Box Score WHAT IT MEANS
Rhode Island drops a pivotal game in the A-10 standings at Charlotte, 73-66, at Halton Arena. It is the Rams' third straight loss and ninth in 11 conference games. URI drops to 5-21 overall on the season.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE AND BEYOND
* Billy Baron led all scorers with 24 points. It was his team-best fifth game with 20 or more points and the seventh time he led the Rams in scoring.
* Orion Outerbridge was the only other Ram in double-figures, with 14 points – his 16th game in double digits and 27th of his career.
* Leading rebounder Jonathan Holton was saddled with foul trouble (17 minutes), Outerbridge, Dominique McKoy, and Anthony Malhoit picked up the slack on the glass.
* Both players combined for 11 points and three steals as well.
* Each of the three players pulled down eight rebounds. For McKoy and Malhoit, the eight boards set a new career-high.
* The Rhode Island bench outscored Charlotte's, 17-7
* Charlotte connected on 57.7% (15-26) of its field goals in the first half, but Rhody's defensive adjustments at the half limited the 49ers to just nine field goals on 37.5% shooting.
* The 49ers had 38 free throw opportunities, while Rhode Island had 20.
* Rhode Island's seven assists tied a season-low. The Rams had just seven dimes earlier this year in a loss at Brown.
* Nikola Malesevic missed the game and and did not make the trip to the Queen City after being suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team rules.
WHAT'S NEXT
Rhode Island hosts Saint Joseph's on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Sixth Annual Pink Out Game, benefitting the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. The game can be seen live locally on Cox Sports, with Eric Frede and Abu Bakr. This and every Rams game can also be heard on the Beltone Hearing Aid Centers Rams Radio Network (B101 101.5 FM) with Steve McDonald and Don Kaull.
