PITTSBURGH -- Rhode Island disposed of one of the country's top freshman in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Now the Rams have the task of dealing with a collection of the nation's top first-year players in the second round.
Seventh-seeded Rhode Island meets second-seeded Duke on Saturday afternoon in a Midwest Regional matchup at PPG Paints Arena.
Duke uses four freshmen in its starting lineup.
"We're not that young group that we were in November or December, even January," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We're a very good basketball team. We can get better.