Fairfield Stags at Rider Broncs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 54
52 - 54
Rider escapes Fairfield in overtime, 54-52
The win keeps Rider (15-9) in second place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, tied with Manhattan at 9-4.
Rider's Matt Lopez, who finished with 20 points, hit the second of two free throws with 1:22 left to tie the game, 43-43, but missed a go-ahead layup with :03 left.
Khalil Alford's layup with 1:25 left in overtime gave Fairfield a 51-47 lead, but Jerome Segura answered with a 3-pointer with :48 left to pull within one and Marcus Gilbert hit a pair of free throws to give the Stags the lead, 52-51.
Gilbert, who finished with 30 points, stole the ball with :11 left and the Stags (6-16, 4-8) tried to call time out and were assessed the technical foul.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 53 |
| 3rd 0:01 | K.J. Rose Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 54 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Matt Lopez missed Free Throw. | 52 - 54 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Matt Lopez made Free Throw. | 52 - 54 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Foul on K.J. Rose. | 52 - 53 |
Statistics
FAIR |
RID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 19-57 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 2-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 7-14 | FT | 14-26 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 23 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Attendance: 1,616 | Capacity:
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Attendance: 1,616 | 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 |


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