Rhode Island faces Duquesne following Freeman's 21-point performance

Rhode Island Rams (4-8) at Duquesne Dukes (10-4, 0-1 A-10)

Pittsburgh; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island takes on the Duquesne Dukes after Brayon Freeman scored 21 points in Rhode Island's 75-66 loss to the Georgia State Panthers.

The Dukes have gone 9-2 in home games. Duquesne is 2-0 in one-possession games.

The Rams are 0-2 on the road. Rhode Island has a 3-8 record against opponents over .500.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dae Dae Grant averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Dukes, scoring 17.2 points while shooting 43.0% from beyond the arc. Jimmy Clark III is shooting 42.3% and averaging 11.6 points over the last 10 games for Duquesne.

Ishmael Leggett is averaging 16.2 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Rams. Freeman is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games for Rhode Island.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dukes: 7-3, averaging 72.8 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game.

Rams: 4-6, averaging 66.4 points, 32.9 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.