Rider Broncs at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 60
66 - 60
Thomas, Lundy lead Rider to 66-60 win over Niagara
The Broncs (10-14, 6-7 Metro Atlantic) trailed 32-24 at the half and didn't take the lead until a 3-point play by Thomas capped his personal 7-0 run and made it 46-45 with 9:30 to play.
Jimmie Taylor's free throws at 6:02 gave Rider the lead, 52-51, for good and Lundy followed with a layup after a turnover as the Broncos went on an 8-0 run that included a Lundy dunk.
The Purple Eagles (6-18, 4-9) were within 3 before a Lundy free throw at 35 seconds and after a miss he made two more.
Emile Blackman had 17 points for Niagara and Matt Scott had 16 with 11 rebounds.
Thomas, who added 12 rebounds, has all nine of his career double-doubles in the last 14 games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rider Deadball Team Rebound. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marvin Prochet missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Teddy Okereafor made Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Teddy Okereafor made Free Throw. | 65 - 60 |
Statistics
RID |
NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 24-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 2-11 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 20-28 | FT | 8-13 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Gallagher Center
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 1,257 | Capacity:
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 1,257 | 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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