GAME 26 - Friday, February 21, 2020
Rider University Broncs (15-10, 9-6 MAAC) vs. Iona (9-13, 7-8 MAAC)
Location: New Rochelle, NY – Hynes Athletics Center
Tip: 7 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN3
Live Stats – ICGaels.com
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider led wire-to-wire for the fourth time this season in a 79-63 win over Quinnipiac last time out on Sunday. 
- IC had won four-straight prior to a 65-64 loss Wednesday night at Siena.
- Iona leads the all-time series, 40-26, including wins in the last three meetings. The Broncs are 1-6 at Hynes Athletics Center under Head Coach Kevin Baggett, with the lone victory coming Feb. 19, 2017. 
- The Gaels feature five scorers averaging in double figures, led by E.J. Crawford at 18.1 points per game. Tajuan Agee has averaged 14.0 points and a team-leading 7.5 rebounds per game, shooting 52.5 percent. Isaiah Washington has contributed 10.7 points and a team-leading 3.4 assists, while Isaiah Ross (10.4 ppg.) and Asante Gist (10.1 ppg.) also average in double figures.
- Rider is the MAAC's most veteran squad, with its starting five accounting for 512 games played and 373 games started.
- Dimencio Vaughn has led Rider in scoring in 10 of the last 15 games, including a season-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting Feb. 2 at Monmouth, leading to MAAC Player of the Week honors. He went for 20 points and a career-high nine assists on Feb. 16 vs. Quinnipiac.
- 3.0 games currently separate 1st from 7th place in the MAAC Standings. 
- Defending home court has been the norm in league play this season, The top 10 teams in the league all have .500 or better records at home in league play for a 49-17 (.742) combined record. Adding in the only sub-.500 team at home, the league is a combined 52-21 (.712) at home against conference foes. .
- Rider is just the third NCAA Division I team in the last five years to have four 1,000-point scorers with all 1,000-points scored at a single school.
- Stevie Jordan currently ranks second all-time in assists (577) and third in steals (182) at Rider. The Rider records are 598 assists and 188 steals.
- Eighth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 138-114 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) and Thomas Leyden (187) have more wins at Rider than Baggett.