RIVER FOREST, Ill. - Marian University men's basketball (13-7, 6-7 NACC) dropped its fourth straight game falling to Concordia Chicago 75-67.
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- Marian was able to get out to a fast start taking an early 8-2 advantage.
- The Sabres took their lead out to 13-10 before the Cougars responded with a 17-2 run to take a 27-15 advantage.
- The Cougars led by as many as 14 points in the opening half but the Sabres went into halftime only trailing 44-33.
- Both offenses struggled in the opening minutes of the second half but CUC continued to hold a sizeable lead out to 61-46Â with 8:30 on the clock.
- Marian made a move going on a 12-2 run to only trail five with 4:16 remaining.
- A quick 7-2 run shortly after helped the Cougars extend their advantage back out to 10 points with just 1:13 left.
- The Sabres were able to cut this deficit down to six but couldn't get any closer in the 75-67 defeat.
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- The Sabres finished 23-of-57 (.404) from the field and just 8-of-23 (.348) from beyond the arc.
- Concordia Chicago shot 27-for-50 (.540) from the field and 7-of-19 (.368) on triples.
- Marian took advantage of its 10 offensive rebounds outscoring CUC 19-7 in second chance points.
- Concordia Chicago finished with a 19-5 advantage for fast break points.
- Marian is now 20-17 all-time against the Cougars having dropped the last three games.
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