Marist Red Foxes at Saint Peter's Peacocks
· Hercules Tires MAAC Championship - Semifinal
Marist beats Saint Peter's 69-57 in MAAC semifinals
The Red Foxes, the No. 11 seed into the tournament, will face top-seeded Iona in Saturday's championship game.
Gardner also contributed 11 rebounds for the Red Foxes (10-19). Javon Cooley added 10 points while shooting 2 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds. Noah Harris finished 1 of 3 from 3-point range and 7 for 11 from the line to finish with 10 points.
Jaylen Murray finished with 14 points for the Peacocks (12-17). Mouhamed Sow added 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Saint Peter's. Jayden Saddler also had eight points.
Marist took the lead with 19:44 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Gardner led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 41-20 at the break. Marist was outscored by Saint Peter's in the second half by nine points, with Gardner scoring a team-high 10 points in the final half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Noah Harris made Free Throw. | 69 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Noah Harris made Free Throw. | 68 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Cam Young. | 67 - 57 |
Statistics
 MRST |
 SPU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-44 | FG | 19-68 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 28 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 4-26 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 29-42 | FT | 15-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fouls | 26 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 2,430 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic 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 |