THE BASICS
Saint Louis (10-18, 3-12 A-10) at Rhode Island (11-17, 5-10 A-10)
Tip-Off: Saturday, March 2, 4:05 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS - SERIES NOTES

• Saturday's game will be the 25th all time between Rhode Island and Saint Louis, with Rhody holding a 13-11 advantage in the series.
• Saint has won four in a row in the series, including each of its last two visits to the Ryan Center.
• Rhode Island is 6-4 all time when hosting Saint Louis.
• URI's last victory over the Billikens came in a 65-54 win at home on Feb. 2, 2019.
• Last season, Saint Louis beat the Rams 76-71 at Chaifetz Arena.
• Rhode Island trailed by eight points with four minutes to go before Malik Martin sparked a rally, hitting a layup, blocking a shot to force a shot clock violation and then banking a 3-point basket to cut into the deficit. Ishmael Leggett hit two free throws to tie the score 71-71 with 1:24 go go. However, Gibson Jimerson (24 points) buried his sixth 3-pointer of the game to put the Billikens up with 31 seconds remaining, and the Rams could not comeback one more time.
• Both teams come into the game struggling. Rhode Island is looking to snap a five-game losing streak, while Saint Louis has dropped four of its last five contests .

GREEN ON TARGET FROM LONG RANGE

• Junior forward David Green is shooting a robust .481 from the 3-point arc this season.
• He is 26-of-54 from long range in the 15 games he has played for Rhode Island.
• His current .481 shooting percentage is the best single-season mark in Rhode Island history among players with at least 50 attempts in a year.
• The current record is .478 by Jimmy Baron during the 2006-07 season.
• Baron - Rhode Island's all-time leader in 3-pointers for a season (118) and career (361) - shot .431 from the arc for his career with the Rams.
• Carlton "Silk" Owens is URI's career leader in 3-point shooting percentage at .462 (126-for-273)  
• Green is Rhode Island's second-leading scorer this season with an even 14.0 points per game.
• As a two-time transfer, Green was deemed ineligible for the first 12 games of the season.
• He began his career at Hofstra (2020-21) before playing two seasons at Louisiana Tech (2021-23).
• His 14.0 scoring average this season is nearly double his career scoring average of 7.5 points per game.
• In his first three seasons combined, he shot .331 from the arc (56-of-169).