THE BASICS
Rhode Island (16-8, 5-7 A-10) vs. La Salle (12-13, 4-8 A-10)
Tip-Off: Saturday, Feb. 15, 4:02 p.m. EST
Coverage: Watch: ESPN+ | Listen: Varsity Network | Live Stats | Game Notes

RHODE ISLAND VS. LA SALLE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island and La Salle are meeting for the 49th time, and the second time this season.
• The Explorers defeated URI 70-64 on Jan. 25.
• Corey McKeithan led the Explorers with a game-high 20 points in the win, while Sebastian Thomas and Jaden House each had 16 points for Rhode Island.
• URI leads the all-time series, 35-13, including a 15-4 advantage when playing as the home team.
• Rhode Island has won the last five meetings at the Ryan Center.
• La Salle is 1-4 since the teams met on Jan. 25.
• The Explorers come to Kingston on a three-game losing streak.
• Rhode Island is looking to win back-to-back games for the first time since the start of Atlantic 10 play.
• Rhode Island is 12-2 at home while La Salle is 2-7 on the road this season.
• The Explorers have lost four straight road games, with their last road win being an 83-82 victory at St. Bonaventure on Jan. 11.

RAMS CLINCH WINNING SEASON

• With its win over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night, Rhode Island is eight games above .500 with six regular-season games and the Atlantic 10 Championship remaining.
• The Rams have secured a winning season for the first time since the 2019-20 season, snapping a string of four consecutive losing seasons.
• Since taking over, head coach Archie Miller has increased the team's win total each season.
• After going 9-22 in 2022-23, URI went 12-20 last season.

POSTSEASON PICTURE A LONG WAY FROM SETTLED

• Rhode Island entered the weekend tied with George Washington for 10th place in the Atlantic 10 standings.
• The Revolutionaries defeated URI head-to-head and would own the tiebreaker.
• Depending on Saturday's results around the league, Rhody could find itself as high as tied for seventh place in the standings.
• After Saturday, Rhode Island has five games remaining. Four of the five games are against teams currently ahead of URI in the standings (Saint Louis, Dayton, Massachusetts and Saint Joseph's), giving the Rams multiple opportunities to make up ground.
• The teams in third place through 11th place in the league standings are all within two games of each other.