GAMES 16/17 – Saturday/Sunday, February 20/21, 2021
Rider Broncs (4-11, 4-8 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-9, 4-7 MAAC)
Location: Hamden, CT – People's United Center
Tip: 1 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN3 (Saturday) | ESPN3 (Sunday)
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Live Stats – GoBobcats.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider returns to the court this weekend, when it travels to Quinnipiac.
- The Broncs have been sidelined for nearly a month due to an idle weekend, followed by a two-week COVID-19-related pause.
- Most recently, Rider split with Marist, including its first home win on Jan. 22. 
- Dwight Murray, Jr. has been an all-around bright spot so far this season, averaging 15.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Both of his double-doubles this season have neared triple-double status, as he's dished out seven assists on both occasions.
- Allen Powell has come alive of late, scoring in double figures in three of his last four games, including a career-high 20 points on Jan. 23 against Marist.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Quinnipiac, 13-4. After reeling off seven-straight wins, the Broncs fell in two-straight to Quinnipiac. But most recently, the Broncs got back in the win column with a 79-63 win at home on Feb. 16, 2020.
- Jacob Rigoni leads QU at 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.9 percent from long range. Tymu Chenery joins him as an effective long-range threat at 10.3 points per game on 39.7 percent from distance. Savion Lewis chips in with 9.2 points and a team-best 3.0 assists per game, while 7-foot-1 center Seth Pinkney 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and a team-high 2.5 blocks per game.
- Dontrell McQuarter compiled his first double-double as a Bronc with 17 points and 12 rebounds on Jan. 15 against Siena.
- Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson posted his first-career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds on Jan. 9 at Niagara, a day after going for a career-high 19 points against the Purple Eagles.
- Ninth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 145-127 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.
- 107.7 The Bronc will broadcast the games live, with Tom Trimarco and Demara Barnes on the call. Fans can listen online at www.1077TheBronc.com on WRRC1, and on your mobile device, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Download our free WRRC1 app in the Google Play and Apple App stores. You can also ask Alexa to "Play 1077 The Bronc Retro" when you download the WRRC1 Alexa skill.