FOND DU LAC - In front of a packed crowd in Sadoff Gym, Marian University men's basketball (0-1, 0-0 NACC) fell to No. 23 Elmhurst in the season opener.

• Marian was able to build a 35-32 lead after the first 20 minutes of action.  The Sabres held Elmhurst to just 24.49-percent shooting from the field in the half with the Blue Jays only shooting 1-of-11 (.091) from beyond the arc. Offensively, Marian shot 15-of-31 (.484) from the field in the first 20 minutes.

• The Sabres scored the first four points of the second half to build a 39-32 lead before Elmhurst went on a 23-4 run to take a 55-43 lead with 10:41 left to play.  The Blue Jays finished with a 54-33 edge in the second half leading to the 86-68 final.

• Elmhurst shot 22-of-38 (.579) from the field in the second half and had 27 of their 57 rebounds for the game come on the offensive end.

• Elmhurst out rebounded Marian 57-36 and finished with 27 second-chance points to only seven for Marian.  The Blue Jays also outscored Marian 56-24 in the paint.

• Marian shot 13-of-16 (.813) from the charity stripe as a team, and made all 11 of their attempts in the second half.