POUGHKEEPSIE, New York — In a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest, the Marist men's basketball team lost 75-53 against Merrimack on Thursday night at McCann Arena.
- Jason Schofield opened the scoring for the Red Foxes with a hook shot at the 18:16 mark.
- Marist made four of their last four field goals attempted as Josh Pascarelli connected from downtown to lead 9-5 at 16:50.
- Merrimack answered as Bryan Etumnu was fouled while making a layup and hit the free throw to finish the three-point play to lead 10-9 at 16:17.
- Matt Becht drilled a deep three-pointer to extend the Warriors' lead to 15-11 at 14:58.
- Merrimack continued with a 14-0 run as Devon Savage drained a shot from behind the arc at 12:47 to make the score 24-11.
- The Red Foxes responded as Schofield was fouled while making a hook shot and hit the free throw to complete the three-point play to cut the deficit to 26-18 at 8:46.
- Elijah Lewis connected on a turn around jumper, and Marist's run would extend to 7-0 at 8:18.
- The Red Foxes trailed by only three points after Lewis nailed a shot from downtown at 6:34.
- During the following possession, Lewis made both his foul shots, and Marist's run increased to 12-0 at 5:51.
- The Red Foxes would take back the lead on Lewis's jumper to make the score 27-26 at 4:15.
- The Warriors would close out the first half with a 6-0 run and lead 32-27 at halftime.
- Merrimack would open the second half with a 10-0 run to lead 42-27 at the 17:10 mark.
- Schofield struck first again for the Red Foxes with a hook shot at 16:49.
- The Red Foxes would cut the deficit to single digits as Jackson Price made a layup at 12:03.
- Tye Dorset connected from behind the arc to extend the Warriors' lead to 65-46 at 7:09.
- Trace Salton slammed home the putback dunk the next possession in response for Marist.
- The Red Foxes continued the run as Pascarelli drained a corner three-pointer to cut the lead to 67-51 at 4:46.
- Adam Clark made a driving layup at the 3:40 mark.
- Merrimack would maintain control for the rest of the game and win 75-53.
- Schofield led the Red Foxes with a career-high 17 points and shot 8-for-10 from the field.
- Lewis finished with 16 points and shot 2-for-3 from behind the arc.
- Lewis led the Red Foxes with six rebounds.
- Budd Clark led the Warriors with 22 points and 10 assists.
- As a result of today's games, Marist will be the #2 seed in the MAAC Championships with a win on Saturday at Mount St. Mary's, and a #3 seed with a loss on Saturday.
- Marist is .750 (78-for-104) from the free-throw line in its last eight games.
- Lewis has scored in double figures in 18 games this season.
- Schofield has scored in double figures in seven games this season.
- Marist is 20-8 overall and 13-6 in conference play.
- Merrimack is 17-14 this season and 14-6 in the MAAC.
- Marist closes out the regular season at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, March 8.
- Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
