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Former East Coast Conference (now defunct) rivals meet up in Newark, Delaware on Wednesday night. Rider (2-8 SU, 2-7 ATS) faces Delaware (8-3 SU, 7-3 ATS) in a battle of non-conference opponents.
These teams met last season on Dec. 19 with Delaware winning 60-59 at home as a 1.5-point dog.
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Rider is 287th according to KenPom, 297th in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and 250th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. They've played a ton of road games, which hasn't helped, going 0-6 away from Lawrenceville, N.J. After beating Stonehill at home 73-56 on Dec. 8, they lost to another CAA opponent in Monmouth, 77-71 on Saturday, Dec. 16. The Broncs shot 45% from the field against their New Jersey rivals and 40% (8-of-20) from long range. Mervin James (6-7, 215) led the Broncs with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Defensively, they struggled, allowing 51% shooting and 52% (11-of-21) from long range. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while forcing just seven.
James leads Rider with 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game on 51.5% shooting from the field and 35.7% from long range. Corey McKeithan adds 10.2 points and 3.3 assists. They could use more from UMass transfer T.J. Week s, who is averaging 8.3 points and 6.5 rebounds on 30.4% shooting (26.8% 3pt).
Overall, the Broncs are shooting just 39.7% from the field and 25% (359) from long range. They are allowing 74.9 points per game on 43.8% shooting (32.1% 3pt).