Zan, Coleman Score 15 Points Apiece in 66-55 Win at Rider - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Thursday, November 5

Lawrenceville, N.J.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-0,0-0America East

Rider

0-2,0-0Metro

Team	1	2	F
New Hampshire	27	39	66
Rider	26	29	55

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Photo by: Callie Cyr

11/5/2026 10:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Senior forward Ryan Zan (Princeton, N.J.) and sophomore guard Josiah Coleman (Plymouth, Minn.) both scored 15 points to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to Thursday night's 66-55 victory against Rider University at Canastra Hammer Arena.

Thursday night marked the first day of the 2026-27 America East–Metro Basketball Challenge, which will resume Sunday with eight more matchups.

Zan shot 6 of 9 from the floor, pulled down three rebounds and blocked a shot. Coleman made 4 of 7 field goal attempts and was 7-for-8 at the foul line.

Sophomore guard and captain Tyler Bike (Merrimack N.H.) finished with 11 points, team-high three assists and two steals. Sophomore forward Giannos Xanthopoulos (Mina, Greece) pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds and scored seven points.

Rider was led by Rich Brisco (14 points, 12 rebounds).

UNH won its second road game in four days to remain unbeaten at 2-0. Rider is 0-2.

UP NEXT

UNH's Nov. 8 home opener is the second game of the America East-Metro Basketball Challenge. Opening tipoff is 1pm at Lundholm Gym.
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FIRST HALF

Zan scored the first points of the game with a layup at 19:34.
Rider took its first lead, 11-10, on a Brisco dunk at 12:39.
UNH tied the score four times before going back in front, 19-18, on two free throws by Zan at 5:02.
Zan made a driving layup and 3-pointer from the top of the key 31 seconds apart to give the Wildcats a 24-20 lead.
With UNH trailing 26-25, Bike drew a charge with 11 seconds remaining. Coleman beat the buzzer with a fadeaway jumper outside the paint to send the 'Cats into the locker room with a 27-26 lead.

SECOND HALF

Rider tied the score, 29-29, 1t 18:29 but Zan answered with a layup on New Hampshire's next possession and the Wildcats held the lead the rest of the way.
UNH inched out to an eight-point advantage, 41-33, on Xanthopoulos' layup at 14:34.
The Broncs outscored the visitors 7-2 the next six minutes to trim the margin to 43-40 at 8:38.
With the lead down to one point, the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run – highlighted by Xanthopoulos' fastbreak dunk – to build a 53-46 lead at 4:08.
That run was part of an overall 12-2 spurt that pushed the margin to 11 points, 59-48, at 1:54 and Rider did not get closer than eight points the rest of the way.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Zan finished four points short of his career high of 19 points.
Coleman has gone 7-for-8 at the foul line each of the first two games and has scored 14 of his 22 points on free throws.
Xanthopoulos had four of UNH's five offensive rebounds. He also had nine boards off the defensive glass.
Junior guard Drew McKenna (Laurel, Md.) finished with eight points and seven rebounds.
UNH has scored 39 second-half points both games this season and has allowed 55 points both games.
The last time UNH started the season 2-0 was in 2022-23.
The last time UNH won consecutive road games was Jan. 11 to Feb. 3, 2023, when the Wildcats had four straight road wins vs. conference teams.

INSIDE THE STATS

UNH recorded the edge in points off turnovers (15-12), points in the paint (32-26), fastbreak points (18-4) and bench points (24-25).
Rider had 21 offensive rebounds and a 25-7 edge in second-chance points.
The Wildcats shot 57.1% (12 of 21) from the floor in the second half.
New Hampshire's defense limited the Broncs to a .262 field goal percentage that included .100 from 3-point range.

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