GAME 29 - Thursday, February 22, 2018
Rider Broncs (21-7, 14-2 MAAC) vs. Monmouth Hawks (10-18, 6-10 MAAC)
Location: West Long Branch, NJ – OceanFirst Bank Center
Tip: 7 p.m.
Tickets –
GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video –
ESPN3
Live Stats –
MonmouthHawks.com
Live Audio –
107.7 FM The Bronc
Twitter –
Twitter.com/RiderMBB
What You Need To Know
- Rider and Monmouth are meeting for the 50th time in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs owning a 29-20 lead in the all-time series.
- The Broncs took over sole possession of first place in the MAAC with an 83-82 win over Canisius on Sunday.
- Rider has won 10-straight games, its first streak of as many games since the Broncs won 10 straight in 2007-08. RU has only two streaks longer in program history - 16 in 1930-31 and 11 in 1957-58.
- Rider's streak is now the second-longest active streak behind Grambling (11). Michigan State and Charleston also have active 10-game streaks.Â
- Rider's 14-2 mark is its best 16-game start in 21 years in the MAAC, two games better than the 2001-02 and 2014-15 teams' 12-4 records.
- Rider has won 20 games for just the 10th time in the 90-year history of the program. The team record is 23 wins (2007-08, 2010-11), while the 1993-94 and 2014-15 squads are the only others to win 21.  Â
- Rider is currently No. 62 in the RPI (as of 2/19), matching its highest ranking.
- Rider has won seven games this season when trailing in the final four minutes. The Broncs have also broken a tie in the final minute to win three times.
- Micah Seaborn leads MU at 14.8 points per game. He returned from a seven-game absence due to injury on Sunday at Siena, scoring 15 points in 44 minutes as the Hawks defeated the Saints in double overtime.
- Sixth-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 106-86 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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