Scores

Final

CSU 54

(16-10, 11-3 Big South)

Rider 61

(16-13, 10-6 MAAC)

5:00 PM ET, February 23, 2013

Alumni Gymnasium, Lawrenceville, NJ

1 2 T
CHSO 27 2754
RID 24 3761

Top Performers

Charleston Southern: A. Harper 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

Rider: J. Fortunat 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Blk

Rider 61, Charleston Southern 54

Associated Press

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Jonathon Thompson scored 15 points Saturday to help lead Rider to a 61-54 victory over Charleston Southern Saturday night.

The Broncs (16-13), down 27-24 at halftime, trailed 44-39 in the second half before going on a 13-2 run to lead 52-46 with 4:45 remaining. That was the eighth and last lead change of the game.

Thompson got scoring help from Junior Fortunat, who came off the bench for 12 points and eight rebounds. He didn't miss a shot, making all five shots from the field and 2 of 2 at the foul line.

For Charleston Southern (16-10), Arlon Harper led the way with 13 points and Cedrick Bowen added 10. The Buccaneers entered the game second in the nation with an average of 9.3 treys a game, but were just 4 for 19 Saturday.

Rider made 7 of 8 foul shots in the last 0:52, four by Thompson.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CHSO
RID
Points 54 61
FG Made-Attempted 19-68 (.279) 19-49 (.388)
3P Made-Attempted 4-19 (.211) 7-28 (.250)
FT Made-Attempted 12-18 (.667) 16-21 (.762)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 7

Game Leaders

 
CHSO
RID
PointsA. Harper 13J. Thompson 15
ReboundsP. Gombwer 10D. Stewart 10
AssistsS. Strickland 4A. Myles 4
StealsA. Harper 3N. Lindsey 4
Team Stats: Charleston Southern | Rider

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 23, 2013 @RID 61, CHSO 54Recap

Next 5 Games

CHSO
RID
02/27 @WEBB 7:00pm
03/02 CCAR 4:30pm
03/07 WIN 12:00pm
03/09 VMI 12:00pm
03/10 LIB 12:00pm
 02/28 @NIAG 7:00pm
03/02 @CAN 2:00pm
03/09 FAIR 7:30pm
03/19 @HART 7:00pm
03/23 @ECU 5:00pm
Complete Schedule: Charleston Southern | Rider