URI Cruises Past George Washington 81-60, Moves to 3-0 in A-10
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
URI Cruises Past George Washington 81-60, Moves to 3-0 in A-10
The win improves URI to 11-3 overall and 3-0 in the A-10.
URI Cruises to Win
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTGeorge Washington’s Bo Ziegler knocked down a jump shot to cut the URI lead to 10-8 with 12:38 left to play in the first half.
From there, the Rams took over.
Freshman Fatts Russell knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to spark a 23-3 run to give the Rams a 33-11 lead with 6:06 to play in the half.
Rhode Island would take as much as a 40-16 lead in the half, before taking a 46-23 lead into the half.
Jared Terrell led the Rams with 22 points, and E.C. Matthews followed up with 13 points and six rebounds as the Rams cruised to the 81-60 win.
URI shot 57% from the field and forced George Washington into 16 turnovers.
Next Up
URI returns to action on Tuesday, January 9, when they visit Saint Louis.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Rhode Island improves to 3-0 in the Atlantic 10 after an easy win over George Washington. Rams controlled tip to finish. Won't be too much competition for URI if it plays like it did today... especially on the road. Rams keep rolling.
— A10Talk (@A10Talk) January 6, 2018
URI Rams Basketball 2017-18 Projected Starting Lineup
Guard
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.
Guard
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.
Guard
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.
Forward
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.
Center
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.
