Scores

Final

Robert Morris 54

(0-1, 0-1 away)

Rider 79

(1-0, 1-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 9, 2012

Alumni Gymnasium, Lawrenceville, NJ

1 2 T
RMU 27 2754
RID 40 3979

Top Performers

Robert Morris: K. Anderson 11 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast

Rider: N. Lindsey 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Rider 79, Robert Morris 54

Associated Press

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Nurideen Lindsey scored 26 points to go along with five assists to lead Rider past Robert Morris 79-54 Saturday night.

With the Broncs trailing 8-6 early, Lindsey sparked a 15-4 run, scoring nine points as Rider took the lead and never trailed again.

The Broncs led at halftime 40-27.

Rider extended the lead with contributions from the other starters. Daniel Stewart and Anthony Myles scored 11 points each and Jonathan Thompson added 10. Junior Fortunat led the Broncs with nine rebounds.

Ahead 44-30, Rider used a 15-4 run with 10:25 to play to put the game away.

Rider shot 50.9 percent (27 of 53) for the game while Robert Morris struggled from the field, shooting just 25.5 percent (13 of 21) for the game.

Karvel Anderson led the Colonials in scoring with 11 points off the bench.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
RMU
RID
Points 54 79
FG Made-Attempted 13-51 (.255) 27-53 (.509)
3P Made-Attempted 4-20 (.200) 8-17 (.471)
FT Made-Attempted 24-32 (.750) 17-20 (.850)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 26 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 27

Game Leaders

 
RMU
RID
PointsK. Anderson 11N. Lindsey 26
ReboundsV. Morgan 6J. Fortunat 9
AssistsV. Jones 3N. Lindsey 5
StealsV. Jones 3D. Nd-Ezuma 2
BlocksV. Morgan 3J. Fortunat 3
Team Stats: Robert Morris | Rider

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

RMU
RID
11/12 @LEH 8:30pm
11/13 FOR 6:00pm
11/17 @XAV 2:00pm
11/19 BGSU 7:30pm
11/20 CLEV 7:30pm
 11/13 STON 6:00am
11/17 MONM 3:00pm
11/19 @SCAR 7:00pm
11/21 @SMU 8:30pm
11/23 @JAC 4:30pm
Complete Schedule: Robert Morris | Rider