ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The third-seeded Marist men's basketball team fell to second-seeded Fairfield by a score of 65-61 in the semifinals of the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship on Friday night at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
 

Summary

• Marist scored the game's first seven points, as Fairfield was held scoreless for the first 3:15.
• A three-pointer by Kam Farris gave Marist a 12-4 lead, but Fairfield answered with a 11-0 run, as the Red Foxes were held scoreless for 3:48.
• A 10-0 Marist run, which included threes by Javon Cooley and Farris, extended the Red Foxes' lead to 30-19 at the 5:06 mark.
• Fairfield scored the final seven points of the half, which cut Marist's lead to 32-30 after 20 minutes.
• After a Jasper Floyd three gave Fairfield a one-point lead early in the second half, Marist countered with an 8-0 run that included two three-pointers from Josh Pascarelli.
• For the next eight-plus minutes, Marist's lead was between four and nine points.
• A three-pointer by Caleb Fields tied the score at 57 with 5:14 remaining, and Jalen Leach's layup gave the Stags the lead at the 4:33 mark. This was part of an 11-0 run that saw Marist go scoreless for 6:02.
• Marist tied the game on two free throws by Max Allen II with 4:08 left, but Fairfield took the lead for good on Leach's layup on the ensuing possession. Leach scored Fairfield's final eight points.
• Jaden Daughtry's layup brought Marist to within two with 59.8 seconds left, but the Red Foxes came no closer.

 

Stats

• Cooley led Marist with 14 points. He shot 4-for-5 from three.
• Allen (12) and Jadin Collins (10) gave Marist three double-figure scorers.
• Cooley, Daughtry, and Collins each had a team-best five rebounds apiece. Collins also had a team-high four assists.
• Marist shot 9-for-20 (.450) from three.
• Fields led all scorers with 22 points.

 

Records

• Marist is 18-13.
• Fairfield is 22-11.