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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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
Pierre’s pass is more than an assist
By PAUL GOTHAM Trailing by two with less than a minute remaining in the game, Scoochie Smith used the dribble to get inside the paint against the Rhode Island Rams. The University of Dayton Flyers (21-3/11-1) point guard drove under the basket, left his feet and found teammate Dyshawn Pierre on the opposite side of the floor with a diagonal pass. Pierre made a clean catch … [Read more...] about Pierre’s pass is more than an assist
Signed, sealed, delivered: Rhode Island Rams 2013-14
Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming freshmen of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Rhode Island Rams 2013-14. Rhode Island finished 8-21 (three A-10 wins) in Coach Dan Hurley's first season at the helm. Hurley welcomes four freshmen to campus: Matthew Butler, Hassan Martin, E.C. Matthews and Ifeanyi Onyekaba. Gilvydas … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Rhode Island Rams 2013-14