FDU was hot out of the gate, building a 15-5 lead with 10:43 remaining in the first half, but Marymount found their stride as the Devils cooled off. The Saints out-scored FDU 25-6 for the rest of the first stanza to take a 30-21 advantage into the half.
Marymount steadily built its lead in the second half, outscoring the Devils by nearly a 2-to-1 pace, 53-27. The Devils improved their shooting in the second half, making 10-of-19, but Marymount out-rebounded the Devils 20-9 and took nearly twice as many shots as FDU, going 22-for-38 from the floor.
For the Devils, freshman forward Andrew Biancosino (Edison, NJ) scored a team-high 14 points while grabbing four rebounds. Junior center Brian Rimol (Randolph, NJ) pulled down eight rebounds, tying the game-high, and chipped in five markers.
For Marymount, Mike Gray scored a game-high 17 points. He also grabbed six rebounds. Kyle O’Connor added 14 markers and four boards. Rick Palmer and Charles Atakora each chipped in 12 markers.
The Devils will host City Tech for a 2:00 pm game on Saturday.
Newspaper Box Score Marymount vs FDU-M 12/5/05 6:00 pm at Madison, NJ Ferguson Rec Center At Madison, NJ Ferguson Rec Center MARYMOUNT 83, FDU-M 48 MARYMOUNT (3-4) Mike Gray 7-11 3-4 17; Kyle O'Connor 5-9 1-3 14; Charles Atakora 5-7 0-0 12; Rick Palmer 5-8 2-3 12; Corey Diamond 3-9 0-0 7; Reed Van Orsdel 3-5 0-0 6; Pooyan Rahimi 1-6 2-2 4; Brandon Parker 2-5 0-0 4; Tom Crawford 1-1 0-0 2; Kevin Whitehead 1-3 0-0 2; Bryant Majors 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 33-68 11-16 83. FDU-M (2-5) Andrew Biancosino 5-9 1-2 14; Matt Cushing 2-5 4-8 8; Frank Emslie 3-7 1-1 7; Brian Rimol 2-7 1-2 5; James McClendon 2-3 0-0 4; Ryan McPherson 1-1 1-2 3; Nate Lawrence 1-2 0-0 3; Carl Benning 1-2 0-0 2; Pierre Schmitt 1-3 0-2 2; Brian Dillon 0-3 0-0 0; Sean Lynch 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 8-17 48. Marymount..................... 30 53 - 83 FDU-M......................... 21 27 - 48 3-point goals-Marymount 6-13 (Kyle O'Connor 3-4; Charles Atakora 2-2; Corey Diamond 1-4; Pooyan Rahimi 0-1; Bryant Majors 0-1; Rick Palmer 0-1), FDU-M 4-15 (Andrew Biancosino 3-4; Nate Lawrence 1-2; Frank Emslie 0-3; Pierre Schmitt 0-1; Brian Dillon 0-2; Sean Lynch 0-1; Matt Cushing 0-2). Fouled out--Marymount-None, FDU-M-None. Rebounds-Marymount 44 (Corey Diamond 8), FDU-M 25 (Brian Rimol 8). Assists-Marymount 13 (Bryant Majors 4), FDU-M 8 (Frank Emslie 4). Total fouls-Marymount 16, FDU-M 15. A-286