Mount St. Mary's hosts Rider following Benjamin's 28-point game

Published Dec. 2, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

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Rider Broncs (2-4) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (4-4, 1-0 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's hosts the Rider Broncs after Jalen Benjamin scored 28 points in Mount St. Mary's 73-58 victory over the Saint Peter's Peacocks.

The Mountaineers have gone 1-0 in home games. Mount St. Mary's ranks eighth in the MAAC with 25.5 points per game in the paint led by Malik Jefferson averaging 9.3.

The Broncs are 0-2 on the road. Rider is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Mountaineers and Broncs meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Benjamin averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 19.1 points while shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc. Dakota Leffew is shooting 38.0% and averaging 12.4 points for Mount St. Mary's.

Dwight Murray Jr. is averaging 19.3 points and 1.7 steals for the Broncs. Mervin James is averaging 10.7 points for Rider.

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

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