GAME 7 - Saturday, December 15, 2018
Rider Broncs (3-3) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (4-6)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 3 p.m.
Tickets –
GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video –
ESPN3
Live Stats –
GoBroncs.com
Live Audio – None
Twitter –
Twitter.com/RiderMBB
What You Need To Know
- Rider and Robert Morris are meeting for the 14th time in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs leading the all-time series, 9-4.
- Rider snapped a two-game losing skid with an 81-71 win over Norfolk State.
- The Broncs have now won 12-straight home games and 15 of their last 16 at Alumni Gym dating back to the final home game of the 2016-17 season.
- Robert Morris is led by Josh Williams at 17.1 points per game, including 47.7 percent (42-88) shooting from long range. Malik Petteway has added 10.5 points per game off the bench, while Matty McConnell has chipped in with 8.9 points, 3.9 assists and a team-best 2.3 steals per game.
- RMU has lost three-straight to Drexel, Canisius and Siena. Its four wins have come over Mt. Aloysius, Mississippi Valley State, Stetson and Youngstown State.
- The Broncs shot a season-high 57.4 percent (27-47) at Hofstra, including 65.2 percent (15-23) in the first half and 47.6 percent (10-21) overall beyond the arc.
- Known for ranking 8th all-time at Rider with 372 assists,
Stevie Jordan has found his three-point stroke this year, shooting a team-best 56.3 percent.
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Jordan Allen displaced Jordan as the third-fastest to 500 career points in the last 26 years at Rider, reaching the plateau in his 38th game, Dec. 12 vs. Norfolk St.
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Dimencio Vaughn was named MAAC Player of the Week on Nov. 26 after averaging 19.0 points per game in a pair of victories over Coppin State and Wagner.
- Allen buried six three pointers and scored a team-high 24 points in the Broncs' 89-65 road win at Wagner. Jordan also dished out 10 assists, his fifth-career game with double-digit dimes.
- Allen has now buried three or more trifectas in 23 of 37 career games played.Â
- Rider was picked to win the MAAC after winning the 2017-18 MAAC Regular Season Championship.
- The Broncs returned all five starters, their top six scorers and 95 percent of their scoring from last year's team.
- Seventh-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 110-92 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
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