Rider (6-9, 3-3) at Iona (12-5, 5-1) – 1:00 PM ET (ESPN3)
Almost all of today’s UTR action takes place in the Metro Atlantic; we head to New Rochelle where Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels host the Rider Broncs. Last week, Iona’s perfect record in league play came to a screeching halt with a 23-point loss at Quinnipiac; they did rebound with a 75-69 win at home against Fairfield. Three players average over 15 points a game for the Gaels; as a team they average 76.5 points a game.
Rider did get off to a 3-0 start in conference play; this consisted of wins against Mount St. Mary’s, Marist and Canisius. But as the schedule got tougher, they now have lost 3 straight games and are now finishing a stretch where they play 3 out of 4 games on the road. Dwight Murray Jr. averages 16.6 points a game and 3 assists per game.