Rider 78-50 Canisius (Mar 6, 2025) Play-by-Play

Canisius Golden Griffins

3-27, 3-16 MAAC

	1	2	T
CAN	25	25	50
RID	44	34	78

Rider Broncs

12-18, 8-11 MAAC

Flash Burton missed Three Point Jumper.
T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Layup.
Tariq Ingraham made Jumper.
Flash Burton missed Layup.
Zion Cruz made Layup.
Ruben Rodriguez made Jumper.
Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
T.J. Weeks Jr. made Layup.
Zion Cruz made Layup.
Jay Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
T.J. Weeks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
Jay Alvarez missed Layup.
Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
Tank Byard made Layup.
Zocko Littleton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Jay Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
Zion Cruz made Layup.
Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.
Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
Ruben Rodriguez missed Layup.
Ife West-Ingram made Two Point Tip Shot.
Ife West-Ingram missed Layup.
Ife West-Ingram made Layup. Assisted by Tank Byard.
Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
T.J. Weeks Jr. made Jumper.
Tariq Ingraham made Layup. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
T.J. Weeks Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.
Ruben Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
Ruben Rodriguez made Layup.
T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
Ife West-Ingram made Jumper.
Flash Burton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
Jay Alvarez made Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
Ife West-Ingram missed Layup.
Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
Ruben Rodriguez missed Jumper.
Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.
Cole McCabe made Jumper. Assisted by Jay Alvarez.
Zocko Littleton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyriek Weeks missed Three Point Jumper.
Zocko Littleton Jr. made Jumper.
Andre Young missed Jumper.
Zocko Littleton Jr. made Jumper.
Andre Young missed Three Point Jumper.
Maurizio D'Alessandro made Three Point Jumper.
Tyriek Weeks missed Jumper.
Alaaeddine Boutayeb missed Jumper.
Maurizio D'Alessandro missed Three Point Jumper.
Evan van der Plas made Layup.
Dylan Godfrey made Jumper.
Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
Dylan Godfrey missed Jumper.
Dylan Godfrey missed Layup.
Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tana Kopa.
Cam Palesse made Jumper.
Gianni Thompson missed Layup.
Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper.
Gianni Thompson missed Layup.
Cam Palesse made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
Tana Kopa missed Layup.
Tana Kopa missed Layup.
Cam Palesse missed Three Point Jumper.
Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.
Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Palesse.
Evan van der Plas made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey.
Gianni Thompson made Layup.
Tana Kopa missed Jumper.
Dylan Godfrey made Layup.
Dylan Godfrey missed Layup.
Evan van der Plas missed Jumper.
Anthony Benard missed Three Point Jumper.
Cam Palesse made Layup.
Cam Palesse made Jumper.
Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
Evan van der Plas missed Three Point Jumper.
Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper.
Gianni Thompson made Layup.
Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
Anthony Benard missed Three Point Jumper.
Anthony Benard missed Three Point Jumper.
Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper.
Gianni Thompson missed Jumper.
Cam Palesse missed Jumper.
Gianni Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
Gianni Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tana Kopa.
Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
Cam Palesse missed Jumper.
Cam Palesse made Jumper.
Gianni Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Cam Palesse missed Jumper.
Evan van der Plas missed Three Point Jumper.
Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.
Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
Evan van der Plas missed Three Point Jumper.
Cam Palesse missed Layup.
Evan van der Plas made Layup.

CANISIUS

RIDER

TIME		CAN	RID
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Canisius	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Rider	0	0
19:40	Evan van der Plas made Layup.	2	0
19:40	Foul on Flash Burton.	2	0
19:40	Evan van der Plas missed Free Throw.	2	0
19:39	Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:32	Rider Turnover.	2	0
19:10	Canisius Turnover.	2	0
18:57	Flash Burton missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:53	Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:37	Dylan Godfrey made Jumper.	4	0
18:08	T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Layup.	4	0
18:05	Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.	4	0
18:03	Tariq Ingraham made Jumper.	4	2
17:31	Tana Kopa Turnover.	4	2
17:31	Flash Burton Steal.	4	2
17:25	Flash Burton missed Layup.	4	2
17:22	Zion Cruz Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:21	Zion Cruz made Layup.	4	4
17:10	Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
17:07	Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:50	Ruben Rodriguez made Jumper.	4	6
16:38	Canisius Turnover.	4	6
16:26	Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.	4	9
16:14	Foul on Flash Burton.	4	9
15:54	Dylan Godfrey missed Jumper.	4	9
15:51	Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.	4	9
15:39	T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
15:35	T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.	4	9
15:21	Zion Cruz missed Jumper.	4	9
15:16	Rider Deadball Team Rebound.	4	9
15:16	Foul on Dylan Godfrey.	4	9
15:16	Official TV Timeout	4	9
15:16	Flash Burton subbing out for Rider	4	9
15:16	Jay Alvarez subbing in for Rider	4	9
15:16	Gianni Thompson subbing out for Canisius	4	9
15:16	Cam Palesse subbing in for Canisius	4	9
15:10	T.J. Weeks Jr. made Layup.	4	11
15:10	Foul on Cam Palesse.	4	11
15:10	T.J. Weeks Jr. made Free Throw.	4	12
14:48	Foul on Ruben Rodriguez.	4	12
14:42	Dylan Godfrey missed Layup.	4	12
14:40	Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.	4	12
14:34	Zion Cruz made Layup.	4	14
14:33	Canisius Timeout	4	14
14:33	Dylan Godfrey subbing out for Canisius	4	14
14:33	Gianni Thompson subbing in for Canisius	4	14
14:21	Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tana Kopa.	7	14
14:07	Jay Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.	7	17
13:51	Foul on Tana Kopa.	7	17
13:51	Tana Kopa Turnover.	7	17
13:36	Tariq Ingraham made Layup.	7	19
13:08	Gianni Thompson Turnover.	7	19
12:48	T.J. Weeks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.	7	22
12:30	Cam Palesse made Jumper.	9	22
12:11	Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	9	22
12:09	Rider Offensive Rebound.	9	22
12:01	Jay Alvarez missed Layup.	9	22
12:00	Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound.	9	22
12:00	Foul on Jay Alvarez.	9	22
12:00	Official TV Timeout	9	22
12:00	Tariq Ingraham subbing out for Rider	9	22
12:00	Tank Byard subbing in for Rider	9	22
11:45	Gianni Thompson missed Layup.	9	22
11:42	Tank Byard Defensive Rebound.	9	22
11:21	Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.	9	25
11:09	Anthony Benard Turnover.	9	25
11:06	Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider	9	25
11:06	T.J. Weeks Jr. subbing out for Rider	9	25
11:06	Ife West-Ingram subbing in for Rider	9	25
11:06	Zocko Littleton Jr. subbing in for Rider	9	25
10:40	Tank Byard made Layup.	9	27
10:11	Foul on Tank Byard.	9	27
10:11	Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.	10	27
10:11	Evan van der Plas subbing out for Canisius	10	27
10:11	Dylan Godfrey subbing in for Canisius	10	27
10:11	Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.	11	27
9:58	Zocko Littleton Jr. Turnover.	11	27
9:58	Tank Byard subbing out for Rider	11	27
9:58	Cole McCabe subbing in for Rider	11	27
9:48	Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper.	14	27
9:34	Foul on Cam Palesse.	14	27
9:34	Cole McCabe missed Free Throw.	14	27
9:34	Rider Deadball Team Rebound.	14	27
9:34	Ruben Rodriguez subbing out for Rider	14	27
9:34	Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider	14	27
9:34	Cole McCabe made Free Throw.	14	28
9:08	Foul on Gianni Thompson.	14	28
9:08	Gianni Thompson Turnover.	14	28
8:53	Zocko Littleton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	14	28
8:40	Ife West-Ingram Offensive Rebound.	14	28
8:36	Jay Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.	14	31
8:24	Foul on Zocko Littleton Jr..	14	31
8:24	Cam Palesse missed Free Throw.	14	31
8:24	Canisius Deadball Team Rebound.	14	31
8:24	Jay Alvarez subbing out for Rider	14	31
8:24	Zocko Littleton Jr. subbing out for Rider	14	31
8:24	Ruben Rodriguez subbing in for Rider	14	31
8:24	T.J. Weeks Jr. subbing in for Rider	14	31
8:24	Cam Palesse made Free Throw.	15	31
8:24	Cam Palesse subbing out for Canisius	15	31
8:24	Evan van der Plas subbing in for Canisius	15	31
8:09	Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.	15	31
8:05	T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.	15	31
7:56	Zion Cruz made Layup.	15	33
7:31	Gianni Thompson missed Layup.	15	33
7:31	T.J. Weeks Jr. Block.	15	33
7:31	Rider Defensive Rebound.	15	33
7:31	Official TV Timeout	15	33
7:31	Ife West-Ingram subbing out for Rider	15	33
7:31	Tariq Ingraham subbing in for Rider	15	33
7:19	Foul on Anthony Benard.	15	33
7:19	Cole McCabe made Free Throw.	15	34
7:18	Cole McCabe missed Free Throw.	15	34
7:17	Evan van der Plas Defensive Rebound.	15	34
7:00	Gianni Thompson Turnover.	15	34
7:00	Gianni Thompson subbing out for Canisius	15	34
7:00	Cam Palesse subbing in for Canisius	15	34
6:47	Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.	15	36
6:14	Cam Palesse made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Benard.	17	36
5:46	Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Zion Cruz.	17	38
5:41	Canisius Timeout	17	38
5:41	Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider	17	38
5:41	Jay Alvarez subbing in for Rider	17	38
5:32	Anthony Benard missed Jumper.	17	38
5:27	T.J. Weeks Jr. Defensive Rebound.	17	38
5:12	Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.	17	38
5:10	Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.	17	38
5:03	Tana Kopa missed Layup.	17	38
5:00	Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.	17	38
4:56	T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	17	38
4:53	Cole McCabe Offensive Rebound.	17	38
4:50	Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.	17	38
4:45	Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.	17	38
4:44	Tariq Ingraham made Layup.	17	40
4:25	Tana Kopa missed Layup.	17	40
4:23	Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.	17	40
4:11	Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	17	40
4:08	Evan van der Plas Defensive Rebound.	17	40
4:02	Cam Palesse missed Three Point Jumper.	17	40
3:58	Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.	17	40
3:34	T.J. Weeks Jr. Turnover.	17	40
3:34	Anthony Benard Steal.	17	40
3:27	Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.	17	40
3:22	Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.	17	40
3:10	Rider Timeout	17	40
3:10	Official TV Timeout	17	40
3:10	Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider	17	40
3:10	Tariq Ingraham subbing out for Rider	17	40
3:10	Ife West-Ingram subbing in for Rider	17	40
3:10	Tank Byard subbing in for Rider	17	40
2:52	Ruben Rodriguez missed Layup.	17	40
2:43	Ife West-Ingram Offensive Rebound.	17	40
2:43	Ife West-Ingram made Two Point Tip Shot.	17	42
2:20	Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Palesse.	20	42
2:04	Ife West-Ingram missed Layup.	20	42
2:04	Evan van der Plas Block.	20	42
1:55	Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.	20	42
1:54	Evan van der Plas made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey.	22	42
1:54	Foul on Jay Alvarez.	22	42
1:54	Cam Palesse subbing out for Canisius	22	42
1:54	Gianni Thompson subbing in for Canisius	22	42
1:54	Evan van der Plas made Free Throw.	23	42
1:54	Jay Alvarez subbing out for Rider	23	42
1:54	Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider	23	42
1:36	Ife West-Ingram made Layup. Assisted by Tank Byard.	23	44
1:36	Foul on Gianni Thompson.	23	44
1:36	Ife West-Ingram missed Free Throw.	23	44
1:35	Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.	23	44
1:20	Dylan Godfrey Turnover.	23	44
1:20	Zion Cruz Steal.	23	44
0:56	Tank Byard Turnover.	23	44
0:40	Dylan Godfrey Turnover.	23	44
0:40	Zion Cruz Steal.	23	44
0:28	Zion Cruz missed Jumper.	23	44
0:24	Gianni Thompson Defensive Rebound.	23	44
0:20	Gianni Thompson made Layup.	25	44
0:05	Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.	25	44
0:01	Rider Deadball Team Rebound.	25	44
0:00	End of 1st half	25	44

Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)

7:00 PM, March 6, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Lawrenceville, NJ

Line: RID -10.5

Over/Under: 140.5

Attendance: 1,514

Referees:
Brent Hampton
Robert Riley
Scott Gooden

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Quinnipiac	15-5	-	19-12
Merrimack	14-6	1	17-14
Marist	13-7	2	20-9
Mount St. Mary's	12-8	3	19-12
Manhattan	12-8	3	17-12
Iona	12-8	3	15-16
Sacred Heart	10-10	5	15-17
Rider	9-11	6	14-18
Siena	9-11	6	14-18
Fairfield	8-12	7	12-20
Saint Peter's	7-13	8	12-16
Niagara	6-14	9	11-20
Canisius	3-17	12	3-28

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