Rider Broncs at Saint Peter's Peacocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball51 - 56
St. Peter's comes back to sweep season series with Rider
It's the first time the Peacocks (11-9, 7-3 MAAC) have swept their state rivals since the 2005-06 season.
Rider led 41-27 with 13:06 left. The Peacocks quickly responded, as Baker hit three free throws and drilled two 3s as part of an 11-2 run which cut the margin to five.
Another Baker 3-pointer with 4:44 to go gave St. Peter's a 47-45 lead, which it held the rest of the way. Jimmie Taylor hit a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left to pull Rider to 54-51 but Baker answered with two free throws for a five-point lead.
Nick Griffin added 12 points for St. Peter's, which shot just 32.7 percent from the field. But the Peacocks hit 10 more free throws, three more 3-pointers, and finished with a 27-2 advantage in bench scoring.
Taylor scored 13 and Xavier Lundy added 12 for Rider (12-9, 5-5).
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Statistics
RID |
SPU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 17-52 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 5-15 | FT | 15-21 |
| 33 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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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