NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, New York – The Marist men's basketball team earned another comeback victory on Thursday night, as the Red Foxes defeated Niagara 67-65 in overtime at the Gallagher Center.
 

First Half

• After a couple of early lead changes, Josh Pascarelli's jumper gave Marist a 6-3 lead at the 16:59 mark.
• Niagara tied the game at eight on a three by Jaeden Marshall, but Pascarelli's three put the Red Foxes back in front on the next possession.
• Marist maintained the lead until a layup by Will Shortt put Niagara in front 17-16, and it led to a Red Foxes' timeout at the 8:00 mark.
• Shortt's layup was the first of four lead changes over a span of 1:29.
• Jadin Collins-Roberts' three gave Marist a 29-24 lead with 3:26 left, the largest lead either team had in the first half.
• Jhaylon Martinez's putback on the final possession of the half gave Niagara a 32-31 lead after 20 minutes.

 

Second Half

• A three-point play by Josiah Davis gave Niagara a six-point lead, its largest, with 17:40 left.
• The Red Foxes took their first lead of the second half on a jumper by Elijah Lewis with 9:46 to go, which put Marist up 49-48. This was part of a 10-0 Marist run as Niagara was held scoreless for 4:59, and it was punctuated by a Jackson Price three that gave the Red Foxes a four-point lead.
• Niagara tied the game at 57 apiece on Josiah Davis' layup with 22 seconds remaining.
• Neither team scored on its final possession of regulation.

 

Overtime

• Collins-Roberts found Jaden Daughtry for the game-winning layup, which came with 0.5 seconds remaining after review.

JADEN DAUGHTRY!!

Red Foxes lead with 1 second to go!! pic.twitter.com/Bgw9fGUeaE

— Marist Men's Basketball (@MaristMBB) January 24, 2025

 

Stats

• Collins-Roberts and Tarik Watson led Marist with 12 points apiece. Collins-Roberts also tallied 11 assists, while Watson shot 6-for-7 from the field.
• Daughtry led Marist in rebounds (six) and steals (four) while scoring eight points.
• Marist shot .483 (28-for-58) from the field and .364 (8-for-22) from three-point range.
• Marist held Niagara to .182 (2-for-11) shooting from three-point range.
• Josiah Davis and Justice Smith led Niagara with 13 points apiece.

 

Notes

• Collins-Roberts set a career high in assists. It was his second career double-double, and it was his first with points and assists, as he had one with points and rebounds last season at Quinnipiac.
• Watson set a career high in scoring.
• Travis Roberts, who shot 2-for-3 from three, scored a season-high six points.
• Nine of the last 12 Marist-Niagara games have been decided by seven points or less, and five have been decided by one or two points.
• Marist has won six straight overtime games, which dates back to the 2021-22 season. The Red Foxes are 3-0 in the extra period this season.
• Marist is 5-0 this season in games decided by three points or less.
• Marist is 9-2 when trailing or tied at halftime this season.

 

Records

• Marist is now 14-3 overall and 7-1 in MAAC play.
• Niagara is 7-12 overall and 2-6 in the MAAC.

 

Up Next

• Marist concludes its western New York trip on Saturday at Canisius.
• Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.

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