Marist vs. Bucknell LIVE from the McCann Center; Marist blowing out Bucknell, 86-56

Marist has emptied the bench and the Red Foxes are cruising, 86-56. Marist's next game will be at Binghamton.

Marist exploded on the offensive end following halftime. Ryan Schneider is playing like an all-conference player and should be named MAAC player of the week tomorrow. Schneider currently has 29 points. Dejuan Goodwin and Javon Parris have 16 and 13, respectively. Marist's largest lead has been 30, 59-29, and Bucknell's largest loss has been 29 to both Maryland and Wake Forest. Walk-on freshman Mike Taylor also has nine points.

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At halftime, Marist leads Bucknell, 37-24. Dejuan Goodwin has 13 points while Ryan Schneider has 10. The key play in the final minutes was Javon Parris' lay-up that drew an intentional foul. The play resulted in four points.

Kaylen Gregory just picked up a shooting foul and Bucknell is heading to the line. Marist leads, 26-22. Goodwin and Schneider have led the way for the Foxes with 13 and 7 points, respectively.

Dejuan Goodwin entered double-digit scoring with 7:17 left in first on a pull-up jumper. Goodwin has 10 points. Bucknell immediately took a timeout after Goodwin drained a three-pointer with six minutes remianing. Goodwin has 13 points so far. Marist leads, 24-18.

With 7:48 left in the first, Marist has a 17-13 lead. The Red Foxes went on a quick 5-0 run on the heels of a deep Ryan Schneider three-pointer and an R.J. Hall lay-up, which was the product of a Javon Parris steal underneath the basket. Dejuan Goodwin leads the Foxes with eight points.

At the official timeout with 11:50 left in the first, Bucknell leads, 11-9. G.W. Boone has gone on a 5-0 run, including a three-pointer and two free-throws.

Chuck Martin just took a timeout with 12:49 remaining and Marist looking sloppy on the offensive end. The game is knotted at 9, but Kaylen Gregory just took an offensive foul at the rim.

The opening of the Bucknell and Delaware games have been polar opposites. Marist started the game red-hot against Delaware but has struggled in the opening minutes. Although the score is tied at 6 with 14:53 remaining in the first half, Marist has truggled around the rim and missed some easy opportunities. Vouyoukas and Schneider have been active thus far on the glass for the Red Foxes.

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The lineup for Bucknell that I posted in the preview is accurate. Once again, David Devezin will sit while R.J. Hall gets the start.