The Broncs won the turnover battle 16-8 but only made one of their 13 3-point attempts while the Golden Griffins made eight. With the loss, Rider was eliminated from playoff contention. The Broncs stayed up north to take on its last opponent of the season, the Niagara Purple Eagles who took a 8-2 lead to start the afternoon.

Tariq Ingraham made the game-winning layup with seven-tenths of a second remaining as No. 8 seed Rider handed ninth-seeded Siena Basketball a heartbreaking 78-76 defeat in the First Round of the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.