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Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Welcomes Marist Sunday Afternoon

Broncs host Red Foxes on ESPN3

GAME 19 - Saturday, January 27, 2019
Rider Broncs (10-8, 5-1 MAAC) vs. Marist Red Foxes (7-12, 2-5 MAAC)

Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 2 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 Marist are meeting for the 59th time, with the Broncs having won the last four. Included in the mark was a comeback from 21 points with 10:19 remaining last Feb. 10 in Poughkeepsie.
- The Broncs have won 18 of their last 19 at home, including the last 15 and all five this year.
- Rider saw its five-game winning streak snapped on Friday at Iona. The Broncs were 5-0 in league play for just the second time in program history (6-0 in 2000-01).  
- The 47 points allowed to Manhattan are the fewest by an opponent in nearly four years (46 vs. Canisius - Jan. 24, 2015).
- Though Rider was outscored in the paint for the first time in league play at Iona, the Broncs are still averaging +11.3 ppg. in the paint vs. MAAC opponents.
- Rider ranks 14th nationally at 8.9 steals per game. 
- The Broncs have been outscored by 27 points combined in the first halves of six MAAC games. By comparison, Rider is +69 in the second halves.  
- Frederick Scott has a pair of double-doubles and is averaging a team-high 14.2 points to go along with 6.7 rebounds and 54.1 percent in six league games.
- Stevie Jordan now ranks 6th all-time in assists at Rider with 419. He's also closing in on 1,000 career points, currently standing at 923.  
- Marist has fallen in four of its last five, including Friday against Quinnipiac.
- Brian Parker leads the Red Foxes at 14.7 points and 3.6 assists per game. Ryan Funk has added 10.4 ppg., while Isaiah Lamb has chipped in with 8.5 points and a team-high 4.9 rebounds per game. David Knudsen has added 8.3 points per game, while shooting a team-best 43.4 percent from long range.
- 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 117-97 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
 
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Players Mentioned

Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

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6' 0"
Junior
Frederick Scott

#13 Frederick Scott

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6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

6' 0"
Junior
G
Frederick Scott

#13 Frederick Scott

6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F