Rider Upsets Canisius to Kick off the Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship
Atlantic City, N.J. (March 8, 2021) – Rider University upsets Canisius to start off the 2021 Hercules Tires Men’s Basketball Championship.
No. 11 Rider - 78 | No. 6 Canisius - 76
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship – First Round
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
Key Moments:
- Canisius did not score a field goal during the last 2:38 minutes of the game
- Dwight Murray Jr. was named the Tropicana Player of the Game for his 22-point and 5-assit performance.
- Murray scored 20 points or more for the eighth time this season, while reaching double figures for the 18th time in 22 games.
- The Broncs outrebounded the Griffs, 38-31.
Notables:
- McQuarter posted his second double-double of the year with 10 points and 11 rebounds.Canisius lead 42-36 at the half.
- Rider led for just two minutes and 20 seconds of game time to Canisius' 32:20.
Up Next:
Tomorrow night, a double header matchup of No.8 Quinnipiac vs. No.9 Iona at 5:00 PM followed by No. 7 Fairfield taking on No. 10 Manhattan at 7:30 PM.
See below for the upcoming schedule and matchups:
| Round |
Game |
Matchup |
Date |
Times |
Network |
| First Round |
Game 1 |
No. 6 Canisius vs No. 11 Rider |
March 8 |
7:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| First Round |
Game 2 |
No. 8 Quinnipiac vs No. 9 Iona |
March 9 |
5:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| First Round |
Game 3 |
No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 10 Manhattan |
March 9 |
7:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 4 |
No. 1 Siena vs Game 2 Winner |
March 10 |
5:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 5 |
No. 2 Monmouth vs Game 3 Winner |
March 10 |
7:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 6 |
No. 3 Saint Peter’s vs No. 11 Rider |
March 11 |
5:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 7 |
No. 4 Marist vs No. 5 Niagara |
March 11 |
7:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Semifinal |
Game 8 |
Game 4 Winner vs Game 7 Winner |
March 12 |
6:00 PM |
ESPNews |
| Semifinal |
Game 9 |
Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6 |
March 12 |
8:30 PM |
ESPNews |
| Championship |
Game 10 |
Winner Game 8 vs Winner Game 9 |
March 13 |
4:00 PM. |
ESPNU |
About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 8-13, 2021 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow
@MAACHoops on Twitter.
About Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s
United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer. For more information, visit
timeoutforblacklives.com.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.