Rider Broncs at Merrimack Warriors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cruz's 23 lead Rider over Merrimack 83-78
Cruz added six rebounds for the Broncs (11-18, 7-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). TJ Weeks Jr. scored 13 points and added nine rebounds. Ruben Rodriguez went 4 of 7 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.
Adam Clark finished with 26 points, eight assists and five steals for the Warriors (15-14, 12-6). Bryan Etumnu added 18 points and two blocks for Merrimack. Devon Savage finished with 10 points and two steals.
Rider's next game is Thursday against Canisius at home, and Merrimack hosts Quinnipiac on Sunday.
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Matchup Prediction
Merrimack: 84.2%
Rider: 15.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Adam Clark missed Jumper. | 83 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Merrimack Timeout | 83 - 78 |
Statistics
 RID |
 MRMK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-57 | FG | 31-63 |
| 56.1 | Field Goal % | 49.2 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 12-31 |
| 53.8 | Three Point % | 38.7 |
| 12-17 | FT | 4-9 |
| 70.6 | Free Throw % | 44.4 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Hammel Court
Location: North Andover, MA
Attendance: 1,372 | Capacity:
Location: North Andover, MA
Attendance: 1,372 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 14-4 | - | 18-11 |
| Marist | 13-5 | 1 | 20-7 |
| Merrimack | 13-6 | 1.5 | 16-14 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-7 | 3 | 18-11 |
| Iona | 11-8 | 3.5 | 14-16 |
| Manhattan | 10-8 | 4 | 15-12 |
| Sacred Heart | 10-8 | 4 | 14-15 |
| Siena | 8-10 | 6 | 13-16 |
| Fairfield | 7-11 | 7 | 11-18 |
| Rider | 7-11 | 7 | 11-18 |
| Saint Peter's | 6-12 | 8 | 11-15 |
| Niagara | 5-13 | 9 | 10-19 |
| Canisius | 3-15 | 11 | 3-26 |