Game 20: GMU (18-1 / 6-0) at Rhode Island (11-8 / 2-4) on Saturday, January 24, at 2:00 PM.

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The game is on ESPN+.

KenPom:
Gives us a 55% chance of winning.
GMU - 73
Rhode Island - 111
NET:
GMU - 65
Rhode Island - 141

History:
We are 10-8 against Rhode Island all-time.
Tony Skinn is 4-1 against the Rams.

Rhode Island is currently 11-8 on the season and 2-4 in A10 play. They are 6-4 at home, 3-2 on the road, and 2-2 at neutral sites.

The Rams are 1-1 against Quad 1 teams, 1-4 vs Quad 2, 1-1 vs Quad 3, and 7-2 against Quad 4 teams.

Schedule: https://gorhody.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Wins: Stetson (93-62), Stonehill (80-57), U Albany (80-61), Yale (86-77), Vermont (80-65), Temple (90-75), Brown (66-56), Canisius (62-45), Northeastern (85-77), Davidson (70-45), Richmond (69-68)
Losses: Tulsa (82-65), Towson (62-55), Providence (90-71), McNeese St. (66-64), Loyola Chicago (61-57), GMU (61-50), La Salle (79-72), vcu (84-75)

Probable Starters:
6’3” Jonah Hinton - 14.6 ppg - Junior
6’4” Tyler Cochran - 12.1 ppg & 5.2 reb - Grad Student
6’1” Myles Corey - 9.5 ppg - Grad Student
6’9” Keeyan Itejere - 7.9 ppg & 5.3 reb - Grad Student
6’8” Alex Crawford - 6.2 ppg - Senior

Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’6” Jahmere Tripp - 10.9 ppg & 3.9 reb - Junior
6’1” RJ Johnson - 4.8 ppg & 3.1 assists - Grad Student

Roster: https://gorhody.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster?path=mbball

Team Stats:

Rhode Island averages 72.3 points (12th in the A10) per game while giving up 66.9 (3rd in the A10).

The Rams shoot 45.9% from the floor (8th in the A10) and 31.1% from 3 (11th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 43.2% from the field and 35.5% from 3.

They shoot 71.9% from the free throw line (9th in the A10).

The Rams have out rebounded opponents by 1.4 boards per game and average 12.9 turnovers per contest.

Stats: https://gorhody.com/documents/2025/11/24/2526_Combined.pdf

Thoughts: This will be our 2nd game of the season against Rhode Island. We beat them 61-50 at EBA on January 3. Stas Sivka paced us with a career high 17 points. He was the only Mason player to score in double figures. Myles Corey (12 pts) and Keeyan Itejere (10) paced the Rams. We won the rebounding battle 36-34. We shot 43.2% fro the game overall and 50% (8-16) from 3. We were a dismal 57.7% from the foul line. We held the Rams to 35.2% shooting, 29% from 3, and they were just 3-9 from the line. One of our better defensive outings of the year.

Game 1 Box Score: https://gomason.com/documents/2026/1/3/2770514.PDF

We are 4-5 against them all-time in Kingston. Chance to grab another road win. Go Mason!

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Once in Providence I went to a starkly empty pizza place; they seemed utterly confused that I wanted a pizza. It took 45 minutes to make, they gave it to me for free, and it was the best pizza I’d ever had.
 

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Lmao I read his post and was about to comment this but you beat me to it
Truth be told - my mom would grocery shop in Queens and go to a separate butcher and deli. The old man used to talk to my mom all the time and took a shine to me. One day he started giving me salami and cheese and told my mom that he would watch me while she shopped in the store. Her friend pulled her aside and told my mom he was a mafia boss. SO she watched her Ps and Qs but still shopped there and the old man started giving her stuff for free for being a nice lady.

One day - she is hanging out laundry -- and a car came up and two gentlemen said it would be good if she would go inside with me as they had to "meet a friend a few doors down".
 

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Truth be told - my mom would grocery shop in Queens and go to a separate butcher and deli. The old man used to talk to my mom all the time and took a shine to me. One day he started giving me salami and cheese and told my mom that he would watch me while she shopped in the store. Her friend pulled her aside and told my mom he was a mafia boss. SO she watched her Ps and Qs but still shopped there and the old man started giving her stuff for free for being a nice lady.

One day - she is hanging out laundry -- and a car came up and two gentlemen said it would be good if she would go inside with me as they had to "meet a friend a few doors down".
Wow! Bronx tale vibes

View: https://youtu.be/2WkP_S5gmmg?si=1b9r8luZafKse1P1
 

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Lets get back on topic.

this game has dropped into “bad loss territory,” although if they do beat us maybe it moves back up into a Q2 loss (but I doubt it will stay that way).

Keep the TOs to 10 or fewer, shoot 35% or better than 3 and limit second chance points and we should get out of there with a win.

Better?
 

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Once in Providence I went to a starkly empty pizza place; they seemed utterly confused that I wanted a pizza. It took 45 minutes to make, they gave it to me for free, and it was the best pizza I’d ever had.
Didn't we hear this story before? I mean it's always funny, but it rings a bell.
 

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Truth be told - my mom would grocery shop in Queens and go to a separate butcher and deli. The old man used to talk to my mom all the time and took a shine to me. One day he started giving me salami and cheese and told my mom that he would watch me while she shopped in the store. Her friend pulled her aside and told my mom he was a mafia boss. SO she watched her Ps and Qs but still shopped there and the old man started giving her stuff for free for being a nice lady.

One day - she is hanging out laundry -- and a car came up and two gentlemen said it would be good if she would go inside with me as they had to "meet a friend a few doors down".
Did you just tell us a story about an old man of questionable character sending your mom away so he could watch you alone and feed you his salami?
 

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Did you just tell us a story about an old man of questionable character sending your mom away so he could watch you alone and feed you his salami?
No she was in the store within eye shot. LOL - However, one time at band camp,...
 
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