Marist vs. Canisius LIVE from McCann; Canisius handles Marist, 79-70

FINAL: Canisius 79 Marist 70

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Canisius leads, 72-68. The free-throw line is proving once again to be a Marist enemy as Schneider and Goodwin have gone a combined 2-of-4 in the last minute. Frank Turner has taken over this game, and he leads all scorers with 18.

With two minutes remaining, Marist trails, 70-67. This game looks like the last possession might win it.

After Dejuan Goodwin nailed a three-pointer, Canius' star point guard Frank Turner countered with a fadeaway jumper. With 6:06 left, Marist trails, 63-60. Turner leads all scorers with 16.

With under eight minutes left, Marist still trails Canisius, 61-57. A Mike Taylor-three pointer knotted the game at 57, but Canisius responded with a 4-0 run. Every time Marist has come close, Canisius has answered with a bucket of its own.

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Canisius leads, 37-42, after a listless first half from the Red Foxes. It will be interesting to see what Martin says in the locker room at the half. Tune in to ESPNU for the answer.

With 3:23 left, Marist has cut Canisius' lead to four and had it tied at 27 after a pair of Kaylen Gregory free-throws. Ryan Schneider leads all scorers with eight points but is 2-of-7 from the field. Schneider also has a game-high seven rebounds.

**According to Marist women's broadcaster Geoff Brault, the early highlight of the game is trainer Glenn Marinelli's pink and green tie. Marist still trails.

Chuck Martin has shown little patience with his starters as 10 guys have seen game action already. At the third official timeout, Marist trails by seven. The defense has not shown much of an improvement over last Sunday's loss at Loyola. Despite what Martin termed a "good practice" yesterday, the team has not shown many flashes on either end of the floor.

A Ryan Schneider driving lay-up with the harm broke a Canisius run with 10:21 remaining in the first. Marist trails, 21-17.

Marist's offense is extremely flat early on in the game. The defense is not helping out much either as Canisius leads, 19-14, with 11:34 left in the first half. The lone bright spot for Marist has been freshman walk-on Mike Taylor, who has five points and leads the Foxes in scoring off the bench.

With Chris Gadley out. Elton Frazier has helped Marist out by picking up two quick fouls.

Canisius has jumped out to an early 10-6 lead. The highlight thus far has been a reverse alley-oop dunk by Elton Frazier. Frank Turner and Frazier have a game-high four points at the first timeout.

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Some early game notes: Canisius big man Chris Gadley is out tonight with an injury. The game is about to start live on ESPNU.