Ryan Center, Kingston, RI
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
9:00PM
Media
TV: CBSSN
Online: CBSSN
Radio: 101.5 FM (B101) or Tune In Radio App
Previews:
Dayton’s Fan Forum
Another Dayton’s Fan Forum
Blackburn Review
Forgive the profanity but to quote Jay & Silent Bob, “Fuck, Fuck, Fuck, Mother Mother Fuck, Mother Mother Fuck Fuck, Mother Fuck, Mother Fuck..." URI has their biggest game of the season if they want to keep their fleeting postseason hopes alive as Dayton comes to Kingston. Dayton has rattled off 18 wins in a row while Rhody has lost 3 of their last 5 & are desperate for a signature win this season. This is the highest ranked team to play at the Ryan Center since Jameer Nelson’s #2 Saint Joseph Hawk’s squeaked out a win by 2 in 2004. In addition, this is first season since the 1987-88 Rams played 3 top 10 games in the same season. Rhody went 1-2 that year & hopefully this year they can repeat that fact. The Flyers travel to Kingston rolling through the A10. While they are still undefeated in A10 play, their last 6 road games they have only won by an average of 5.67 points (and half of those road games were against teams with a .500 record or less in the A10). So, with all that being said, this is potentially a winnable game. Rhody needs to get off to a better start than they did against Dayton the last time they played (obviously) as well as their last game against the Billikens. They also need to play better defense. Saint Louis shot much better than they usually do. Same with Fordham last week. They will need better long-distance shooting as they are only shooting it at 26% over the last 5 games. Just fucking dig down deep & pull out this much needed win. Play good D, hit your shots & we are winning this game. Dayton should be favored by about 4 in this one but I am going to be optimistic here & say Rhody wins 72-70. LFG!!!
Opponent
Record:
27-2, 16-0 in the A10
Last season: 21-12, 13-5 in the A10
Rankings:
RPI: 2
KenPom: 6
NCAA NET: 3
BPI: 7
Leaders :
Points – Obi Toppin 19.8 (Soph., F)
Rebounds – Obi Toppin, 7.8 (Soph., F)
Assists – Jalen Crutcher, 4.9 (Jr., G) (2.1 TO per game)
Historical
Series: 17-20
H: 9-6, A: 7-10, N: 1-4
Most Recent Matchup: 2/11/20 81-67 L at Dayton
Most Recent Win Streak: 1 – Dayton
Match-up Predictor: 32.6% Chance of URI Winning