Chavaughn Lewis scored 19 points and Devin Price added 16 as Marist defeated Columbia 67-62 Saturday night in a game that featured 11 lead changes and was tied nine times.
Jay Bowie and T.J. Curry each hit two free throws in the final 10 seconds for the Red Foxes (1-2) after Brian Barbour's layup brought the Lions (2-1) within a point, 63-62.
Barbour scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and made 10 of 10 from the free-throw line overall, including eight in the second half.
Columbia led 27-19 with 3:39 to go until halftime, but Marist scored the next eight points on 3-pointers by Isaiah Morton and Price and a jumper by Lewis. Neither team led by more than four the rest of the way until Curry's final free throw.
Mark Cisco added 12 points and Grant Mullins 11 for Columbia.
