Lewis, Hart give Marist 69-67 win over St. Peter's

Feb 27, 2015, 09:43 pm

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Chavaughn Lewis scored 25 points and Khalid Hart scored the winning layup with 1.5 seconds left to give Marist a 69-67 win over St. Peter's on Friday night.

St. Peter's erased a nine-point deficit in the last five minutes, tying the game at 67 on Desi Washington's free throws with nine seconds left. But Hart answered with an acrobatic layup and the Peacocks' long 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark.

T.J. Curry had 13 points and Hart 12 for the Red Foxes (6-23, 5-14 Metro Atlantic).

Washington had 20 points for the Peacocks (13-17, 7-12) and Marvin Dominique had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Lewis scored 20 points and Marist shot 64 percent (16 of 25), including 9 of 15 from 3-point range, to take a 43-25 lead at the half.

St. Peter's, which shot 30 percent in the first half, made 16 of 30 shots in the second half.