Marist Red Foxes at Columbia Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 69
Second-half rally lifts Columbia over Marist 69-54
Smith had scored 20 or more points in the previous eight consecutive games, the first Columbia player to do that since David Newmark had 13 straight 20-point games in 1965-66.
Randy Brumant added 12 points and four assists for the Lions (4-9), who ended a four-game skid and outscored Marist 44-28 in the second half. Jake Killingsworth scored 11 points with three 3-pointers and Luke Bolster added eight points, four rebounds and four assists.
Marist led 26-25 at halftime on Matthew Herasme's 3-pointer after the Red Foxes held the Lions without a field goal in the final 7:04.
Smith tied it at 28 with a free throw early in the second half and Columbia pulled ahead 57-42 on a 12-3 run capped by Killingsworth's 3-pointer with 5:37 left and led by as many as 17.
Tyler Sagl scored 13 points and Michael Cubbage added 12 for Marist (1-9), which shot 37% from the field in losing its ninth straight. Herasme and Jack Cavanaugh scored 11 apiece.
Marist hosts Quinnipiac on Friday to open Mid-American Athletic Conference play. Columbia hosts Albany (NY) on Monday.
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Statistics
 MRST |
 COLU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 23-44 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 7-10 | FT | 16-22 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 1,295 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |