GAME 8 - Saturday, December 14, 2019
Rider University Broncs (5-2) vs. Long Island University Sharks (3-6)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 2 p.m.
Tickets – GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
Live Audio – None
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider has won three straight over Columbia, Vermont and Bucknell.
- In its five wins, Rider is +15.6 points per game in the second half.
- RU used second-half runs of 17-0, 25-0 and 15-1 to win its last three games. 
- LIU has won its last two games over Cal Poly and Army West Point.
- The Sharks are led by Raiquan Clark, a former walk-on who's become a First Team All-NEC pick. Clark is averaging 20.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while shooting 60.0 percent from the floor and 58.8 percent from long range.
- Rider had six players in double-figures scoring for the third time in less than a calendar year on Dec. 3 vs. Bucknell. 
- Tyere Marshall was named MAAC Player of the Week on Nov. 25 after averaging 21.0 points and 14.3 rebounds against UMass, Columbia and Vermont.
- Marshall has a team-leading three double-doubles this season. 
- Stevie Jordan has scored in double figures in every game this season.
- Rider has outrebounded its opponent in all six games played this season.
 - Frederick Scott posted his second double-double of the season with 25 points and 13 rebounds against Vermont. 
- Jordan (509 assists) moved into 3rd all-time at Rider on Nov. 20 at UMass.
- Jordan projects to be the Broncs' all-time leader in assists (598) and steals (188).
- Rider was picked to finish second in the MAAC after finishing tied for second in the regular season standings a year ago.
- Tyere Marshall, Frederick Scott and Dimencio Vaughn are all on pace to score their 1,000th point this season, and would join senior Stevie Jordan as the 38th, 39th and 40th Broncs to score 1,000 career points.
- Eighth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 128-106 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Baggett passed Don Harnum for 4th all-time at Rider on Dec. 3. Only Kevin Bannon (131), Thomas Leyden (187) and John Carpenter (292) have more.