GAME 27 - Sunday, February 23, 2020
Rider University Broncs (15-11, 9-7 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (14-11, 11-5 MAAC)
Location: Jersey City, NJ – Yanitelli Center
Tip: 2 p.m.
Tickets – GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video – ESPN3
Live Stats – SaintPeterPeacocks.com
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider dropped a heartbreaker, 70-69, at Iona on Friday night.
- Saint Peter's has won four straight and eight of its last nine since a Jan. 24 loss at Rider. 
- RU leads the all-time series with SPU, 38-30, including three-straight wins.
- Saint Peter's features astoundingly-balanced scoring, with no player averaging more than 8.1 points, but nine averaging at least 5.0 ppg. Daryl Banks III leads the group at 8.1 ppg., while Aaron Estrada and KC Ndefo both average 8.0 ppg. Ndefo has also grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game, second on the team behind Hassan Drame (5.5 rpg.). Doug Edert is a three-point threat averaging 7.7 ppg. on 44.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Tyere Marshall posted his team-leading fifth double-double of the year at Iona with 22 points and 14 rebounds. 
- Rider is the MAAC's most veteran squad, with its starting five accounting for 517 games played and 377 games started.
- 3.5 games currently separate 1st from 9th place in the MAAC Standings. 
- Defending home court has been the norm in league play this season. The top nine teams in the league all have .500 or better records at home in league play for a 53-17 (.757) combined record. Adding in the remaining teams, the league is a combined 59-25 (.702) 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 (584) and third in steals (183) at Rider. The Rider records are 598 assists and 188 steals.
- Eighth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 138-115 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.