Marist closes 1st half on 19-0 run, beats New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. -- Brian Parker scored 13 points, Darius Hines and Ryan Funk each added 11 and Marist used a big first-half run to beat New Hampshire 58-49 on Wednesday.
Marist (5-5) had a 14-12 lead with 11:37 left in the first half and cruised into the break with a 21-point lead as New Hampshire went scoreless the rest of the half. New Hampshire went without a two-point field goal in the first half, with all 12 points coming on 3-pointers.
New Hampshire got it within single digits after the first seven minutes of the second half and Jordan Reed's 3-pointer with 3:44 remaining pulled the Wildcats within 52-45. But Marist scored the next four points for a double-digit lead with just over a minute left.
Reed made four 3-pointers and had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (2-9), who have lost eight straight games. Mark Carbone added three 3s and 11 points, and Jayden Martinez had nine points on 3-of-12 shooting with eight rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- D.J. Carstensen
- Bill McCarthy
- Michael Palau
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 4-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Merrimack | 4-0 | - | 7-8 |
| Quinnipiac | 3-1 | 1 | 7-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 2-1 | 1.5 | 9-5 |
| Manhattan | 2-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Siena | 2-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
| Sacred Heart | 2-2 | 2 | 6-9 |
| Iona | 2-2 | 2 | 5-10 |
| Niagara | 1-2 | 2.5 | 6-8 |
| Fairfield | 1-2 | 2.5 | 5-9 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-3 | 3.5 | 5-6 |
| Rider | 0-3 | 3.5 | 4-10 |
| Canisius | 0-3 | 3.5 | 0-14 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 2-0 | - | 9-8 |
| Bryant | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-9 |
| UMass Lowell | 1-1 | 1 | 12-5 |
| Maine | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| Binghamton | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| UAlbany | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| UMBC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-8 |
| NJIT | 0-1 | 1.5 | 3-13 |
| New Hampshire | 0-2 | 2 | 2-15 |
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