URI Runs Past Richmond 79-74, Tie For 1st in A-10
Monday, February 09, 2015
The URI Rams men's basketball team (16-5, 8-2 A-10) defeated the (12-11, 5-5 A-10 ) Richmond Spiders 79-74 on Sunday afternoon in Virginia. The win is the Rams' fifth straight and pulls them into a tie for first place in the A-10 with VCU.
See the five takeaways slideshow below.
The Rams led 53-51 with 7:20 left to play in the game, and Richmond had the momentum. The Spiders had cut their deficit to two points on a couple of occasions previously, and URI had an answer every time to stay in the lead.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis time, Rhody had a big answer as they ripped off a 14-3 run, helped along by a couple of E.C. Matthews three-point daggers, to put URI up 65-54 with just over four minutes left in the game.
Richmond would get as close as three with 20 seconds remaining, but the Rams were able to make a couple of big free throws when they needed to and seal the 79-74 win.
Big time performers
URI was led in the game by E.C. Matthews, who netted 26 points while Hassan Martin followed up with 16 points and a career high 16 rebounds for a double-double.
Richmond was led by Kendall Anthony who poured in 28 points while Terry Allen added 19.
Another big road game coming.
The Rams return to action on Wednesday, February 11 when they visit St. Joseph's. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
For a further look at the Rams win, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways From URI’s 79-74 Win Over Richmond
The URI Rams men's basketball team (16-5, 8-2 A-10) defeated the (12-11, 5-5 A-10 ) Richmond Spiders 79-74 on Sunday afternoon in Virginia. The win is the Rams' fifth straight and pulls them into a tie for first place in the A-10 with VCU.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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