GAME 18 – Sunday, January 23, 2022
Rider Broncs (5-12, 1-6 MAAC) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (8-9, 3-5 MAAC)
Location: Niagara University, NY – Gallagher Center
Tip: 1 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN3
Live Stats – PurpleEagles.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider wraps up a three-game, six-day road trip Sunday at Niagara.
- The Broncs have dropped four-straight, falling twice to Quinnipiac (Jan. 14 and 19) and once each to Saint Peter's (Jan. 16) and at Canisius (Jan. 21).
- Rider dropped a heartbreaker Friday at Canisius, 70-69, on Armon Harried's one-handed, 15-foot runner from the right elbow with 2.2 seconds left. Dwight Murray, Jr. flirted with a triple-double for Rider, finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Niagara, 28-24. The Broncs and Purple Eagles split a two-game set at the Gallagher Center last season and have split the last six meetings in Western New York. Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams are 13-4 against Niagara.
- Marcus Hammond leads Niagara at 17.5 points per game, shooting 40.2 percent from long range and 83.8 percent from the free-throw line. He's joined in double figures by Jordan Cintron (10.2 ppg.), who's also grabbed a team-best 5.8 rebounds per game. Noah Thomasson has contributed 9.3 points and a team-high 3.4 assists per game. Greg Kuakumensah has also chipped in with 8.1 ppg.
- Dimencio Vaughn became Rider's all-time steals leader with five thefts against Saint Peter's on Jan. 16. His total now stands at 194 steals.
- Rider shot a season-high 57.1 percent (28-49) Jan. 9 at Marist, including 64.3 percent (9-14) from long range. For his 14-point, 11-assist effort, Dwight Murray, Jr. was named MAAC Player of the Week.
- 10th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 152-145 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.