GAMES 18/19 – Friday/Saturday, February 27/28, 2021
Rider Broncs (4-13, 4-10 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (11-8, 8-6 MAAC)
Location: Jersey City, NJ – John Moore Athletics Center
Tip: 4/8 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+ (Friday) | ESPN3 (Saturday)
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Live Stats – SaintPetersPeacocks.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider returns to action this weekend, when it travels to Saint Peter's.
- The Broncs returned to the court Feb. 20 at Quinnipiac following nearly a month without a game due to an idle weekend on the schedule and a 14-day COVID-19-related pause. Rider fell in both games against the Bobcats.
- 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 14.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.1 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 four of his last six games, including a career-high 20 points on Jan. 23 against Marist.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Saint Peter's, 38-31. The Broncs had won three-straight meetings prior to a 73-54 Peacocks win last Feb. 23 in Jersey City.
- KC Ndefo leads Saint Peter's at 12.7 points per game to go along with 6.2 rebounds per game, while shooting a hair below 50 percent from the floor. Daryl Banks III also averages in double figures at 11.4 ppg. while shooting a team-best 39.1 percent from long range. Fousseyni Drame has averaged 8.4 ppg. and a team-high 6.9 rpg., while Doug Edert (8.2 ppg.) and Matthew Lee (7.7 ppg.) have also made strong contributions.
 - The Broncs have been without starter Dontrell McQuarter the last four games.
- 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 145-129 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.