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University of Rhode Island at La Salle University
Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, February, 20 2018
7:00PM (CBSSN)


Media

TV: CBSSN

Streaming: CBSSports app or online

Radio: 101.5 FM (B101) or iHeart Radio App

Previews:
http://www.providencejournal.com/sports ... y-for-rams

Vegas:

Opponent

Record:
11-16, 5-9 in the Atlantic 10
Home:
Last season: 15-15, 9-9 in Atlantic 10

Rankings:
RPI: 190 (192 expected)
BPI:
KenPom:

Leaders:
Points - BJ Johnson, 20.5
Rebounds - BJ Johnson, 8.0
Assists - Pookie Powell, 4.2

Last Five (2-3)
2/17/17   GMU    W  69-62
2/13/17   SBU    L   79-68
2/10/17   @SLU   L  70-62
2/07/17   @GW    L  80-69
2/03/17   JOES   W  81-78
[ROSTER - TO BE ADDED]

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[TO BE ADDED]
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......must win?......maybe if a step toward achieving the goal of regular season conference championship and further separation from the pack......
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Yes--a must win to maintain a 5 or 6 seeding in NCAAs.
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Oh boy, obviously people have just been dying to use the silly must win cliche
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Hopefully there are a lot of fans there wearing keaney blue this Tuesday to cheer the Rams. I would think Fatts will have a lot of family and friends there. There are also a good number of URI fans in the Philly/Jersey area. LaSalle does not typically draw well, averaging just 1,961 through 12 games. They had one of their bigger crowds (2,891) of the season this past Saturday for GMU. They however had just 1,312 for their most recent weeknight game last Tuesday versus St Bonaventure.
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Depends how you define "must win." Certainly if they lose, the season is not over and the most important games of the season are still ahead of them. So it's not a "must win." But, I can anticipate what the world in which we lose on Tuesday would look and feel like, and I'd prefer not to live in that world.
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Down in Fort Myers with my Dad, who is a LaSalle grad back from the glory days of LaSalle basketball. He can go on and on about Philly basketball fromthose days. Ace and him could have a good conversation for sure. Anyway gonna wear my Rhody gear and go find a sports bar to watch it with him.
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Whether it is must win or not, I expect Rhody to roll. Explorers were trending toward a top-100 RPI team when we met them in early January, but they have fallen apart a bit since. And they're in a tough spot Tuesday with a URI team coming in feeling like they have something to prove. They are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Not a must win but we don't want any bad losses and no losing streaks so let's go down there and take care of business??
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How about the start of another 16 game winning streak? That would mean a national championship and a 3-0 start to next year!
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to me this is a pivotal game for RI. look around the country at all the good teams that have lost multiple games in a short period of time. granted, many of those teams have played teams much tougher than LaSalle. Regardless of opponent, I think this could be URI's most difficult game until the NCAA tourney. Win Tuesday night (even if they don't play their best), then come home to two sell out crowds and I think we get things rolling again.
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steviep123 wrote:How about the start of another 16 game winning streak? That would mean a national championship and a 3-0 start to next year!
I'll settle for 13.

I agree with 86 - Davidson is a much better team than La Salle, but if there is going to be a hangover, we will see it Tuesday night. If we win tomorrow, by the time we get to Davidson all the wind will be back in our sails and I won't sweat that one really.
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Two more losses and we are in the dreaded 8 vs 9 game.
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That would be awful stay away from 8 v 9 !!
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A moment of silence for the complete ass kicking LaSalle is about to endure
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No letdown, Pleeeezzzz.
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A win tomorrow gives us a share of the regular season title. We could then clinch it all on Friday at home against Dayton.
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If you guys missed Fatts, Stan, and EC on IG live tonight shitting on each other and telling each other who they looked like, I feel bad for you.

Team is loose in Philly. Love these guys.
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Blue Man wrote:If you guys missed Fatts, Stan, and EC on IG live tonight shitting on each other and telling each other who they looked like, I feel bad for you.

Team is loose in Philly. Love these guys.
Is there a recording or link?
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Rothstein has this game as one of his games to watch:



initially, I wasn't thinking it would be there, but the "watch" is watching for how we react in our first game after losing for the first time since December.
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Likely because it’s broadcasting on a channel he does halftime analysis on.
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DC_Rams wrote:Likely because it’s broadcasting on a channel he does halftime analysis on.
Excellent point.
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I honestly don't even feel comfortable looking at this board until we win again, we've been spoiled this winter. CRUSH THOSE LA LA BOYS.
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In A10 play LaSalle is 5-2 at home. Lost to Bonnies by 11 and VCU by 6. Wins against SLU, Fordham, UMass, St Joes & Mason.
They are 0-7 on the road in conference.
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Rhody83 wrote:In A10 play LaSalle is 5-2 at home. Lost to Bonnies by 11 and VCU by 6. Wins against SLU, Fordham, UMass, St Joes & Mason.
They are 0-7 on the road in conference.
so beat the bottom feeders, and lost to a good team and a meh team
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Da_Process_Survivor wrote:
Rhody83 wrote:In A10 play LaSalle is 5-2 at home. Lost to Bonnies by 11 and VCU by 6. Wins against SLU, Fordham, UMass, St Joes & Mason.
They are 0-7 on the road in conference.
so beat the bottom feeders, and lost to a good team and a meh team
They haven’t beat anyone good but SLU is in 4th place and St. Joe’s in 6th (7-7).
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Agree with Mob, beat them and go home!
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We didnt have to deal with BJ Johnson last time around and he is the only part of LaSalle that worries me at all. As long as we can contain him we should be fine.
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We need to play like the 18th ranked team in the country and see Layssard, Preston, Tertsea, Dadika and Leviton playing at the end.
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This is by no means a cupcake especially on their home court. I am expecting a battle
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Let's Gooooo!!!!!! Get it done!!
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This is not the start we wanted !!! Let's grab the lead
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EC can start hustling any time now. Is he ok?
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......I hate these kinda starts.....
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they all need to wake up. no effort yet
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Come on guys let's get it together ?

I had a feeling we would struggle !!
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section(105) wrote:......I hate these kinda starts.....
.......I really hate these kinda starts....
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Embarrassing. Better we wake up. Laying an egg.
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Dan has to be boiling inside and out right now.
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Beating rams at their own game.
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The offense stinks, the defense stinks, and the rebounding stinks so far. Other than that, things are looking good.
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.......A-10 road mines.....
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It is early but some of the bad plays we saw against Bonnies. Getting dominated on the boards. LaSalle has as many O Rebs as Rhody has total Rebs. Too many turnovers too. And NO defense.
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No excuse for poor defense.
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Getting totally outhustled.
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......put Layssard in.......
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no no, dont worry about actually trying...LaSalle is just gonna lay down and give you the game.....
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