POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (20-5 overall, 13-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) travels to Sacred Heart (12-15, 8-8) for a Friday night contest at the Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut.
The first meeting between the teams this season – and is Marist's history as a Division I program – tips off at 7 p.m.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app. The pre-game show starts at 6:45.
- Dave Popkin (play-by-play) and Sean Hoehn (analyst) will have the call on ESPN+.
- Follow on X for in-game updates - @MaristMBB.
- Marist earned its 20th win of the season with a 64-61 triumph over Niagara on Sunday.
- Josh Pascarelli led all scorers with 22 points.
- Jadin Collins-Roberts grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with eight points, three steals, and two assists.
- Elijah Lewis finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
- The Pioneers fell at Saint Peter's by a score of 85-79 in their last outing on Sunday.
- Sacred Heart leads the MAAC in points per game (76.2) and three-pointers per game (9.6), is second in three-point percentage (.359), and third in field goal percentage (.443).
- Three Pioneers average in double figures in scoring (Tanner Thomas, 15.0; Anquan Hill, 12.8; Amiri Stewart, 12.3).
- Mekhi Conner leads the MAAC in assists per game (6.5).
- Anthony Latina is in his 12th season as head coach, and 20th overall with the program.
- A win would give Marist its 10th road victory of the season, which would tie a Division I program record set in the 2005-06 season.
- Reigning MAAC & Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week Josh Pascarelli ranks in the conference's top five in three-pointers per game (2.8, third), three-point percentage (.431, fourth), and points per game (16.6, fifth).
- Marist is 8-1 in games decided by three points or less, and has had 19 games decided by seven or less (15-4).
- Marist's last seven games have been decided by a total of 25 points.
- Marist has had more assists than its opponent in 21 of its 25 games (18-3).
- Marist returns home to face Saint Peter's on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m.
- Prior to the game, the Red Foxes will celebrate Senior Day.
