POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (13-3 overall, 6-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) begins its annual western New York trip on Thursday, when the Red Foxes take on Niagara (7-11, 2-5).
Tip-off at the Gallagher Center is set for 6:30 p.m.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app. Coverage begins at 6:15 p.m.
- Todd Callen (play-by-play) and Howard Simon (analyst) will have the call on ESPN+.
- Follow on X for in-game updates - @MaristMBB.
- The Purple Eagles have lost three straight, and are coming off a 72-65 defeat at Manhattan in their last outing this past Saturday.
- Niagara has a 5-2 record at the Gallagher Center this season.
- Olumide Adelodun is averaging a team-best 10.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
- Jahari Williamson averages 10.1 points per game, and he is shooting .424 from three-point range, which ranks fifth in the MAAC.
- As a team, Niagara is second in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.444), trailing only Marist (.456).
- Head coach Greg Paulus is in his sixth season.
- Eight of the last 11 Marist-Niagara games have been decided by seven points or less.
- Marist has held its last six opponents under 40 percent from the field. The Red Foxes' foes are shooting .345 (117-for-339) in this span.
- Marist has led at halftime in six of its 16 games (5-1), but is 8-2 when trailing (6-2) or tied (2-0) at halftime. The Red Foxes have a -8 scoring margin in first halves, but are +65 in second halves, and +6 in overtimes.
- Jadin Collins-Roberts is shooting 27-for-45 (.600) from the field in his last seven games, and he has shot at least 50 percent from the field in all of them.
- Marist concludes its western New York trip at Canisius on Saturday, Jan. 25.
- Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
