LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Tyere Marshall (Philadelphia, PA/Martin Luther King/Putnam Science) had a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds as the Rider University men's basketball team came from behind to defeat hOURglass rival Saint Peter's, 59-51, Thursday night at Alumni Gymnasium. With the win, the Broncs (12-8, 7-1 MAAC) have now tied the program record with 17-straight wins at home, established between the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. The Peacocks are now 6-14 (3-5 MAAC).  

The Broncs struggled from the floor in the first half, shooting just 21.4 percent (6-28), including 0-for-10 from long range, and turned the ball over 12 times. However, Rider forced 15 Saint Peter's turnovers to keep it close, 28-22, at the half. Frederick Scott (Munster, IN/Simeon [DePaul]) and Devine Eke (Plainfield, NJ/Union Catholic [Maine]) led Rider with six points each at the break.

After Saint Peter's pushed the lead to eight early in the second half, the Broncs scored 14-straight points and 16 of the next 17 to establish a seven-point lead and next trailed again. Stevie Jordan (Bensalem, PA/Conwell-Egan/API) scored six points in the run, while Marshall added four. Saint Peter's got to within two at the 5:17 mark, but could draw no closer. Rider more than doubled its shooting percentage in the second half at 45.5 percent (15-33) for the period.

Quotes & Notes
"I'm just happy to get the win. We certainly didn't play well. But we did what we needed to do when we needed to do it. We've got to get better. We've got to do better."

"To me, that's the sign of a good team that you're struggling from the perimeter and struggling for the game. And yet, when we needed to score and needed to go inside for a basket, we did some good things. Devine set the tone again defensively, especially in the second half. I thought Tyere had a much better second half than he did the first half. We've got to do a better job establishing the post and getting it to Tyere. But he's got to finish early on for us. But it's a sign of a good team when you can find other ways to win when you're 0-for-14 from the three."

"I'm not satisfied. We've got a long way to go. We've got to get better. We've got to really come out and be ready to play and be the team that we're capable of being and stop playing from behind and allowing team to stay in the game when we ought to really be trying to put teams away early and set the precedent." – Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett

"Everybody knows that the second half is crunch time. Everybody digs down and gives it their all. We want to come out with the win."

"(Devine Eke) just brings a whole lot of energy. When he comes in, we just get a whole lot of stops, blocks, everything. Defensively, then it translates to the offensive end. Then you see him get dunks and the crowd gets into it, we get into it and we win the game."  – Rider junior guard Stevie Jordan

"I just love playing defense. That's just my time to shine. Everybody else has their time – that's my time to shine. That just brings me up and it trickles down to everybody else." – Rider redshirt junior forward Devine Eke

- The game was the 66^th in the all-time series with Saint Peter's. The Broncs now lead the all-time series, 36-30.
- The Broncs have won their last 17 games at Alumni Gymnasium and 20 of the last 21 dating back to the end of the 2016-17 season, matching the program record, set between the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons.
- Rider has now trailed at the half of five of eight MAAC games this year and was tied in another.
- Rider returns to action Saturday, when it plays travels to hOURglass rival Monmouth at 2 p.m.     
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Saint Peter's outshot the Broncs, 38.5 percent (20-52) to 34.4 percent (21-61) for the game, marking just the third time this season (3-7) that the Broncs have won when being outshot.
- Eke scored in double figures for the first time in two years as a Bronc with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the floor to go along with five rebounds, a career-high five steals and two blocks. Eke scored in double figures 11 times as a freshman at Maine.  
- Anthony Durham (Philadelphia, PA/Abington/Putnam Science) added 12 points, including 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, while Jordan rounded out the double-figures scorers with 10 points to go along with four assists and two steals.
- 14^th in the nation entering the game at 9.0 steals per game, the Broncs had 10 steals on the day.
- Durham made 2-of-5 attempts from the floor, lowering his percentage to 69.7 percent (23-33) over the last six games.  
- Rider outscored its opponent in the paint for the seventh time in eight MAAC games, taking a 40-26 edge. The Broncs have now outscored league foes, 326-238, in the paint for an average of +11.0 points per game.  
- Rider finished the game with a 41-36 edge on the glass. The Broncs also took advantages in points off turnovers (21-7), second-chance points (12-6) and fast-break points (14-12).
- The Broncs forced 25 Saint Peter's turnovers.