Five Sabres scored in double figures, but Marian University men’s basketball (14-10, 10-7 NACC) gave up 54 points in the second half in a 90-80 loss at Concordia Wisconsin.
 

• The duo of Logan Landers and Luke Eggemeyer combined for 16 points in the first seven minutes, yet Marian remained within striking distance.
• A layup from freshman Max Breitenbach started an 11-2 run, putting the Sabres ahead 26-18 with 7:55 left in the first half.
• As the Falcons regained momentum, seniors Alex Vassilakis and Derek Lindert hit three-pointers to keep Marian in control.
• A 12-2 CUW run in the final 4:30 gave the Falcons a brief lead, but Vassilakis’ buzzer-beating three-pointer put Marian ahead 37-36 at halftime.
• Vassilakis led the way with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting three-point shooting, while Lindert added 10 points in the half.
• Freshman Marvin Haslett came out strong, scoring the first five Marian points, including an and-one layup.
• A layup and-one from junior Andrew Ayeni broke a three-minute scoring drought for the Sabres, keeping them ahead 48-43.
• Concordia Wisconsin’s Casey Verhagen scored eight of the next ten Falcon points to cut the Marian lead to two. 
• With 7:54 remaining, Landers’ layup gave the Falcons a 64-63 lead, their first of the second half.  
• The Sabres made 13 straight free throws to start the second half and finished 17-of-20 (.850) after halftime. 
• Despite success from the line, the Sabres went over six minutes without a field goal until Vassilakis’ and-one brought them within five with 2:45 to play.
• The Falcons led by double figures with 33 seconds left, then sealed the win at the line, locking up home-court advantage for next Tuesday.

• The loss secures the Sabres as the No. 5 seed and sets up a rematch with the Falcons at Mequon on Tuesday to open the NACC tournament. 
• Scoring 17 points, Marvin Haslett set a new Marian freshman scoring record, eclipsing Jerid Holewinski’s 288 from 2006-07.
• With an 11-of-11 performance from the line, Haslett recorded the most free throws in a game by a Sabre since Tyler Gouin’s 15 on Feb. 21, 2023.
• The Falcons dominated inside, outscoring the Sabres 44-24 in the paint. 
• Logan Landers, the NACC’s top scorer and rebounder, posted 35 points and 13 rebounds, including 14-of-17 from the line.
• The Sabres and Falcons met for the 82nd time, with Concordia Wisconsin leading the all-time series, 49-33. 
• The loss was the Sabres’ fifth-straight to the Falcons, with their last win dating back to Dec. 17, 2022.  

	Senior Alex Vassilakis finished with 18 points and eight rebounds.
	Freshman Marvin Haslett added 17 points, with 13 in the second half.
	Junior Rashawn Bost was perfect from beyond the arc, hitting all four of his three-point attempts.