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Canisius Golden Griffins at Rider Broncs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Canisius Golden Griffins
3-27, 2-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 78
Rider Broncs
12-18, 4-7 Home

Zion 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

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18-51 FG 31-64
35 Field Goal % 48
6-22 3PT 8-27
27 Three Point % 30
8-10 FT 8-12
80 Free Throw % 67
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:

2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic 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
Full Standings