POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball returns home for a pair of contests at McCann Arena this weekend.
 
The Red Foxes (18-5 overall, 11-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) open the weekend on Friday night against Canisius (2-23, 2-12). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and William Rosen (sideline) will have the call on ESPN+.
• Follow on X for in-game updates - @MaristMBB.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist earned a 61-60 win at Merrimack on Feb. 16.
• Tarik Watson had the game-winning layup with 7.7 seconds remaining.
• Elijah Lewis led the Red Foxes with 13 points and a career-high nine rebounds, while Watson and Josh Pascarelli scored 12 apiece.
• Jaden Daughtry tied Lewis for the team high in rebounds.
• Jadin Collins-Roberts had seven assists (against just one turnover), seven rebounds, and four points.
• Marist held Merrimack to .386 shooting from the field and .286 from three-point range.

 

ABOUT CANISIUS

• The Golden Griffins have dropped seven straight.
• In their last outing on Sunday, Feb. 16, they fell 73-66 to Mount St. Mary's.
• Paul McMillan IV is the MAAC's leading scorer at 20.0 points per game.
• Tana Kopa, Canisius' second-leading scorer at 12.7 points per game, leads the MAAC in three-pointers per game (3.1), and is sixth in three-point percentage (.418).
• As a team, Canisius leads the MAAC in three-point percentage (.368).
• Head coach Jim Christian is in his first season with the Griffs.

 

TOP TIDBITS

• A win against Canisius would give Marist its highest season win total (19) since 2006-07, when the Red Foxes won a program-record 25 games.
• Marist's last five games have been decided by a total of 14 points.
• Marist has held five consecutive opponents under 30 percent from three-point range. In this span, the opposition has shot a collective .276 (24-for-87).
• Marist has four wins this season in which the Red Foxes took the lead for good in the final 30 seconds.
• Marist is 7-0 when Elijah Lewis is the leading scorer.
• Josh Pascarelli has made multiple three-pointers in eight straight games. Pascarelli has hit a three in every game this season, and has scored in double figured in every game this season.

 

WHAT'S NEXT

• Marist plays the second of its back-to-back home games this weekend against Niagara on Sunday, Feb. 23.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.