Peacocks’ Second Half Lead Slips Away in Loss at Rider

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Peacocks allowed a 14-0 run in the second half of Thursday night's game at Rider, leading to a 59-51 defeat in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action.   
 
Game Notes

• Despite 15 first half turnovers, Saint Peter's (6-14, 3-5) outscored Rider (12-8, 7-1) 28-22 in the first half.
• Both teams started off slow, as the Peacocks only led 4-2 by the first media break.
• A transition alley oop from Davauhnte Turner to KC Ndefo put the Peacocks ahead 6-2, before Rider cut into the Peacock lead and tied the game up at 6-6.
• The game stayed tight, tying a pair of times at 7-7 and 13-13.
• The two teams exchanged leads four times, before the Peacocks retook the final lead of the half going up 18-17 after two Manny Dixon free throws.
• Turner and Samuel Idowu combined to score the final 10 Saint Peter's points of the half behind two 3-pointers from Turner and two layups by Idowu, resulting to a 28-22 halftime lead.
• Saint Peter's opened the second half by extending its lead to the largest of the night at eight points when the Peacocks went up 32-24.
• Over the next six minutes, the Peacocks gave up a 14-0 run to Rider, allowing the Broncs to take a 38-32 lead.
• After falling behind, the Peacocks made a late push with back to back dunks from Derrick Woods and Dallas Watson.
• First in transition, Dixon ran the floor and found Woods in the paint for a two-handed slam.
• On the ensuing Peacock possession, Watson beat his defender and slammed down a one-handed dunk to cut the deficit to 44-41 with just under eight minutes in the game.
• The Peacocks eventually got the game to two-points when trailing 47-45, but that would be the closest the team would get, as they failed to get any closer than four points before falling 59-51.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Turner scored a team-high 12 points and picked up five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
• It was the sixth straight game that Turner has led the Peacocks in scoring and the 16th time overall this season.
• Idowu added 10 points, scoring in double figures for the 11th time this season, and swatted a career-high six shots.
• Idowu's six blocks were the most by a Peacock in a game since 2014.
• Dixon tallied nine points and Ndefo added eight points and a team-leading seven rebounds in the game.
• Rider had four players in double-figures, led by Tyere Marshall's 14 points.

 
Up Next

• Saint Peter's closes out the four-game road trip at Manhattan on Saturday, February 2.
• The Peacocks and Jaspers will tip at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.