POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team (16-8 overall, 10-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) will face first-place Merrimack (16-9, 12-2) on Thursday at Lawler Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 

Follow Us

• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox and Varsity Networks. The pre-game show starts at 6:40.
• John Avino (play-by-play) and Jacob VanRyn (analyst) will have the call on ESPN+.
• In-game updates will be available on X - @MaristMBB.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist had its four-game winning streak snapped with a 63-60 loss at Fairfield this past Saturday.
• Justin Menard led the Red Foxes with 18 points, followed by Jadin Collins-Roberts with 14.
• Marist shot .923 (12-for-13) from the free-throw line.
• The Red Foxes trailed by 11 in the second half and got within one with 15 seconds left, but they were unable to tie the score on their final possession.

 

Top Tidbits

• Marist ranks third in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.803). The Red Foxes are shooting .875 (56-for-64) from the line in their last four games, and they have shot over 70 percent from the line in 14 straight games.
• Jason Schofield's two highest single-game point totals are his last two games against Merrimack (career-high 17 on March 5, 2025, season-high 15 on Jan. 19, 20026). He is averaging 16.0 points while shooting .700 from the field in these two games.
• Marist ranks third in the nation in three-point percentage defense (.273) and fourth in scoring defense (62.6 points allowed per game).

 

About Merrimack

• The Warriors have won four straight, and are 8-0 at home this season.
• Kevair Kennedy is third in the MAAC in scoring (17.3 points per game), and Ernest Shelton ranks sixth (16.2).
• Shelton leads the MAAC in minutes per game (36.2), and he is second in the conference in three-pointers (2.9 per game, 73 total).
• KC Ugwuakazi averages a conference-best 1.8 blocked shots per game.
• Head coach Joe Gallo is in his 10th season leading the program.

 

What's Next

• Marist returns home to face Siena on Sunday, Feb. 15.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.