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Comeback Bid Against Saint Peter's Falls Short For Men's Basketball

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Mervin James (St. Thomas, USVI/Pebblebrook [North Alabama]) scored a team-high 17 points, but the fifth-seeded Rider University men's basketball team's second-half comeback bid fell just short to fifth-seeded Saint Peter's, 50-48, in the MAAC Quarterfinals Thursday night at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. The loss snaps the Broncs' seven-game winning streak and ends their season at 15-17. Saint Peter's (17-13) advances to tomorrow's semifinals.