Men's College Basketball  

Saint Peter's College 72, Rider University 67

            JERSEY CITY--In the battle for fourth place and a bye in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship Tournament, Saint Peter's came back to beat the Broncs Sunday.

Saint Peter's (16-11, 12-6 MAAC) guard Keydren Clark, the nation's leading scorer, was held to just eight points in the first half but finished with 28 points, making 14 foul shots.

Rider (16-13, 10-8 MAAC) led 66-58 before Saint Peter's went on a 10-0 run, eight points by Clark , to take a 68-66 lead with 40 seconds left.

Junior Jerry Johnson (Lancaster, PA/J. P. McCaskey) led the Broncs with 17 points, while junior Steve Castleberry (Mullica Hill/Clearview) scored 14 points in the first half, finishing with 16 points and 14 rebounds.

            Rider led 37-34 at the half, and led 61-48 with 7:01 left to play.  Saint Peter's went on a 9-0 run, seven by Clark , to cut the lead to 61-57 with 4:50 left to play.

            Rider will now be the fifth seed, and play the tenth seed, Loyola, in the first round Friday at 4:30 PM.  Saint Peter's is now the fourth seed and does not play until Saturday at 5:00 pm , against the winner of the Rider-Loyola game.  The official pairings will be announced by the MAAC on Monday.

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