March Madness: Previewing Sunday’s Round of 32 Matchups
Rhode Island (11) vs. Oregon (3)
Rhode Island pulled off an upset over Creighton in the first round, and the Rams will try to do it again as they take on 3-seeded Oregon.
Rhode Island has a tendency to foul, which can get them in trouble -- especially against the high-powered offense from Oregon. One factor to watch is that Oregon shoots a three-pointer on 39% of their shot attempts while Rhode Island allows just 30.2% of their opponent's shots to be three-pointers.
Below are three players to keep an eye on from each team.
| Player | Team | PPG | RPG | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | 16.3 | 2.9 | 0.582 |
| Tyler Dorsey | Oregon | 13.3 | 3.3 | 0.542 |
| Chris Boucher | Oregon | 11.8 | 6.1 | 0.591 |
| E.C. Matthews | Rhode Island | 14.9 | 4.2 | 0.521 |
| Hassan Martin | Rhode Island | 14.1 | 7.0 | 0.597 |
| Jared Terrell | Rhode Island | 12.5 | 2.8 | 0.481 |
Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.
| Team | nERD | O Rtg | eFG% | Reb% | TOV% | D Rtg | Opp. eFG% | Opp. TOV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Oregon | 16.33 | 114.4 | 0.555 | 52.7 | 14.7 | 94.1 | 0.459 | 17.3 |
| #11 URI | 10.66 | 108.3 | 0.506 | 52.3 | 14.4 | 95.7 | 0.452 | 17.4 |
