University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Kingston, R.I.
4 PM
University of Massachusetts
11-20, 4-14 A-10
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Rhode Island
16-14, 9-9 A-10
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Massachusetts
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Big First Half Propels Rhode Island Past Men’s Hoops 94-75
March 09, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Rams use 22-to-5 run in the first half en route to regular-season finale win over Minutemen.
KINGSTON, R.I. – A big first half run propelled Rhode Island to a 94-75 win over the UMass men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Minutemen will enter the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
UMass (11-20, 4-14 A-10) was led by Carl Pierre's 21-point performance highlighted by four three pointers for his sixth 20-point effort of the season. Keon Clergeot added 16 points on the strength of four three-pointers. Luwane Pipkins notched 10 points.
Rhode Island was led by 27 points from Fatts Russell and 21 points, 10 rebounds from Cyril Langevine who hit 10-of-11 from the floor. Jeff Downtin posted 17 points, while Ryan Preston added 12 points to round out the top scorers.
The Rams (16-14, 9-9 A-10) led 54-25 at halftime after using a 22-to-5 run in the first half to open up the big lead. Rhode Island hit 24-of-31 field goal attempts and converted 14 UMass turnovers into 22 points.
The Minutemen battled back in the second half putting together a 19-to-6 run early capped by a three-pointer from Clergeot to cut the Rams lead to 64-44 with 12:05 to go. UMass cut the lead to 16 points on a Pierre three-pointer at the 6:56 mark, but that proved the closest the Minutemen could come during the balance of the game.
For the game, Rhode Island hit 39-of-57 field goals (68.4 percent), while UMass was 28-of-56 (50 percent). The Rams gained a big edge overall in scoring 29 points off 17 Minutemen turnovers despite UMass limiting its miscues to just three in the second half.
UMass (11-20, 4-14 A-10) was led by Carl Pierre's 21-point performance highlighted by four three pointers for his sixth 20-point effort of the season. Keon Clergeot added 16 points on the strength of four three-pointers. Luwane Pipkins notched 10 points.
Rhode Island was led by 27 points from Fatts Russell and 21 points, 10 rebounds from Cyril Langevine who hit 10-of-11 from the floor. Jeff Downtin posted 17 points, while Ryan Preston added 12 points to round out the top scorers.
The Rams (16-14, 9-9 A-10) led 54-25 at halftime after using a 22-to-5 run in the first half to open up the big lead. Rhode Island hit 24-of-31 field goal attempts and converted 14 UMass turnovers into 22 points.
The Minutemen battled back in the second half putting together a 19-to-6 run early capped by a three-pointer from Clergeot to cut the Rams lead to 64-44 with 12:05 to go. UMass cut the lead to 16 points on a Pierre three-pointer at the 6:56 mark, but that proved the closest the Minutemen could come during the balance of the game.
For the game, Rhode Island hit 39-of-57 field goals (68.4 percent), while UMass was 28-of-56 (50 percent). The Rams gained a big edge overall in scoring 29 points off 17 Minutemen turnovers despite UMass limiting its miscues to just three in the second half.
Team Stats
UMASS
URI
FG%
.500
.684
3FG%
.440
.273
FT%
.889
.650
RB
27
26
TO
17
10
STL
3
12
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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