Feb. 8, 2010

Game Notes

Duquesne (17-6, 7-1) at Rhode Island (9-14, 2-6)

GAME DAY INFORMATION:
Date: February 9, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Thomas M. Ryan Center (7,637)
Live Stats:
Streaming Video: CBS All-Access
Streaming Audio: Yahoo! Broadcast
Series: Duquesne leads 21-19
Last Meeting: Duquesne 71, Rhode Island 54

DUQUESNE LATELY: Has a 17-6, 7-1 A-10 record coming off a 66-64 win over George Washington on Saturday... winners of eight of their last 10 games ... 10-2 on the road this year ... best league start since the 1997-98 team went 8-1.

RHODE ISLAND LATELY: Losers of six games in a row ... coming off a 57-44 loss at Charlotte ... 5-5 at home this year.

MATCHING UP THE DUKES AND RAMS:

DUQUESNE AND RHODE ISLAND ALL-TIME: Tuesday marks the 41st all-time meeting between Duquesne and Rhode Island. The Dukes and Rams began their series on Dec. 10, 1983. The teams have met six times in the Atlantic 10 Championship.

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS:
Series Record: Duquesne leads 21-19
in Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 11-9
in Kingston: Duquesne leads 9-7
in Piscataway: Series tied 1-1
in Morgantown: Rhode Island leads 1-0
in Syracuse: Rhode Island leads 1-0
in A-10 Championship: Series tied 3-3

DUKES AND RAMS BY THE NUMBERS:
1: Overtime games
6: Games decided by 21 points or more
11: Head coaches in the series
12.4: Average margin of victory for Rhode Island
12.7: Average margin of victory for DU
12: Common opponents this season
16: Games decided by 10 points or less
18: Games decided by 11-20 points
19: Number of Rhode Island wins
21: Number of Duquesne wins
40: Total meetings
62.7: Average points scored by Rhode Island
64.1: Average points scored by Duquesne
87: Fewest combined points (2/9/01)
176: Most combined points (1/8/95)
538.6: Number of miles between venues
2,509: Total points scored by Rhode Island
2,562: Total points scored by Duquesne
5,071: Total points scored by both teams
9,558: Days since the series began

WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON: The Dukes and Rams have 12 opponents in common this season.