Niagara beats Marist 67-62 in MAAC tourney

<p>ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. &mdash; Raheem Solomon came off the bench to score 17 points to lead Niagara to a 67-62 win over Marist in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night.</p>
<p>The No. 5 seed Purple Eagles play ninth-seeded Iona in the semifinals Friday. </p>
<p>Kobi Nwandu had 15 points and three blocks for Niagara (9-10). Nicholas Kratholm added 10 points. Marcus Hammond had nine rebounds.</p>
<p>Jordan Jones had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Foxes (12-9). Raheim Sullivan added 12 points. Hakim Byrd had 11 points.</p>
<p>Ricardo Wright, who was second on the Red Foxes in scoring coming into the contest with 11 points per game, scored three points on 1-of-11 shooting.</p>
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