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Solomon
58
Niagara NIA 11-13 (4-7 MAAC)
79
Winner Marist MARM 10-14 (5-7 MAAC)
Niagara NIA
11-13 (4-7 MAAC)
58
Final
79
Marist MARM
10-14 (5-7 MAAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Niagara NIA 30 28 58
Marist MARM 41 38 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Hoops Falls At Marist

 
GAME 24
SCORE Marist Red Foxes 79, Niagara Purple Eagles 58
RECORDS Marist (10-14, 5-7 MAAC), Niagara (11-13, 4-7 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS Marist – Ryan Funk (27) | Niagara – Raheem Solomon (16)
LOCATION McCann Center
 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Raheem Solomon paced the Purple Eagles with 16 points as NU dropped a 79-58 decision to the Marist Red Foxes on Friday night.

Game Summary
Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field and from the 3-point line in the first half, but the Red Foxes' eight 3-pointers in the opening stanza helped build a double-digit halftime lead.

Niagara sprinted to a 4-0 lead after baskets by Dominic Robb and Marvin Prochet. The Red Foxes responded with eight straight points as part of a 12-2 spurt. Niagara regained the lead behind a 12-5 run, capped by a Raheem Solomon 3-pointer for an 18-17 advantage with 9:36 left. From there, Marist outscored the Purple Eagles 19-5, including making four 3-pointers, in the next six minutes. The Red Foxes went into the break leading 41-30.  

After the Red Foxes opened the second half on a 6-0 spurt, the Purple Eagles answered with a 12-4 run, with five different Purple Eagles scoring, to cut the lead to 50-42 with 14:29 remaining. A 3-point play by Marvin Prochet cut Marist's lead to 55-46 before the Red Foxes reeled off nine straight points for a 64-46 lead with eight minutes left. Marist's hot shooting continued as the Purple Eagles saw Marist's lead balloon to 24 points in the final minutes.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Raheem Solomon led NU in scoring for the first time in his career as he finished with 16 points, including going 4-for-8 from the 3-point line.
  • Marvin Prochet was in double figures for the 20th time in 21 games with 11 points in 29 minutes. Prochet also grabbed five rebounds.
  • James Towns scored 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting from the field and dished out a team-high three assists.
  • Greg King led Niagara in rebounding with six.
 
Inside The Numbers
  • Niagara shot a season-high 52 percent from the field in the first half.
  • Dominic Robb had one block and is now seven blocks away from tying Joe Arlauckas for first place in career blocks (220).
 
Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles face the Iona Gaels on Sunday, February 10 at 1 p.m.
  • The game will air on ESPN+ and on the Niagara Sports Network via 107.3 FM/AM 1400 WWWS and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch. 

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