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Winner Marist Marist 17-5,10-3 MAAC
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Siena Siena 11-14,6-8 MAAC
Winner
Marist Marist
17-5,10-3 MAAC
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Final
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Siena Siena
11-14,6-8 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist Marist 24 41 65
Siena Siena 37 27 64
Elijah Lewis - men's basketball
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Elijah Lewis scored a team-high 14 points, and hit the game-winning three in the final minute

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Marist Comes Back, Defeats Siena

Lewis’ Game-Winning Three Gives Red Foxes 800th Victory in Program History

ALBANY, New York – The Marist men's basketball team came back from a 14-point deficit to defeat Siena by a score of 65-64 MVP Arena on Friday night.
 
The win was the 800th in Marist program history.
 
First Half
  • Marist had two four-point leads in the first six minutes of the game.
  • Siena went on an 18-2 run to take a 12-point lead at the 8:35 mark.
  • Siena led by as much as 14 in the first half, and took a 37-24 lead to the locker room.
 
Second Half
  • Marist scored the first seven points of the second half, and opened the half with a 12-1 run to get within two.
  • Siena countered with a 7-0 run.
  • A 6-0 Marist run brought the Red Foxes back within two, and forced a Siena timeout at the 9:07 mark.
  • Siena's lead jumped back to seven on two occasions, but Jadin Collins-Roberts' layup tied the score with 1:04 left. However, Gavin Doty's layup gave Siena a 64-62 advantage with 45.5 to go.
  • Elijah Lewis' three on Marist's next possession gave the Red Foxes a 65-64 lead with 24 seconds remaining, and accounted for the game's final points.

 
Stats
  • Lewis led the Red Foxes with 14 points, with 11 coming in the second half.
  • Josh Pascarelli added 12, with all coming in the second half.
  • Jaden Daughtry secured a game-high 13 rebounds.
  • Jadin Collins-Roberts had a team-high four assists to go along with eight points and three rebounds.
  • Marist held Siena to .358 (19-for-53) shooting from the field and .235 (4-for-17) from three-point range.
  • Gavin Doty led Siena with 20 points and seven rebounds.
 
Notes
  • Marist now has a four-game winning streak against Siena, its longest since winning six straight from 2004-07.
  • The 14-point deficit Marist overcame ties its largest of the season. This previously occurred at Stony Brook on Dec. 17.
  • This is the 14th time in head coach John Dunne's tenure that Marist has come back from at least 10 points down to win a game.
  • Marist is now 8-2 when trailing at halftime this season.
  • Marist is now 6-1 in games decided by three points or less.
  • Marist has now had 17 of its 22 games this season decided by seven point or less.
  • This was the 96th Marist-Siena game, the highest total for any Marist opponent.
 
Records
  • Marist is 17-5 overall and 10-3 in MAAC play.
  • Siena is 11-14 this season and 6-8 in conference play.
 
Up Next
  • Marist continues its two-game road trip at Merrimack on Sunday.
  • Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
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