POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team returns home to McCann Arena on Thursday night, when the Red Foxes (15-7 overall, 9-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) host Rider (3-18, 2-10). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
The Red Foxes enter the contest having won three straight. This is the second time Marist has faced Rider this season. The Red Foxes earned a 71-49 road victory over the Broncs on Jan. 11.
 

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• Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and Mike Duda (sideline) will have the call on ESPN+.
• In-game updates will be available on X - @MaristMBB.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist earned its third straight win with a 58-46 road triumph over Niagara on Feb. 1.
• The Red Foxes held the Purple Eagles to .291 shooting from the field, which was Marist's best defensive field goal percentage in a game this season.
• Rhyjon Blackwell led the Red Foxes with 13 points off the bench, followed by Elijah Lewis with 10.
• Parby Kabamba had a team-best seven rebounds.
• Justin Menard led the Red Foxes with four assists.
• Jaden Daughtry contributed eight points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots, and two steals.

 

Top Tidbits

• A win would give Marist its 11th winning streak of at least four games in head coach John Dunne's eight-year tenure, and third this season.
• Marist has held three of its last nine opponents under 50 points. The Red Foxes have held 14 teams under 50 in John Dunne's tenure, including seven in the last three seasons.
• Marist held Niagara to .291 shooting from the field on Feb. 1, marking the 14th time in John Dunne's tenure - and 12th time in the last six years - the opposition shot under 30 percent.
• Rhyjon Blackwell has made his last 23 free throws, and Justin Menard has made his last 10.
• Jaden Daughtry has eight steals in his last four games.  

 

About Rider

• The Broncs are coming off an 81-78 home victory over Saint Peter's in their last outing on Sunday, as Flash Burton drained a game-winning three-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining.
• Burton leads the Broncs with 14.2 points per game, followed by Zion Cruz at 13.2.
• Caleb Smith is sixth in the MAAC in rebounds (6.2 rpg).
• Shemani Fuller is 10th in rebounds ( 6.3 rpg) and fourth in blocked shots (1.1 bpg).
• Kevin Baggett is in his 14th season as the Broncs' head coach, and his 20th on Rider's coaching staff.

 

What's Next

• Marist will play back-to-back road games, the first of which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Fairfield.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.