#17 URI Falls to Davidson 63-61 in Final Seconds
Saturday, March 03, 2018
The #17 URI Rams were unable to hold on to a late lead and fell to Davidson 63-61 in the final seconds on Friday night.
The Rams have now lost three of their last five games heading into next week’s A-10 Tournament.
The loss drops URI to 23-6 on the season and 15-3 in the A-10.
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With the game tied at 49 with 9:24 to play, URI scored four straight points capped off by a Cyril Langevine dunk to take a 53-49 lead with 8:41 to play in the game.
After Davidson cut URI’s lead to two, 53-51, the Rams got a jump shot from Jared Terrell to extend URI’s lead to 55-51 with 5:40 to play.
The Wildcats again cut the Rams lead to two, 55-53, before Rhode Island went on a 6-1 run to take a 61-54 lead with 2:47 left to go following a jump shot by Jeff Dowtin.
However, Davidson would close the game on a 9-0 run with a three-point play by Jon Axel Gudmundsson giving them a 63-61 lead with three seconds left.
A Fatts Russell three in the final seconds was off the mark giving Davidson the win.
The Rams were led by Terrell, who poured in 22 points, while Stanford Robinson and Langevine each added 11.
Next up
URI’s next game will be in the A-10 Tournament starting Friday, March 9.
Game time is set for 12 p.m. and opponent is yet to be determined.
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