The Davidson Wildcats play the Rhode Island Rams Saturday at the Ryan Center. Tip-off from Kingston, RI, is at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are two-point spread favorites and the game total is 138.5 points.
Davidson (14-15 SU, 14-14 ATS) was defeated by George Washington on Wednesday. The Wildcats are 3-2 straight-up in their past five overall and 7-10 in Atlantic 10 Conference competition.
Rhode Island (9-20 SU, 11-17 ATS) defeated Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday. The Rams are 1-4 straight-up in their past five overall and 5-12 in A-10 play.
Davidson and Rhode Island have not played this season. The Wildcats lead the all-time series 10-8.
Davidson won its previous three games before falling on Wednesday to George Washington. Do the Wildcats still have a run in them for the A-10 Tournament?
The Colonials stole a road win by outshooting, outrebounding, and committing fewer turnovers than the Wildcats. George Washington shot 47.4 percent from the field, grabbed seven offensive rebounds, and turned over only five times. Davidson couldn't find the mark from long distance, shooting 10-for-31 (32.3%). It led by six at halftime but was outscored 49-38 after the break.
Loyer with the shot clock winding down ?? pic.twitter.com/CwFiXJuChu
— Davidson Basketball (@DavidsonMBB) March 2, 2023
Former Michigan State guard Foster Loyer leads Davidson in scoring. The senior averages 16.0 points per game on 37.7 percent shooting, 4.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals. Other Wildcats to watch are junior forward Sam Mennenga (15.9 PPG, 6.7 RPG), sophomore guard Desmond Watson (9.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG), junior guard Grant Huffman (9.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.4 APG), and junior forward David Skogman (7.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG).
Davidson averages 70.7 points per game (200th) and shoots 44.9 percent (177th), including 33.4 percent from three-point distance (237th). It converts 74.0 percent of its free throws (85th) and averages 29.7 rebounds (291st) with a -3.2 rebounding margin. The Wildcats are 121st in KenPom's schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 169th in effective field goal percentage (50.9%).
Davidson give s up 69.6 points per game on defense (171st), and its opponents shoot 44.1 percent from the field (215th) with a 32.5 shooting percentage from long range (102nd). The Wildcats are 198th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 79th in assist-per-turnover ratio, and 294th in adjusted tempo.
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