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Rider comes back to beat Penn, 89-88

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Anthony Myles made a three-point shot that capped a 7-0 run and gave Rider the advantage it needed to come from behind and beat Penn, 89-88, on Sunday.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Anthony Myles made a three-point shot that capped a 7-0 run and gave Rider the advantage it needed to come from behind and beat Penn, 89-88, on Sunday.

Rider trailed by seven points with 3 minutes, 23 seconds left to play. Myles hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to four, after which Pennsylvania's Jamal Lewis hit two free throws.

Lewis's points would be the last of the game for the Quakers, and Rider went on a 7-0 run in the remaining 2:55 - four free throws from Daniel Stewart and Myles' game-winning trey - to squeak past Penn (2-8).

Myles finished with 16 points and Stewart scored 18 for the Broncs (6-5).

Julian Harrell scored 23 points after shooting 80 percent from the floor (8 of 10) for Penn. Miles Jackson-Cartwright added six treys en route to 20 points. The Quakers missed three shots in the final 2:20, and turned the ball over twice.