Rams Remain Atop A-10, Roll UMass 75-59
Thursday, February 19, 2015
The URI Rams (18-6, 10-3 A-10) defeated the (16-10, 9-4 A-10) UMass Minutemen 75-59 on Wednesday night in front of a packed crowd at the Ryan Center. With the win, the Rams hold onto a share of first place in the A-10 as they reach the ten conference win mark for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
See the five takeaways slideshow below.
The Rams led 28-23 at the half and 36-30 with 16 minutes left. A T.J. Buchanan steal turned into an E.C. Matthews dunk that helped spark the Rams on a 12-3 run to take 48-33 lead with just under 12 minutes to go.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFrom that point on, URI's defense went into lockdown mode as UMass would not get any closer than nine points the rest of the way.
The Rams had four players in double figures in the game but were led by E.C. Matthews with 16 points and Hassan Martin who registered his sixth double-double of the season with 11 points and ten rebounds. Jarvis Garrett added 13 and Jared Terrell poured in 14 to lead the way for URI.
UMass was led by Jabarle Hinds who netted a game high 17 points in 28 minutes off the bench for the Minutemen.
The Rams return to action on Saturday, February 21 when they visit George Mason. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
For a further look at the URI win, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways From the Rams 75-59 Win Over UMass
The URI Rams (18-6, 10-3 A-10) defeated the (16-10, 9-4 A-10) UMass Minutemen 75-59 on Wednesday night in front of a packed crowd at the Ryan Center.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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