POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team (12-7 overall, 6-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) returns home to McCann Arena on Saturday, when the Red Foxes host Quinnipiac (14-7, 7-3). Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
 

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Last Time Out

• Marist fell at Siena by a score of 69-50 on Thursday.
• Rhyjon Blackwell led the Red Foxes with 13 points, followed by Jason Schofield and Justin Menard with 11 apiece.
• Menard had a team-high five assists.
• Jaden Daughtry led the Red Foxes with five rebounds.

 

Top Tidbits

• The home team has won nine of the last 11 regular-season meetings in the Marist-Quinnipiac series.
• Marist ranks fifth in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.790). The Red Foxes are shooting .822 (106-for-129) from the line in their last eight games.
• Marist ranks fourth in the nation in three point percentage defense (.272). The Red Foxes have held their last seven opponents to .254 shooting (29-for-114) from three-point range.
• Justin Menard has made a three-pointer in 14 straight games. He leads the team with 34 three-pointers.
• Elijah Lewis is 10 points away from 1,500 in his career.

 

About Quinnipiac

• Quinnipiac is coming off a 77-62 win at Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, which was the Bobcats' second straight win.
• Five Bobcats are averaging at least 10 points per game: Jaden Zimmerman (16.9), Amarri Monroe (15.2), Asim Jones (12.6), Grant Randall (11.8), and Keith Mcknight (11.0).
• Quinnipiac leads the MAAC in scoring offense (77.8 ppg) and three-point percentage (.370).
• The Bobcats have the MAAC's top two in three-point percentage in Jones (.620) and Samson Reilly (.507).
• Monroe is sixth in the MAAC in scoring, fourth in rebounding (7.7 rpg), and first in steals (2.7 spg).
• Tom Pecora is in his third season as Quinnipiac's head coach, and ninth overall with the Bobcats' program.

 

What's Next

• Marist heads to western New York for a pair of games next weekend.
• The Red Foxes will start the trip at Canisius on Friday, Jan. 30 with tip-off set for 7 p.m.
• It will conclude at Niagara on Sunday, Feb. 1 with a 2 p.m. start.