Mount St. Mary's visits Rider for conference matchup

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-5, 4-1 MAAC) at Rider Broncs (5-11, 1-4 MAAC)

Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: TJ Weeks Jr. and Rider host Terrell Ard Jr. and Mount St. Mary's in MAAC action.

The Broncs have gone 0-4 in home games. Rider ranks fourth in the MAAC with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Tariq Ingraham averaging 2.6.

The Mountaineers are 4-1 in MAAC play. Mount St. Mary's is third in the MAAC scoring 72.8 points per game and is shooting 43.8%.

Rider's average of 5.3 made 3-pointers per game is 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Mount St. Mary's allows. Mount St. Mary's averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.9 per game Rider gives up.

The Broncs and Mountaineers match up Thursday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Weeks is averaging 13.2 points for the Broncs.

Carmelo Pacheco averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 8.4 points while shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc.

LAST 10 GAMES: Broncs: 1-9, averaging 65.4 points, 29.1 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 4.9 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points per game.

Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 72.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points.

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