three in the last minute, Allen II hit two pressure-packed free throws to aid the Red Foxes with a five-point lead.
  • The Stags were back within three points with 40 seconds left, but Marist held Fairfield scoreless on its final possession to secure the victory.
 
Stats
  • Josh Pascarelli led the Red Foxes with 13 points, going 5-for-10 from the field.
  • Brickner led Marist with nine rebounds.
  • Three Red Foxes scored in double-figures. In addition to Pascarelli's 13, Allen and Daughtry scored 12 and 10 respectively.
  • Marist held Fairfield to .283 shooting (17-for-60) from the field and .286 shooting (8-for-28) from three.
 
 
Notes
  • This is the third time this season Marist has come back to win after trailing by double digits, and the sixth time this has occurred in John Dunne's six-year tenure as head coach.
  • Marist is 12-0 when holding the opponent under 60 points.
  • Marist has now held three opponents under 30 percent from the field this season, and 12 in the last four years. The Red Foxes improved to 11-0 when holding the opponent under 40 percent from the field.
  • Marist is 9-2 when Pascarelli scores at least 11 points in a game, and 8-1 when he lead the Red Foxes in scoring.
  • Brickner's nine rebounds were a career high.
  • Marist recorded their first regular season win over Fairfield since January 7, 2022. The Stags had won four straight in the series.
 
 
Records
  • Marist is 16-10 overall and 11-6 in MAAC play.
  • Fairfield is 18-11 on the season and 12-6 in conference play.
 
 
Up Next
  • Marist closes out its weekend homestand against Iona on Sunday.
  • Sunday's tip off is set for 2 p.m.
  • Visit GoRedFoxes.com for ticket information.
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