"The greatest pitchers in baseball have tough days, and that's OK. I think we have to recognize, too, that these guys are human, and sometimes baseball is baseball. It's a tough little go. So I'm not worried about it."
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first playoff game since rupturing his right Achilles tendon last season, and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-91 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup.
Last season, Haugh was a key reserve for the Florida team that cut down the nets in San Antonio. This season, he is a bona fide All-America candidate and first-round NBA draft prospect who could lead the Gators to their second back-to-back national title reign in program history. His scoring average has increased from 9.8 to 16.9 points while maintaining a similar impact on the glass with 6.0 rebounds per game.
Rhode Island outscores opponents by 4.0 points per game (scoring 72.4 per game to rank 267th in college basketball while allowing 68.4 per contest to rank 53rd in college basketball) and has a +96 scoring differential overall. The Rhode Island Rams are averaging 72.4 points, 7.3 more than the Fordham Rams give up. Rhode Island makes 7.3 three-pointers per game (239th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 7.8 on average.