COLLEGE PARK, MD – Mervin James (St. Thomas, USVI/Pebblebrook [North Alabama]) scored a career-high 28 points and added eight rebounds, but the Rider University men's basketball team fell at Maryland, 103-76, Tuesday night at XFINITY Center. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 1-5, while the Terrapins are now 4-3.

The opening minutes were played evenly to an 8-8 tie, with Allen Powell (Philadelphia, PA/La Salle College HS), Corey McKeithan (Windsor, CT/Windsor), Tariq Ingraham (Philadelphia, PA/Bonner-Prendergast [Wake Forest]) and JT Langston Jr. (Fort Wayne, IN/San Gabriel Academy [East Los Angeles College]) each scoring a bucket for the Broncs.

But the whistles began to go heavily against the Broncs, to the tune of an 18-9 disparity in the period. Maryland made 15-of-26 attempts from the floor and was shown the free throw line for 32 first-half attempts, making 21. Despite two fouls in the first three minutes of play, James scored all of his 11 points and grabbed six of his seven rebounds in the first period after picking up the second foul without being whistled for another prior to halftime.

The Broncs drew to within 20 points twice in the second half, but could get no closer.

Quotes & Notes
"Our guys battle. I'll give them that."

(On the foul discrepancy) "Some of it is that (Maryland is) just bigger, faster, stronger. They were getting calls that we weren't getting."

"Corey and Mervin are the only two starters who've really battled and performed to the level that we thought they would. The other guys have not. Just being honest. They've not done it thus far. Therefore, I can't continue to wait on them. We've got to start making some lineup changes and find some guys that are coming off the bench that are willing to give us more energy and what we're looking for until those guys figure it out." – Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett

- Rider and Maryland have met five times in the two programs' histories, with the Terps taking all five meetings. The most recent meeting prior to tonight came on Nov. 20, 2015, a 65-58 Maryland win. The series began in 1991-92 and the first three meetings came in the 90's.
- The Broncs were playing their fifth in a six-game road trip.
- The game was the Broncs' second of three against a Big 10 opponent this season (Nebraska, Nov. 13; Penn State, Dec. 29).
- Rider's last win over a Big 10 program came Dec. 22, 2017, at Penn State on Frederick Scott's buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Broncs by the Numbers
- James scored 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. He added eight rebounds, with four each on the offensive and defensive glass.
- James' previous career high of 25 points came for North Alabama on Dec. 6, 2020, against Carver College of the National Christian College Athletic Association.
- McKeithan added 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including a conversion on his only three-point attempt. He added three assists.
- Ingraham added 11 points on 4-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. He grabbed six rebounds.  
- Freshmen DJ Dudley (San Diego, CA/LA Premier Prep) and Ruben Rodriguez (Reading, PA/Reading) added five points apiece.
- Powell dished out a team-high four assists.
- The foul discrepancy finished at 29-21 in favor of Maryland, resulting in 45 free-throw attempts to the Broncs' 24.
- Rider (75.0 percent, 18-24) shot a higher percentage than Maryland (64.4 percent, 29-45) from the line.
- The Terps outshot the Broncs, 57.9 percent (33-57) to 45.9 percent (28-61) from the floor, including a 40.0 percent (8-20) to 22.2 percent (2-9) advantage from long range.
- The Broncs outrebounded Maryland, 40-31, including a 16-9 edge on the offensive glass.

Up Next
The Broncs return to action Friday, when they open MAAC play at Siena. Tip-off from MVP Arena in Albany is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.