By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- E.C. Matthews connected on all four of his attempts behind the arc, and the Rhode Island Rams took a 46-34 lead over the Davidson Wildcats into halftime of the Atlantic 10 semifinals at PPG Paints Arena, Saturday. Matthews drilled his first trey of the half from the left corner to spark a 13-2 URI run. Teammate Jared Terrell followed with … [Read more...] about URI takes double-digit lead at half behind Matthews and long-range attack
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Lewis delivers for VCU in winning time
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- For the first 32 minutes of Friday's Atlantic 10 quarter-final matchup between the VCU Rams and George Mason Patriots, JeQuan Lewis managed just two points. The Rams senior point guard who had averaged more than 14 points a game through the regular season had hit just one of six first-half shots. Lewis poured in 11 during a decisive 19-4 … [Read more...] about Lewis delivers for VCU in winning time
Healthy URI muscles past Bona
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- E.C. Matthews sparked a decisive 11-2 run early in the second half, and the Rhode Island Rams went on to defeat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 74-63 in the quarter-finals of the Atlantic 10 tournament at PPG Paints Arena, Friday. Facing their only deficit of the day early in the second half, Matthews nailed a pull-up three from the right … [Read more...] about Healthy URI muscles past Bona
Rhode Island takes six-point lead over Bona into halftime
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- Hassan Martin netted eight of his 11 points in the final eight minutes of the first half as the Rhode Island Rams took a 32-26 lead over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the quarter-finals over the Atlantic 10 Tournament at PPG Paints Arena, Friday. Leading by two, Martin scored back-to-back buckets in the lane. His jump hook gave URI a … [Read more...] about Rhode Island takes six-point lead over Bona into halftime
Gibbs, Davidson knock off Dayton in Atlantic 10 quarter-finals
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA. -- Jack Gibbs hit back-to-back three-pointers and set an arena record as the Davidson Wildcats rallied late to defeat the top-seeded Dayton Flyers 73-67 in the Atlantic 10 quarter-finals at PPG Paints Arena, Friday. After leading by as many as 16 points, Gibbs nailed a step-back three from left corner to give Davidson a lead it did not … [Read more...] about Gibbs, Davidson knock off Dayton in Atlantic 10 quarter-finals