GAME 21 – Monday, January 23, 2017
Rider Broncs (12-8, 5-4 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (10-9, 6-3 MAAC)
Location: Jersey City, NJ – Yanitelli Center
Tip: 7 p.m.
What You Need To Know
- Rider and Saint Peter's are meeting for the 62nd time in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs owning a 33-28 lead in the all-time series. Included in the mark are wins in 17 of the last 24 meetings. However, the Peacocks have taken three of the last four.
- Rider snapped a three-game losing skid Sunday, defeating Marist, 84-66.
- Five Broncs scored in double figures against Marist and all eight Rider players who dressed scored at least eight points.
- Five of the 10 different Broncs to suit up have posted a double-double this year.
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Tyere Marshall narrowly missed his first-career double-double vs. Marist on Jan. 21 with nine points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
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Stevie Jordan compiled his first-career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Siena on Jan. 17.
- Rider is 8-0 when holding the opposition to fewer than 70 points.
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Kahlil Thomas has a MAAC-leading eight double-doubles on the year, including career-highs in both points (24) and rebounds (14) at Manhattan. He grabbed his 600th career rebound at Manhattan and stands 44 points shy of 1,000.
- Jordan leads the MAAC at 5.6 dimes per game. His 12 assists against Kennesaw State tied for the most by a Bronc in at least 21 seasons.
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Norville Carey has compiled three double-doubles this season, including a 10-point, 10-rebound effort on Dec. 28 at North Carolina State.
- The Broncs are led by fifth-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett, whose teams have posted a 79-72 record and reached the MAAC Quarterfinals in each of his first four seasons in Lawrenceville. Baggett was the 2015 MAAC Coach of the Year.