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March Madness: The Top 10 Individual Performances of the Opening Weekend

Sal Cacciatore  —  @SCacc8 Mar 20th, 2017
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1. Jeff Dowtin, Rhode Island

Round of 64 vs. Creighton
nERD: 63.35
23 points, 5 rebounds

Easily the most surprising name on this list, the freshman guard came into the NCAA Tournament averaging 4.9 points per game while shooting 40.0% from the field.

He broke out in a big way in Rhode Island's (nominal) upset win over 6 seed Creighton, scoring 23 points on just 8 field goal attempts. Dowtin made 6 of his shots from the field (including 1 of 2 three-point shots), while also making all 10 of his free throw attempts.

Unfortunately for the Rams, he could not duplicate the magic in their second-round game against Oregon, as he scored just 5 points and had a -10.81 nERD rating.

Still, this does not erase his ultra-efficient performance from the first round, one that should make URI fans optimistic about the youngster's future.

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