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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The third-seeded Marist men's basketball team defeated sixth-seeded Niagara by a score of 65-59 in the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.

The Red Foxes overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half as they advanced to Friday's semifinal round.
 

Summary

• Niagara jumped out to an 11-2 lead, which forced a Marist timeout at the 15:51 mark.
• The Red Foxes scored the next four points, but the Purple Eagles expanded their lead to 18-6 at the 13:26 mark.
• Max Allen II's three-pointer brought Marist to within five with 7:36 left in the half.
• Niagara responded with a 14-5 run, as the Purple Eagles' lead reached 14, its largest of the first 20 minutes.
• Niagara led 36-24 at halftime.
• After Kwane Marble Jr. started the half with a three-point play for Niagara to give the Purple Eagles their largest lead of the game at 15, Marist went on a 13-2 run to cut its deficit to four with 16:37 to play.
• Niagara answered by scoring the next five, but Marist countered with a 7-0 run to get within two.
• A free throw by Allen tied the score at 47 with 10:49 remaining.
• Marist took its first lead of the game on a driving layup by Jadin Collins with 5:34 remaining.
• Collins' jumper with 3:11 remaining gave Marist the lead for good.
• Marist held Niagara to just two field goals in the final four minutes.
• Marist went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final minutes. Javon Cooley hit four, Allen hit two, and Kam Farris drained two.

 

Stats

• Collins finished with 20 points, five steals, and four assists. He shot 9-for-11 from the field.
• Collins scored 10 straight points at one juncture in the second half.
• Cooley finished with 14 points and five rebounds. He shot 4-for-5 from the field, 2-for-3 from three-point range, and 4-for-4 from the line.
• Jackson Price had 12 points and four rebounds off the bench.
• Josh Pascarelli had a team-high seven rebounds.
• Marist shot .523 (23-for-44) from the field, including .591 (13-for-22) in the second half.
• Marble led Niagara with 15 points.
• Marist held Niagara to .364 (8-for-22) from the field in the second half.

 

Notes

• Collins' 20 points were a career high. It was the seventh 20-point game by a Red Fox this season.
• Collins' five steals were a career high.
• Pascarelli tied his career in rebounds.
• This is Marist's fifth straight win in which the Red Foxes trailed by at least eight in the first half.
• The Red Foxes have now won five games this season in which they trailed by double digits. This has now happened 11 times in head coach John Dunne's tenure, and this is the second-largest deficit Marist has overcome in Coach Dunne's six years.
• Marist last won 18 games in a season in the 2007-08 season.

 

Records

• Marist is 18-12.
• Niagara is 16-16.

 

Up Next

• Marist will face second-seeded Fairfield in the semifinal round on Friday.
• Tip-off is set for 9 p.m.
• Coverage on the Red Fox Network will begin at 8:45.
• The game will be televised on ESPNEWS.