Marist falters late against Binghamton

David Devezin returned for tonight's game at Binghamton, but the starting point guard couldn't push the Red Foxes past the Bearcats.
Marist squandered several double-digit leads in the first half, the largest being 13. Binghamton then embarked on a 21-3 run and Marist trailed for most of the second half. Although Marist led 69-66 late, the Red Foxes could not hold on and Binghamton pulled out a 73-71 victory.
The MAAC weekly award winners led Marist in scoring. R.J.Hall drained a career-high 20 points while Ryan Schneider scored 19. Devezin tallied eight in his return, but shot 2-of-8 from the field.
Chuck Martin used Devezin tonight in preparation for Friday's game against MAAC rival Saint Peter's.
A win tonight would have been the third straight for Marist, but the Red Foxes will instead go into Friday's game with a sour taste in their mouths. Late turnovers and fouls doomed Marist, who fought back to take a late lead against Binghamton. The Red Foxes committed 25 personal fouls and shot 16 less free-throws. Binghamton guard D.J. Rivera took advtange, making 8-of-12 from the line. Rivera finished with a game-high 22 points.
Marist moves to 5-9 with the loss and will look to rebound on Friday. With Devezin back, all the pieces are in place for the rest of Marist's season. Based on the last three games, Mike Taylor will play a significant role in this team's fortunes. The Los Angeles product scored six points tonight, both on three-pointers. Taylor played 19 more minutes tonight after getting 16 in the last game. Taylor is emerging as one of the first men off the bench.
Taylor's performance tonight was one of the few bright spots. The Red Foxes shot 35.5 percent from the field. Although the team shot 12-of-25 from three-point land, the Red Foxes shot 10-of-45 on two-point field goals.