Marian men's basketball overcomes slow start to beat Rockford

Marian (WI) Marian 8-6,6-2 NACC

Rockford Rock 6-8,2-6 NACC

Marian (WI) Marian

8-6,6-2 NACC

Final

Jan. 10, 2023

Rockford Rock

6-8,2-6 NACC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Marian (WI) Marian	39	36	75
Rockford Rock	47	24	71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/10/2023 8:56:00 PM

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at Lakeland University

1/17/2023 | 7 PM

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at Lakeland University

History

FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's basketball (8-6, 6-2 NACC) trailed by as many as 12 points but came back to beat Rockford 75-71.

The two sides couldn't miss in the opening minutes leading to an 11-11 tie.
Rockford took the first big lead of the game going on a 12-2 run to take a 10-point lead with 12:19 left in the opening half.
Marian was able to chip away at the Regent lead and a 10-2 run later in the half saw Marian take a 36-34 lead with 6:05 left in the half.
The remainder of the half was all Rockford as the Regents went on a 13-3 run to take a 47-39 lead into the half. The Regents closed out the half with eight unanswered points.
Rockford opened the second half building its lead to 12 at 57-45 with 16:55 left to play.
The Sabres were once again able to battle back and with a 15-2 retook the lead at 60-59 with 9:26 left.
From there, the two squads traded the lead back-and-forth leading to a 67-67 tie and 4:34 on the clock.
Marian was able to complete the come from behind effort closing the game with an 8-4 advantage.

Marian shot 26-of-55 (.473) for the game and went 8-of-21 (.381) from beyond the arc.
The Sabre defense held Rockford to 8-of-25 (.320) shooting in the second half with the Regents missing all nine three-point attempts.
Marian was able to outscore the Regents 15-10 in points off turnovers.
The Regents held a 28-20 edge in points in the paint and 20-7 advantage for second-chance points.


Senior Tyler Gouin had another strong performance scoring a game-high 20 points with seven assists and two steals.	Senior David Britton hit four three-pointers finishing with 19 points, three assists, and three steals.	Senior Josh Nicklaus scored 11 points grabbing seven rebounds with four assists and three steals.