NASHUA, N.H. - Behind four double-digit scorers, including a season-high 14 points from Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.), the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team defeated the Raiders of Rivier University on Saturday evening by a final score of 95-69 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) cross-divisional match-up. 

Along with S. Williams, Jacqual Gertrude (Jersey City, N.J.), Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.), and Robby Simmons (Hartford, Conn.), all scored in double-digits for the Falcons. Gertrude netted 11 points, while Bonilla and Simmons rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points apiece. 

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 95 | Rivier 69     
Records: Albertus Magnus (14-8, 12-3 GNAC) | Rivier (2-21, 0-15 GNAC)
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams played tight defense over the first few minutes, denying each other a scoring opportunity until the 17:50 mark when Dawkins put in a lay-up to spark a 10-2 Falcon run. 
• A pair of jumpers from Rivier halted the Falcons' run before Bonilla nailed his second three-pointer of the game at the 12:31 mark to give AMC the 13-6 advantage. 
• Shortly after, Albertus exploded for a 14-2 run, including four points from Jeyson Slade (Stamford, Conn.) and Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.), which pushed their advantage to 27-8 with 9:14 remaining in the half. 
• From there, Albertus and Rivier forced a back-and-fourth battle running the score to 39-21 with 3:49 left in the first half. 
• Rivier closed out the opening stanza on a 10-8 run, cutting the deficit to 15, 47-32, heading into the halftime break.
• The back-and-forth battle resumed to start the second half as Albertus and Rivier countered each made basket and pushed the score to 63-52, in favor of the Falcons, with just under 11 minutes remaining in regulation.
• An explosive 11-4 run over the following three minutes pushed Albertus' advantage to 18, 74-56, but a 7-3 Raider's run that cut the blue-and-white's lead to 14, 77-63, with 5:47 left on the clock.
• The Raiders put together another quick spurt, following a layup from Nesta Roberts, before Gertrude struck again, nailing another shot from beyond the arc to boost the Falcon's lead to 16, 83-67. 
• Albertus didn't let up, orchestrating a 12-2 run to close out the game, 95-69.

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 44.2% FG | 27.3% 3PT | 70.0% FT
Rivier: 39.7% FG | 20.0% 3PT | 53.8% FT 

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus:
Saikwon Williams - 14 points (5-10 FG, 1-1 3PT, 3-4 FT) | 9 rebounds | 3 blocks  
Jacqual Gertrude - 11 points (3-9 FG, 3-9 3PT, 2-5 FT) | 2 rebounds | 1 assist  
Antonio Bonilla - 10 points (4-14 FG, 2-9 3PT) | 4 rebounds  
Robby Simmons - 10 points (2-5 FG, 0-1 3PT, 6-8 FT) | 4 rebounds | 4 assists  

Rivier:
Nicholas Pignone - 22 points (7-19 FG, 1-6 3PT, 7-9 FT) | 4 rebounds | 2 assists | 5 steals  
Colin Boucher - 10 points (5-8 FG) | 6 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 blocks   
Adam Razzaboni - 10 points (4-10 FG, 2-5 3PT) | 1 assist   

NOTEWORTHY

• After tonight's victory, the Falcons are 36-18 all-time against the Raiders.
• Albertus has won the last 21 straight match-ups against Rivier. 
• S. Williams' 14 points are a season and career-high.
• S. Williams also had a season-high nine rebounds.  
• Gertrude recorded his fourth double-digit performance of the season with 11 points.
• Simmons' 10-point performance was a season-high. 

UP NEXT

The men's basketball team returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 11, with a road tilt against Regis (Mass.) College. Tip-off is set for 3 PM.