NASHUA, N.H. – Graduate student Aireus Raspberry scored a game-high 20 points in the JWU (Providence) men's basketball team's 53-47 win over Rivier University Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action at the Muldoon Fitness Center.

Sophomore Izaiah Shaw-Glen added 11 points and nine boards for the Wildcats, who also received nine points and 12 rebounds from junior Jonah Phang. JWU outrebounded the Raiders 44-41 and overcame 17 turnovers to secure their third conference win of the season.

The teams entered the locker room at halftime tied at 21 as Raspberry led all student-athletes with 12 points. JWU held the home team to just 24 percent shooting in the first half (8-of-34) – including 3-of-15 from downtown.

In the second half, Shaw-Glen gave the Wildcats the lead for good with a layup 2:47 into play. The lead swelled to 13 at 41-28 following a basket from freshman Symien Jemison midway through the stanza. The Raiders got to within two on several occasions, the last with 2:54 remaining (47-45), before a pair of buckets from Raspberry and two free throws from senior Mike Rogers closed out the win.

JWU finished the contest shooting 43 percent (22-of-51) and held the Raiders to 24 percent.