If Marshall was riding high fresh off their 69-41 takedown of San Francisco International last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marshall Phoenix fell just short of the Burton Pumas by a score of 63-61 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Phoenix have suffered since December 17, 2024.
Deshon Grayson
| 02/12/25 vs Burton | 22 |
| 01/22/25 vs San Francisco International | 18 |
| 02/10/25 @ San Francisco International | 12 |
| 12/11/24 @ Sterne | 12 |
| 02/03/25 vs Lycee Francais | 11 |
Despite the defeat, Marshall saw an underclassman step up: freshman Deshon Grayson dropped a double-double with 22 points and 14 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Grayson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelil Travis, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 13 points and seven steals.
Even though they lost, Marshall smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Burton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-16.
Coming up, Marshall will host June Jordan School of Equity at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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