Williams D. Mullins Memorial Center, Amherst, MA
Saturday, March 7, 2020
7:00PM
Media
TV: NESN Plus
Online: ESPN+
Radio: 101.5 FM (B101) or Tune In Radio App
Previews:
UMass’ Fan Forum
Rhody, losers of 4 of their last 6, heads to Amherst bruised and battered to take on the rival Minutemen. Rhody is looking to end their regular season with a win before heading to Brooklyn for the A10 tournament. UMass is looking for a win to finish the A10 conference at .500, which hasn’t happened since 2014-15 season. UMass has been playing well as of late & Tre Mitchell is going to be a dominant force in this league for years to come. Really love his game...well minus him throwing in 30 the last time these 2 teams squared off. Coach Matt McCall has done a great job with this young team. I have a love/hate relationship with his coaching staff. LOVE Assistant Coach & ex-Rhody great Tyson Wheeler, HATE Assistant Coach Tony Bergeron who tried getting into a fight w/David Cox last game. Maybe this little road game will clear the mind because the last 2 home games have not been good at all as they never had the lead at all during those 2 contests. I know I am not saying anything groundbreaking here but Rhody needs to play better on the defense end as it has been less than ideal as of late. And their shooting hasn’t been much better. My guess is that URI will be favored by 2 in this game. My prediction, Fatts hits a 3 to win it at the buzzer & this game builds some momentum for Brooklyn. Final score URI 68, UMass 67. Go Rhody?!
Opponent
Record:
14-16, 8-9 in the A10
Last season: 11-21, 4-14 in the A10
Rankings:
RPI: 128
KenPom: 170
NCAA NET: 134
BPI: 179
Leaders :
Points – Tre Mitchell 17.1 (Fr., C)
Rebounds – Tre Mitchell 7.0 (Fr., C)
Assists – Sean East II, 4.9 (Fr., G) (2.7 TO per game)
Historical
Series: 66-89
H: 41-31, A: 25-53, N: 0-5
Most Recent Matchup: 2/4/20 73-67 W at URI
Most Recent Win Streak: 2 – URI
Match-up Predictor: 70.4% Chance of URI Winning