GAME 12 - Sunday, December 30, 2018
Rider Broncs (5-6) vs. Virginia Commonwealth Rams (8-4)
Location: Richmond, VA – Stuart C. Siegel Center
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – StatBroadcast.com
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and VCU are meeting for the first time. The Broncs won their last match-up with an Atlantic-10 school, last Nov. 20 at George Washington. The win followed six-straight losses after a Dec. 22, 2010, win over La Salle.
- Rider lost its last time out against Cal St. Northridge, 81-80. The Broncs played without starters Dimencio Vaughn (injury) and Stevie Jordan (coach's decision). 
- Rider is in the midst of a six-game stretch away from home in which it will span five cities and three time zones and cover 9,545 miles.
- VCU snapped a two-game losing skid with a 70-54 win over Wichita State on Dec. 22. Losses in the prior two came against Virginia and College of Charleston.
- The Rams are led by Marcus Evans at 13.1 points per game. Issac Vann (11.9 ppg.) and De'Riante Jenkins (11.4 ppg.) also average in double figures, while Marcus Santos-Silva (8.4 ppg., 7.7 rpg.) is VCU's top rebounder.
- Frederick Scott averaged 19.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in being named to the Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament Team.
- RU turned the ball over a season-low six times against Cal St. Northridge. 
- Tyere Marshall posted season highs of 21 points and eight rebounds at Drake. 
- Jordan Allen matched his career-high with seven three-pointers made at Washington State on Dec. 17.
- Rider forced a season-high 29 turnovers against Robert Morris on Dec. 15.
- Allen displaced Stevie 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.
- 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.
- 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 112-95 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.