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Men's Basketball Hosts First-Place Saint Peter's Sunday

GAME 21 – Saturday, February 1, 2026
Rider Broncs (2-18, 1-10 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (12-7, 9-2 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
International Stream MAAC.tv
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc Retro
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
X Updates – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider returns to MAAC play Sunday, when it hosts Saint Peter's.
- Manhattan defeated the Broncs, 95-90, on Jan. 30, in spite of a game-high 22 points from Zion Cruz leading six Broncs in double figures, and a double-double of 15 points and a career-high 11 assists by Flash Burton.
- The Broncs picked up their first Division I win of the season on Jan. 14, defeating Iona, 72-68. Flash Burton led Rider with 21 points, Zion Cruz added 16 and Shemani Fuller added a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.
- Rider hung with Saint Peter's on Jan. 17, surging ahead by six in the second half before the Peacocks finished the game on a 13-2 run to take the 69-58 victory. Flash Burton led Rider with 17 points, while Davis Bynum added a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Flash Burton scored a career-high 27 points as the Broncs erased a 14-point second-half deficit at Fairfield (Jan. 9), before falling, 68-62. Zion Cruz added 19.
Davis Bynum (19 points, 7 rebounds) and Shemani Fuller (18 points, 14 rebounds) both had career-best games vs. Manhattan (Dec. 29). Flash Burton joined the group with 18 points.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Saint Peter's, 45-38, but the Peacocks won the first meeting between the teams this season, 69-58, despite 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting from Flash Burton and Davis Bynum's first career double double (11 points, 10 rebounds).
- The Peacocks sit atop the MAAC at 9-2 in league play this season. Brent Bland leads the Peacocks at 14.3 points and his 2.5 steals per game are third in the MAAC. TJ Robinson is also averaging double figures at 10.1 points per game.
- The Broncs were picked 10th in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- 14th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 208-219 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) has more head coaching wins at Rider.
- All remaining Rider men's and women's home games this season, along with select road games, will be broadcast on 107.7 The Bronc Retro WRRC2. Tune in online at 1077TheBronc.com, or download our free GooglePlay, Apple, Alexa, Audacy and MyTuner apps and skills. Search and download: WRRC2.
 
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Players Mentioned

Flash Burton

#11 Flash Burton

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Zion Cruz

#0 Zion Cruz

G/F
6' 5"
Senior
Davis Bynum

#7 Davis Bynum

F
6' 9"
Sophomore
Shemani Fuller

#3 Shemani Fuller

F
6' 9"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Flash Burton

#11 Flash Burton

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Zion Cruz

#0 Zion Cruz

6' 5"
Senior
G/F
Davis Bynum

#7 Davis Bynum

6' 9"
Sophomore
F
Shemani Fuller

#3 Shemani Fuller

6' 9"
Redshirt Senior
F