GAME 30 – Sunday, March 3, 2024
Rider Broncs (13-16, 10-8 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (12-15, 7-10 MAAC)
Location: Buffalo, NY – Koessler Athletic Center
Tip: 1 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoGriffs.com
X (Formerly Twitter) – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider looks for its sixth-straight win, a regular-season sweep of Canisius and a sweep of the MAAC's Western New York swing on Sunday.
- Rider has won its last five games vs. Mount St. Mary's, at Manhattan, home games vs. Iona and Quinnipiac and a road win at Niagara to move over .500 (10-8) in league play.
- Mervin James scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half of the Broncs' 71-61 win at Niagara on Mar. 1. JT Langston Jr. added a season-high 16.
- Rider shot over 50 percent in three-straight games, marking the first time since the 2017-18 season that the Broncs have achieved the feat (12/31/17 at Niagara, 1/5/18 vs. Fairfield, 1/7/18 at Manhattan). The Broncs shattered the program single-game records with 76.4 percent (42-55) shooting from the floor and 32 assists on Feb. 18 at Manhattan, before backing up the performance with 56.5 percent (26-46) shooting in a 78-75 win over Iona on Feb. 23. Rider then knocked down 53.6 percent in an 88-78 win over Quinnipiac on Feb. 25.
- Mervin James leads the MAAC at 19.2 points per game. 
- Canisius features three players averaging in double figures, led by Tre Dinkins at 15.3 ppg. and a team-high 3.6 assists per game. Siem Uijtendaal has added 13.7 ppg., but has missed the last three games due to a concussion. Frank Mitchell has averaged 12.8 ppg. to go along with a MAAC-leading 11.4 rebounds per game, including a season-high 21 at Rider on Jan. 7.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Canisius, 41-17. However, the series has been much closer in recent years, with the Broncs posting a 12-10 record against the Griffs in Head Coach Kevin Baggett's 12 years at the helm, including a 5-5 mark in Canisius home games. Nine of the last 12 meetings have been decided by three points or less.
- 12th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 190-182 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) has more wins at Rider.