Dec 22, 2001
Box Score
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) - Troy Wiley, playing his first game of the season,
tipped in a Lazare Adingono shot with 6.4 seconds to play Saturday to lift
Rhode Island to a 67-66 win over Northeastern.
The junior college transfer had 11 points and four rebounds as the Rams
(4-6) snapped a four-game losing streak.
Northeastern (2-9) had time for a shot after Wiley's basket, but turned the
ball over on its final possession.
There were nine lead changes and four ties in the final 9:31 of the game.
Northeastern's Toby Brittian, who grew up near the Rhode Island campus, helped
his team erase a five-point deficit in the last two minutes with a pair of
baskets, the second of which gave the Huskies a 66-64 lead with 1:11 to play.
Brittian finished with seven points and five assists.
Northeastern led 39-35 at halftime after hitting nine 3-pointers in the
first half. Rhode Island opened the second half with a 12-1 run to take a 47-40
lead.
Brian Woodward led Rhode Island with a game-high 15 points. Steve Mello
added 12. Jean Bain and Aaron Davis each scored 14 for Northeastern.
Wiley was just cleared to play by first-year Rhode Island coach Jim Baron.
Although declared eligible by the NCAA, Baron held Wiley out of action until he
was satisfied that the junior was making academic progress.
