Rider Broncs at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cruz scores 18 as Rider beats Iona 74-71
Cruz shot 6 for 13 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Broncs (10-15, 6-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). TJ Weeks Jr. scored 17 points while going 5 of 12 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and 7 for 8 from the line and added eight rebounds. Stephen Byard had 11 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Dejour Reaves led the way for the Gaels (11-14, 8-6) with 21 points and two steals. Yaphet Moundi added 18 points and seven rebounds for Iona. Luke Jungers finished with 14 points and two blocks.
Both teams next play Sunday. Rider visits Saint Peter's and Iona goes on the road to play Quinnipiac.
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Matchup Prediction
Iona: 73.9%
Rider: 26.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rider Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kernan Bundy missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tank Byard made Free Throw. | 74 - 71 |
Statistics
 RID |
 IONA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 29-65 |
| 42.1 | Field Goal % | 44.6 |
| 3-11 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 34.6 |
| 23-30 | FT | 4-8 |
| 76.7 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Hynes Athletics Center
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 1,468 | Capacity:
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 1,468 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 13-3 | - | 20-5 |
| Quinnipiac | 13-3 | - | 17-10 |
| Merrimack | 12-5 | 1.5 | 15-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 10-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Iona | 9-8 | 4.5 | 12-16 |
| Manhattan | 8-8 | 5 | 13-12 |
| Sacred Heart | 8-8 | 5 | 12-15 |
| Siena | 8-9 | 5.5 | 13-15 |
| Fairfield | 6-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| Rider | 6-11 | 7.5 | 10-18 |
| Saint Peter's | 5-11 | 8 | 10-14 |
| Niagara | 5-11 | 8 | 10-17 |
| Canisius | 3-13 | 10 | 3-24 |