ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Saint Peter's magic in March carried over into 2023, with the defending MAAC champion upsetting second-seeded Rider, 70-62 on Wednesday night.
The first half was all about runs, with the Peacocks scoring the first seven points of the night to jump out to a 7-0 lead. The Broncs responded by using their own 7-0 run to take a 12-11 edge. Rider would then piece together 12 straight, taking its largest lead of the half (32-23) with three and a half to play, before Saint Peter's closed the half outscoring Rider 12-2 to give the Peacocks a one-point lead at the half. Saint Peter's extended its lead to nine at the midway point of the second and maintained a healthy lead until Rider got themselves within one point with 3:56 to play. An 11-4 edge down the final stretch of the game would help the Peacocks pull off the upset.
Jaylen Murray dropped another 20-point championship performance, scoring a game-high 22 points, while
Jayden Saddler added 11 points and
Mouhamed Sow tallied 10 points. Saint Peter's awaits the winner of No. 3 Quinnipiac and No. 11 Marist in the semifinal round on Friday, March 10 at 8:30pm.
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