Matthews’ 20 Points Leads URI Past Florida Gulf Coast 80-60
Thursday, December 28, 2017
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— Rhody MBB (@RhodyMBB) December 22, 2017
In his third game back after suffering a broken wrist, E.C. Matthews poured in a season-high 20 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the University of Rhode Island men's basketball team to an 80-60 win over Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) on Wednesday night at the Ryan Center.
Matthews' 20 points came on 5 of 9 shooting from the field and 3 of 6 from three.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“On a game two days after Christmas, you’re not really sure what you’re going to get out of your team, so I’m thrilled with the win tonight. I thought we came out and did our jobs. This was a great way to end our non-conference play,” said URI head coach Dan Hurley in his post game press conference.
The Rams finish their non-conference schedule with a record of 8-3 and 7-0 at home. URI opens A-10 play this weekend.
FGCU falls to 7-8 overall.
Matthews Sparks URI to Win
The Rams trailed FGCU 32-28 with 3:15 left to play in the first half before Matthews scored eight straight points, including two threes, to put Rhode Island up 36-32 with 1:04 to play.
Andre Berry would cap off the 10-0 run with a jumper with 20 seconds to play to give the Rams a 38-32 lead going into the break.
URI carried their momentum into the second, opening the half on a 6-2 run to take a 45-36 lead following a Matthews layup with 17:18 to play.
FGCU would not get closer than eight points the rest of the way as the Rams extended their lead to 20 with 6:25 to go after Jared Terrell knocked down a three.
Terrell finished the game with 18 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
Next up
URI opens A-10 play on Saturday, December 30 when they host George Mason at the Ryan Center.
Game time is set for 4 p.m.
Rhode Island beats a really good Florida Gulf Coast team by 20 just days after Eagles took Wichita State to the limit. Rams have the deepest perimeter in the sport.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 28, 2017
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