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Justin Menard - men's basketball
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Justin Menard scored a career-high 27 points at Bryant
82
Winner Marist Marist 7-2,2-0 MAAC
74
Bryant BRY 3-9,0-0 America East
Winner
Marist Marist
7-2,2-0 MAAC
82
Final
74
Bryant BRY
3-9,0-0 America East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist Marist 36 46 82
Bryant BRY 28 46 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Marist Wins Fifth Straight Behind Menard’s Career-High 27

Red Foxes Improve to 7-2 with Victory at Bryant

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island – The Marist University men's basketball team won its fifth straight game on Saturday, as the Red Foxes earned an 82-74 road victory over Bryant in a non-conference game.
 
Justin Menard led the way with a career-high 27 points.
 
Summary
  • Neither team led by more than two for the first 6:25 of the game.
  • Bryant took its largest lead of the game, 23-18 with 8:42 left in the first half, thanks to a 10-2 run.
  • Marist countered with an 8-0 run, and never trailed the rest of the way.
  • The Red Foxes scored the final eight points of the first half to take a 36-28 lead after 20 minutes.
  • A 9-0 run early in the second half extended Marist's lead to 14.
  • Menard hit two three-pointers in 30 seconds to give Marist its largest lead of the game, 55-39 with 12:53 to play.
  • In the final minute, Bryant got as close as four. But Menard sealed the victory by going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the last 30 seconds.
 
Stats
  • Menard led all scorers with 27 points. He shot 7-for-12 from the field, 5-for-7 from three-point range, and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. He also contributed four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Menard scored 23 points in the second half.
  • Elijah Lewis had 18 points, three rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Lewis shot 7-for-11 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line.
  • Jason Schofield gave Marist three double-digit scorers with 12 points off the bench on 6-for-9 shooting.
  • Jadin Collins-Roberts had a team-high four assists, tied for the team lead with four rebounds, and scored six points.
  • Marist shot .509 (28-for-55) from the field, .375 (6-for-16) from three-point range, and .952 (20-for-21) from the line.
  • Tim Rudovskii led Bryant with 17 points and six rebounds.
 
Notes
  • Menard's 27 points were the most by a Red Fox this season.
  • Menard set career highs for points, three-pointers made, free throws made, and free throws attempted.
  • Schofield's point total was a season high.
  • Lewis has scored 40 points in Marist's last two games.
  • This is Marist's fifth five-game winning streak in the last five years.
  • This was Marist's first meeting with Bryant.
 
Records
  • Marist now stands at 7-2. It is the third straight year the Red Foxes are 7-2 after nine games.
  • Bryant is now 3-9.
 
What's Next
  • Marist heads to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech of the ACC on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
  • Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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