The anticipated challenge of the Rider Broncs turned out to be not much of one at all as the Washington State Cougars rolled to a 94-80 victory on Monday night.
The laptop that powers kenpom.com’s forecasts saw the Broncs as a slight favorite, but laptops can’t account for things like cross-country travel and extra motivation for the home team, and that’s exactly what seemed to make the difference in the contest: WSU looked like it was itching to prove the 95-90 loss to Montana State back on Dec. 8 was a fluke, while the Broncs departed New Jersey at 4 a.