Duke Faces Rhode Island in Second Round Saturday

3/17/2018 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: Duke Sports Information

THE GAME
Duke (27-7, 13-5) vs. Rhode Island (26-7, 15-3)
When: March 17 \| 2:40 PM (ET)
Where: PPG Paints Arena
Watch Live: CBS
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THE OPENING TIP

With Duke looking for its 26th berth in the Sweet 16, the second-seeded Blue Devils battle seventh-seeded Rhode Island Saturday in the second round of the Midwest Region.
Duke is 109-36 (.752) in the NCAA Tournament, which is No. 1 all-time in winning percentage and No. 3 in wins.
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has led Duke to the NCAA Tournament for the 34th time, a record number of bids by a coach. Coach K's 92 tournament wins are also the most.
Senior Grayson Allen enters the NCAA Second Round just 41 points shy of becoming Duke's 12th 2,000-point scorer. Allen has averaged 19.3 points and shot .381 from three-point range over the last 10 games.
Rhode Island enters the second round after knocking off Oklahoma 83-78 in overtime.
Jared Terrell (17.0 ppg) and E.C. Matthews (13.2 ppg) are the top two scorers for the Rams.
Duke is 4-0 all-time against Rhode Island, including a 2-0 mark in NCAA Tournament games. The Blue Devils and Rams played last season in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff in Connecticut with Luke Kennard scoring 24 points to lead Duke to a 75-65 win.
URI head coach Dan Hurley is the brother of former Duke great and now Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley.