Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Marist Red Foxes (6-9, 2-4 MAAC) visit Niagara Falls, New York and the Gallagher Center for a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game against the Niagara Purple Eagles (9-7, 4-3 MAAC). Marist defeated Canisius 76-58 in its most recent game and has won each of the last two after suffering through a five game losing skid. Niagara was defeated by Siena 70-64 in its most recent game and has lost two straight following a four-game winning streak. Marist and Niagara do not have any injuries on their respective rosters.
The Marist Red Foxes are scoring an average of just 63.3 points per game which is 346th in the nation. The Red Foxes are shooting only 40.4% overall and 31.9% from behind the three-point line. On defense, Marist is allowing an average of 66.5 points per game, well opponents are shooting 42.1% overall and 36.9% from three point land.
Patrick Gardner is the leading scorer for Marist with an average of 17.9 points per game and the center is shooting 50.7% overall and 33.3% from behind the line. Noah Harris is the second leading scorer with an average of only 9.5 points per game and shoots just 30.3% overall and 30.6% from long range. Four of the top six scorers for Marist are shooting 32.7% or lower. Isaiah Brickner is the leader in assists for Marist with an average of 2.8 dishes for a contest. The Red Foxes are averaging 12.5 turnovers per game. On the boards, Marist is averaging 34.5 rebounds per game led by Gardner with an average of 6.8 boards per contest. Javon Cooley is the leader in steals of an average of 0.9 per game, while Stephane Ingo is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.3 swat per contest.