WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball (15-8, 7-5 MAAC) was defeated Tuesday night by Marist College (9-13, 4-9 MAAC) at the OceanFirst Bank Center, 83-58 as Monmouth graduate guard George Papas became the 26^th player in the program's Division I history to reach 1,000 career points.
 
Papas reached the 1,000-point marked at 12:57 of the second half, when he was fouled from three. His second foul shot got him to 1,000 points and his third cut the deficit to six at 42-36. Marist answered that with a 20-4 run to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
 
Marcus McClary and Shavar Reynolds each hit threes in the opening minutes to give the Hawks the lead, with MU up three early after a pair of Walker Miller free throws. Marist posted a 13-0 run to lead by 10 and ultimately 14 at the half.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"Tough night for the Hawks. Marist did that to us again, that's a tough matchup for us. I thought we started the game okay and then we just couldn't guard them." – Head Coach King Rice
 
"George is one of my favorite kids. What George has meant to this program is incredible. Every kid in Jersey should think they have a chance because this kid wanted something that him and his family dreamed about for a long time and now he's put 1,000 points on the board." – Rice on Papas reaching 1,000 points
 
-George Papas became the 26^th player in the program's Division I history to reach 1,000 career points.
-Papas is the eighth Hawk to hit 1,000 under King Rice.
-Walker Miller posted his 19^th double-digit game of the season.
-Freshman Tahron Allen netted a career-best eight points.
-Monmouth wraps up the regular season series with Marist.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH

-The game featured four lead changes.
-MU turned it over just six times.
-Marist was led by Jao Ituka's 25 points.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth heads to Manhattan at 7:00 p.m. Friday night.