Marian University men’s basketball (12-3, 5-3 NACC) allowed a season-worst 84 points in regulation falling at Lakeland 84-72.

- Marian had a slow start and found themselves trailing 17-7 7:30 into the game.
- The Muskies brought their lead out to 26-17 before Marian cut its deficit to one with a 10-2 run.
- Lakeland quickly responded with an 11-2 spurt of their own to build some breathing room and went into halftime ahead 42-33.
- Marian chipped away at its deficit to start the second half tying the game at 45-45 and taking the lead at 53-50.
- Lakeland then took the lead for good with a 21-6 run to lead 71-59 with 6:17 to play.
- The Muskies maintained a double-digit lead for most of the remainder with the final settling at 84-72.

- Marian finished 26-of-65 (.400) from the field and just 4-of-22 (.182) from beyond the arc.
- Lakeland shot 31-of-56 (.554) and 10-of-22 (.455) on three-point attempts.
- The Sabres had 16 offensive rebounds, the second most in a single game this season.
- Lakeland finished with a 14-4 edge in fastbreak points.
- Marian is now 42-40 all-time against Lakeland with the defeat snapping a seven-game winning streak in the all-time series.

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Junior Alex Vassilakis finished wtih a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds. |
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Sophomore Andrew Ayeni added 10 points to go with seven rebounds. |
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Junior Brandon Adorno chipped in 13 points with a block and a steal. |