LEWISBURG, Pa. — T.J. Weeks Jr. looked like he had just finished a boxing match and not a basketball game. The veteran guard was still wiping blood away from a cut that required five stitches even as he spoke outside Rider’s locker room following a 57-53 victory over Bucknell on Saturday night at the Sojka Pavilion. It was the price to pay for a fourth win during a season opening seven-game road trip. “When I came back out there, they were fighting,” Weeks Jr. said, “so I was fighting along with them.” The Broncs (4-2) have shown that fighting spirit in November, which is a drastic change from a year ago when they got off to a poor start and spent the entire season clawing their way back. Saturday night was the perfect example. They typically don’t win a game like that in which they shot 32.7% from the field, 31.3% on 3s and missed nine free throws. “Toughness, resilience, and having that will to win,” Weeks Jr. said when asked what it takes to win away from home. Rider’s T.J. Weeks Jr., right, drives to the basket as Bucknell’s Josh Bascoe, left, defends during an NCAA men’s basketball game on Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. (Kyle Franko/ Trentonian Photo) It wouldn’t be Rider basketball without some sort of drama. The Broncs led by eight with 2:34 left and it felt as though they needed one more stop to put the game away. They eventually got that stop — only after getting whistled for an offensive foul, missing three throws and having that lead whittled down to one — on Bucknell’s final possession. “We got to execute better, especially on defense, but we came through with the win,” big man Tariq Ingraham said. Ingraham had a lot to do with that. The 6-9 center finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. He out-played Bucknell’s 7-footer Noah Williamson (eight points, five rebounds, five fouls), who came in averaging 18 points per game. “Coach was on me all week about that,” Ingraham said. “You got to go at him, you got to get him in foul trouble, so that’s what I tried to do.” “We told (Tariq) it started with him,” coach Kevin Baggett said. “We needed to make sure we brought some doubles on him. In the Iowa game, we left our bigs out there too much. I thought we needed to double the big. He’s really good. He’s their main go-to guy down in the paint. So, I challenged them and I thought our guys did a great job.” Ingraham can dominate games at this level. He’s 255-pounds, often commands a double team or some sort of help from a second defender and has good touch from the free throw line (6-for-7 on Saturday). “Especially when I take my time,” Ingraham said. “Sometimes I rush a lot. I got to hit some more jump shots (because) I missed two tonight. That can give me some space because he was playing back on me a lot.” Rider’s Tariq Ingraham sets himself to take a free throw against Bucknell during an NCAA men’s basketball game on Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. (Kyle Franko/ Trentonian Photo) Weeks Jr. finished with 12 points, while his younger brother Tyriek had his best game as a Bronc with seven points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes. Rider ended up plus-13 on the glass (42-19) and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds that led to 20 second-chance points. It also held a Bucknell team averaging 80 points to 53 on 35.4% shooting. That’s how you win on the road. “It takes everything you have,” Baggett said. “The coaching, the players, everybody has got to be on one page, everybody has got to be together. There are a lot of highs and lows in a game. It takes togetherness, and that experience, we’re learning now.” The best learning happens when you’re winning. “When you’re losing, you try to figure out why you’re losing and you’re frustrated,” Weeks Jr. said. “When you’re figuring out how to win, everybody is happier and more positive. It leads to more wins down the road.”