LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Allen Powell (Philadelphia, PA/La Salle College H.S.) scored a career-high 20 points and the Rider University men's basketball team whittled a once 34-point deficit down to seven, but the Broncs' comeback bid fell short to Marist, 76-67, Saturday night at Alumni Gym. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 4-11 (4-8 MAAC), while the Red Foxes improve to 8-6 (6-6 MAAC).

Marist made nine of its first 10 three-point attempts and 10-of-14 in the first half and built a lead of as many as 34 points, 41-7, at the 7:30 mark. The Red Foxes maintained a 51-22 lead at the halftime break. Dwight Murray, Jr. (Austell, GA/Pebblebrook [Incarnate Word]) and Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson (Delta State, Nigeria/Monsignor Bonner) led the Broncs with six points apiece at the break, with Murray also grabbing six rebounds.

Down 31 with less than 15 minutes remaining, the Broncs used a 9-0 run to whittle the deficit down to 22. Four different Broncs scored in the run. Later, a 12-0 Rider run made it a single-digit game, 66-57, with 5:41 remaining. Powell and Jaelen McGlone (Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham) each scored five points in the run. Rider twice cut the deficit to seven, but could draw no closer.

Quotes & Notes
"Poor start. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. We battled back, but when you dig yourself a hole like that, it's going to be hard to come back and win. Give the guys credit because they didn't give up, came back and competed and got it back under 10." – Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett

- Rider leads the all-time series with Marist, 39-25. The Red Foxes' win snapped a nine-game Rider winning streak in the series.   
- Rider was without starting forward and second-leading scorer Dontrell McQuarter (Baton Rouge, LA/Believe Prep [Hinds C.C.]), who missed his second-straight game for personal reasons.
- The tip of the game was delayed 45 minutes due to a broken rim during warm-ups.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Powell made 8-of-15 shots, including 3-of-6 from long range, to finish with 20 points. His previous career-high of 18 points came last Saturday against Siena. He also scored 17 points on Dec. 8 at St. John's.
- 18 of Powell's 20 points came in the second half.
- Murray flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. He made 8-of-16 attempts from the floor and registered his second double-double of the year.
- McGlone scored a season-high 13 points, including 10 in the second half. He made 5-of-9 attempts, including 3-of-7 from long range.
- After being outshot 50.0 percent (15-30) to 21.2 percent (7-33) in the first half, Rider took a 56.3 percent (18-32) to 38.5 percent (10-26) edge in the second half.
- Marist shot 71.4 percent (10-14) from long range in the first half and just 20.0 percent (2-10) in the second. Conversely, the Broncs shot 7.1 percent (1-14) from deep in the first half and 66.7 percent (6-9) in the second. For the game, Marist took a 50.0 percent (12-24) to 30.4 percent (7-23) advantage.
- Marist took a 42-36 edge on the glass.
- The Broncs outscored Marist, 19-3, off turnovers.
- Marist's bench outscored that of the Broncs, 40-22.