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Men's Basketball Welcomes Siena Sunday

Broncs look to snap three-game losing skid

GAME 24 - Sunday, February 10, 2019
Rider Broncs (12-11, 7-4 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (12-12, 7-4 MAAC)

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
- Siena leads the all-time series with Rider, 31-17. However, the Broncs took a convincing 97-71 win last Feb. 15 in Alumni Gymnasium.
- RU saw its program-record-tying 17-game home winning streak snapped with an 81-80 heartbreaker to Canisius on Friday.
- Rider ranks ninth nationally at 9.1 steals per game. 
- Though Rider has trailed by double-digits in six of 11 MAAC games and trailed at the half in seven of 11, the Broncs have erased the deficit in all seven and won four of the seven. 
- Stevie Jordan now ranks 5th all-time in assists at Rider with 437. He's also closing in on 1,000 career points, currently standing at 991.  
- Anthony Durham has shot 60.7% (31-51) over the last eight games.
- RU has outscored MAAC opponents by 10.4 points per game in the paint.
- Head Coach Kevin Baggett (119-100) 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 53 points combined in the first halves of 11 MAAC games. By comparison, Rider is +89 in the second halves.  
- Siena has won its last three over Iona, Fairfield and Manhattan.
- Seven-time MAAC Rookie of the Week Jalen Pickett has led the Saints, who were picked to finish last in the MAAC, to a 7-4 record in league play. Pickett has averaged 14.8 points, 6.2 assists and 2.0 assists per game. Evan Fisher has averaged a team-high 15.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Sloan Seymour (9.0 ppg.) and Kevin Degnan (8.3 ppg.) have also 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 119-100 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
 
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Anthony Durham

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Players Mentioned

Anthony Durham

#12 Anthony Durham

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Graduate Student
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Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

6' 0"
Junior
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