Overview: This is a rematch of the 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship and the two teams the split the regular season title. 

Not much has to be said as they two teams know each other quite well now. 

For anyone who thinks the Saints are going to dominate see Feb. 2, 2008. On that day, Rider came in and totally deflated Siena on ESPN2. 

That was the Saints' last home loss as they have strung together 11 straight wins in Albany.   

Records: Siena 4-0, 10-5. Rider 3-0 8-5 

The Series: Siena leads the all-time series 19-9 - including five of seven during Siena coach Fran McCaffery's four seasons 

Player to Watch: Ryan Thompson, junior Rider. He's not 6-foot-11 like his brother, Jason, who just had his jersey retired in the Broncs last home game and plays for the Sacramento Kings, but he's almost as much of a handful. Thompson is averaging team-bests 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.    

McCaffery voted for Thompson as Rookie of the Year two seasons ago and at 6-6, Thompson's only gotten better. 

"He's a guy who could ultimately be Player of the Year in this league," McCaffery said. "He's a matchup problem anywhere because he's going to play 1, 2, 3, 4. He's got size as a 2, you know he's versatile as a 4. Last year was the first time they really started giving him the ball and running high ball screens for him and he was a handful for just about everybody and they're still doing that."

Injury Report: Josh Duell is out 3-6 weeks with sprains of both the MCL and ACL.  

Prediction: Siena 78, Rider 68 (The Saints have added significant pieces to their puzzle, while the Broncs are missing their biggest one from last year. My record is 12-3)