NASHUA, NH: The Rivier men's basketball team stumbled in GNAC play tonight against Colby-Sawyer.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 1/5/23

- Score: Colby-Sawyer 75, Rivier 68

- Records: Colby-Sawyer (5-7, 2-3 GNAC), Rivier (2-11, 0-5 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-  The first half was a back-and-forth battle between Nikolas Pignone (Stoneham, MA) and Kevin Cummings. Pignone went off for a half-high 16 points in just 14 minutes. Cummings tallied a team-high 13 points. Conor Kelly helped give Colby-Sawyer the lead going into the half with eight straight points of his 11 and 11 boards.

- Cummings and Pignone continued in the second half. The Raiders outscored the visiting team 38-37 but couldn't cut into the deficit. Pignone added 15 more points in the second half, while Cummings tacked on ten.

- Cummings had a team-high 23 points for Colby-Sawyer, along with seven rebounds. Kelly added 18 points and 14 rebounds, giving himself the double-double.

- Pignone ended the game with a game-high 31 points off the bench, along with four assists and three rebounds. Nesta Roberts (Manchester, CT) added 13 points and eight rebounds in the effort.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Rebounds: Colby-Sawyer 40, Rivier 35

-  Assists: Rivier 14, Colby-Sawyer 10

-  Shooting Percentage: Rivier 44.6%, Colby-Sawyer 40.7%

UP NEXT:

- Rivier men's basketball will be back in action Saturday when they travel to St. Joe's (Me.) for a 3 PM GNAC game.

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