POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Winners of four straight, the Marist University men's basketball team (12-5 overall, 6-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) hosts Merrimack (11-8, 7-1) on Monday afternoon at McCann Arena.
Tip-off for the matinee on Martin Luther King Day is set for 2 p.m. at McCann Arena.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and William Rosen (sideline) will have the call on ESPN+.
- In-game updates will be available on X - @MaristMBB.
- Marist earned its fourth straight win with an 82-67 home triumph over Fairfield on Saturday.
- Five Red Foxes scored in double figures: Elijah Lewis (17), Parby Kabamba (15), Justin Menard (12), Jason Schofield (10), and Rhyjon Blackwell (10).
- Jadin Collins-Roberts had seven assists, while Jaden Daughtry and Jordan Gabriel each had six rebounds.
- The Red Foxes 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.
- A win would give Marist its sixth five-game winning streak in the last five years.
- Marist has scored at least 70 points in four straight games. The last time Marist scored at least 70 points in five straight games was the 2016-17 season. The Red Foxes are 27-3 over the last three seasons when scoring at least 70.
- Jadin Collins-Roberts has 14 assists against four turnovers in his last three games.
- As a team, Marist has had at least 15 assists in four consecutive games. The Red Foxes are 26-4 when having at least 15 assists over the last three seasons, including a 9-1 record this year.
- The Warriors are coming off an 83-71 home win over Quinnipiac on Saturday.
- Merrimack has won five of its last six.
- Merrimack has two of the MAAC's top four scorers in Kevair Kennedy (16.5 ppg, second) and Ernest Shelton (15.7 ppg, fourth). Shelton leads the MAAC with 3.1 three-pointers made per game.
- KC Ugwuakazi leads the MAAC in blocked shots (1.9 bpg).
- Head coach Joe Gallo is in his 10th season as head coach.
- Marist heads back to the road to take on Siena on Thursday, Jan. 22.
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
