GAME 27
SCORE	Marist Red Foxes 76, Niagara Purple Eagles 54
RECORDS	Marist (7-18, 6-10 MAAC) | Niagara (9-18, 7-9 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS	Marist – Matthew Herasme (18), Jordan Jones (18) | Niagara – Marcus Hammond (22)
LOCATION	McCann Center

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Marcus Hammond scored a game-high 22 points as the Purple Eagles fell to the Marist Red Foxes, 76-54, on Sunday afternoon.
 
Game Summary
Marist shot a season-high 54.7 percent from the field in a contest the Purple Eagles never led.  The Red Foxes jumped out a 13-5 lead six minutes into the game before an 11-4 spurt, capped by a Nick MacDonald 3-pointer, brought NU to 17-16.
 
The Red Foxes extended their lead to 27-16 on a 10-0 run in a two-minute span. A James Towns layup cut the score to 28-25 with 4:30 remaining in the half, but Marist used a 7-2 run to reestablish its double-digit lead.
 
Niagara, which trailed 42-33 at halftime, faced a double-digit deficit for the majority of the second half. A Greg Kuakumensah jumper one minute into the second half made the score 44-35 in favor of the Red Foxes; it would be the last time the deficit was in single digits.
 
A 10-0 Marist run effectively sealed the game as the Red Foxes built a 65-45 lead with 7:50 remaining. Marist led by as much as 25 points in the second half en route to its third straight win in the series.  

Eagle's Eye On…

• Marcus Hammond netted his team-leading seventh 20-point game of the season as he led all scorers with 22 points.
• Nick MacDonald scored nine points, including going a game-high 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. MacDonald is 22-for-22 at the charity stripe this season.

  
Inside The Numbers

• The Purple Eagles shot 90.9 percent (10-for-11) at the free-throw line

Up Next

• The Purple Eagles return to the Gallagher Center to play their final two home games of the season beginning on Thursday, February 27 versus Saint Peter's at 7 p.m.
• Coverage of the game will be provided by ESPN+ and by the Niagara Sports Network via WGR 550 AM and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch.
• For ticket information, contact the Niagara Athletic Ticket Office at 716-286 TIXX, tickets@Niagara.edu or www.PurpleEagles.com/Tickets. 

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