Canisius (50) vs Rider (78) · Mar 6, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 6, 2025

Game Recap

Zion Cruz scores 12 to lead Rider to 78-50 victory over Canisius. Zion Cruz had 12 points to help Rider defeat Canisius 78-50 on Thursday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
CAN	25	25	50
RID	44	34	78

CANISIUS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Dylan Godfrey	26	2-7	0-2	0-0	7	1	0	0	2	2	4
33Gianni Thompson	27	3-8	1-3	3-3	5	0	0	1	5	3	10
9Evan van der Plas	34	3-7	0-3	2-3	6	0	0	1	2	1	8
3Anthony Benard	38	3-9	3-6	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	3	9
6Tana Kopa	38	2-10	2-7	0-0	3	2	0	0	3	2	6
15Maji David-Maji	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21Trevor Augustine	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Nicco DiGiulio	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Cam Palesse	31	5-10	0-1	3-4	5	1	0	0	0	3	13






TOTAL	-	18-5135.3%	6-2227.3%	8-1080.0%	27	5	2	2	14	15	50

RIDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tariq Ingraham	20	4-5	0-0	0-0	8	3	1	0	0	2	8
11Flash Burton	15	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	2	3
2Ruben Rodriguez	29	3-8	1-4	1-1	2	6	1	0	0	1	8
0Zion Cruz	23	5-10	2-4	0-0	2	4	3	0	0	1	12
35T.J. Weeks Jr.	23	4-9	1-5	2-2	4	0	0	1	1	0	11
21Cole McCabe	13	4-4	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	10
31Tyriek Weeks	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Tank Byard	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
7Ife West-Ingram	12	3-5	0-0	2-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	8
5Jay Alvarez	20	3-8	2-6	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	8
14Alaaeddine Boutayeb	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
20Maurizio D'Alessandro	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
22Jack McFadden	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
12Andre Young	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Zocko Littleton Jr.	12	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	4
TOTAL	-	31-6448.4%	8-2729.6%	8-1266.7%	36	15	8	1	6	14	78

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfcanrid

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Canisius
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Rider
+2 (19:40) Evan van der Plas made Layup.
20
(19:40) Foul on Flash Burton.
(19:40) Evan van der Plas missed Free Throw.
(19:39) Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) Rider Turnover.
(19:10) Canisius Turnover.
(18:57) Flash Burton missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:53) Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:37) Dylan Godfrey made Jumper.
40
(18:08) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Layup.
(18:05) Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Tariq Ingraham made Jumper.
42
(17:31) Tana Kopa Turnover.
(17:31) Flash Burton Steal.
(17:25) Flash Burton missed Layup.
(17:22) Zion Cruz Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:21) Zion Cruz made Layup.
44
(17:10) Tana Kopa missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:07) Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:50) Ruben Rodriguez made Jumper.
46
(16:38) Canisius Turnover.
+3 (16:26) Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
49
(16:14) Foul on Flash Burton.
(15:54) Dylan Godfrey missed Jumper.
(15:51) Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:35) T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:21) Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
(15:16) Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Dylan Godfrey.
(15:16) Official TV Timeout
(15:16) Flash Burton subbing out for Rider
(15:16) Jay Alvarez subbing in for Rider
(15:16) Gianni Thompson subbing out for Canisius
(15:16) Cam Palesse subbing in for Canisius
+2 (15:10) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Layup.
411
(15:10) Foul on Cam Palesse.
+1 (15:10) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Free Throw.
412
(14:48) Foul on Ruben Rodriguez.
(14:42) Dylan Godfrey missed Layup.
(14:40) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:34) Zion Cruz made Layup.
414
(14:33) Canisius Timeout
(14:33) Dylan Godfrey subbing out for Canisius
(14:33) Gianni Thompson subbing in for Canisius
+3 (14:21) Anthony Benard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tana Kopa.
714
+3 (14:07) Jay Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
717
(13:51) Foul on Tana Kopa.
(13:51) Tana Kopa Turnover.
+2 (13:36) Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
719
(13:08) Gianni Thompson Turnover.
+3 (12:48) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
722
+2 (12:30) Cam Palesse made Jumper.
922
(12:11) Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:09) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Jay Alvarez missed Layup.
(12:00) Cam Palesse Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Foul on Jay Alvarez.
(12:00) Official TV Timeout
(12:00) Tariq Ingraham subbing out for Rider
(12:00) Tank Byard subbing in for Rider
(11:45) Gianni Thompson missed Layup.
(11:42) Tank Byard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:21) Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
925
(11:09) Anthony Benard Turnover.
(11:06) Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider
(11:06) T.J. Weeks Jr. subbing out for Rider
(11:06) Ife West-Ingram subbing in for Rider
(11:06) Zocko Littleton Jr. subbing in for Rider
+2 (10:40) Tank Byard made Layup.
927
(10:11) Foul on Tank Byard.
+1 (10:11) Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.
1027
(10:11) Evan van der Plas subbing out for Canisius
(10:11) Dylan Godfrey subbing in for Canisius
+1 (10:11) Gianni Thompson made Free Throw.
1127
(9:58) Zocko Littleton Jr. Turnover.
(9:58) Tank Byard subbing out for Rider
(9:58) Cole McCabe subbing in for Rider
+3 (9:48) Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper.
1427
(9:34) Foul on Cam Palesse.
(9:34) Cole McCabe missed Free Throw.
(9:34) Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:34) Ruben Rodriguez subbing out for Rider
(9:34) Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider
+1 (9:34) Cole McCabe made Free Throw.
1428
(9:08) Foul on Gianni Thompson.
(9:08) Gianni Thompson Turnover.
(8:53) Zocko Littleton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:40) Ife West-Ingram Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:36) Jay Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
1431
(8:24) Foul on Zocko Littleton Jr..
(8:24) Cam Palesse missed Free Throw.
(8:24) Canisius Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:24) Jay Alvarez subbing out for Rider
(8:24) Zocko Littleton Jr. subbing out for Rider
(8:24) Ruben Rodriguez subbing in for Rider
(8:24) T.J. Weeks Jr. subbing in for Rider
+1 (8:24) Cam Palesse made Free Throw.
1531
(8:24) Cam Palesse subbing out for Canisius
(8:24) Evan van der Plas subbing in for Canisius
(8:09) Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:05) T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Zion Cruz made Layup.
1533
(7:31) Gianni Thompson missed Layup.
(7:31) T.J. Weeks Jr. Block.
(7:31) Rider Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Official TV Timeout
(7:31) Ife West-Ingram subbing out for Rider
(7:31) Tariq Ingraham subbing in for Rider
(7:19) Foul on Anthony Benard.
+1 (7:19) Cole McCabe made Free Throw.
1534
(7:18) Cole McCabe missed Free Throw.
(7:17) Evan van der Plas Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Gianni Thompson Turnover.
(7:00) Gianni Thompson subbing out for Canisius
(7:00) Cam Palesse subbing in for Canisius
+2 (6:47) Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.
1536
+2 (6:14) Cam Palesse made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
1736
+2 (5:46) Cole McCabe made Layup. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
1738
(5:41) Canisius Timeout
(5:41) Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider
(5:41) Jay Alvarez subbing in for Rider
(5:32) Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
(5:27) T.J. Weeks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Ruben Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:10) Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Tana Kopa missed Layup.
(5:00) Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:53) Cole McCabe Offensive Rebound.
(4:50) Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
(4:45) Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
1740
(4:25) Tana Kopa missed Layup.
(4:23) Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Evan van der Plas Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Cam Palesse missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:58) Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) T.J. Weeks Jr. Turnover.
(3:34) Anthony Benard Steal.
(3:27) Dylan Godfrey missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:22) Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Rider Timeout
(3:10) Official TV Timeout
(3:10) Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider
(3:10) Tariq Ingraham subbing out for Rider
(3:10) Ife West-Ingram subbing in for Rider
(3:10) Tank Byard subbing in for Rider
(2:52) Ruben Rodriguez missed Layup.
(2:43) Ife West-Ingram Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:43) Ife West-Ingram made Two Point Tip Shot.
1742
+3 (2:20) Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Palesse.
2042
(2:04) Ife West-Ingram missed Layup.
(2:04) Evan van der Plas Block.
(1:55) Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:54) Evan van der Plas made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Godfrey.
2242
(1:54) Foul on Jay Alvarez.
(1:54) Cam Palesse subbing out for Canisius
(1:54) Gianni Thompson subbing in for Canisius
+1 (1:54) Evan van der Plas made Free Throw.
2342
(1:54) Jay Alvarez subbing out for Rider
(1:54) Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider
+2 (1:36) Ife West-Ingram made Layup. Assisted by Tank Byard.
2344
(1:36) Foul on Gianni Thompson.
(1:36) Ife West-Ingram missed Free Throw.
(1:35) Dylan Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Dylan Godfrey Turnover.
(1:20) Zion Cruz Steal.
(0:56) Tank Byard Turnover.
(0:40) Dylan Godfrey Turnover.
(0:40) Zion Cruz Steal.
(0:28) Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
(0:24) Gianni Thompson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:20) Gianni Thompson made Layup.
2544
(0:05) Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

CAN

RID

50Points78

18-51(35.3%)Field Goal(%)31-64(48.4%)

6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

8-10(80%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

29(6)Rebounds(Offensive)38(10)

5Assists15

2Steals8

2Blocks1

16Turnovers8

15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead30

Game Details

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Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · Lawrenceville, NJ

attendance: 1,514 (91.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: RID -10.5

over/under: 140.5