BUFFALO, NY – Tyere Marshall (Philadelphia, PA/Martin Luther King/Putnam Science) scored a career-high 31 points, including the 1,000^th of his career, but the Rider University men's basketball team fell at hot-shooting Canisius, 95-86, Sunday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 9-8 (3-4 MAAC), while the Griffs are now 8-10 (3-4 MAAC).

Rider led by as many as four points in the early going, with Christian Ings' (Philadelphia, PA/Neumann-Goretti) scoring five-straight points, including a three-point play at the 14:14 mark. The Broncs went inside early and often to Marshall, who made 9-of-11 attempts from the floor and all five of his free-throw attempts for 23 points in the period. But Canisius was red hot in the period, hitting 61.8 percent (21-34), including 7-of-14 from long range, and took a 52-42 edge into the locker room at halftime.

The Griffs' hot shooting continued through the second half, as Canisius finished at 60.7 percent (37-61). While Canisius built its lead to 16 at the 17-minute mark of the second half, the Broncs whittled the deficit all the way down to six with 59 seconds remaining on a Willy Nuñez, Jr. (Orlando, FL/Oak Ridge [Florida International]) three pointer. But the Broncs could draw no closer.    

Quotes & Notes
"We've got to get stops. We struggled to get stops today. And then we didn't make free throws. When you can't get stops and you get to the free-throw line and you can't make free throws, it's like having another turnover. So we've got to go back and we've got to get in the gym, we've got to get working, get better defensively, we've got to get tougher and we've got to make free throws. And we need some guys to make shots who we're counting on to make shots." – Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett

- Marshall became the 39^th Rider men's basketball player all-time to score 1,000 career points, joining current teammates Stevie Jordan (Bensalem, PA/Conwell-Egan/API) and Dimencio Vaughn (New York, NY/Callaway/The Masters School) in achieving the feat.
- Rider's last 30-point performance came almost two years ago to the day, when Vaughn scored a career-high 34 points at Saint Peter's on Jan. 18, 2018.
- Rider joined BYU, Liberty, Illinois-Chicago, North Florida and Southern California with three current 1,000-point scorers. Richmond is the only team in Division I with four 1,000-point scorers.  
- Rider leads the all-time series with Canisius, 36-15. The Griffs have won the last two meetings.
- The Broncs return home Friday to face hOURglass rival Saint Peter's. Tip-off from Alumni Gymnasium is scheduled for 7 p.m.  
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Marshall bested his previous career-high of 28 points, established this past Nov. 20 at Massachusetts.
- Marshall made 12-of-16 attempts from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, with five coming on the offensive glass.
- Ings finished with a season-high 15 points, besting his previous best of 14 vs. Iona on Jan. 10. He made 5-of-8 attempts, including 2-of-3 from long range and all three of his free-throw opportunities. Ings also dished out four assists, tying Jordan for the team high.
- Kimar Williams (Philadelphia, PA/Constitution [Florida International]) scored all his season-high 12 points in the second half on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line.
- Vaughn also finished in double-figures with 10 points, while Nuñez, Jr., hit three three-pointers for nine points.
- The Broncs took a 32-31 edge on the glass, outrebounding their 14^th opponent in 17 games this season.
- Canisius outshot the Broncs, 60.7 percent (37-61) to 47.5 percent (28-59), including a 45.0 percent (9-20) to 32.0 percent (8-25) edge from long range.
- Rider got to the line 36 times, making 22 (61.1 percent). Canisius attempted 16 free throws, making 12 (75.0 percent).