THE BASICS
Providence (6-3) at Rhode Island (8-0)
Tip-Off: Saturday, Dec. 7, 12:05 p.m. EST
Coverage: Watch: CBSSN | Listen: Varsity Network | Live Stats | Game Notes

RHODE ISLAND VS. PROVIDENCE - SERIES NOTES

• According to Rhode Island records, Rhode Island and Providence are meeting for the 136th time, with Providence leading the series 77-58.
• According to Providence records, the series is 77-56. The Friars count the first two meetings between the schools as exhibitions.
• The first meeting was 104 years to the day on Saturday. On Dec. 7, 1920 head coach Frank Keaney and the Rams defeated Providence 87-25 in Keaney's first game as head coach.
• Though the Providence records indicate the game was an exhibition, the NCAA records include the game among the program-record 401 wins that Keaney recorded from 1920-48.
• The Rams are looking to start 9-0 for the first time since the 1947-48 season, when Keaney opened with nine straight wins in his final season at the helm. 
• The Friars are looking for their second straight win after defeating BYU Tuesday night.
• Providence had Bryce Hopkins back for the first time this season, and he had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists in the victory over BYU.
• The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Friars, all of which happened at the Battle 4 Atlantis, where Providence fell to Oklahoma (79-77), Davidson (69-58) and No. 14/15 Indiana (89-73).
• Providence head coach Kim English is familiar with Rhode Island. He was the head coach at George Mason for two years before joining the Friars last season.
• Rhode Island is 40-29 at the home team against Providence.
• Providence has won the last three meetings, with Rhody's last win in the series coming in the form of a 75-61 victory on Dec. 6, 2019.

RAMS ONE OF NINE REMAINING UNBEATEN TEAMS

• With an 8-0 record, Rhode Island is one of nine remaining unbeaten teams in the country through Wednesday's action.
• The only two conferences with unbeaten teams are the SEC and the Atlantic 10.
• From the SEC, Florida, Oklahoma and Tennessee remain unscathed, while Rhode Island and Loyola Chicago are unbeaten in the A-10.
• The SEC has five undefeated programs - Florida, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
• Also undefeated are Drake (Missouri Valley), UC Irvine (Big West) Oregon (Big Ten) and Utah State (Mountain West). 
• Auburn, Columbia, DePaul, Kansas and Marquette all lost for the first time Wednesday night.

GREEN ON TARGET FROM DEEP

• Senior forward David Green leads Rhode Island with 17.1 points per game.
• He has scored at least nine points in every game this year and has three 20-point performances to his credit.
• While Green is effective at getting to the basket and the free throw line (20-of-23), he has been particularly strong from 3-point range.
• He is shooting .500 (21-of-42) from the arc, which leads the Atlantic 10 and ranks 16th nationally.
• Green matched his career best with six 3-pointers against Yale, and he has sank at least three treys five times this season.
• He is second in school history at .458 (54-for-118) among players with at least 100 3-point attempts.
• Only Carlton "Silk" Owens (.462 from 1984-88) ranks higher than Green.
• Owens - Rhode Island's all-time leading scorer - was 126-for-173 from 1984-88.