POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team won its fourth straight game on Saturday, as the Red Foxes led wire-to-wire in an 82-67 triumph over Fairfield in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at McCann Arena.
 

Summary

• Marist scored the game's first seven points, which included a three-pointer by Elijah Lewis and back-to-back field goals by Jason Schofield.
• An 11-2 run, which included two three-pointers by Myles Parker, extended Marist's lead to 11.
• Marist had a pair of 6-0 runs late in the first half. Parby Kabamba scored Marist's final nine points of the half, and the Red Foxes led 43-29 after 20 minutes.
• Fairfield started the second half with a 5-2 spurt to cut its deficit to 11, but that was as close as the Stags would get. Marist countered with an 8-0 run to extend its lead to 19.
• An 8-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Rhyjon Blackwell, gave Marist its largest lead at 27.
• Fairfield scored the game's final six points to cut the final margin to 15.

 

Stats

• Five Red Foxes scored in double figures: Lewis (17), Kabamba (15), Justin Menard (12), Schofield (10), Blackwell (10).
• Jadin Collins-Roberts had a game-high seven assists.
• Jaden Daughtry and Jordan Gabriel led Marist with six rebounds.
• Marist shot .528 (28-for-53) from the field, .500 (9-for-18) from three-point range, and .810 (17-for-21) from the free-throw line.
• Marist held Fairfield to .386 (22-for-57) shooting from the field and .200 (4-for-20) from three-point range.
• Braden Sparks led Fairfield with 16 points, and Brandon Benjamin grabbed seven rebounds.

 

Notes

• Marist now has 10 winning streaks of at least four games in head coach John Dunne's eight-year tenure.
• Marist has now won seven straight at home.
• Marist has held 14 of its 17 opponents under 40 percent from the field.
• Collins-Roberts tied his season with seven assists, which he achieved for the second straight game.
• Gabriel set a career high with six rebounds.
• Schofield tied his career high with two blocked shots.
• This is the second time this season Marist had five double-digit scorers in a game.

 

Records

• Marist improved to 12-5 overall and 6-2 in the MAAC.
• Fairfield is now 11-8 this season and 3-5 in conference play.

 

Up Next

• Marist returns to action on Monday, when the Red Foxes host Merrimack at McCann Arena.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.