Manhattan Jaspers @ Rider Broncs
Beamon, Manhattan shoot past Rider 86-69
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- George Beamon scored 22 points and Michael Alvarado notched 18 as Manhattan powered past Rider 86-69 on Thursday night.
Rhamel Brown added seven blocked shots, his 12th game with four or more blocks this season.
Manhattan (18-6, 11-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led from start-to-finish, shooting 50 percent from the field and a back-breaking 57 percent (12-21) from 3-point range in keeping a safe distance from Rider (12-12, 8-7) throughout the contest.
Manhattan defeated Rider 67-51 in an earlier season matchup and led the Broncs 42-38 at the break. The Jaspers put even more distance between them and Rider in breaking out to an 18-5 run to start the second half.
The Jaspers ran the lead to 20 points with 4 minutes to play before settling for the 17-point victory, their fourth win in a row.
Rider was led in scoring by Anthony Myles with 19 points.
Game Information
Lawrenceville, NJ
Referee:Douglas Grant
Referee:Gary Prager
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
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