Niagara At Marist In ESPN3 Contest Tonight
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s television broadcast schedule wraps up tonight when Niagara visits Marist at 7 p.m. in game to be broadcast on ESPN3.
Niagara and Marist will face each other for the second time in eight days on Saturday, Feb. 1, in another ESPN3 matchup for the MAAC. Niagara won the first meeting of the two teams on Jan. 24 with an 80-74 win over the visiting Red Foxes. Antoine Mason tallied 22 points for Niagara to off-set a game-high 25 points by Marist’s Chavaughn Lewis.
The Red Foxes are comng off of a thrilling 75-73 victory over Monmouth on Jan. 30. Marist is led by Lewis, who averages 17.4 points per game, while rookie guard Khallid Hart chips in with 13.8 points per game.
Niagara suffered a hard luck 66-62 loss to Siena in its last game on Jan. 30 The Purple Eagles feature the high scoring backcourt of Antoine Mason (27.0ppg) and Marvin Jordan (9.8ppg).