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Men's Basketball Holds Off Canisius, 79-76, in Overtime

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Mervin James (St. Thomas, USVI/Pebblebrook [North Alabama]) scored a team-high 21 points and T.J. Weeks Jr. (Warwick, RI/Bishop Hendricken Catholic [UMass]) hit a season-high six three-pointers and scored 20 points as the Rider University men's basketball team outlasted Canisius, 79-76, in overtime Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gym. Rider (4-11, 1-3 MAAC) snapped a three-game skid. Canisius (6-8, 1-3 MAAC) dropped its fourth-straight.