NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Daniel Stewart scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Rider beat Central Connecticut State 89-73 Saturday night.
Malcolm McMillan scored six of his 11 points in the first 5:12 of the game as Central Connecticut State (0-4) jumped out to an early 12-3 lead. Rider quickly responded with a 22-6 run that started with a layup and 3-pointer by Anthony Myles and was capped by a 3-pointer and jumper by Zedric Sadler with 6:49 left in the half. The Broncs wouldn’t trail again.
Rider (1-2) outscored the Blue Devils 17-6 to close out the half, taking a 44-28 advantage into the break.
CCSU trimmed its deficit to 9 points on a few occasions in the second half, but couldn’t get any closer.
