Rider Broncs @ Niagara Purple Eagles

59–61Final · Jan 2, 2023

RID 59 NIA 61 Final

	1	2	T
RID6-7	25	34	59
NIA8-5	33	28	61

· Line: RID -1.5 (O/U 130)

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The scoring timeline.

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Mervin James made Layup. Assisted by Dwight Murray Jr..
2–0
Dwight Murray Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Betrand.
4–0
Lance Erving made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
4–3
Allen Betrand made Layup.
6–3
Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
6–5
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Allen Powell.
8–5
Dwight Murray Jr. made Layup.
10–5
Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Mitchell.
10–8
Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Gray.
10–11
Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
10–14
Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.
12–14
Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
12–15
Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
12–16
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Mervin James.
14–16
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw.
15–16
Sam Iorio made Dunk. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
15–18
Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Moore.
15–21
Allen Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allen Betrand.
18–21
Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
18–23
Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
18–24
Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
18–25
Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
18–28
Allen Betrand made Layup.
20–28
Corey McKeithan made Jumper.
22–28
Aaron Gray made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
22–30
Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
22–31
Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
22–32
Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
22–33
Allen Betrand made Layup.
24–33
Allen Betrand made Free Throw.
25–33
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup.
27–33
David Mitchell made Layup.
27–35
Mervin James made Layup.
29–35
Mervin James made Free Throw.
30–35
Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
30–36
Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
30–37
Mervin James made Free Throw.
31–37
Mervin James made Free Throw.
32–37
Allen Betrand made Layup.
34–37
Allen Betrand made Free Throw.
35–37
Allen Betrand made Jumper.
37–37
Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
37–40
Noah Thomasson made Layup.
37–42
Mervin James made Free Throw.
38–42
Mervin James made Free Throw.
39–42
Tyrel Bladen made Free Throw.
40–42
Aaron Gray made Dunk.
40–44
Allen Betrand made Free Throw.
41–44
Allen Betrand made Free Throw.
42–44
Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
42–46
Dwight Murray Jr. made Jumper.
44–46
Noah Thomasson made Free Throw.
44–47
Noah Thomasson made Free Throw.
44–48
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw.
47–48
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw.
48–48
David Mitchell made Free Throw.
48–49
Allen Betrand made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Powell.
50–49
Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
50–52
Allen Powell made Layup.
52–52
Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
52–54
Mervin James made Jumper.
54–54
David Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
54–56
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw.
55–56
Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
55–59
Mervin James made Free Throw.
56–59
Mervin James made Free Throw.
57–59
Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
57–61
Dwight Murray Jr. made Free Throw.
58–61
Dwight Murray Jr. made Free Throw.
59–61

Play-by-play

P1 Mervin James made Layup. Assisted by Dwight Murray Jr.. 2–0
P1 Lance Erving Turnover.
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Betrand. 4–0
P1 Lance Erving made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio. 4–3
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson missed Layup.
P1 Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mervin James.
P1 David Mitchell missed Layup.
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Lance Erving Defensive Rebound.
P1 Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Allen Betrand made Layup. 6–3
P1 Foul on Sam Iorio.
P1 Allen Betrand missed Free Throw.
P1 Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lance Erving missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Rider Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mervin James missed Layup.
P1 Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson.
P1 Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Mervin James Turnover.
P1 Braxton Bayless made Jumper. 6–5
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Allen Powell. 8–5
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. made Layup. 10–5
P1 Niagara Turnover.
P1 Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
P1 David Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
P1 David Mitchell Turnover.
P1 Allen Powell Steal.
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Mitchell. 10–8
P1 Rider Turnover.
P1 Niagara Turnover.
P1 Allen Betrand missed Jumper.
P1 Touba Traore Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Joe Kasperzyk.
P1 Foul on Noah Thomasson.
P1 Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
P1 Tyrel Bladen Turnover.
P1 Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Gray. 10–11
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. Turnover.
P1 David Mitchell Steal.
P1 Joe Kasperzyk missed Layup.
P1 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson. 10–14
P1 Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham. 12–14
P1 Sam Iorio missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 David Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zahrion Blue Defensive Rebound.
P1 Allen Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tariq Ingraham.
P1 Sam Iorio made Free Throw. 12–15
P1 Sam Iorio made Free Throw. 12–16
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Mervin James. 14–16
P1 Foul on Braxton Bayless.
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw. 15–16
P1 Sam Iorio made Dunk. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 15–18
P1 Foul on Allen Betrand.
P1 Allen Betrand Turnover.
P1 Joe Kasperzyk missed Layup.
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Allen Powell missed Jumper.
P1 Mervin James Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mervin James Turnover.
P1 Aaron Gray Steal.
P1 Sam Iorio missed Jumper.
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Aaron Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
P1 Niagara Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
P1 Corey McKeithan missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Niagara Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Block.
P1 Niagara Offensive Rebound.
P1 Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Moore. 15–21
P1 Foul on Dwight Murray Jr..
P1 Noah Thomasson missed Free Throw.
P1 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
P1 Allen Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allen Betrand. 18–21
P1 Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 18–23
P1 Foul on Harlan Obioha.
P1 Allen Powell missed Jumper.
P1 Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mervin James.
P1 Aaron Gray made Free Throw. 18–24
P1 Aaron Gray made Free Throw. 18–25
P1 Foul on Aaron Gray.
P1 Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
P1 Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tariq Ingraham Turnover.
P1 Foul on Harlan Obioha.
P1 Harlan Obioha Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Rider Turnover.
P1 Sam Iorio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson. 18–28
P1 Allen Betrand made Layup. 20–28
P1 Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Corey McKeithan missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zahrion Blue Offensive Rebound.
P1 Corey McKeithan made Jumper. 22–28
P1 David Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zahrion Blue Defensive Rebound.
P1 Corey McKeithan Turnover.
P1 Sam Iorio Steal.
P1 Aaron Gray made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 22–30
P1 Rider Timeout
P1 Zahrion Blue missed Jumper.
P1 Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson.
P1 Sam Iorio made Free Throw. 22–31
P1 Sam Iorio made Free Throw. 22–32
P1 Sam Iorio made Free Throw. 22–33
P1 Allen Betrand made Layup. 24–33
P1 Foul on David Mitchell.
P1 Allen Betrand made Free Throw. 25–33
P1 Niagara Timeout
P2 Mervin James missed Layup.
P2 David Mitchell Block.
P2 Niagara Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sam Iorio missed Jumper.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Layup. 27–33
P2 Foul on Noah Thomasson.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Lance Erving Defensive Rebound.
P2 Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
P2 David Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
P2 David Mitchell made Layup. 27–35
P2 Mervin James made Layup. 29–35
P2 Foul on Lance Erving.
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 30–35
P2 Foul on Allen Powell.
P2 Aaron Gray made Free Throw. 30–36
P2 Aaron Gray made Free Throw. 30–37
P2 Foul on David Mitchell.
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 31–37
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 32–37
P2 Bryce Moore missed Jumper.
P2 Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Gray missed Dunk.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Allen Betrand made Layup. 34–37
P2 Foul on Lance Erving.
P2 Allen Betrand made Free Throw. 35–37
P2 Bryce Moore Turnover.
P2 Allen Betrand Steal.
P2 Allen Betrand made Jumper. 37–37
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Noah Thomasson Turnover.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. Steal.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio. 37–40
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Noah Thomasson made Layup. 37–42
P2 Foul on Braxton Bayless.
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 38–42
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 39–42
P2 Foul on Tyrel Bladen.
P2 Sam Iorio missed Free Throw.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Sam Iorio missed Free Throw.
P2 Allen Betrand Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sam Iorio.
P2 Tyrel Bladen missed Free Throw.
P2 Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Tyrel Bladen made Free Throw. 40–42
P2 Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyrel Bladen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. Turnover.
P2 Noah Thomasson Steal.
P2 Aaron Gray made Dunk. 40–44
P2 Foul on Harlan Obioha.
P2 Allen Betrand made Free Throw. 41–44
P2 Allen Betrand made Free Throw. 42–44
P2 Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Harlan Obioha Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Allen Betrand.
P2 Noah Thomasson made Jumper. 42–46
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. made Jumper. 44–46
P2 Foul on Allen Powell.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Noah Thomasson made Free Throw. 44–47
P2 Noah Thomasson made Free Throw. 44–48
P2 Foul on Harlan Obioha.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Free Throw.
P2 Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Free Throw.
P2 Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
P2 Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson missed Layup.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Rider Turnover.
P2 Foul on Noah Thomasson.
P2 Noah Thomasson Turnover.
P2 Joe Kasperzyk Turnover.
P2 Foul on Sam Iorio.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw. 47–48
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw. 48–48
P2 Braxton Bayless Turnover.
P2 Allen Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sam Iorio missed Layup.
P2 Allen Powell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Allen Betrand.
P2 Aaron Gray missed Layup.
P2 David Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tariq Ingraham.
P2 David Mitchell missed Free Throw.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 David Mitchell made Free Throw. 48–49
P2 Mervin James missed Layup.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
P2 Allen Betrand made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Powell. 50–49
P2 Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 50–52
P2 Allen Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 David Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
P2 Allen Powell made Layup. 52–52
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Braxton Bayless made Jumper. 52–54
P2 Allen Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Allen Betrand Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sam Iorio missed Layup.
P2 Tariq Ingraham Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mervin James made Jumper. 54–54
P2 Foul on Tariq Ingraham.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Noah Thomasson missed Free Throw.
P2 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mervin James Turnover.
P2 Bryce Moore Steal.
P2 David Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio. 54–56
P2 Allen Betrand missed Jumper.
P2 Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on David Mitchell.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson made Free Throw. 55–56
P2 Bryce Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
P2 Allen Betrand missed Jumper.
P2 Bryce Moore Defensive Rebound.
P2 Braxton Bayless Turnover.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. Steal.
P2 Rider Timeout
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. 55–59
P2 Foul on David Mitchell.
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 56–59
P2 Mervin James made Free Throw. 57–59
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Noah Thomasson made Jumper. 57–61
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Layup.
P2 Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on David Mitchell.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. made Free Throw. 58–61
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. made Free Throw. 59–61
P2 Rider Timeout
P2 Foul on Mervin James.
P2 Braxton Bayless missed Free Throw.
P2 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dwight Murray Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Niagara Deadball Team Rebound.

Box score

RID

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Mervin JamesF	34	15	4-7	0-0	7-7	7	1	3	0	0	1	6	3
Ajiri Ogemuno-JohnsonF	26	12	4-6	0-0	4-6	6	0	0	0	1	2	4	2
Allen PowellG	39	5	2-8	1-5	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	2
Dwight Murray Jr.G	39	8	3-14	0-1	2-4	4	1	3	2	0	1	3	1
Allen BetrandG	33	16	6-9	0-0	4-5	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	3
Nehemiah BensonF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tariq IngrahamF	9	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	3
Tyrel BladenF	5	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Anthony McCallG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adetokunbo BakareG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corey McKeithanG	7	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zahrion BlueG	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Nix VaranoG
Kami YoungG
Jack McFaddenG
Drew KousaieG

NIA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Sam IorioF	31	13	3-8	2-3	5-7	8	3	0	1	0	3	5	3
Aaron GrayF	34	14	4-12	2-8	4-4	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	1
Lance ErvingG	6	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
Noah ThomassonG	38	20	7-10	4-6	2-4	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	3
David MitchellG	32	5	2-5	0-2	1-2	5	1	1	1	1	4	1	5
Touba TraoreF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harlan ObiohaC	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	4
Braxton BaylessG	28	4	2-6	0-1	0-1	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	2
Bryce MooreG	14	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Joe KasperzykG	8	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Donovan HillF
Keith KinerF
Jalen BrownG
Shane LancasterG

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