Rhode Island Rams at Massachusetts Minutemen

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Rhode Island Rams

17-10, 1-7 Away

Massachusetts Minutemen

11-17, 7-7 Home

UMass hosts Rhode Island on 3-game home skid

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Rhode Island Rams (17-10, 6-9 A-10) at UMass Minutemen (11-17, 6-9 A-10)

Amherst, Massachusetts; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMass takes on Rhode Island looking to end its three-game home skid.

The Minutemen have gone 7-7 at home. UMass has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.

The Rams have gone 6-9 against A-10 opponents. Rhode Island has a 3-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

UMass averages 73.1 points per game, 0.6 fewer points than the 73.7 Rhode Island gives up. Rhode Island has shot at a 46.5% clip from the field this season, 4.3 percentage points greater than the 42.2% shooting opponents of UMass have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Curry is averaging 12.8 points and 3.8 assists for the Minutemen. Rahsool Diggins is averaging 18.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 37.9% over the last 10 games.

Sebastian Thomas is averaging 17.5 points, six assists and 2.2 steals for the Rams. David Green is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Minutemen: 4-6, averaging 67.9 points, 37.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game.

Rams: 4-6, averaging 74.4 points, 30.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.6 points.

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Massachusetts: 52.9%

Rhode Island: 47.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

URI		MASS
L2	Streak	L4
77.8	Points Per Game	73.1
46.5	Field Goal %	41.2
34.2	Three Point %	27.8
37.7	Rebounds Per Game	39.9
13.9	Assists Per Game	12.9
3.5	Blocks Per Game	5.1
6.0	Steals Per Game	7.8
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.6
13.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.5
73.7	Points Against	74.5

Game Information

Mullins Center

Location: Amherst, MA
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
VCU	13-2	-	23-5
George Mason	13-2	-	22-6
Loyola Chicago	10-5	3	19-9
Dayton	9-6	4	19-9
Saint Joseph's	9-6	4	18-10
Saint Louis	9-6	4	16-12
Duquesne	7-8	6	12-16
St. Bonaventure	7-9	6.5	19-10
George Washington	7-9	6.5	18-11
Rhode Island	6-9	7	17-10
Davidson	6-9	7	16-12
Massachusetts	6-9	7	11-17
Richmond	5-11	8.5	10-19
La Salle	4-11	9	12-16
Fordham	3-12	10	11-17