GAME 6 – Saturday, November 23, 2024
Rider Broncs (3-2) at Bucknell Bison (4-2)
Location: Lewisburg, PA – Sojka Pavilion
Tip: 7 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – BucknellBison.com
X (Formerly Twitter) – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider returns to action Saturday, when it plays the sixth in a seven-game road stretch to open the 2024-25 season at Bucknell.  
- After opening the season with a setback at #22 UCLA (Nov. 4), the Broncs responded with wins at San Diego (Nov. 6), Coppin State (Nov. 9) and Navy (Nov. 12). Most recently, the Broncs fell at Iowa (Nov. 19).
- Rider's three true road wins are tied for most in the nation (Columbia) and mark the first time in program history that the Broncs have won three true road games in November.
- T.J. Weeks Jr. has been the Broncs' leading scorer, averaging 13.8 points per game. He scored 15 at UCLA, 19 at San Diego, 12 at Coppin State and 18 at Navy.
- Rider shot a season-high 52.9 percent (27-51) from the floor and 52.6 percent (10-19) from long range at Navy.
- Making his first career start, Ife West-Ingram went for 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting, seven rebounds and six assists on Nov. 12 at Navy. 
- Bucknell has won its last two during a three-game home stretch over Richmond and NJIT. Mount St. Mary's took an 89-83 double-overtime victory to open the Bucknell homestand. 
- The Bison are led by Noah Williamson at 18.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Josh Bascoe (15.2 ppg.) has also averaged in double figures, while dishing out a team-high 3.5 assists per game. Ian Motta (12.4 ppg.) and Ruot Bijiek (10.2 ppg.) has also averaged in double figures.
- The Broncs were picked seventh in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. Rider has had unique success in three prior occasions being picked seventh, outperforming their projections with the 1st (2017-18), 2nd (2014-15) and 6th (2016-17) seeds in the MAAC Tournament in those seasons.
- 13th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 195-185 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) has more wins at Rider.