POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team had its four-game winning streak come to an end on Monday, as the Red Foxes dropped a home game to Merrimack by a score of 68-55.
 

Summary

• Merrimack jumped out to an early 6-2 lead, but Marist scored five straight to go in front for the first time, capped by Rhyjon Blackwell draining three free throws.
• There were six lead changes in the first 10:35.
• Merrimack built an eight-point lead at the 5:33 mark of the first half thanks to a 13-3 run. The Warriors held the Red Foxes to one field goal over a span of 6:17.
• Marist scored the last four points of the half thanks to two field goals by Elijah Lewis in the final 1:07, which cut Merrimack's lead to 29-25 going to the locker room.
• A three-point play by Kevair Kennedy gave Merrimack a seven-point lead with 16;39 to go, but a 7-1 Marist run that included six points from Jason Schofield brought the Red Foxes to within one.
• From that point forward, Marist did not make a field goal for 8:53. Merrimack outscored Marist 22-6 during this time.
• Merrimack led by as much as 19. The Red Foxes closed the gap to 11 thanks to an 8-0 run which included six points from Blackwell, but came no closer.

 

Stats

• Schofield led Marist with 15 points. He shot 6-for-10 from the field and also had four rebounds.
• Blackwell gave Marist two double-digit scorers with 13.
• Blackwell, Jaden Daughtry, and Jordan Gabriel led Marist with five rebounds apiece.
• Jadin Collins-Roberts led Marist with four assists.
• The Red Foxes shot .327 (17-for-52) from the field, .125 (2-for-16) from three, and .864 (19-for-22) from the line.
• Merrimack was led by the trio of Kevair Kennedy (20 points), Ernest Shelton (18), and Tye Dorset (17).

 

Notes

• Schofield's point total was a season high. He has scored in double digits in four of his last five games.
• The road team has won all three games in the Marist-Merrimack series since the Warriors joined the MAAC last season.
• Blackwell went 8-for-8 from the line. He set a season high in free throws made, and tied it for free throws attempted.

 

Records

• Marist is now 12-6 overall and 6-3 in the MAAC.
• Merrimack is 12-8 overall and 8-1 in conference play.

 

Up Next

• Marist heads back to the road and takes on Siena on Thursday, Jan. 22.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.