Weeks and Rider host Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac Bobcats (3-5) at Rider Broncs (4-5, 0-1 MAAC)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Rider faces Quinnipiac after TJ Weeks Jr. scored 21 points in Rider’s 78-75 loss to the Fairfield Stags.
The Broncs are 0-1 in home games. Rider ranks fifth in the MAAC in rebounding with 34.0 rebounds. Tariq Ingraham leads the Broncs with 6.6 boards.
The Bobcats are 1-5 on the road. Quinnipiac ranks second in the MAAC scoring 31.5 points per game in the paint led by Paul Otieno averaging 6.0.
Rider is shooting 41.8% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 41.7% Quinnipiac allows to opponents. Quinnipiac’s 38.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.1 percentage points lower than Rider has given up to its opponents (43.4%).
The Broncs and Bobcats meet Friday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Weeks is scoring 13.4 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Broncs.
Ryan Mabrey averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, scoring 7.1 points while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc.
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