Senior Derek Lindert and junior Rashawn Bost each knocked down five three-pointers, helping Marian University men’s basketball (8-8, 5-5 NACC) push MSOE to overtime before  falling to the Raiders, 85-81. 
 

• MSOE jumped out to an aggressive 15-5 lead before Marian stormed back to make it 17-15 with 10 minutes left in the first half. 
• Junior Rashawn Bost checked in midway through the first half and quickly caught fire, drilling his first four three-point attempts. 
• Senior Jazz Orozco converted a layup off a pass from junior Andrew Ayeni to gave Marian a 26-24 lead with 3:55 remaining in the half.
• Back-to-back buckets by senior Derek Lindert capped a 10-2 Marian run and gave the Sabres their biggest lead of the game at eight. 
• Marian took a 34-30 lead into halftime, led by Bost’s 15 points and five first-half assists from Ayeni. 
• Lindert continued his strong start, hitting two consecutive threes to open the second half. 
• After the Raiders went on a 14-4 run to take a six-point lead, junior Keshawn Cotton scored on an up-and-under and-one layup midway through the half. 
• Ayeni took over for the Sabres, scoring 12 straight Marian points to put his team back in front. 
• Led by the NACC’s second-leading scorer Mason Dopirak, the Raiders started draining deep three-pointers to keep MSOE alive. 
• Ayeni converted an and-one off a generous roll, and freshman Marvin Haslett followed with a double-clutch layup to keep Marian within four with 3:30 remaining. 
• Senior Alex Vassilakis fouled out with just over three minutes remaining. 
• Ayeni’s layup cut the deficit to three with 1:26 remaining. 
• Two possessions later, Lindert rose up for a game-tying three for 43 second left.
• MSOE’s full-court heave was off, sending the game into overtime. 
• Just 12 seconds into overtime, Ayeni fouled out, becoming the second Sabre forced to the bench.
• A floater from Haslett knotted the game at 77-77 with 3:44 left. 
• The Raiders extended the lead to four before junior Fredrick Ware Jr. cut it to 81-79 with a mid-range jumper. 
• With a chance to tie, Haslett’s layup fell short with 20 seconds left, and MSOE iced the game by sinking two free throws at the line. 

• Marian shot a season-high 69 field goal attempts and 35 three-point attempts, going 27-of-69 (.391) from the field and 12-of-35 (.343) from three. 
• Ayeni added his sixth 20-point game of the season, after totaling just two 20-point performances for the Sabres last year. 
• Today marked the Sabres’ first overtime game of the season; their last also came against MSOE, a 75-84 loss on Feb. 19, 2025. 
• MSOE senior Mason Dopirak, who is averaging 24.8 points per game this season, poured in 28 on the night, with 18 coming in the second half and overtime. 
• Marian began 4-1 in the NACC, but has lost four of their last five, falling to 5-5 in conference play.
• The Sabres and Raiders met for the 72nd time today, with Marian holding a 45-27 advantage in the all-time series. 
• Marian has lost four in a row and five of their last six matchups against MSOE. 

	Junior Andrew Ayeni totaled 20 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.
	Senior Derek Lindert poured in 19 points with five three-pointers.
	Junior Rashawn Bost scored a career-high 15 points on five first-half three-pointers.