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01/08 03:43 CST Rider visits Fairfield following Cruz's 20-point showing
Rider visits Fairfield following Cruz's 20-point showing
By The Associated Press
Rider Broncs (1-12, 0-4 MAAC) at Fairfield Stags (9-7, 1-4 MAAC)
Fairfield, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Rider visits Fairfield after Zion Cruz scored 20 points in Rider's
74-65 loss to the Siena Saints.
The Stags are 5-2 on their home court. Fairfield is the MAAC leader with 35.8
rebounds per game led by Brandon Benjamin averaging 9.9.
The Broncs are 0-4 in MAAC play. Rider is 0-3 in one-possession games.
Fairfield's average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5
more made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Rider allows. Rider averages
61.6 points per game, 12.7 fewer points than the 74.3 Fairfield allows.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Sparks averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the
Stags, scoring 17.9 points while shooting 44.2% from beyond the arc. Benjamin
is shooting 56.6% and averaging 14.1 points over the past 10 games.
Aasim Burton is shooting 25.0% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per
game for the Broncs, while averaging 11.7 points. Cruz is shooting 33.3% and
averaging 9.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stags: 5-5, averaging 78.6 points, 35.2 rebounds, 12.2 assists,
6.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 74.1 points per game.
Broncs: 0-10, averaging 60.9 points, 32.5 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 5.5 steals
and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
