Rider takes on Niagara following Cruz’s 23-point game

By Canadian Press on January 11, 2025.

Rider Broncs (4-11, 0-4 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (7-8, 2-2 MAAC)

Lewiston, New York; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Rider visits Niagara after Zion Cruz scored 23 points in Rider’s 85-67 loss to the Canisius Golden Griffins.

The Purple Eagles have gone 5-1 at home. Niagara has a 2-5 record against opponents above .500.

The Broncs have gone 0-4 against MAAC opponents. Rider allows 74.6 points to opponents while being outscored by 9.7 points per game.

Niagara is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points lower than the 47.1% Rider allows to opponents. Rider averages 64.9 points per game, 5.2 fewer points than the 70.1 Niagara gives up.

The Purple Eagles and Broncs match up Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Olumide Adelodun is shooting 39.9% and averaging 11.1 points for the Purple Eagles.

TJ Weeks Jr. is scoring 12.9 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Broncs.

LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Eagles: 6-4, averaging 64.4 points, 29.8 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points per game.

Broncs: 1-9, averaging 64.3 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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