URI Cruises Past George Mason 83-64 in A-10 Opener

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team

 

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Jared Terrell

The University of Rhode Island Rams cruised past George Mason 83-64 in their Atlantic 10 (A-10) opener on Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center. 

“I love the way we played tonight. I thought we played at a pretty high level throughout the game. It’s nice to have that type of control early on, especially in a conference opener,” said URI head coach Dan Hurley in his post-game press conference.

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The Rams got 18 points and five rebounds from E.C. Matthews and 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Jared Terrell. 

The win improves URI to 9-3 on the season and 1-0 in the A-10. 

URI Takes Control Early

The Rams took control right from the opening tip, starting the game on an 11-0 run that was capped off by a Jeff Dowtin three with 17:35 to play.

The Rams would take a 16-4 lead on an Andre Berry layup before George Mason would go on a 10-3 run to cut Rhode Island’s lead to 19-14 with 13:05 to play in the half.

URI would go on a 13-0 run capped off by a Terrell dunk with 7:43 to play in the game to give the Rams a commanding 32-14 lead in the first half.

URI’s defense would hold George Mason scoreless for over six minutes during the run.

George Mason would get as close as 11, 33-22, before the Rams would take a 44-26 lead into the break.

In the second half, the Rams would lead by as many as 32 points, their largest lead over any team this season, before cruising to the win.

Next up 

The Rams return to action on Wednesday, January 3 when they host La Salle at the Ryan Center. 

Game time is set for 7 p.m.

 

Related Slideshow: URI Rams Basketball 2017-18 Projected Starting Lineup

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E.C. Matthews - Redshirt Senior 

E.C. Matthews returns for his redshirt senior season, now two years removed from ACL surgery. The Rams will need him to regain his form.

Matthews missed a couple of weeks during the preseason with knee tendinitis, but has since returned to practice and did play in URI's "secret scrimmage" against Harvard last week. 

Prior to the start of this season, Matthews was named to the first preseason All-Atlantic 10 team during A-10 Media Day. He is also on the John Wooden Award Watch List. 

Last season, Matthews averaged 15 points per game on 42% shooting from the field. In the A-10 Tournament, Matthews carried the Rams offense scoring 20, 19 and 19 points respectively in the three games to get the Rams the title. 

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Jared Terrell - Senior

Jared Terrell was named to second preseason All-Atlantic 10 team during A-10 Media Day. 

He returns to the Rams after averaging 13 points, three rebounds and one steal per game in 2016-17. 

Terrell will look to build off last season in which he shot 42 % from the field - the highest of his career. 

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Jeff Dowtin - Sophomore

Jeff Dowtin is coming off a freshman season in which he started the final 19 games, including both NCAA Tournament games. 

He averaged six points and two assists in 22 minutes of action per game last season while also recording 17 steals on the year. 

In URI's NCAA Tournament game against Creighton, Dowtin poured in a career-high 23 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field. 

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Andre Berry - Senior 

In two seasons with the Rams, Andre Berry has played in 30 games, but hasn't started any. 

For his career, Berry has averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in an averaged of six minutes per game. 

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Cyril Langevine - Sophomore 

Cyril Langevine will make the start at one of the forward positions as the Rams will try to replace Hassan Martin, who they lost to graduation. 

Last season, Langevine played in 35 games and started five games for URI averaging three point, five rebounds, and one block. 

In URI's NCAA game against Oregon, Langevine had a near double-double with nine rebounds and nine points. He also had three steals. 

 

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