GAME 23 – Thursday, March 11, 2021
MAAC Championship Quarterfinals
#11 Rider Broncs (6-16, 5-13 MAAC) vs. #3 Saint Peter's Peacocks (13-10, 10-8 MAAC)
Location: Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Tip: 5 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Live Stats – StatBroadcast
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider continues MAAC Championship play in Thursday's Quarterfinals at 5 p.m. on ESPN+ against third-seeded Saint Peter's.
- The Broncs came back to defeat Canisius in the opening round on the strength of 22 points from Dwight Murray, Jr., 19 from Allen Powell and a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds from Dontrell McQuarter. Rider led for just 2:20 of game time to the Griffs' 32:20.
- RU leads the all-time series with Saint Peter's, 39-32. The Broncs and Peacocks split the regular-season series, with each team taking a double-digit victory.
- Rider has faced Saint Peter's at MAAC Championships more than any other team and is 3-5 all-time against the Peacocks. Five of the meetings have come in the quarterfinals, with Saint Peter's taking a 3-2 advantage in those games. Most recently, the Peacocks defeated the top-seeded Broncs in the 2018 MAAC Championship Quarterfinals.
- All-MAAC First Teamer KC Ndefo leads Saint Peter's at 13.6 points per game to go along with 6.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 50 percent from the floor. Daryl Banks III also averages in double figures at 10.8 ppg. while shooting a team-best 36.6 percent from long range. Fousseyni Drame has averaged 8.1 ppg. and a team-high 7.1 rpg., while Matthew Lee (7.9 ppg.) and Doug Edert (7.5 ppg.) have also made strong contributions.
- Rider is 15-22 all-time at MAAC Championships. The Broncs are 5-15 in MAAC Quarterfinal games, with their last win coming in 2010-11.
- Dwight Murray, Jr. has been an all-around bright spot this season, averaging 15.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He's posted three double-doubles and scored 20 or more points eight times, including each of his last three games.
- Ninth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 147-132 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.