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Tarik Watson - men's basketball
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Tarik Watson had 14 points and eight rebounds at Quinnipiac
58
Marist Marist 8-4,2-1 MAAC
64
Winner Quinnipiac QU 10-4,3-0 MAAC
Marist Marist
8-4,2-1 MAAC
58
Final
64
Quinnipiac QU
10-4,3-0 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist Marist 25 33 58
Quinnipiac QU 30 34 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Men’s Basketball Drops Road Game at Quinnipiac

Watson Sets Career High for Rebounds, Season High for Scoring

HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Marist University men's basketball team fell to Quinnipiac by a score of 64-58 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Monday.
 
Summary
  • Neither team led by more than two in the first five minutes, but a 5-0 spurt staked Quinnipiac to a 9-6 lead at the 14:41 mark.
  • A 6-0 Quinnipiac run lifted the Bobcats' advantage to 17-10 with 11:25 left in the first half.
  • Marist re-claimed the lead with a layup by Tarik Watson at the 5:33 mark, which capped an 11-3 Marist run.
  • Quinnipiac then scored the game's next eight points to go up seven, but Jason Schofield scored four in a row to get Marist within three.
  • Quinnipiac held a 30-25 lead at halftime.
  • Marist took the lead by scoring the first nine points of the second half. Tarik Watson's three-point play with 18:22 left put Marist back in front.
  • There were four lead changes and two ties in the first 5:34 of the second half.
  • An acrobatic layup by Jadin Collins-Roberts tied the score with 9:58 to go, but Quinnipiac then scored the next six.
  • The Bobcats built their lead to nine as Marist was held without a field goal for 5:23.
  • Justin Menard's three brought Marist to within three at 61-58 with 59.4 seconds to go, but Quinnipiac's Asim Jones scored the games' final three points with a layup and free throw.
 
Stats
  • Watson led Marist in points (14) and rebounds (eight).
  • Elijah Lewis gave the Red Foxes two double-digits scorers with 11.
  • Menard let Marist with four assists, and he also contributed eight points and five rebounds.
  • Marist held Quinnipiac to .361 shooting from the field.
  • Jones led all scorers with 23 for Quinnipiac. Amarri Monroe finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Notes
  • Watson set a career high with his eight rebounds, and also set a season high with his 14 points.
  • Lewis has scored in double figures in five straight games.
  • The home team has now won nine of the last 11 regular-season contests in the series.
 
Records
  • Marist fell to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in MAAC play.
  • Quinnipiac is now 10-4 this season and 3-0 in the MAAC.
 
Up Next
  • Marist plays the second of its back-to-back road games on Friday, Jan. 2 at Saint Peter's.
  • Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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