GAME 5 - Thursday, November 23, 2017
Rider Broncs (3-1) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (2-3)
Location: Las Vegas, NV – Orleans Arena
Tip: 10 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT)
Live Stats – StatBroadcast.com
Live Audio – 107.7 FM The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and UC Irvine are meeting for the first time in the programs' histories.
- The Broncs are coming off a 67-65 win at George Washington, Rider's first win over an Atlantic 10 team since Dec. 22, 2010 (La Salle).
- The winner of Thursday's Rider/UC Irvine game will face the winner between Northern Arizona and Hampton on Friday at 10:30 p.m. (ET)/7:30 p.m. (PT), while the two losing teams will play the first game of the day on Friday at 11 a.m. (PT)/2 p.m. (ET).  
- Frederick Scott led Rider with 17 points and 10 rebounds, including the game-winning bucket with 36.5 seconds left at George Washington.
- Redshirt freshman Jordan Allen led the Broncs in scoring in each of the first two games and is averaging a team-best 16.5 points per game. He earned MAAC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 20.
- Sophomore point guard Stevie Jordan has been strong all-around at 15.5 points, 7.3 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game. He had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists before exiting the Hartford game with eight minutes remaining.
- The Broncs have turned the ball over just 40 times, while dishing out 60 assists.
- The Anteaters are 2-3 with wins over Denver and Division III Chapman, while falling to South Dakota State, Kansas State and Arizona State.
- Tommy Rutherford leads the 'Eaters at 11.6 ppg., while Evan Leonard is close behind at 11.0 ppg. Eyassu Worku has chipped in with 9.2 points and a team-best 4.0 assists per game, while Jonathan Galloway's 7.8 rpg. are a team high.
- In its first three victories of the year, Rider has been tied at the half.
- RU was picked to finish seventh in the MAAC Preseason Poll. Also picked to finish seventh a year ago, the Broncs finished sixth.
- Sixth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted an 88-80 record and reached the MAAC Quarterfinals in each of his first five seasons. Baggett was the 2015 MAAC Coach of the Year.