With eight minutes to play, just moments after Niagara guard Head coach Ed Cooley had seen enough. Anthony Nelson connected on a three-point shot to stretch the lead to eight, Cooley tossed the clipboard and coach speak aside and turned to his trusted senior.

After battling a blood clot that jeopardized his basketball career, Anthony Johnson made history, becoming the 37th player to score 1,000 points at Fairfield.

Fairfield defeated Marist 70-50 at the McCann Center in Pougkeepsie on Thursday night. Senior Anthony Johnson became the 37th player to score 1,000 points in his career.