Rider Broncs at Monmouth Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 79
58 - 79
Monmouth wins 24th game, tops Rider 79-58 to clinch top seed
The Hawks can clinch their first Metro Atlantic regular season conference title with a win Sunday in their regular season finale with Niagara.
The school announced prior to tip-off that coach King Rice had been given a five-year contract extension.
In the first meeting with Rider, the Hawks needed a dramatic comeback to eke out a 79-78 win, erasing a 14-poinht deficit in the final four minutes. This time Monmouth (24-6, 16-3) built a 12-point lead by intermission and cruised home.
Zac Tillman came off the Hawks' bench to score 12 points, and Justin Robinson and Austin Tilghman each added 10 points.
Kahlil Thomas scored 16 points and Kealen Ives added 13 to help pace Rider (11-19, 7-12).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Daniel Pillari Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Josh Williams missed Layup. | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Kealen Ives Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Daniel Pillari missed Jumper. | 58 - 79 |
Statistics
 RID |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 33-65 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 7-13 | FT | 7-10 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: OceanFirst Bank Center
Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 4,194 | Capacity:
Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 4,194 | 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 |
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |