THE BASICS
Rhode Island (11-12, 5-5 A-10) at Massachusetts (14-8, 5-5 A-10)
Tip-Off: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2:00 p.m. EST
Coverage: Watch: USA Network | Listen: Varsity Network | Live Stats | Game Notes

RHODE ISLAND VS. MASSACHUSETTS - SERIES NOTES

• Sunday's game will be the 164th all time between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and the second meeting this season.
• Earlier this year, Rhode Island defeated UMass, 89-77 on Jan. 13.
• In that game, the Rams made a season-high 14 3-point baskets, which is tied for the fourth most in a single game in program history.
• Guard Jaden House had 29 points in the victory while shooting 7-of-11 overall and 5-of-7 from the arc.
• Massachusetts was without forward Matt Cross in the first meeting.
• UMass leads the all-time series 94-69, including a 55-27 lead when hosting Rhode Island.
• The teams have split the last 10 meetings at the Mullins Center.
• Neither side has won consecutive games in the Mullins Center in the series since Rhode Island won the meetings on Feb. 7, 2017 (70-62) and Jan. 30, 2018 (85-83).
• UMass won the last meeting in the Mullins Center, 75-65, on Jan. 14, 2023. 
• Each of the last six meetings in the series have been decided by double digits.
• Massachusetts leads the Atlantic 10 in turnover margin at plus 2.95 per game. Rhode Island is last in the conference at minus 3.78 per game.
• Both teams are strong on the glass. Massachusetts is third in the A-10 with 38.7 rebounds per game, one spot ahead of Rhode Island at 38.1 per game. 
•  The teams rank first and second in rebounding margin. UMass is at plus 4.5 per game, while URI is plus 4.4.

RAMS PLAYING ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY FOR THE SIXTH TIME

• Sunday will mark the sixth time Rhode Island has played on Super Bowl Sunday.
• The Rams are 1-4 in the previous five games.
• This is the second time URI and Massachusetts are facing each other on Super Bowl Sunday. The first came in 1994, a 76-47 win for the Minutemen. 
• Dallas beat Buffalo, 30-13 in the NFL's title game.
• The last time Rhody played on Super Bowl Sunday was 1998 in an 88-82 loss at Cincinnati. 
• Denver beat Green Bay, 31-24 in the Super Bowl.
• The other years were 1992 (an 89-72 win over Rutgers/Washington 37, Buffalo 24); 1989 (96-80 loss to Penn State/San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16); and 1988 (77-70 loss to Temple/Washington 42, Denver 10).

COMEBACK TRAIL A COMMON PLACE FOR RAMS

• Tuesday's win at George Washington marked the third time this season Rhode Island has rallied from a double-digit deficit to pull out a victory.
• The Rams trailed George Washington by as many as 10 points before rallying for a 23-point victory.
• Against Saint Joseph's on Jan. 3, URI trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half before pulling out a 78-74 win.
• Rhody's biggest comeback of the season came against Yale on Nov. 26.
• Rhody was down by 18 before coming back to beat the Bulldogs, 78-74.
• Rhode Island also rallied from an eight-point deficit against La Salle on Jan. 31 before eventually winning, 71-69.