 
Canisius Golden Griffins at Rider Broncs
· NCAA Men's BasketballZion Cruz scores 12 to lead Rider to 78-50 victory over Canisius
Cruz added three steals for the Broncs (12-18, 8-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). TJ Weeks Jr. added 11 points and Cole McCabe scored 10 on 4-for-4 shooting.
The Golden Griffins (3-27, 3-16) were led by Cam Palesse with 13 points. Gianni Thompson added 10 points and Anthony Benard scored nine.
Rider will host Niagara in a regular-season finale on Saturday when Canisius plays at Saint Peter's.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 78 | 
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 78 | 
| 2nd 0:23 | Alaaeddine Boutayeb Steal. | 50 - 78 | 
| 2nd 0:23 | Maji David-Maji Turnover. | 50 - 78 | 
| 2nd 0:41 | Evan van der Plas Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 78 | 
Statistics
|  CAN |  RID | |
|---|---|---|
| 18-51 | FG | 31-64 | 
| 35.3 | Field Goal % | 48.4 | 
| 6-22 | 3PT | 8-27 | 
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 29.6 | 
| 8-10 | FT | 8-12 | 
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 | 
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 | 
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 | 
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 | 
| 5 | Assists | 15 | 
| 2 | Steals | 8 | 
| 2 | Blocks | 1 | 
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 | 
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 | 
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 8 | 
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 | 
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 | 
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 | 
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 3 | 
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 | 
| 15 | Fouls | 14 | 
| 4 | Largest Lead | 30 | 
Game Information
 Venue: Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)
 
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Attendance: 1,514 | Capacity:
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Attendance: 1,514 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 20-13 | 
| Merrimack | 14-6 | 1 | 18-15 | 
| Marist | 13-7 | 2 | 20-10 | 
| Mount St. Mary's | 12-8 | 3 | 23-13 | 
| Manhattan | 12-8 | 3 | 17-14 | 
| Iona | 12-8 | 3 | 17-17 | 
| Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 5 | 15-18 | 
| Siena | 9-11 | 6 | 14-18 | 
| Rider | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 | 
| Fairfield | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 | 
| Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 8 | 12-16 | 
| Niagara | 6-14 | 9 | 11-20 | 
| Canisius | 3-17 | 12 | 3-28 | 

