THE BASICS
Yale (4-2) at Rhode Island (4-2)
Tip-Off: Sunday, Nov. 26, 4:02 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. YALE - SERIES NOTES

• Sunday's game will be the 13th between Rhode Island and Yale, and the first in 12 years.
• The last time the teams met was Dec. 18, 2011, a 68-65 win for the Bulldogs.
• This weekend marks the third visit to the Ryan Center for Yale. Each side has won one of the previous games.
• Yale leads the all-time series, 8-4.
• The series began in 1925, with seven of the 12 games happening between 1925 and 1955.
• The teams did not play each other between 1955 and 2000.
• Both teams enter the weekend with a record of 4-2.
• Rhode Island is coming off a 97-59 win over Johnson & Wales, while Yale knocked off Gardner-Webb 71-70 in overtime in its final game at the Atlantic Slam.
• Yale has played two straight overtime contests. In addition to the Gardner-Webb game, the Bulldogs fell 75-65 to Weber State in extra time.
• Yale is coming off a 2023 regular-season Ivy League title and an appearance in the NIT last season.
• The Bulldogs have an experienced and talented roster. Guard Bez Mbeng is the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and forward Matt Knowling was a first-team all-conference selection last year. 
• Yale head coach James Jones was the 2022-23 Ivy League Coach of the Year, his fourth time earning the honor. Jones is one of two men to win 200 regular-season Ivy League games in his career, joining the legendary Pete Carril from Princeton. 
• While Rhode Island has a knack for getting to the free throw line, Yale does not commit many fouls. URI attempts 23.8 free throws per game, which ranks third in the Atlantic 10 and 63rd in the country. Yale commits just 14.2 fouls per game, which ranks third in the Ivy League and 27th in the country.

RAMS PARTNER WITH RIPTA TO HOST TOY DRIVE

• During its three upcoming home games, Rhode Island Men's Basketball will be partnering with RIPTA to host a toy drive benefiting Lights & Sirens International. 
• Volunteers will be collecting unwrapped toys in the North Lobby of The Ryan Center prior to and during the contests against Yale (Nov. 26), Brown (Dec. 6) and New Hampshire (Dec. 21).
• Fans who donate an unwrapped toy will receive a brand-new URI stadium cup, courtesy of RIPTA. 
• This is the ninth annual toy drive that the Rams have supported in benefit of Lights & Sirens International, which was founded by URI Men's Basketball alum Ibn-Hashim Bakari. 
• Unwrapped toys will be collected at a table inside the North Lobby of The Ryan Center at each of the three aforementioned games. 

BACKCOURT TAKING CARE OF THE BALL

• Rhode Island's primary ball handlers have done a solid job of ball protection.
• The five primary ball handlers - Luis Kortright, Zek Montgomery, Jaden House, Cam Estevez and Always Wright - have combined for just 6.2 turnovers per game.
• Kortright (0.8) and Montgomery (0.7) both average less than one turnover per game.
• The Rams are averaging 12.5 turnovers per game.
• Through six games last season, the team was averaging 16.2 turnovers per game.

RAMS FINDING STROKE AT THE LINE

• Rhode Island struggled at the free throw line in its first three games, going a combined 43-of-78 from the stripe (55.1 percent).
• Over the last three games, URI has shown signs of improvement, shooting a combined 45-of-65 (69.2 perccent). 
• Rhody has outscored opponents 88-54 at the line for the year, despite the early struggles.
• The Rams average 23.8 free throw attempts per game, which ranks 63rd in the country.