Ocean State Rivalry
# Ocean State Rivalry

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 a competitive college basketball rivalry in the New England region, though Providence has won 9 of the last 11 games. It is the biggest game of the year on the schedule for Rhode Island. It is also a crucial game for the Ocean State Cup. 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 133 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 75–58.

## Game results

| Providence victories | Rhode Island victories |
| - | - |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | December 4, 2010 | Providence, RI | Providence | 87–74 |
| 2 | December 23, 2011 | Kingston, RI | Providence | 80–61 |
| 3 | December 6, 2012 | Providence, RI | Providence | 72–57 |
| 4 | December 6, 2013 | Kingston, RI | Providence | 50–49 |
| 5 | December 10, 2014 | Providence, RI | Providence | 68–60 |
| 6 | December 5, 2015 | Kingston, RI | Providence | 74–72 |
| 7 | December 3, 2016 | Providence, RI | Providence | 63–60 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 8 | December 2, 2017 | Kingston, RI | Rhode Island | 75–68 |
| 9 | December 1, 2018 | Providence, RI | Providence | 59–50 |
| 10 | December 6, 2019 | Kingston, RI | Rhode Island | 75–61 |
| 11 | December 4, 2021 | Providence, RI | Providence | 66–52 |
| 12 | December 3, 2022 | Kingston, RI | Providence | 88–74 |
| Series: Providence leads 10–2 |||||
