Marist hosts Murray and Rider
Marist Red Foxes (4-6, 0-1 MAAC) at Rider Broncs (4-5, 1-0 MAAC)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rider -7.5; over/under is 129.5
BOTTOM LINE: Rider hosts the Marist Red Foxes after Dwight Murray Jr. scored 21 points in Rider's 60-59 loss to the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
The Broncs are 2-1 on their home court. Rider is third in the MAAC in rebounding averaging 33.8 rebounds. Mervin James leads the Broncs with 6.0 boards.
The Red Foxes are 0-1 against MAAC opponents. Marist is ninth in the MAAC shooting 32.5% from deep. Anthony Cooper leads the Red Foxes shooting 54.5% from 3-point range.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Murray averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Broncs, scoring 19.6 points while shooting 42.6% from beyond the arc. James is shooting 41.6% and averaging 12.1 points for Rider.
Noah Harris averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Foxes, scoring 9.5 points while shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc. Patrick Gardner is averaging 17 points and 7.6 rebounds for Marist.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.