RHODE ISLAND VS. SACRED HEART - SERIES NOTES

• Tuesday's game is the second meeting all-time between Rhode Island and Sacred Heart.
• The only other meeting came in 2005, when the Rams won, 56-50.
• The Pioneers come to the Ryan Center off of a loss at 79-66 loss at Brown Sunday, while URI fell 66-52 at Providence.
• Sacred Heart faced one other Atlantic 10 team this season, winning its season opener at La Salle, 86-81.
• Sacred Heart guards Tyler Thomas and Aaron Clarke have combined to average 39.6 points per game. They combined for 42 points in Sunday's loss at Brown.
• Thomas ranks 38th nationally in scoring average with 19.3 per game. He is third in the country in field goal attempts (159) and fourth in field goals made (69).
• Forward Nico Galette is one of the nation's best rebounders, ranking 19th with 9.3 per game.

RAMS LOOKING FOR 14th STRAIGHT NON-CONFERENCE HOME WIN

• Rhode Island has won 13 consecutive non-conference home games, dating back to the 2018-19 season.
• Overall, the Rams are 15-1 at home against non-Atlantic 10 competition in four seasons under David Cox.
• Since Cox first joined the staff in 2014-15, Rhode Island is 41-3 in non-conference games at the Ryan Center.
• Rhody has won more than 80 percent of its overall games at the Ryan Center over the last eighth seasons.
• URI is 86-21 at home (.804 winning percentage) over the last eight years.

RHODE ISLAND 83rd IN INITIAL NET RANKING

• The first NET rankings of the season were released by the NCAA Monday.
• Rhode Island was 83rd in the opening rankings.
• The NET will be updated daily throughtout the remainder of the season.

BALANCED APPROACH APPARENT FOR OFFENSE

• Rhode Island has seven different players averaging between 8.0 and 11.3 points per game.
• Guard Jeremy Sheppard leads the team with 11.3 points per game, with center Makhel Mitchell close behind at 11.0 points per game.
• Guard Ishmael Leggett (9.2), forward Makhi Mitchell (8.9), forward Antwan Walker (8.3) and guards Malik Martin (8.2) and Ishmael El-Amin (8.0) are all bunched.
• All seven players have scored in double figures at least three times, with Sheppard leading the way with six games of 10+ points.