NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier men's basketball team fell to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponents Saint Joseph (Conn.) (USJ), 82-56, Saturday afternoon at the Muldoon Center.

With the loss, the Raiders fell to 10-10 (4-4 GNAC), while the Blue Jays improved to 14-6 (7-0 GNAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rivier opened the contest with a 3-2 lead after a second chance three pointer from sophomore Steph Barnes.
• Senior Izaiah Shaw-Glen followed with a tip-in layup off an offensive rebound to push the Raiders back in front, 5-4.
• USJ countered with a 7-1 run behind strong defense and interior scoring, building an 11-6 advantage with just over 12 minutes to play in the opening half.
• Barns finished the half strong, scoring the final four points for the Raiders, trimming the deficit to 35-22.
• The Blue Jays opened the second with the same energy they had in the first half, stretching the lead to 17 in the opening three minutes.
• Shaw-Glen responded with finishes in the paint (time), but USJ's continued to have success in transition to increase their lead to 27 with 4:13 remaining.
• With 4:01 on the clock, senior Robenson Baguidy drew a foul and split his free throws to reach the 1,000 career-point milestone.
• The Raiders put recorded eight points in the final three minutes, including a three from first-year Elijah Farrell, but the deficit was too large and USJ secured the win 82-56

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Shaw-Glen and Baguidy led the team with 12 points each.
• Barnes and senior Jamari Williams followed close behind with 10 points each, while Williams added a game-high 12 rebounds.
• First-year Daylen Dalcour finished with 11 rebounds, six of them on the offensive end.

UP NEXT
The Raiders return to play Saturday, Feb. 7 for a matchup with conference opponents Albertus Magnus. The opening tip is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletics Center