Mount St. Mary's Ready for Friday Night ESPNU Showdown at Saint Peter's

MOUNT ST. MARY'S (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) at SAINT PETER'S (11-7, 8-2 MAAC)
Friday, January 30, 2026 | 8:00 p.m.
Run Baby Run Arena | Jersey City, N.J.

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Mount St. Mary's travels to Saint Peter's on Friday night for an 8:00 p.m. matchup that will air live on ESPNU.
Mount St. Mary's used a strong defensive effort in the second half to pull away for a 71-61 win over Rider at Knott Arena on Saturday. The Mount held the Broncs to 8-of-33 (.242) shooting in the second half, including 0-of-7 (.000) from three-point range. Xavier Lipscomb led four Mountaineers in double figures with a career-high 20 points. Arlandus Keyes added 16 points and five assists, Trey Deveaux 13 points and six boards, and Abdou Khadre Kébé 12 points and a carer-high nine rebounds in the win.
Mount St. Mary's defeated Saint Peter's, 70-65, at home on January 9 to take a 6-5 lead in the all-time series with Saint Peter's. The Mount has won three straight in the series, and is now 4-3 against Saint Peter's in MAAC regular season matchups.
In the first matchup this year, Xavier Lipscomb paced the Mount with 18 points, hitting 12-of-12 at the foul line in the win. Trailing 56-54, Lipscomb scored five consecutive points to give the Mount the lead for good. Trey Deveaux's three-pointer gave the Mount a 64-58 lead with 1:23 left. After a 4-0 SPU run, Lipscomb went 4-for-4 at the line in the closing 44 seconds to seal the victory.
Mount St. Mary's has picked it up on the defensive end, holding the opposition to 65.2 points and 36.8 percent shooting over the past 10 games.
With his 20-point game in the win over Rider, Xavier Lipscomb became the fifth Mountaineer this season to score 20 or more points in a game, joining Arlandus Keyes (twice), Justin Amadi, Trey Deveaux and Luke McEldon. The last time the Mount had five different players have at least one 20-point game was during the 2019-20 season. That list included Jalen Gibbs, Damian Chong Qui Vado Morse, Malik Jefferson and Nana Opoku.
Senior Arlandus Keyes scored 16 points in the win over Rider, and is averaging 16.5 points over the past four games. Keyes is shooting 58.5 percent (24-of-41) from the field and 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from three-point range over that stretch.
Since being inserted into the starting lineup six games ago, Abdou Khadre Kébé is averaging 8.0 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds. Kébé has grabbed five or more rebounds in each of the past six games while scoring in double figures twice over that span.
Up next, the Mount returns home to face Manhattan on Sunday, February 1, at 2:00 p.m. at Knott Arena. Fans can purchase tickets at www.mountathletics.com/tickets.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Arlandus Keyes: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#45 Xavier Lipscomb: G; 6' 2"; Graduate Student

#5 Trey Deveaux: F; 6' 5"; Graduate Student

#11 Justin Amadi: F; 6' 7"; Redshirt Senior

#21 Luke McEldon: F; 6' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#2 Arlandus Keyes
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#45 Xavier Lipscomb
: 6' 2"; Graduate Student
: G

#5 Trey Deveaux
: 6' 5"; Graduate Student
: F

#11 Justin Amadi
: 6' 7"; Redshirt Senior
: F

#21 Luke McEldon
: 6' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: F