Theo Briscoe IV, shown in the preseason, led the Raiders with 25 points vs. JWU on Monday night. (Courtesy photo by Nick Grace/Rivier Athletics)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rivier men’s basketball team routed former conference opponents, JWU (Providence), 85-57 to capture their first win of the 2025-25 campaign.

With the win the Raiders improved to 1-1, while the Wildcats fell to 0-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both teams traded scores through the first four minutes of action, with Rivier holding a 7-6 lead

A three from junior Theo Briscoe IV sparked a 19-6 run for the Raiders that ended with Briscoe making two from the free-throw line

JWU (Providence) cut the lead to six with 7:37 remaining in the first half

Rivier closed out the half on yet another 19-6 run with six different Raiders finding the basket on 7-12 from the floor and 2-4 from range

Coming out of halftime, sophomore Matt Youngquist paced the offense with seven points, followed by Briscoe IV with six to put Rivier up 29 points

Midway through the frame sophomore Steph Barnes and senior Izaiah Shaw-Glen each tallied four points in the 13-10 run to put the Raiders up 33

The Wildcats closed out the contest on an 18-8 run, but Rivier’s lead proved to be too great, giving them their first win of the season, 85-59

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

As a team, the Raiders outshot JWU (Providence) 53.3% to 37.5%, 40.7% to 11.1% from three and outrebounded them 45-27…Briscoe IV paced the with 25 points on 53.3% shooting, 7-13 from deep, and five rebounds…Senior Robenson Baguidy followed with 15 points, seven assists, three rebounds, and four steals…Barns and Youngquist added 11 and 10 points respectively…Junior Jamari Williams recorded a game-high 15 rebounds.

UP NEXT

The Raiders return to action Wednesday for a non-conference road matchup with Nichols. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Nichols Athletics Center.