WSU Men Fall at Marist

A 14-3 Marist run to end the first half proved to be the difference as the Wright State men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday night, falling 79-64 to the Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie, New York.

The Raiders never led as after Scottie Wilson tied the game at two with a jumper, baskets from Louie McCroskey and Ryan Stilphen put Marist ahead for good. WSU, though, stayed closed and trailed just 33-27 following a Troy Tabler three at the 4:31 mark.

Marist, however, scored the next six points to extend the margin into double figures and the Red Foxes took a 47-30 lead into halftime behind five more McCroskey points and a Jay Gavin three.

Wright State cut the deficit to 70-60 with 4:17 remaining on two Tabler foul shots, but could get no closer as the Red Foxes responded by scoring five straight points.

Marist shot 49 percent from the field, 54 percent in the first half, while WSU was at 39 percent for the game. The Raiders committed just nine turnovers compared to seven for the Red Foxes, but Marist was able to take advantage, outscoring Wright State 13-3 in points off of turnovers.

Todd Brown led the Raiders with 12 points while Wilson had 11 as did Tabler off the bench.

McCroskey paced Marist (5-3) with 24 points while Gavin had 10.