Atlantic 10 Tournament – First Round
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
3:30PM
Media
TV: N/A
Online: ESPN+
Radio: 101.5 FM (B101) or Tune In Radio App
Previews:
Duquesne Fan Forum
The University of Rhode Island head into the A10 Tournament as the #11 seed & will take on the lowly Duquesne Dukes. The Rams have a 0.8% chance of winning the A10 tournament, so anything is possible. Well, besides that. URI has lost 11 of their last 13 & Duquesne fans wish they could attain the feeling of winning multiple wins. Duquesne has lost an eye popping 16 games in a row, including a doble digit loss at the Ryan Center. Duquesne almost won their second conference game of the season last week but ended up faltering in triple overtime at George Washington. Duquesne will yet again be without their second leading scorer, center Tre Williams, with a meniscus injury. Leading scorer freshman guard Amir Spears has closed out the season on a tear by averaging 30 points in his last 2 games. With how bad Rhody has played this season, I think URI wins this first round game. EA had a great game the last two times these teams played each other so hopefully we see more of the same Wednesday afternoon. URI should be favored by about 8.5 & I think URI’s season last’s one more game. My prediction, URI 66 – Duquesne 59. Winner of this matchup takes on Richmond at 8:30 on Thursday night. Go Rhody!!
Opponent
Record:
6-23, 1-16 in the A-10
9-9, 7-7 in the A-10 (Last Season)
Rankings (URI):
NCAA NET: 283 (136)
RPI: 288 (173)
KenPom: 288 (128)
BPI: 283 (129)
Sagarin: 251 (126)
Barttorvik: 295 (137)
Leaders:
Points – Amir Spears 12.1 (Fr., G)
Rebounds – Kevin Easley 6.6 (Soph., F)
Assists – Amir Spears 3.0 (Fr., G) (2.1 TO per game)
Historical
Series: 35-28
H: 21-11, A: 14-15, N: 0-2
Most Recent Matchup: 2/26/22 70-54 W at URI
Most Recent Win Streak: 1 – URI
Match-up Predictor: 83.1% Chance of URI Winning