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BEING A PHILLY NATIVE MYSELF RAYMOND I'M WITH YA ON THE BIRDS, WHAT'S THE PROJECTED TEMP @ GAME TIME?
LIKE ST JOES AND THE ZAGS MYSELF
DIME
LIKE ST JOES AND THE ZAGS MYSELF
DIME
FACTS & STATS: Site: Thomas F. Ryan Center (7,571) -- Kingston, Rhode. Television: Local. Home Record: Saint Joseph's 6-0, Rhode Island 5-2. Away Record: Saint Joseph's 5-1, Rhode Island 4-2. Neutral Record: Saint Joseph's 1-0, Rhode Island 0-0. Conference Record: Saint Joseph's 4-0, Rhode Island 2-1. Series Record: Saint Joseph's leads, 45-34.
GAME NOTES: In an effort to stretch their winning streak to six games, the Saint Joseph's Hawks fly into Kingston to battle the Rhode Island Rams in an Atlantic 10 showdown. At 12-1 overall, the Hawks are off to their best start since the 1964-65 campaign. On Tuesday, they came away with a 65-55 victory over Temple to improve to 5-1 on the road and 4-0 in A-10 action. Over the past three seasons, Saint Joseph's has compiled a 22-10 mark on the home floor of its opponents, including a 5-1 road record this season. As for Rhode Island, its 10 wins thus far have exceeded the total from all of last season. The Rams have won three straight games and five of their last six overall to move to 5-2 at home and 2-1 in league play. The team's most recent victory came on Wednesday in a 60-53 decision over UMass. With six straight victories over the Rams, the Hawks have opened their lead to 45-34 in the all-time series between the two teams.
Saint Joseph's is fortunate to have one of the nation's better backcourt tandems in Jameer Nelson and Delonte West. The versatile guards are first or second in almost every key statistical category for the squad. Nelson is averaging 19.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.5 apg and 2.9 spg. As for West, who has burst onto the scene this season, he is contributing 16.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.4 apg and 1.7 spg. In the victory over Temple, Nelson and West combined to score 51 of the team's 65 points. West scored 16 of his points in the first half to put the Hawks ahead, and Nelson then netted 17 of his total in the second stanza to seal the win. Nelson also posted his first double-double of the season, as he added a game-high 10 rebounds. West dished out seven assists in the contest and did not commit a single turnover.
Rhode Island shot a lowly 34.4 percent from the floor on Wednesday against UMass, including a 2-of-15 effort from three-point range. In 40 minutes of action, the squad compiled a mere eight assists. Without question, the greatest factor in the victory for the Rams was that they held a 44-31 rebounding advantage, including a 22-9 edge on the offensive glass. Also, they outscored the Minutemen 16-7 from the free-throw line. Dawan Robinson came off the bench to score 16 points for Rhode Island, and Brian Woodward added 14 points. Jon Clark also pulled down 10 boards for the Rams. As for Dustin Hellenga, he was held to four points on 2-of-10 shooting from the floor. Hellenga entered the game as the team's leading scorer at 16.5 ppg, and Woodward was netting 12.6 ppg heading into the UMass contest.
The turnaround that Rhode Island has made since last season is remarkable, and barring a late collapse, head coach Jim Baron will certainly get some consideration for A-10 Coach of the Year honors. A victory for the Rams today seems unlikely, however, as Saint Joseph's smothering defense may be too much to handle.
GAME NOTES: In an effort to stretch their winning streak to six games, the Saint Joseph's Hawks fly into Kingston to battle the Rhode Island Rams in an Atlantic 10 showdown. At 12-1 overall, the Hawks are off to their best start since the 1964-65 campaign. On Tuesday, they came away with a 65-55 victory over Temple to improve to 5-1 on the road and 4-0 in A-10 action. Over the past three seasons, Saint Joseph's has compiled a 22-10 mark on the home floor of its opponents, including a 5-1 road record this season. As for Rhode Island, its 10 wins thus far have exceeded the total from all of last season. The Rams have won three straight games and five of their last six overall to move to 5-2 at home and 2-1 in league play. The team's most recent victory came on Wednesday in a 60-53 decision over UMass. With six straight victories over the Rams, the Hawks have opened their lead to 45-34 in the all-time series between the two teams.
Saint Joseph's is fortunate to have one of the nation's better backcourt tandems in Jameer Nelson and Delonte West. The versatile guards are first or second in almost every key statistical category for the squad. Nelson is averaging 19.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.5 apg and 2.9 spg. As for West, who has burst onto the scene this season, he is contributing 16.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.4 apg and 1.7 spg. In the victory over Temple, Nelson and West combined to score 51 of the team's 65 points. West scored 16 of his points in the first half to put the Hawks ahead, and Nelson then netted 17 of his total in the second stanza to seal the win. Nelson also posted his first double-double of the season, as he added a game-high 10 rebounds. West dished out seven assists in the contest and did not commit a single turnover.
Rhode Island shot a lowly 34.4 percent from the floor on Wednesday against UMass, including a 2-of-15 effort from three-point range. In 40 minutes of action, the squad compiled a mere eight assists. Without question, the greatest factor in the victory for the Rams was that they held a 44-31 rebounding advantage, including a 22-9 edge on the offensive glass. Also, they outscored the Minutemen 16-7 from the free-throw line. Dawan Robinson came off the bench to score 16 points for Rhode Island, and Brian Woodward added 14 points. Jon Clark also pulled down 10 boards for the Rams. As for Dustin Hellenga, he was held to four points on 2-of-10 shooting from the floor. Hellenga entered the game as the team's leading scorer at 16.5 ppg, and Woodward was netting 12.6 ppg heading into the UMass contest.
The turnaround that Rhode Island has made since last season is remarkable, and barring a late collapse, head coach Jim Baron will certainly get some consideration for A-10 Coach of the Year honors. A victory for the Rams today seems unlikely, however, as Saint Joseph's smothering defense may be too much to handle.
