URI Runs Past Saint Joe’s 78-68 in Final Home Game
Sunday, March 08, 2015
The URI Rams (21-8,13-5 A-10) defeated (13-17, 7-11 A-10) Saint Joseph's 78-68 on Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center. With the win, URI clinches the number three seed in the A-10 Tournament and will play Friday, March 13 at 9 p.m. against an opponent to be determined.
See the five takeaways slideshow below
URI trailed Saint Joe's 42-37 with 19 minutes left in the game before five straight points by Gilvydas Biruta sparked the Rams to an 11-0 run to go up 48-42 with 15 minutes to play.
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Rhode Island was led by Gilvydas Biruta who poured in 18 points in his final home game while E.C. Matthews added 17 to help lead the URI comeback.
St. Joe's was led by DeAndre' Bembry who netted a game high 21 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists.
URI now heads to Brooklyn for the A-10 tournament. The Rams first game will be Friday, March 13 at 9 p.m.
For a further look at the Rams win, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways From URI’s 78-68 Win Over Saint Joe’s
The URI Rams (21-8,13-5 A-10) defeated (13-17, 7-11 A-10) Saint Joseph's 78-68 on Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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