By the Numbers: Merrimack vs. Marist


The Merrimack men’s basketball team will close out the regular season on Thursday night in a road game at Marist.

The Warriors fell to the Red Foxes, 61-60, on Feb. 16 at home. This will be Merrimack’s first-ever trip to Marist.

Merrimack cannot finish in first place due to tie-breakers, but the Warriors have a chance to finish second in the MAAC standings, which would secure a first-round bye in next week’s MAAC tournament.

That would create a final standings that would read (at the top):

  1. Quinnipiac (anywhere from 14-16 wins and 4-6 losses)

  2. Merrimack (14-6)

  3. Marist (13-7)

  4. Mount St. Mary’s (13-7 or 12-8)

A win on Thursday guarantees that the Warriors will finish ahead of Mount St. Mary’s (they lead by 1 game in the loss column).

There is a chance the Warriors could finish fourth in the MAAC with a loss on Thursday, but they cannot finish any lower than fourth.



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