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 |