THE BASICS
Rhode Island (3-0) vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1-3)
Tip-Off: Thursday, Nov 12 | 7:00 p.m.
Coverage: Live Stats | ESPN+ | Varsity Network | Game Notes

RHODE ISLAND VS. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island and Maryland Eastern Shore are meeting for the first time.
• UMES was picked to finish last in the eight-team Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason poll.
• Both teams are playing on one day of rest. UMES lost at Boston College 82-54 Tuesday night, while Rhode Island defeated Maine, 71-65.
• Bobby Gardner is leading UMES in scoring with 19.3 points per game. He also leads the team in assists (13) and steals (10).
• Isaiah Griffin is averaging 16.8 points per game and leads the Hawks with nine 3-pointers, shooting 9-for-18 (.500) from the arc.
• Point guard Saadiq Moore is a transfer from Triton College in Illinois who was named to the MEAC Preseason Watch List. 
• He is third on the team with 7.8 points per game and second with 11 assists.
• Opponents have attempted 106 free throws through four games against UMES, an average of 26.5 per game.
• UMES turns the ball over 15.0 times per game. 

RAMS FINDING THE MARK FROM LONG RANGE 

• Rhode Island is shooting .405 from 3-point range through the first three games of the season, hitting at least 38.7 percent of its attempts in each contest thus far.
• URI has made at least nine 3-points in each game, making 12 in the season opener against Holy Cross, 11 against Monmouth last Saturday and nine more in Tuesday's win over Maine.
• The team has been more efficient from deep with each game, going 12-for-31 against Holy Cross (.387); 11-for-27 against Monmouth (.407) and 9-for-21 against Maine (.429).
• The wins over Monmouth and Maine mark the first time Rhode Island has shot better than .400 from 3-point range in back-to-back games since late in the 2024-25 season, when the Rams were 16-of-34 (.471) at Massachusetts followed by 9-of-22 (.409) against Saint Joseph's.
• Jonah Hinton has led the way for Rhode Island, shooting .500 (12-for-24) from the arc.
• He has at least two 3-pointers in each game thus far.
• Dylan Williamson and Barrett Loer are both shooting .429 from the arc, with Williamson going 6-for-14 and Loer hitting three of his seven attempts.
• Williamson was 5-for-8 from the arc in Tuesday's victory over Maine. 
• Jahmere Tripp is shooting a solid .364 (4-of-11) from long range

RAMS LOOKING FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN 

• Rhode Island is looking to start the season 4-0 for the second time in three seasons,
• Rhody won the first four games of the 2024-25 campaign as part of a nine-game winning streak that season.
• Before that, URI last opened a season with four victories in the 2016-17 season.
• Dating back to the 1948-49 season (79 seasons), the Rams have started 4-0 or better 13 times.
• The 9-0 start two years ago was the best overall start in that span.
• The best start in program history was a 13-0 start in 1938-39 under Frank Keaney.