Marian University men’s basketball (10-8, 6-5 NACC) finished non-conference play with a 75-57 win over Maranatha Baptist.
 

• It took a little while for both offenses to find a groove as the two squads combined for only 11 points through the first 6:34 of action.
• A 15-5 run for the Sabres, sparked by seven points from junior Andrew Ayeni, gave Marian a 21-10 lead with 8:26 left in the first half.
• Marian maintained a comfortable double-digit lead for most of the remainder of the half.
• A steal and layup from freshman Marvin Haslett in the final seconds put the Sabres ahead 34-21 at the break.
• The Sabercats opened the second half by cutting their deficit to only six points.
• Marian responded immediately going on a 14-2 lead to build an 18-point advantage.
• The Sabres continued to push building their lead to as large as 29 at 69-40 with 5:59 left to play.

• Marian finished 29-of-76 (.382) from the field and 11-of-29 (.379) from beyond the arc.
• The Sabre defense held MBU to 21-of-60 (.350) shooting and 3-of-19 (.158) on triples.
• Marian has now hit double-digit three-pointers in three straight games.
• The defense of the Sabres also forced 25 turnovers which led to a 29-13 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Sabres finished 4-3 in non-conference this season.
• Marian is now 47-6 all-time against Maranatha Baptist with eight straight wins.

	Freshman Marvin Haslett scored a game-high 22 points to go with three steals.
	Senior Derek Lindert added 18 points to go with five steals on the defensive end.
	Junior Andrew Ayeni narrowly missed a double-double grabbing 10 rebounds to go with nine points.