Canisius Golden Griffins at Rider Broncs

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Canisius Golden Griffins

3-27, 2-14 Away

Final
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

CAN		RID
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
Siena	2-0	-	9-3
Marist	2-0	-	8-3
Quinnipiac	2-0	-	9-4
Merrimack	2-0	-	6-7
Saint Peter's	2-0	-	4-5
Iona	1-1	1	9-4
Sacred Heart	1-1	1	5-7
Manhattan	1-1	1	5-8
Fairfield	0-2	2	7-5
Canisius	0-2	2	5-7
Mount St. Mary's	0-2	2	4-9
Niagara	0-2	2	3-9
Rider	0-2	2	1-9

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