Rhode Island Rams @ Saint Joseph's Hawks
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
URI | 36 | 32 | 68 |
JOES | 20 | 29 | 49 |
Rhode Island cruises to 68-49 win over Saint Joseph's
PHILADELPHIA -- E.C. Matthews scored 13 points and Rhode Island cruised to a 68-49 win over Saint Joseph's on Wednesday night.
Hassan Martin added 12 points and nine rebounds and Kuran Iverson had 11 points and seven rebounds. The Rams (20-9, 12-5 Atlantic 10 Conference) averaged 44 percent shooting from the floor -- compared to 38 percent for Saint Joseph's -- and had a 39-26 rebounding edge over the Hawks (10-19, 3-14).
The Rams took an early lead and held it, building to a 36-20 advantage at the break. Saint Joseph's never threatened in the second half. The Hawks cut it to 42-29 with 15:30 to play but Matthews and Stanford Robinson answered with back-to-back 3s and the Rams cruised from there.
Rhode Island sits third in the conference standings and closes its regular season against Davidson (15-13, 8-9) at home on Friday.
Charlie Brown scored 13 points to lead the Hawks who have lost nine straight.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Sean Hull
Referee:Raymie Styons
Referee:Jeff Anderson
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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