Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - University of Rhode Island Rams

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/02/2024 2:07 pm

12:30pm EST tip on Saturday 2/3/2024 at the Ryan Center, Kingston, RI

Betting line: Dukes are 2½ point favorites; Over/Under 144½
Duquesne 7-12 Against the Spread: Rhode Island 8-11-1 ATS

NET Ranking: Dukes 100; Rhode Island 199

Per KenPom (362 D-1 Teams):
Dukes #111 (12-8; 2-5 A10) vs Rhode Island #194 (10-11; 4-4 A10)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 3, 74-71 - Dukes with 60% probability of a win.
https://kenpom.com/gameprep.php?g=4047
Per Haslametrics:
Dukes #126 vs Rhode Island #228
Game prediction: Dukes win by 4, 74.28-70.74
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=4391&tid2=477&neut=0
Per BartTorvik:
Dukes #104 vs Rhode Island #177
Game prediction: Dukes win by 2, 72-70 - Dukes with a 58% probability of a win.
https://barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Duquesne&year=2024
Duquesne Preview: https://goduquesne.com/news/2024/2/2/mens-basketball-duquesne-returns-to-a-10-play-at-rhode-island.aspx Duquesne Game Notes: https://goduquesne.com/documents/2024/2/2/21_Rhode_Island.pdf Rhode Island Game Notes: https://gorhody.com/news/2024/2/2/mens-basketball-rhody-looks-for-second-straight-win-saturday.aspx
Sports Reference College Basketball Team Pages:
Duquesne: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duquesne/men/2024.html Rhode Island: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/rhode-island/men/2024.html
Dukes KenPom Best Wins: Bradley (69); UC Irvine (80); St. Bonaventure (83); College of Charleston (126)
Dukes KenPom Worst Losses: Loyola Chicago (123); Santa Clara (113); Saint Joseph's (96); UMass (93); Richmond (78); Princeton (64); Nebraska (50)
Rhode Island KenPom Best Wins: Yale (88); UMass (93); Saint Joseph’s (96); Davidson (125): Fairfield (181)
Rhode Island KenPom Worst Losses: Brown (262); New Hampshire (226); Fordham (202); Delaware (141); Charleston (126)

Shooting Percentage Offense/Defense (per KenPom)
Dukes 3 Point: Offense 31.9%, 256 in D-1; Defense 33.6%, 177 in D-1
Rhode Island 3 Point: Offense 36.8%, 45 in D-1; Defense 35.8%, 303 in D-1
Dukes 2 Point: Offense 49.0%, 236 in D-1; Defense 47.1%, 63 in D-1
Rhode Island 2 Point: Offense 51.2%, 142 in D-1; Defense 50.5%, 184 in D-1
Dukes FT: Offense 68.5%, 288 in D-1; Defense 68.5%, 50 in D-1
Rhode Island FT: Offense 62.2%, 358 in D-1; Defense 66.1%, 9 in D-1

Points per Possession and Number of Possessions (per KenPom)
Rhode Island Adj Offense Efficiency – 107.6; 151 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 100.5; 67 in D-1
Rhode Island Adj Defense Efficiency – 110.4; 270 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency – 106.6; 165 in D-1
Rhode Island Adj Tempo – 68.4; 139 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 67.3; 202 in D-1

Miscellaneous (per KenPom)
Experience - Rhode Island 1.43 yrs; 241 in D-1; Dukes 2.56 yrs; 45 in D-1
Average Height - Rhode Island 77.5"; 116 in D-1; Dukes 76.3"; 314 in D-1

**Posted by townsonkid** 2/02/2024 3:10 pm

Big game, win one on the road would be nice, and keep momentum going in our direction. Would love to see Dixon not even sniff foul trouble, and put up a big stat sheet stuffer kind of day.

**Posted by levon1975** 2/02/2024 4:46 pm

Yes, certainly a winnable game, but the Dukes will need to snap out of the recent shooting slump and get some production from several guys. it looks like URI has a decent 3-point percentage as a team; so the Dukes will try to push out on the shooters. Hopefully they play hard to get a win for the Coach who will be home with his ailing wife. Play good defense, control the boards, force some turnovers, and get the win.

**Posted by phil95** 2/02/2024 6:35 pm

URI seems to be all over the place in terms of winning & losing streaks/ who they beat & who they lose to/ home vs. road..

David Green has been pretty great since becoming eligible 9 games ago but the Rams are only 5-4 with him in the lineup. He is going to be a hard matchup for somebody.

This is another win the Dukes have to have if they are to end the season in the top half of the conference. C'mon offense!

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/03/2024 12:21 pm

https://bustingbrackets.com/posts/duquesne-basketball-3-keys-to-road-matchup-at-rhode-island-rams-01hnmg4q5y6w

**Posted by Styles1229** 2/03/2024 12:59 pm

If they don’t come out so sloppy Dukes are in firm control of this game. Nice to see the 3s falling.

**Posted by Styles1229** 2/03/2024 1:20 pm

Excellent first half for Kareem

**Posted by phil95** 2/03/2024 1:33 pm

Styles1229 wrote:
Excellent first half for Kareem

and great minutes from Chabi

Dixon must regroup for a big second half. Gonna need him.

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/03/2024 2:04 pm

These guys are putting on a show today!!

**Posted by NapaDuke** 2/03/2024 2:47 pm

Dukes shot 3's with a purpose. I think great D keep RI behind all day, but our offensive game plan looked more aggressive and open 3's were not passed up. Great win. Dae Dae looked great. Another solid games from Dixon. Clark and Rozier were great. Tre Williams had great D and some scoring. Just one amazing game.

**Posted by phil95** 2/03/2024 3:10 pm

-20 assists on 20 baskets
-.53/.52/.88 shooting splits
-35 minutes of great defense
-5 turnovers in last 31 minutes
-built & maintenence a bug lead, on the road, against a talented conference foe
-seniors playing like seniors

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/03/2024 4:07 pm

phil95 wrote:
-20 assists on 20 baskets
-.53/.52/.88 shooting splits
-35 minutes of great defense
-5 turnovers in last 31 minutes
-built & maintenence a bug lead, on the road, against a talented conference foe
-seniors playing like seniors

And 25 posters disappeared (those that only post after a loss or poor performance). Nice W by the Dukes; game is fun and defense a little easier to play when the Shots are falling.

**Posted by Face** 2/03/2024 5:05 pm

And 25 posters disappeared (those that only post after a loss or poor performance).

Amen.

**Posted by CityDuke** 2/03/2024 5:38 pm

Face wrote:
And 25 posters disappeared (those that only post after a loss or poor performance).
Amen.

LOL! Excellent performance today, that was fun to watch.

**Posted by SkepticAl** 2/03/2024 5:40 pm

And the Women helped us Double our Pleasure - Double Our Fun at RI's expense with a 70-61 win

**Posted by NapaDuke** 2/03/2024 6:09 pm

PhoenixRising2 wrote:
phil95 wrote:
-20 assists on 20 baskets
-.53/.52/.88 shooting splits
-35 minutes of great defense
-5 turnovers in last 31 minutes
-built & maintenence a bug lead, on the road, against a talented conference foe
-seniors playing like seniors
And 25 posters disappeared (those that only post after a loss or poor performance). Nice W by the Dukes; game is fun and defense a little easier to play when the Shots are falling.

And that switch to zone in the second half for a while was great. I think it stopped RI's run.

**Posted by Ironduke81** 2/03/2024 6:14 pm

I think the highlight of this game was Coach Dambrot showing up after his wife undergoes breast cancer surgery Thursday. The coverage by DaveMackall of the Trib has been ignored by this board as well as the general media. Great stuff. Go Dukes👍

Last edited by Ironduke81 (2/03/2024 6:14 pm)

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/03/2024 6:31 pm

Great total team effort today. Was extremely impressed with Rozier's play drawing a huge offensive foul in the first half, grabbing loose rebounds with authority in key spots, and of course the alley oops. The Dukes can beat anyone when their threes are falling. Williams, Dixon, F Drame, and the entire frontcourt defended and boxed out well. Keep it going versus Davidson!

**Posted by FAM** 2/03/2024 6:39 pm

It would be great if we get a nice crowd Wednesday AND they win in front of them.

**Posted by CityDuke** 2/03/2024 6:40 pm

Rayrich wrote:
Great total team effort today. Was extremely impressed with Rozier's play drawing a huge offensive foul in the first half, grabbing loose rebounds with authority in key spots, and of course the alley oops. The Dukes can beat anyone when their threes are falling. Williams, Dixon, F Drame, and the entire frontcourt defended and boxed out well. Keep it going versus Davidson!

He was awesome as you pointed out Ray. He actually drew 2 other offensive fouls in that first half as well. One illegal screen, one charge, and one push off. Unbelievable effort from the young man today, and so many others were excellent as well.

**Posted by phil95** 2/03/2024 6:47 pm

Archie Miller has got some big problems to solve. He has some good size, talent, & athleticism but those boys looked lost & defeated for way too much of that game. His guys could not have been less interested in pressing the Dukes.

I loved the way Kareem played & was played today. He did very well so he played more & Jake played less; as it should be.

Dixon is guaranteed to make me yell at my TV at least 5 times each game due to the disproportionate amount of joy and/or angst he causes me.

**Posted by levon1975** 2/03/2024 6:48 pm

Dae Dae’s Day! He was really feeling it. Kareem’s best game of the season. He was in control all day, worked tirelessly on defense and hit the biggest shot of the game to stunt the run by URI, followed up by mJimmy taking over on defense and URI was toast. Some big blocks by Dixon, and good minutes from Chabi and Dusan. Jake found his stroke again from 3 and played his usual steady game. Dave struggled mightily on offense today, but good to see that he didn’t quit.
Nice call by KD to go zone and confuse URI and little Archie!

**Posted by CLK** 2/03/2024 7:04 pm

The Dukes only played 10 players today. A little shorter than their usual 12+ guys. Dae Dae was just outstanding today. He had 5 assists and only one turnover to go with his 31 points (7-14 three pointers). The best sturdiest buildings are built from rock bottom. The Dukes are building a tower from rock bottom. Go Dukes!

**Posted by StillatShales** 2/03/2024 7:30 pm

I like the # of guys used today. And if Dae Dae shoots like that from here on out... look out. He was feeling it today, what a fun game to watch. Aaaaand this was on USA today, way to shine under those bright TV lights. Normally I feel when we are on national TV we poop the bed. Today we made the bed, cleaned the house, and did the laundry. Nice win, now let's keep building on this. Starting with Davidson at home. That loss at the end of the year last year... I still have a bad taste in my mouth from.

**Posted by phil95** 2/03/2024 7:47 pm

It would be nice if Dae Dae was A-10 POW this week. Back from concussion, 2 wins, 24 pts, 3 rebs, 4 assists per game with 1 total turnover, 9/21 from 3, & 11/11 fts etc...