Rider Broncs at Niagara Purple Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
99 - 76
Rider shuts down Scott, Niagara for 99-76 win
Rider (8-6, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) held the MAAC's leading scorer, Matt Scott, to just five points on 0-of-9 shooting.
Rider opened the game on a 12-0 run and led 42-34 at halftime after shooting 53.1 percent from the field, but the Broncs were just 6 of 14 from the free-throw line. After a four-rebound possession, Karamoko Cisse made a basket to put Rider up 67-53 midway through the second half.
Tyere Marshall added 15 points for Rider and Stevie Jordan had 12 points, six rebounds and seven assists. The Broncs shot a season-high 52 percent from the field and held Niagara to 35.5.
Marvin Prochet tied a career-high with four 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Niagara (7-8, 0-2). James Towns added 14 points and Kahlil Dukes, ranked 24th in the nation at 21.8 points per game, scored 13 on 4-of-13 shooting. Scott entered ranked eighth in scoring at 23.6.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 99 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Chris Barton made Free Throw. | 99 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Chris Barton made Free Throw. | 99 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Foul on Kealen Washington-Ives. | 99 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Chris Barton Defensive Rebound. | 99 - 74 |
Statistics
 RID |
 NIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-75 | FG | 22-62 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-25 | FT | 24-30 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Attendance: 870 | 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 |