Bobcats Cruise Past Rider, Advance to MAAC Semifinals

Wednesday, March 12

Atlantic City, NJ

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

20-12,15-5MAAC

Rider

14-19,9-11MAAC

Rider

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Bobcats Cruise Past Rider, Advance to MAAC Semifinals

3/12/2025 9:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Quinnipiac men's basketball cruised past Rider on Wednesday evening in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Championships, earning a 78-64 victory at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The top-seeded Bobcats will now advance to the semifinal round of the postseason conference tournament for the second consecutive year. Quinnipiac will square off with the winner of Iona and Manhattan on Friday night (6:00 PM on ESPNews/+).

MAAC Player of the Year Amarri Monroe led the Bobcats with 23 points (7-15 FG). Savion Lewis added 14 points and 4 assists, while Khaden Bennett scored 13 points to go along with 6 rebounds.

QU advances to the semifinal round of the MAAC Tournament for the fifth time since joining the league. The Bobcats also advanced to the league semifinals in 2013-14, 2017-18, 2021-22 and 2023-24.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 78, Rider 64

LOCATION
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (20-12) | Rider (14-19)

𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝙀𝙁𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙏 tonight in Atlantic City. pic.twitter.com/8FAtI9Hnjo
— Quinnipiac Men's Basketball (@QU_MBB) March 13, 2025

NUMBERS & NOTES

Quinnipiac shot 27-of-59 (45.8%) from the floor, knocking down 5 3-pointers in the victory.
The Bobcats grabbed 17 offensive rebounds. Paul Otieno and Khaden Bennett each came down with 4 offensive boards.
QU led for 35:55 in total.
Pecora's squad shot 50% (17-of-35) in the first half of play. Khaden Bennett tallied 11 of his 13 points off the bench in the first 20 minutes. Bennett finished 5-of-10 from the floor in 25 minutes, and grabbed 6 total rebounds.
Monroe's 23-point performance came via 7-15 FG and 7-8 FT. The junior forward has scored 20+ points 17 different times in 2024-25. He's averaging 17.8 PPG & 9.2 RPG through 31 contests.
Point guard Savion Lewis finished with 14 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 rebounds. Lewis scored 8 of the Bobcats' first 15 points of the game. Lewis has 5 games with 10+ points this season – and 3 10+ point games over the last 5 times out.
Paul Otieno registered 10 points and 9 rebounds, going 4-for-5 from the floor. Otieno recorded 6 rebounds in the first half of play.
Alexis Reyes chipped in with 8 points and 9 rebounds, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Reyes played 29 minutes total, finishing +12 during his time on the floor.
Quinnipiac has taken 10 of the last 11 meetings against Rider.

POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE

MAAC Men's Basketball Championships Postgame Press Conference | #1 Quinnipiac vs. #8 Rider (Quarterfinal) https://t.co/RtuaGrgva0
— #MAACHoops (@MAACHoops) March 13, 2025

NEXT UP

No. 1 Quinnipiac will now advance to the semifinal round of the 2025 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship. The Bobcats will square off with the winner of Iona and Manhattan on Friday, March 14 at 6:00 PM on ESPNews.

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