Marist vs. Niagara LIVE from the TU Center; Niagara romps, 79- 50

FINAL SCORE Niagara 79-50

Ryan Schneider also scored his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer with a little more than a minute to play. Schneider finished his career with 1,002 points.

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Along with the game, it looks like Marist's Ryan Schneider will lose his pursuit of 1,000 points. The senior captain just missed a pair at the line and is 1-of-9 from the field on the night. He has four points. Marist trailing, 61-39, with 7:53 left.

Niagara's lead has ballooned to 58-35 with 10:57 remaining.

Niagara came out of the gates with a 7-0 run and Marist's season is now on life support. Niagara up big, 46-26, with 17:59 left.

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**On a side note, Marist's mascot drained a jumper in the annual mascot game. One Red Fox has scored tonight...Shooter Fox: 1-1.

At the half, Niagara is all over Marist, 39-23. Niagara's largest leads has been 18 at 37-19. Rob Garrison has a game-high 10 points. Tyrone Lewis has eight points and David Devezin leads Marist with eight. Devezin scored his eight relatively early and was quiet for much of the last 10 minutes. Ryan Schneider has one point and needs nine to reach 1,000 career points.

The blowout is officially in full force. After Fairfield and Manhattan played a competitive game, the Albany fans have been treated to two one-sided affairs. Niagara is up, 34-18, with 3:06 left in the first half. Marist got away with sloppy offense against Iona, but the No. 2 Niagara Purple Eagles aren't letting the Red Foxes off the hook. Outside of Devezin and Kaylen Gregory's seven points, Marist has little to show offensively. In other news, Ryan Schneider is still 10 points shy of 1,000 as he has zero for the night.

Niagara is starting to pull away very early in this game. The Purple Eagles have a commanding 28-13 lead with 8:16 left in the first half. Outside of David Devezin, Marist has not gotten anything going offensively. The Red Foxes are shooting 37.5 percent from the field while Niagara boasts a 45.5 shooting-percentage.

Tyrone Lewis' three-pointer plus the harm has given Niagara an 18-10 lead. Rob Garrison since added a layup and Niagara is doubling up Marist early, 20-10. Marist has had open looks but has failed to knock them down. Niagara is not having the same problem. David Devezin has a game-high eight points so far.

Niagara opened the game with a quick Bilal Benn bucket, but David Devezin countered with a layup. Tyrone Lewis just hit a three-pointer to make the game 11-6 Niagara. Devezin has gotten to the lane early, which is a good sign for Marist.

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After advancing last night, Marist is set to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles. Tip-off is slated for 1:50 from now.