Rivers averaged a team-best 18.7 points per game and led the Seahawks to a perfect 3-0 record over the holiday break, including a stunning 59-54 victory over then-No. 13 Pittsburgh on the road, to earn a share of this week’s Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week award. The second-year guard totaled 56 points over that three-game stretch, shooting 50% from the field (18-36) while knocking down nearly 48% of his shots taken from beyond the arc (10-21). He was also a perfect 10 for 10 from the charity stripe. In the Seahawks’ biggest win since knocking off #15 Alabama 33 years ago, Rivers played a crucial role in subduing the Panthers, scoring all 18 of his points after the break and sinking six straight free throws in the closing seconds. He then followed that performance by earning Cable Car Classic MVP honors, averaging 19.0 points per game in a 72-61 win against Air Force and a thrilling 64-62 victory over Santa Clara in the title game of the Broncos’ tournament. The team-title was the first in-season tournament title for Wagner since the 1997 Pepsi Marist Classic. On the year, Rivers is averaging a team-best 14.2 points per game while shooting 90.4 percent (47-52) from the line, the second-best mark in the NEC and 17th nationally.