Rhode Island vs. Butler: Full Game Preview
By on February 1, 2013
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Rhode Island
(6-13, 2-5 away)
(9) Butler
(17-4, 10-0 home)
Venue: Hinkle Fieldhouse
4:00PM ET / 1:00PM PT, February 02, 2013
Team Leaders
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | X Munford 17.4 | N Malesevic 4.9 | M Powell 3.5 |
| Butler | R Clarke 16.7 | R Jones 5.5 | R Jones 3.6 |
On Saturday, No. 9 Butler plays host to Rhode Island at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off is at 4:00 EST and it can be seen on CBSSN.
Rhode Island is in 15th place in the conference and Butler is in 3rd place.
In their last match-up on January 31st, Rotnei Clarke put up 17 points for the Bulldogs in a loss to Saint Louis, 75-58. His 16.7 points per game is the highest mark on the team. For the Rams, Andre Malone finished with 11 points in the 70-64 loss to Virginia Commonwealth on January 30th. He is averaging 10.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
Butler has an advantage in a single key statistical area, scoring, where the Bulldogs have an edge over the Rams, 71 points per game to 61 points per game.
Rhode Island StatSmack
- Even computers respect Butler more. We have a better RPI this season than Rhode Island (RPI: #10 vs #166).
- The Butler three-point leader (Rotnei Clarke) has more three-pointers than the Rhode Island three-point leader (Xavier Munford).
- The Butler rebounding leader (Roosevelt Jones) has more rebounds than the Rhode Island rebounding leader (Nikola Malesevic).
- Butler has a more potent offense, scoring more points (71.6 per game vs 61.7 per game) than Rhode Island this season.
- Roosevelt Jones is ranked 8th in the A-10 in assists.
- We have a history of cultivating talent. Over the past 10 years, Butler has had more players drafted by the NBA than Rhode Island (2 vs 0).
- Kellen Dunham is ranked 9th in the A-10 in three-pointers.
- How does our back look? Butler is ranked higher than Rhode Island in the A-10 (#1 vs #15).
- Keep filling up on cupcakes. Butler has a stronger schedule than Rhode Island this season (SOS Rank: #21 vs #47).
- Rhode Island has been ducking Butler for over 30 years.
- Butler has more Final Four appearances over the last 10 years than Rhode Island (2 vs 0).
| URI Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Xavier Munford | 35 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C+ | Andre Malone | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | N. Malesevic | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | Mike Powell | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Jordan Hare | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| D+ | Mike Aaman | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Ryan Brooks | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | T.J. Buchanan | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Alwayne Bigby | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Shane Plunkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | J. Nazarko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BUTLER Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Rotnei Clarke | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B | Andrew Smith | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B | Roosevelt Jones | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B | Kellen Dunham | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Khyle Marshall | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Alex Barlow | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Kameron Woods | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Erik Fromm | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Chase Stigall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | J. Aldridge | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Elliott Kampen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Andy Smeathers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Devontae Morgan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Emerson Kampen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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