GAME 23 - Friday, February 8, 2019
Rider Broncs (12-10, 7-3 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (9-13, 6-4 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 7 p.m.
Tickets – GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video – ESPNU
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
Live Audio – None
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and Canisius are meeting for the 50th time, with the Broncs controlling the series, 36-13. Rider has won the last two, including an 82-73 win on Jan. 11.
- 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. A win Friday would establish a new program record.
- Rider ranks 10th nationally at 9.1 steals per game. 
- Though Rider has trailed by double-digits in five of 10 MAAC games and trailed at the half in six of 10, the Broncs have erased the deficit in all six and won four of the six. 
- Stevie Jordan now ranks 5th all-time in assists at Rider with 433. He's also closing in on 1,000 career points, currently standing at 969.  
- Anthony Durham has shot 63.0% (29-46) over the last seven games.
- RU has outscored MAAC opponents by 9.8 points per game in the paint.
- Head Coach Kevin Baggett (119-99) 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.
- The Broncs have been outscored by 51 points combined in the first halves of 10 MAAC games. By comparison, Rider is +88 in the second halves.  
- Canisius dropped a 78-71 overtime decision to Marist on Monday.
- The Griffs are led by Takal Molson at 16.7 points per game. Isaiah Reese has added 11.8 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, but has been suspended the last two games. Malik Johnson (9.4 ppg.) and Scott Hitchon (7.7 ppg.) have made strong contributions. 
- 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 119-99 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.