Rhode Island has faced one of the weakest schedules in the country and has struggled in this rivalry. This Friars team got a lot better than they showed earlier this season due to their best player, Bryce Hopkins, returning. Hopkins looked good against BYU in his first game back and dropped 24 points with seven rebounds against Rhode Island last season and 14 points with 15 rebounds against them the previous season.

Rhode Island has won seven of the last nine games in this rivalry and has a core of players who know how to win this game. Take Providence.

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