Rider (53) vs Rutgers (81) · Nov 5, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Nov 5, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
RID	24	29	53
RUTG	35	46	81

Game Recap

Tariq Francis scores 20 points in his Rutgers debut and the Scarlet Knights beat Rider 81-53. Tariq Francis scored 20 points in his Rutgers debut, Dylan Grant added 17 points and the Scarlet Knights used a big second half to beat Rider 81-53 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

RIDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Cole McCabe	23	2-8	1-5	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	4	5
6Mohamad Diallo	13	2-5	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	0	0	3	4
2Caleb Smith	32	2-9	0-2	10-12	10	1	0	0	1	3	14
11Flash Burton	27	1-9	0-2	0-0	1	2	2	0	4	2	2
0Zion Cruz	30	5-19	0-6	1-2	6	1	1	0	0	3	11
7Davis Bynum	14	1-4	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	1	4
13Daniel Helterhoff	10	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
3Shemani Fuller	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	5	2
30Kristupas Kepežinskas	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
10AB Coulibaly	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Jamir McNeil	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	3
14Antwan Wilson	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2

TOTAL	-	18-6527.7%	2-2010.0%	15-1883.3%	41	4	4	1	13	25	53

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
27Denis Badalau	20	1-12	1-6	2-2	7	1	1	0	2	2	5
9Dylan Grant	20	6-9	0-1	5-7	7	0	1	1	2	3	17
21Emmanuel Ogbole	19	0-5	0-0	0-0	10	0	0	2	1	1	0
0Tariq Francis	30	6-10	4-8	4-5	4	2	0	0	0	1	20
1Jamichael Davis	29	5-9	2-4	3-4	6	3	2	1	0	2	15
4Bryce Dortch	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
11Chris Nwuli	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0
15Gevonte Ware	7	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
32Baye Fall	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Harun Zrno	11	2-5	2-4	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7
3Kaden Powers	7	0-3	0-1	4-4	2	1	2	0	0	0	4
2Lino Mark	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	17	4-7	1-1	2-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	11
TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	10-2737.0%	21-3363.6%	43	12	8	5	7	17	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRIDRUTG

(20:00) Start game
(19:54) Jump Ball won by Rider
(19:54) Jump Ball lost by Rutgers
(19:29) Flash Burton missed Jumper.
(19:27) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Denis Badalau missed Layup.
(19:21) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Caleb Smith missed Layup.
(19:11) Mohamad Diallo Offensive Rebound.
(19:11) Mohamad Diallo missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(19:09) Caleb Smith Offensive Rebound.
(19:01) Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:59) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:52) Mohamad Diallo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:30) Cole McCabe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Smith.
30
+3 (18:23) Denis Badalau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
33
(18:10) Flash Burton missed Jumper.
(18:07) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Foul on Mohamad Diallo.
(17:39) Jamichael Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Foul on Denis Badalau.
+1 (17:33) Caleb Smith made Free Throw.
43
+1 (17:33) Caleb Smith made Free Throw.
53
+3 (17:18) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denis Badalau.
56
(17:18) Caleb Smith Turnover.
(17:03) Dylan Grant missed Layup.
(17:01) Mohamad Diallo Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Flash Burton Turnover.
(16:53) Jamichael Davis Steal.
+2 (16:51) Dylan Grant made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
58
(16:26) Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
(16:22) Caleb Smith Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) Cole McCabe Turnover.
(16:21) Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider
(16:21) Shemani Fuller subbing in for Rider
+3 (16:14) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
511
(15:42) Flash Burton missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:40) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Denis Badalau missed Layup.
(15:33) Jamichael Davis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:33) Jamichael Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
513
(15:16) Caleb Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:14) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:02) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
(15:02) Foul on Mohamad Diallo.
(15:02) Tariq Francis subbing out for Rutgers
(15:02) Dylan Grant subbing out for Rutgers
(15:02) Denis Badalau subbing out for Rutgers
(15:02) Darren Buchanan Jr. subbing in for Rutgers
(15:02) Chris Nwuli subbing in for Rutgers
(15:02) Harun Zrno subbing in for Rutgers
(15:02) Mohamad Diallo subbing out for Rider
(15:02) Cole McCabe subbing in for Rider
(15:02) Official TV Timeout
(14:47) Chris Nwuli missed Jumper.
(14:45) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) Cole McCabe missed Layup.
(14:34) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:23) Jamichael Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Nwuli.
516
+2 (13:55) Shemani Fuller made Layup. Assisted by Flash Burton.
716
(13:32) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:28) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:11) Flash Burton missed Layup.
(13:08) Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Foul on Caleb Smith.
(13:01) Jamichael Davis subbing out for Rutgers
(13:01) Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers
(13:01) Lino Mark subbing in for Rutgers
(13:01) Baye Fall subbing in for Rutgers
(13:01) Flash Burton subbing out for Rider
(13:01) Kristupas Kepežinskas subbing in for Rider
(13:01) Foul on Chris Nwuli.
(13:01) Chris Nwuli Turnover.
+2 (12:35) Zion Cruz made Layup.
916
(12:24) Foul on Shemani Fuller.
(12:24) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Free Throw.
(12:24) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:23) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Free Throw.
(12:22) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:18) Zion Cruz made Layup.
1116
(12:18) Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider
(12:18) Flash Burton subbing in for Rider
(12:00) Lino Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:58) Harun Zrno Offensive Rebound.
(11:53) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Layup.
(11:51) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(11:51) Foul on Cole McCabe.
(11:51) Official TV Timeout
(11:51) Caleb Smith subbing out for Rider
(11:51) Shemani Fuller subbing out for Rider
(11:51) Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider
(11:51) Daniel Helterhoff subbing in for Rider
+1 (11:51) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
1117
(11:51) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Free Throw.
(11:51) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(11:34) Harun Zrno missed Layup.
(11:33) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Lino Mark subbing out for Rutgers
(11:33) Darren Buchanan Jr. subbing out for Rutgers
(11:33) Chris Nwuli subbing out for Rutgers
(11:33) Tariq Francis subbing in for Rutgers
(11:33) Jamichael Davis subbing in for Rutgers
(11:33) Denis Badalau subbing in for Rutgers
+3 (11:19) Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
1120
(10:53) Cole McCabe missed Layup.
(10:49) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Denis Badalau Turnover.
(10:49) Flash Burton Steal.
+2 (10:46) Flash Burton made Layup.
1320
(10:21) Harun Zrno missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:17) Denis Badalau Offensive Rebound.
(10:14) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:11) Daniel Helterhoff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:55) Zion Cruz made Jumper.
1520
(9:34) Foul on Kristupas Kepežinskas.
(9:34) Baye Fall subbing out for Rutgers
(9:34) Emmanuel Ogbole subbing in for Rutgers
(9:34) Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider
(9:34) Daniel Helterhoff subbing out for Rider
(9:34) Caleb Smith subbing in for Rider
(9:34) Mohamad Diallo subbing in for Rider
(9:34) Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider
(9:34) Davis Bynum subbing in for Rider
(9:28) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:27) Caleb Smith Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Foul on Harun Zrno.
(9:05) Kristupas Kepežinskas missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:03) Mohamad Diallo Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) Mohamad Diallo missed Jumper.
(8:56) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Harun Zrno missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:49) Davis Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(8:45) Davis Bynum Turnover.
(8:45) Denis Badalau Steal.
(8:28) Emmanuel Ogbole missed Layup.
(8:25) Denis Badalau Offensive Rebound.
(8:25) Denis Badalau missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(8:24) Mohamad Diallo Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Flash Burton Turnover.
(8:01) Harun Zrno subbing out for Rutgers
(8:01) Dylan Grant subbing in for Rutgers
(8:01) Kristupas Kepežinskas subbing out for Rider
(8:01) Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider
(7:39) Denis Badalau missed Layup.
(7:37) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
(7:36) Emmanuel Ogbole missed Layup.
(7:34) Davis Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Caleb Smith missed Layup.
(7:15) Mohamad Diallo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:14) Mohamad Diallo made Layup.
1720
(6:51) Dylan Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:48) Jamichael Davis Offensive Rebound.
(6:47) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:45) Davis Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Davis Bynum missed Jumper.
(6:32) Caleb Smith Offensive Rebound.
(6:30) Caleb Smith missed Layup.
(6:30) Jamichael Davis Block.
(6:25) Flash Burton Offensive Rebound.
(6:22) Foul on Tariq Francis.
(6:22) Official TV Timeout
(6:22) Denis Badalau subbing out for Rutgers
(6:22) Chris Nwuli subbing in for Rutgers
(6:22) Mohamad Diallo subbing out for Rider
(6:22) Cole McCabe subbing in for Rider
(6:22) Zion Cruz missed Free Throw.
(6:22) Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:22) Zion Cruz made Free Throw.
1820
+2 (6:01) Dylan Grant made Jumper.
1822
(5:39) Flash Burton missed Jumper.
(5:36) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Chris Nwuli Turnover.
(5:22) Zion Cruz Steal.
+2 (5:14) Davis Bynum made Layup. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
2022
(4:53) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
(4:53) Emmanuel Ogbole Turnover.
(4:53) Tariq Francis subbing out for Rutgers
(4:53) Chris Nwuli subbing out for Rutgers
(4:53) Kaden Powers subbing in for Rutgers
(4:53) Darren Buchanan Jr. subbing in for Rutgers
(4:53) Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider
(4:53) Daniel Helterhoff subbing in for Rider
(4:31) Zion Cruz missed Layup.
(4:31) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(4:28) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Foul on Davis Bynum.
(4:26) Jamichael Davis subbing out for Rutgers
(4:26) Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers
(4:26) Tariq Francis subbing in for Rutgers
(4:26) Denis Badalau subbing in for Rutgers
(4:26) Daniel Helterhoff subbing out for Rider
(4:26) Shemani Fuller subbing in for Rider
+1 (4:26) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
2023
+1 (4:26) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
2024
(4:09) Caleb Smith missed Layup.
(4:07) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Foul on Shemani Fuller.
(4:00) Official TV Timeout
(4:00) Shemani Fuller subbing out for Rider
(4:00) Cole McCabe subbing in for Rider
(4:00) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Free Throw.
(4:00) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:00) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
2025
(3:28) Flash Burton missed Jumper.
(3:26) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Zion Cruz.
(3:24) Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
(3:24) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:24) Davis Bynum subbing out for Rider
(3:24) Antwan Wilson subbing in for Rider
+1 (3:24) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
2026
+2 (3:03) Zion Cruz made Jumper.
2226
(2:43) Dylan Grant Turnover.
(2:43) Cole McCabe Steal.
(2:18) Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:18) Dylan Grant Block.
(2:14) Antwan Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(2:13) Antwan Wilson missed Jumper.
(2:11) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:06) Kaden Powers subbing out for Rutgers
(2:06) Jamichael Davis subbing in for Rutgers
(2:06) Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider
(2:06) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(2:06) Shemani Fuller subbing in for Rider
+3 (1:55) Jamichael Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darren Buchanan Jr..
2229
(1:33) Zion Cruz missed Layup.
(1:33) Caleb Smith Offensive Rebound.
(1:33) Caleb Smith missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(1:33) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Foul on Caleb Smith.
(1:33) Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
(1:33) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:33) Antwan Wilson subbing out for Rider
(1:33) Kristupas Kepežinskas subbing in for Rider
+1 (1:33) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
2230
(1:24) Flash Burton Turnover.
(1:24) Jamichael Davis Steal.
+2 (1:20) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
2232
(0:51) Zion Cruz missed Jumper.
(0:51) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(0:51) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(0:51) Denis Badalau subbing out for Rutgers
(0:51) Emmanuel Ogbole subbing in for Rutgers
(0:40) Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:38) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) Dylan Grant Turnover.
(0:38) Flash Burton Steal.
+2 (0:37) Caleb Smith made Layup. Assisted by Flash Burton.
2432
(0:37) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(0:37) Dylan Grant subbing out for Rutgers
(0:37) Harun Zrno subbing in for Rutgers
(0:37) Shemani Fuller subbing out for Rider
(0:37) Daniel Helterhoff subbing in for Rider
(0:37) Caleb Smith missed Free Throw.
(0:37) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:17) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darren Buchanan Jr..
2435
(0:17) Rutgers Timeout
(0:17) Harun Zrno subbing out for Rutgers
(0:17) Chris Nwuli subbing in for Rutgers
(0:00) Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

RID

RUTG

53Points81

18-65(27.7%)Field Goal(%)25-64(39.1%)

2-20(10%)3-Point(%)10-27(37%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)21-33(63.6%)

46(21)Rebounds(Offensive)47(20)

4Assists12

4Steals8

1Blocks5

14Turnovers7

25(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

3Largest Lead32

Game Details

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 · 6:00 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100.0%)

tv: BTN

spread: RUTG -18.5

over/under: 139.5