Rider Broncs @ North Carolina A&T Aggies
Thomas lifts Rider past NC A&T 60-59
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Kahlil Thomas finished with 17 points and scored the winner off a teammate's miss with five seconds remaining as Rider edged North Carolina A&T 60-59 on Sunday, winning its fifth game in a row.
Sam Hunt nailed a jumper that erased a late Rider lead and put N.C. A&T ahead 59-58 with 26 seconds left. But on the next possession, the Bronc's Jimmie Taylor put up a deep 2-pointer from the right wing that missed everything. Thomas went streaking in for the rebound and put it up off the glass on a reverse layin. N.C. A&T had two more tries to win, but Thomas blocked an Aaron Scales putback attempt as time expired.
Taylor finished with 10 points for Rider (8-3) and Stevie Jordan had six assists to go with eight points.
Eliel Gonzalez led the Aggies (1-10) with 16 points and Hunt scored five of his seven in the last 1:08.
Game Information
Greensboro, NC
Referee:Garrick Shannon
Referee:Brandon Williams
Referee:Tony Crisp
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
| Coastal Athletic AssociationCoastal Athletic Association | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
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