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Men's Basketball Welcomes Rival Monmouth Monday Night

Broncs look for fifth-straight win

GAME 23 - Monday, January 29, 2018
Rider Broncs (15-7, 8-2 MAAC) vs. Monmouth Hawks (7-13, 3-5 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 7 p.m.
Tickets – GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video – BroncVision
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
Live Audio – 107.7 FM The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and Monmouth are meeting for the 49th time in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs owning a 28-20 lead in the all-time series.
- Rider led for a combined 2:20 out of 40 minutes in the second halves against Fairfield and Saint Peter's, but squeaked out victories in both games.
- Dimencio Vaughn scored the game-winning tip-in with 8.5 seconds left at Fairfield on Jan. 23. Rider ended the game on an 8-0 run. Vaughn's lay-up, steal and two free throws also gave RU a lead it wouldn't relinquish against Saint Peter's. 
- Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett became the 6th Rider Head Coach all-time to compile 100 victories on Jan. 26. He was the third-fastest (186 games) to do so.
- Anthony Durham has stepped up of late, hitting 31 of his last 39 attempts from inside the three-point arc. He also dished out a career-high seven assists vs. QU and matched his career-high with 15 points at Fairfield.
- Frederick Scott was named to the Lou Henson Award mid-season Watch List. The award is presented to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.
- Stevie Jordan has been solid all-around (13.0 ppg, 6.2 apg, 4.2 rpg and 1.8 spg). 
- After falling in five of its first six MAAC games, Monmouth has rebounded to defeat Siena and Marist in its last two. 
- 2016-17 All-MAAC First Teamer Micah Seaborn has been limited to 13 games played this year. However, he's paced the Hawks at 14.8 points per game when he's been on the court.
- Sixth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 100-86 record and reached the MAAC Quarterfinals in each of his first five seasons. Baggett was the 2015 MAAC Coach of the Year.
 
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Players Mentioned

Anthony Durham

#12 Anthony Durham

G
6' 3"
Junior
Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Frederick Scott

#13 Frederick Scott

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Dimencio Vaughn

#14 Dimencio Vaughn

G/F
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anthony Durham

#12 Anthony Durham

6' 3"
Junior
G
Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Frederick Scott

#13 Frederick Scott

6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Dimencio Vaughn

#14 Dimencio Vaughn

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G/F