Rider Broncs at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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62 - 46
62 - 46
Lopez, Sadler lead Rider past Fairfield, 62-46
A jumper by Jerome Segura cut the Fairfield deficit to 12-11 with 10:09 left in the first half, but Rider (9-6, 3-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) closed the half on a 12-2 run as the Stags (4-10, 2-2) went scoreless for more than 9 minutes and trailed 24-13 at halftime.
Fairfield made just 5 of 24 field goals, including 1 of 10 from 3-point range, in the first half.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Shawn Valentine and Sadler gave Rider its biggest lead of the game, 44-28, with 12 minutes left.
Amadou Sidibe scored eight during a 17-7 run which pulled Fairfield within six, 51-45, with 4 minutes to play, but Rider closed the game with an 11-1 run.
Marcus Gilbert led Fairfield with 17 points. Sidibe finished with 12 and 15 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Teddy Okereafor Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Zedric Sadler missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Matt Lopez Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Jerome Segura missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 46 |
Statistics
 RID |
 FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-50 | FG | 17-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 3-25 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 12 |
| 8-21 | FT | 9-12 |
| 38 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,481 | Capacity:
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,481 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |