Box Score Lawrenceville, N.J. (February 13, 2026)—Abdou Khadre Kebe recorded his second consecutive double-double as Mount St. Mary's earned a 65-55 road win at Rider on Friday night.  The Mount win moves the Mount to 12-15 overall and evens the Mount's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record at 8-8.

Leading 46-40 with 9:33 remaining, Trey Deveaux scored five consecutive points to put the give the Mount a double-digit lead at 51-40.  Rider (3-21, 2-13 MAAC) scored the next six points to cut the deficit to five, but Kebe drained a three-pointer and Arlandus Keyes converted a drive to make it 56-46.

After Rider's Zion Cruz hit a step-back three-pointer, Xavier Lipscomb converted an and-one and then hit a three-pointer to give the Mount its biggest lead of the game at 62-49 with 3:03 on the clock to seal the win.

Kebe finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Mountaineers in the victory, notching his second consecutive double-double.  Deveaux finished with 12 points and five rebounds and needs just two more points to reach 1,000 points for his collegiate career.  Lipscomb added 11 point and seven boards while Keyes had eight points and a team-high five assists.  Cruz led all scorers with 22 points.

Mount St. Mary's shot 51.0 percent (26-of-51) from the field in the game, hitting 8-of-24 (.333) from beyond the arc.  The Mount held Rider to 35.0 percent (21-of-60) in the game, and 2-of-14 (.143) from three-point range.

The Mount got off to a slow start as Rider opened the game with a 6-1 run.  McEldon scored the next four points to fuel a 13-to-2 run that was capped by a Kebe dunk for a 14-8 lead.    The Mountaineers took their biggest lead of the half, 25-17, on a Keyes drive, and led 28-21 at the break.

Deveaux led the Mount with seven points in the opening half while Patrick Haigh hit a pair of three-pointers for six points.  The Mount shot 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the field, but was just 2-of-12 (.167) from beyond the arc in the first half.  The Mount held Rider to 8-of-29 (.276) from the field and 1-of-7 (.143) from beyond the arc over the first 20 minutes.

NOTES

• The Mount has won three in a row against Rider, but trails 17-16 in the all-time series.Mount St. Mary's is now 4-4 all-time against the Broncs in MAAC regular season matchups.
• Deveaux has 998 career points, tallying 463 points at Wayne State in 2023-24, 262 at Western Illinois last year, and 258 this season for the Mountaineers.
• Mount St. Mary's held a 39-to-28 edge on the boards.
• The Mount committed 18 turnovers while Rider had seven.
• Mount St. Mary's maintains seventh place in the MAAC standings at 8-8.Fairfield is sixth at 8-7 while the Iona is eighth at 7-8.The top six teams in the league standings earn a First Round bye at the MAAC Tournament which will be held in Atlantic City on March 5-10.

Up Next:  The Mount returns home for the final two games of the season at Knott Arena.  The Mount hosts Niagara on Friday, February 20, at 7:00 p.m. before welcoming Canisius to Knott Arena on Sunday, February 22, at 2:00 p.m.