Rider at Iona

The good news for Iona is they have already more than doubled their win total from last season. But with that said they are still just 5-11, and have dropped four straight. The problem is still no go-to scorer. Their bench is getting minutes, but no one off the bench is shooting over 40%, so they are subject to offensive droughts. They are also plagued by sloppy play, and lack of ball movement. They are one of just a few teams in NCAA basketball with their top nine players all have negative assist to turnover margins! They have commited 308 turnovers to just 206 assists. That's not going to get it done vs a good Rider team that shoots over 47% and allows just 40. We look for Jason Thompson (20.2 ppg, 11.3 rpg) to have a big game. Their is a big difference in talent here, and Rider was one of just two victims of Iona last year. Expect them to return the favor tonight.