Men's Basketball holds off late surge to down Norwich by 1
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Norwich (5-17, 3-12 GNAC) | 30 | 38 | 68 | |
Rivier (8-14, 5-10 GNAC) | 29 | 40 | 69 |
Norwich
Game Statistics | Norwich | Rivier |
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Field Goals | (24-50) | (24-48) |
Field Goal % | 48.0% | 50.0% |
Rebounds | 27 | 28 |
Assists | 16 | 18 |
Turnovers | 14 | 14 |
Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 16 |
2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 8 |
Pts in the Paint | 20 | 26 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 10 |
Bench Pts | 13 | 9 |
(Nashua, NH) The Rivier University Men's Basketball team was able to hold off a late surge by the visiting Norwich University Cadets this evening during a 69-68 win in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference matchup at the Muldoon Gymnasium.
Senior Tom Poitras (Bow, NH) paced the offensive attack for Rivier, who improved to 8-14 overall and 5-10 in the GNAC. He connected on 9-of-13 from the floor and added 7 free throws for a game high total of 27 points. Junior Jake Nelson (Nashua, NH) added 17 points as he was 4-for-5 from beyond the arc while both senior Nick Walch (Dedham, Mass.) and sophomore Kywane Thomas (Hartford, Conn.) added 6 points each.
Norwich saw three student-athletes reach double-digits as Evan Tullar led the way with 17 points. Gary Galdden matched Nelson with a 4-for-5 mark in three-point land for a total of 16 points and Tom MacDonald added 15 points. Alex Preckol chipped in 8 points off the bench for the Cadets who fell to 5-17 overall and 3-12 in the GNAC.
Next up for Rivier will be a road battle with Emmanuel College on Saturday afternoon at 1pm. Norwich will also be back in action on Saturday afternoon as they host Albertus Magnus College.