GAME 16 - Sunday, January 13, 2019
Rider Broncs (8-7, 3-0 MAAC) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (8-8, 1-2 MAAC)
Location: Niagara University, NY – "Taps" Gallagher Center
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – PurpleEagles.com
Live Stats – Purple Eagles.com
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and Niagara are meeting for the 48th time, with the Broncs holding a 25-22 edge in the series. The Broncs and Purple Eagles played just once last season, a 99-76 Rider win on Dec. 31 at the Gallagher Center.
- Rider is 3-0 in MAAC play for the fourth time (2000-01, 2004-05, 2008-09, 2013-14). The lone Broncs team to go undefeated in MAAC play for longer than three games was the 2000-01 team, which won its first six. 
- The Broncs earned three tight victories over Fairfield, Quinnipiac and Canisius. Rider has yet to lead at the half in MAAC play, trailing by double-digits to Fairfield and Canisius and being tied vs. Quinnipiac.
- RU has trailed for nearly 70 percent of its minutes in league play, been tied for another nearly 10 percent and led for just 20.6 percent of the time.  
- Frederick Scott has a pair of double-doubles and is averaging a team-high 15.3 points and 9.3 rebounds, while shooting 58.1 percent in three league games.
- After averaging a 12.5 points per game advantage in the paint against MAAC opponents last year, the Broncs have opened 2018-19 at +19.3 per game.
- Rider ranks 11th nationally at 9.4 steals per game. 
- Stevie Jordan now ranks 6th all-time in assists at Rider with 401.
- Dimencio Vaughn returned from a four-game injury absence Friday at CC.
- Rider shot over 50 percent (51.7%) for the third time this season, Jan. 11 at CC.   
- Niagara defeated Iona, 95-90, on Friday, snapping a three-game losing skid.
- Marvin Prochet leads NU at 17.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and 43.8 percent from long range. James Towns has added 12.3 points and a team-high 4.4 assists per game, while Dominic Robb also averages in double figures (11.5 ppg.) to go along with 6.3 rebounds and a MAAC-best 2.9 blocks per game.
- Rider was picked to win the MAAC after earning 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 115-96 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.