URI Cruises Past George Mason 83-64 in A-10 Opener
Sunday, December 31, 2017
It's Rhode Island 80, George Mason 55 after this dunk by E.C. Matthews! 5:40 to go in the game... pic.twitter.com/A0Bi8xMZ4R
— Rhody MBB (@RhodyMBB) December 30, 2017
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.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe 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.
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