Rider shot 63% from 3 on their way to upsetting #19 Mississippi State. The Rider Broncos had 4 players to score over 15 points, while holding Mississippi State to only 42% from the field. To the Bulldogs defense, they were missing prized freshman recruit, Renardo Sidney did not play. All-American candidate, Jarvis Varnado, did all he could shooting 8 for 8 from the field finishing with 22 points and 14 rebounds. I don't think State needs to press the panic button yet, but they do need to re-group. As for Rider, this is a quality win for a quality team who should make some noise in the MAAC this season. They won't have to worry about scoring the basketball with the trio of Ryan Thompson (brother Jason on Sacramento Kings), Mike Ringgold, and Novar Gadson. Just the first upset of the 2009-2010 season, and there will be plenty more.
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