Ocean State Rivalry

Ocean State Rivalry

Providence Friars Rhode Island Rams
Sport	College Basketball
First meeting	1933–34 season
Latest meeting	December 7, 2024 Rhode Island, 69–63
Next meeting	TBD Providence, Rhode Island
Stadiums	Amica Mutual Pavilion Ryan Center
Statistics
Meetings total	134
All-time series	Providence leads, 75–59
Current win streak	Rhode Island, 1 (2024–present)

The Ocean State Rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Providence Friars and Rhode Island Rams. The Ocean State Rivalry is thought to be one of the most competitive college basketball rivalries in the New England region. It is also a crucial game for the Ocean State Cup.^[1][2][3][4] The name of the rivalry comes from the nickname of the State of Rhode Island which is the Ocean State.

History

The Providence Friars and the Rhode Island Rams have met 134 times since the 1933-34 college basketball season. The Ocean State Rivalry game is usually played in December, and the venue alternates between the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Downtown Providence in odd-numbered years and the Ryan Center on the campus of the University of Rhode Island in Kingston in even-numbered years. Providence leads the series 75–59.

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Amica Mutual Pavilion

Rhode Island

Providence

  

Locations of Providence and Rhode Island along with the Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence's home court)

Game results

Providence victories

Rhode Island victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 December 7, 2002 Providence, RI Rhode Island 73–71 2 December 6, 2003 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 89–79 3 December 4, 2004 Providence, RI Providence 65–58 4 December 3, 2005 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 77–69 5 December 2, 2006 Providence, RI Providence 95–66 6 December 4, 2007 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 77–60 7 December 6, 2008 Providence, RI Providence 66–65 8 December 5, 2009 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 86–82 9 December 4, 2010 Providence, RI Providence 87–74 10 December 23, 2011 Kingston, RI Providence 80–61 11 December 6, 2012 Providence, RI Providence 72–57 12 December 6, 2013 Kingston, RI Providence 50–49 No. Date Location Winner Score 13 December 10, 2014 Providence, RI Providence 68–60 14 December 5, 2015 Kingston, RI Providence 74–72 15 December 3, 2016 Providence, RI Providence 63–60 16 December 2, 2017 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 75–68 17 December 1, 2018 Providence, RI Providence 59–50 18 December 6, 2019 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 75–61 19 December 4, 2021 Providence, RI Providence 66–52 20 December 3, 2022 Kingston, RI Providence 88–74 21 December 2, 2023 Providence, RI Providence 84–69 22 December 7, 2024 Kingston, RI Rhode Island 69–63 Series: Providence leads 14–8

See also

• Ocean State Cup

References

1. "Providence, URI Resurrect Rivalry After Two Years". ABC6. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
2. "Ocean State pride on line as Providence hosts Rhode Island". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
3. Geoghegan, William. "URI, PC set to renew rivalry after year off". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
4. Austin, Zach. "Rams fall to Providence in Battle for Ocean State | The Good 5 Cent Cigar". Retrieved 2021-12-07.