Feb. 25, 2009

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Rhode Island (21-8, 10-4 A-10) 93
vs. Dayton (23-5, 9-4 A-10) 91
Postgame Notes
Attendance: 7,218

-Rhode Island's win over Dayton marked its ninth victory in its last 10 games.

-Rhody's victory over UD was its fifth win in its last six meetings with the Flyers.

-Five Rhody players reached double figures in scoring for the seventh time this year. In those games, URI is 6-1.

-The Rams scored over 80 points for the 14th time this season. URI is 12-2 in those contests.

-Since its inaugural season in the conference during the 1980-81 season, Rhode Island has posted 216-255 all-time in Atlantic 10 play.

-With the win, URI registered the most victories since the 1997-98 season when the team finished with an overall record of 25-9 (12-4 Atlantic 10). The win also improved Rhody to 12-1 at home, which ties URI for the most wins at the Ryan Center in a single season.

-Senior guard Jimmy Baron reached double figures in scoring for the 26th time this season and the 90th time in his career.

-Senior forward Kahiem Seawright started his 94th-consecutive game for the Rams. Classmate Jimmy Baron has registered 86 consecutive starts.

-Junior Delroy James has come off the bench in his last 19 games and URI is 15-4 in those contests.

-Wednesday night's game also served as the university's annual "Pink Out" to raise money for the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. The University of Rhode Island community raised over $19,000 dollars at this year's event - bring URI's three-year donation total to nearly $40,000.