Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Rhode Island and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. After one quarter their offense has really been able to impose its will, dominating Charleston 45-16.

Rhode Island entered the matchup having won four straight and they're just one half away from another. Will they make it five, or will Charleston step up and spoil it? We'll know soon.

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Charleston Cougars @ Rhode Island Rams

Current Records: Charleston 4-1, Rhode Island 4-0

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The Charleston Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Rhode Island Rams at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Thomas M. Ryan Center. The Cougars are looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

Last Wednesday, Charleston didn't have too much trouble with The Citadel as they won 76-61.

Ante Brzovic and Lazar Djokovic were among the main playmakers for Charleston as the former dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds and the latter went 8 for 10 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Brzovic a new career-high in field goal percentage (83.3%).

Meanwhile, Rhode Island had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Leopards by a score of 86-72.

Among those leading the charge was Sebastian Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine assists. The team also got some help courtesy of David Green, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Charleston's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Rhode Island, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Charleston has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Rhode Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 43.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Charleston is hoping to beat the odds on Sunday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. This will be their first time playing as the underdogs on the road this season.

Odds

Rhode Island is a 3.5-point favorite against Charleston, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Rams as a 2.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 158.5 points.

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Series History

Charleston has won 2 out of their last 3 games against Rhode Island.

  • Dec 10, 2023 - Charleston 85 vs. Rhode Island 70
  • Nov 13, 2018 - Charleston 66 vs. Rhode Island 55
  • Dec 16, 2017 - Rhode Island 68 vs. Charleston 62