HAMDEN, CT – Tariq Ingraham (Philadelphia, PA/Bonner-Prendergast [Wake Forest]) posted his fifth double-double of the year with 15 points and 14 rebounds, but the Rider University men's basketball team fell at league-leading Quinnipiac, 75-64, Saturday afternoon at M&T Bank Arena. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 7-13 (3-6 MAAC), while the Bobcats improve to 12-8 (8-1 MAAC).

The Broncs opened separation in the first half with an 18-5 spurt to turn a 10-8 deficit into a 26-15 lead. T.J. Weeks Jr. (Warwick, RI/Bishop Hendricken Catholic [UMass]) sparked the run with 10-straight points, including a pair of three-pointers and Jay Alvarez (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro Area [Houston Christian]) capped it with a putback at the 10:49 mark.

A 9-0 Quinnipiac run later in the half erased the Broncs' advantage with just under five minutes left, but a pair of Ingraham buckets as part of a 6-0 Rider run helped the Broncs to a 42-39 lead at the half. Weeks Jr. led Rider with 12 points in the first half, while Ingraham added 11. The Broncs shot 56.7 percent (17-30) in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-for-4 from long range.

But the Broncs went cold in the second half, shooting just 17.9 percent (5-28) without a conversion from long range on eight attempts. Still tied at 52-52 at the midway point of the period, the Bobcats scored 15 of the next 17 points to put the game out of reach. Rider pulled to within nine on a pair of occasions, but could draw no closer.
 
Quotes & Notes
"I thought our guys did some good things. We got outrebounded. We needed to make shots when they were making shots. Just have to play better defense, especially in the second half when they started to cut the lead and get back into the game and we needed to get more consecutive stops. We didn't do that today." – Rider Men's Basketball Head Coach Kevin Baggett

- While Rider owns a 14-13 edge in the all-time series with Quinnipiac, the Bobcats have won nine of the last 10 meetings and 11 of the last 13.
- The Bobcats own a 10-3 mark against Rider in Hamden, including wins in each of the last eight. The last Rider win at Quinnipiac came on Feb. 4, 2018.
- Rider is 6-0 this season when holding the opposition to fewer than 72 points and dropped to 1-13 when allowing 72 or more.
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Ingraham made 6-of-10 attempts from the floor and 3-of-6 from the free-throw line. He grabbed six of his 14 rebounds on the offensive glass, while adding three assists, three blocked shots and two steals.
- Alvarez added 14 points and five rebounds. He made 4-of-8 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line.
- Weeks Jr. scored 12 of his 13 points in the first half, finishing the day at 5-for-15 from the floor and 2-for-7 from long range. He also grabbed eight rebounds and made a pair of steals.
- Zion Cruz (Trenton, NJ/Donda [DePaul/Pratt CC]) added 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting from the floor, including 2-for-2 from long range to go along with 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
- Ruben Rodriguez (Reading, PA/Reading) added four points, five assists and four rebounds.
- Tank Byard (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City [Alcorn State]) also chipped in with four points, two rebounds and two blocked shots.
- For the game, the Bobcats outshot the Broncs, 47.5 percent (28-59) to 37.9 percent (22-58) for the game, including a 36.4 percent (8-22) to 33.3 percent (4-12) edge from beyond the three-point arc.
- The Broncs took a 66.7 percent (16-24) to 57.9 percent (11-19) edge from the free-throw line.
- Both teams grabbed 37 rebounds, with Rider taking a 12-9 edge on the offensive glass.
- Quinnipiac took scoring advantages of 14-7 off turnovers, 19-7 on fast breaks and 23-8 in bench scoring.
- Rider led for 19:29 of game time to Quinnipiac's 13:57 with a lead.  

Up Next
The Broncs return to action Friday, when they play host to Saint Peter's. Opening tip from Alumni Gym is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.