GAME 22 - Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Rider Broncs (12-9, 7-2 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (6-16, 4-6 MAAC)
Location: Riverdale, NY – Draddy Gymnasium
Tip: 7 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoJaspers.com
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and Manhattan are meeting for the 54th time, with the Broncs leading the all-time series, 30-23. Rider has won the last five meetings.
- RU matched its program record with its 17th-straight home win on Jan. 31 against Saint Peter's, tying the mark set between 1992-93 and 1993-94. 
- Though Rider has trailed by double-digits in five of nine MAAC games and trailed at the half in six of nine, the Broncs have erased the deficit in all six and won four of the six. 
- Head Coach Kevin Baggett (119-98) tied former mentor Tommy Dempsey for fifth all-time at Rider on Jan. 31 with his 119th career win (119-105). Next on the list are Don Harnum (127-103) and Kevin Bannon (128-103). 
- Rider had six players score in double figures in a single game twice in a four-game span, Jan. 13-27, after not achieving the feat since Feb. 16, 2011.
- Stevie Jordan now ranks 5th all-time in assists at Rider with 431. He's also closing in on 1,000 career points, currently standing at 961.  
- Anthony Durham has shot 64.3% (27-42) over the last seven games.
- RU has outscored MAAC opponents by 10.4 points per game in the paint.
- Rider ranks 10th nationally at 9.1 steals per game. 
- The Broncs have been outscored by 55 points combined in the first halves of nine MAAC games. By comparison, Rider is +99 in the second halves.  
- The Jaspers have won their last two over Fairfield and Saint Peter's.
- Pauly Paulicap leads Manhattan at 8.5 points per game, but has missed the last eight games due to injury. Warren Williams has added 8.0 points per game. Tyler Reynolds (7.0 ppg.), Thomas Capuano (5.9 ppg.), Nehemiah Mack (5.7 ppg.) and reigning MAAC Rookie of the Week Samir Stewart (5.7 ppg.) have also made strong contributions. Ebube Ebube is the Jaspers' leading rebounder at 4.6 boards per game.   
- 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 119-98 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.