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55
Lehigh Lehigh 2-5,0-0 Patriot
78
Winner Marist Marist 4-2,0-0 MAAC
Lehigh Lehigh
2-5,0-0 Patriot
55
Final
78
Marist Marist
4-2,0-0 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lehigh Lehigh 21 34 55
Marist Marist 38 40 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Men’s Basketball Cruises Past Lehigh

Menard Sets Career High in Scoring; Collins Roberts Notches Multiple Season Bests

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team rolled to a 78-56 home victory over Lehigh on Tuesday night at McCann Arena in a non-conference game.
 
The victory was the 100th for John Dunne as head coach of the Red Foxes. Dunne won his 250th career game 16 days earlier at Dartmouth.
 
 
Summary
  • Marist grabbed a four-point lead twice early thanks to four points from Justin Menard, but a 7-0 Lehigh run staked the Mountain Hawks to a 13-10 lead at the 11:42 mark.
  • Over the ensuing 7:45, Marist went on a 20-3 run to build a 14-point lead.
  • The Red Foxes added a 6-0 spurt late in the half, and took a 38-21 lead to the locker room.
  • Marist used an 11-0 run early in the second half to extend its lead to 28 with 13:55 to go.
  • Following that run, the closest Lehigh got was 18.
 
Stats
  • Menard scored 17 points and shot 8-for-11 from the field.
  • Jadin Collins-Roberts finished with 13 points (on 6-for-8 shooting), six rebounds, and five assists.
  • Rhyjon Blackwell (12 points) and Parby Kabamba (10) gave Marist four double-digit scorers.
  • Jaden Daughtry had a team-best eight rebounds and was a game-best plus-27 in 21 minutes of action.
  • Over the last 11 minutes of the first half, Marist had three 6-0 runs and one 8-0 run.
  • Marist shot .556 (15-for-27) from the field in the second half.
  • Marist held Lehigh to .356 (21-for-59) from the field .105 (2-for-19) from three-point range.
 
Notes
  • Menard set a career high in scoring.
  • Collins-Roberts set season highs in points and assists, and tied his season high in rebounds.
  • Marist has held all six opponents under 40 percent from the field, and five of its six foes under 30 percent from three-point range.
  • Marist scored 40 points in the second half. The Red Foxes have scored at least 40 points in six of their 12 halves this season.
  • This was Marist's first win over Lehigh in 10 tries.
 
Records
  • Marist improved to 4-2.
  • Lehigh now stands at 2-5.
 
Up Next
  • Marist opens its 20-game Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference schedule on Friday, Dec. 5, when the Red Foxes host Mount St. Mary's.
  • Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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