MADISON, WI – The Rider University men's basketball team was defeated by Wisconsin, 65-37, in the Broncs' non-league finale Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 7-4, while the Badgers are now 8-5.

Defense ruled the first half, with Rider taking a lead three times in the opening nine minutes, which concluded with the Broncs leading, 7-6. But the Badgers would score the next eight points and never trailed again.

Leading 22-11 at the half, the Badgers methodically extended the lead to as many as 31 points in the second half.  

Quotes & Notes
"I thought we did a decent job in the first half. We struggled in the second half. We struggled to make lay-ups tonight. When you're playing against a team like Wisconsin who tries not to let you into the lane a great deal – when we had opportunities, we needed to make them. So, we struggled a little bit there and we just didn't make shots. And give (Wisconsin) credit, because in the second half, they came out and jumped all over us." – Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett

- The game was the first in the all-time series between Rider and Wisconsin.  
- Tyrei Randall (Aurora, CO/St. Thomas More) made his first appearance since the 2017-18 season after redshirting the 2018-19 season.
- All 12 players on the Rider roster played for the first time this season.
- Rider resumes Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action on Sunday, when it plays host to Siena at 2 p.m.       
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Frederick Scott (Munster, IN/Simeon [DePaul]) and Dimencio Vaughn (New York, NY/Callaway/The Masters School) led Rider with seven points apiece.
- Vaughn also had a team-high eight rebounds.
- Rider was outrebounded for just the second time this season, with the Badgers taking a 43-36 edge on the glass.
- Wisconsin outshot the Broncs, 43.6 percent (24-55) to 24.6 percent (15-61) from the floor, including a 41.9 percent (13-31) to 14.3 percent (2-14) edge from long range.
- Kimar Williams (Philadelphia, PA/Constitution [Florida International]) scored a season-high five points in 12 minutes off the bench.  
- Tyere Marshall (Philadelphia, PA/Martin Luther King/Putnam Science) grabbed six rebounds, pushing his career total to 644, good for 16^th all-time at Rider. He passed Alberto Baptiste (638), Jabar Jones (639) and Jonathan McClark (642) tonight. Next on the list is Derrick Lamar with 652.