Men's Basketball: Fairfield Stags at Marist Red Foxes

Site: The McCann Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Time: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

FAIRFIELD (10-15, 8-5 MAAC)

Jonathan Han, G, 6-0, So., 6.8 ppg, 111 assists – Team-high 19 points on Monday against Loyola

Mike Van Schaick, G, 6-2, Sr., 14.4 ppg, 40 assists – 8th in the MAAC in scoring

Devin Johnson, G, 6-7, Fr., 2.8 ppg, 15 assists– 2 boards, 1 assist against the Greyhounds

Greg Nero, F, 6-7, Fr., 9.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg – Leads team with 30 blocks on the year

Anthony Johnson, C, 6-8, Fr., 7.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg – 12 points, 10 rebounds on Monday


MARIST (17-7, 9-4 MAAC)

Will Whittington, G, 6-3, Sr., 17.7 ppg, 41 assists – 32 points in Monday’s win against Rider

Jared Jordan, G, 6-2, Sr., 18.6 ppg, 200 assists – Leads MAAC in apg with 8.70

James Smith,C, 7-0, Sr., 11.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg – 11 points, 3 rebounds on Monday

Ryan Stilphen, F, 6-8, Jr., 10.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg – Led team in rebounding in 2 of last 5 games

Ben Farmer, F, 6-5, Jr., 6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg –10 points, 8 boards vs. the Broncs

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

MARIST MALAISE?: Once believed to be unstoppable in the conference, Marist has lost three of its last six games. Two of those losses came against teams Fairfield beat. On Monday, the Red Foxes barely pulled off a win against Rider, ultimately winning by one.

LUCKY SEVEN: Fairfield enters Thursday’s game coming off a seven-game winning streak. On Monday, the Stags beat top-ranked Loyola. If you think Fairfield is satisfied, think again. The Stags are hungry for more.

-Frank Romano