Morgan Robertson added 15 points for the Explorers.
"We gutted out a nice defensive win after a slow start," La Salle coach Tom Lochner said. "Rider can be a dangerous team and they won't give up."
La Salle sank 7 of 19 three-point attempts while Rider (2-7) was 1 for 12.
"La Salle's very good at hitting that dagger, and every time we got close, we gave up an open three," said Rider coach Lynn Milligan, a former St. Joseph's assistant in her second season with the Broncs.
Connecticut 83, Florida State 71 - Senior guard Renee Montgomery shook off a shooting slump with seven three-pointers and 25 points to lead the No. 1 Huskies (10-0) over the Seminoles (9-4) in the finale of the Caribbean Classic in Cancun, Mexico.
Sophomore Maya Moore added 18 points and junior center Kaili McLaren had 10 points and a career-high seven assists.
Tanae Davis-Cain led the Seminoles with 25 points.
Tennessee 79, Stanford 69 - Shekinna Stricklen scored eight of her season-high 25 points in overtime and the No. 11 Volunteers upset the No. 3 Cardinal in Knoxville in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game.
Angie Bjorklund added 16 points for Tennessee, and Stricklen and Vicki Baugh had seven rebounds each.
Jayne Appel lead the Cardinal with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Texas A&M 64, Texas Christian 50 - Takia Starks scored 21 points to lead the fourth-ranked Aggies (10-0) over the 24th-ranked Horned Frogs (8-4) at College Station.
La Toya Micheaux added 14 rebounds and four steals for A&M.
T.K. LaFleur scored a game-high 22 points for TCU, which lost its second straight.
Oklahoma 94, Tulsa 42 - Ashley Paris had 20 points and 10 rebounds, one of three players with double-doubles for the No. 6 Sooners (9-2) in a rout of the Golden Hurricane (3-6) in Norman, Okla.
