Rider 65-62 Niagara (21 Jan, 2023) Play-by-Play

Niagara Purple Eagles

9-9, 4-5 Conference

	1	2	T
NIA	35	27	62
RID	30	35	65

Rider Broncs

8-9, 5-3 Conference

TIME		NIA	RID
19:35	Mervin James made Layup.	0	2
19:06	Noah Thomasson made Layup.	2	2
18:39	Tariq Ingraham made Layup. Assisted by Dwight Murray Jr..	2	4
18:19	Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Moore.	5	4
18:03	Allen Powell missed Jumper.	5	4
18:00	Mervin James Offensive Rebound.	5	4
17:58	Allen Betrand missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:55	Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:37	Bryce Moore made Layup.	7	4
17:17	Tariq Ingraham missed Jumper.	7	4
17:13	Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:44	Bryce Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
16:41	Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:35	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
16:35	Noah Thomasson Block.	7	4
16:29	Bryce Moore Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:28	Foul on Allen Powell.	7	4
16:25	Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.	10	4
16:05	Mervin James missed Layup.	10	4
16:05	Sam Iorio Block.	10	4
16:05	Rider Offensive Rebound.	10	4
16:04	Dwight Murray Jr. Turnover.	10	4
16:04	Sam Iorio Steal.	10	4
15:42	Foul on Dwight Murray Jr..	10	4
15:42	Official TV Timeout	10	4
15:31	Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.	13	4
15:08	Allen Betrand missed Layup.	13	4
15:06	Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.	13	4
15:02	Bryce Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	13	4
15:00	Dwight Murray Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	4
14:45	Dwight Murray Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Mervin James.	13	6
14:22	Bryce Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	13	6
14:17	Aaron Gray Offensive Rebound.	13	6
14:17	Aaron Gray missed Layup.	13	6
14:13	Allen Powell Defensive Rebound.	13	6
13:58	Allen Powell made Jumper.	13	8
13:35	Mervin James Defensive Rebound.	13	8
13:31	Allen Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mervin James.	13	11
13:03	Aaron Gray made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Moore.	15	11
12:46	Allen Powell missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
12:41	Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.	15	11
12:25	Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
12:22	Mervin James Defensive Rebound.	15	11
12:10	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
12:07	Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:59	Noah Thomasson missed Layup.	15	11
11:56	Allen Powell Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:43	Mervin James missed Jumper.	15	11
11:37	Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:24	Braxton Bayless Turnover.	15	11
11:24	Allen Powell Steal.	15	11
11:18	Allen Powell Turnover.	15	11
11:18	Noah Thomasson Steal.	15	11
11:15	Foul on Aaron Gray.	15	11
11:15	Aaron Gray Turnover.	15	11
11:15	Official TV Timeout	15	11
11:00	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.	15	11
10:57	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Offensive Rebound.	15	11
10:55	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Turnover.	15	11
10:55	Harlan Obioha Steal.	15	11
10:32	David Mitchell missed Jumper.	15	11
10:29	Mervin James Defensive Rebound.	15	11
10:18	Mervin James missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
10:15	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	15	11
9:56	Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
9:53	Dwight Murray Jr. Defensive Rebound.	15	11
9:41	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup.	15	13
9:19	Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.	18	13
8:55	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.	18	13
8:52	David Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	18	13
8:26	Joe Kasperzyk made Layup.	20	13
8:24	Rider Timeout	20	13
8:24	Official TV Timeout	20	13
8:14	Corey McKeithan missed Jumper.	20	13
8:12	Foul on Braxton Bayless.	20	13
8:11	Tyrel Bladen Offensive Rebound.	20	13
8:11	Nehemiah Benson made Layup. Assisted by Corey McKeithan.	20	15
8:11	Foul on Noah Thomasson.	20	15
8:11	Nehemiah Benson missed Free Throw.	20	15
8:10	Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.	20	15
7:48	Joe Kasperzyk missed Layup.	20	15
7:46	Nehemiah Benson Defensive Rebound.	20	15
7:27	Corey McKeithan made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Powell.	20	17
7:10	Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.	23	17
6:55	Allen Powell missed Jumper.	23	17
6:51	Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.	23	17
6:32	Noah Thomasson made Layup.	25	17
6:15	Corey McKeithan made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrel Bladen.	25	19
5:49	Foul on Nehemiah Benson.	25	19
5:35	Aaron Gray missed Layup.	25	19
5:32	Mervin James Defensive Rebound.	25	19
5:23	Mervin James made Layup. Assisted by Corey McKeithan.	25	21
5:02	Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Moore.	28	21
4:40	Dwight Murray Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrel Bladen.	28	23
4:07	Bryce Moore missed Layup.	28	23
4:05	Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.	28	23
4:01	Corey McKeithan missed Three Point Jumper.	28	23
3:58	David Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	28	23
3:38	Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.	31	23
3:03	Foul on David Mitchell.	31	23
3:03	Official TV Timeout	31	23
3:03	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Free Throw.	31	23
3:03	Rider Deadball Team Rebound.	31	23
3:03	Dwight Murray Jr. made Free Throw.	31	24
3:03	Dwight Murray Jr. made Free Throw.	31	25
2:45	Noah Thomasson Turnover.	31	25
2:45	Dwight Murray Jr. Steal.	31	25
2:37	Allen Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwight Murray Jr..	31	28
2:14	Noah Thomasson made Jumper.	33	28
1:47	Foul on Bryce Moore.	33	28
1:47	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Free Throw.	33	28
1:47	Rider Deadball Team Rebound.	33	28
1:47	Dwight Murray Jr. missed Free Throw.	33	28
1:46	Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.	33	28
1:29	Foul on Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson.	33	28
1:12	Bryce Moore Turnover.	33	28
1:12	Allen Powell Steal.	33	28
1:01	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Turnover.	33	28
1:01	Lance Erving Steal.	33	28
0:45	Bryce Moore made Layup. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.	35	28
0:25	Foul on Bryce Moore.	35	28
0:25	Mervin James made Free Throw.	35	29
0:25	Mervin James made Free Throw.	35	30
0:19	Niagara Timeout	35	30
0:05	Lance Erving missed Three Point Jumper.	35	30
0:01	Corey McKeithan Defensive Rebound.	35	30
0:00	End of 1st half	35	30

Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)

12:00 AM, 21 January 2023

Lawrenceville, NJ

Attendance: 1,322

Referees:
Earl Walton
Evon Burroughs
Matt Lavigne

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Marist	2-0	-	8-2
Quinnipiac	2-0	-	5-7
Merrimack	2-0	-	5-8
Mount St. Mary's	1-1	1	8-4
Manhattan	1-1	1	6-5
Niagara	1-1	1	5-7
Fairfield	1-1	1	5-7
Siena	1-1	1	5-7
Sacred Heart	1-1	1	4-8
Iona	1-1	1	4-8
Saint Peter's	0-2	2	5-5
Rider	0-2	2	4-9
Canisius	0-2	2	0-13

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