WHAT IT MEANS

Rhode Island drops a 73-56 decision at home to Temple.  The Rams have lost their last six meetings against the Owls, dating back to the 2008-09 campaign.  The loss also snaps Rhody's recent revival in A-10 play.  URI falls to 5-19 overall and 2-7 overall in the league.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE AND BEYOND

* Jonathan Holton registered his seventh double-double of the season, with 13 points and 13 rebounds. 

* Holton leads the Rams and ranks second in the A-10 with his seven double-doubles.  Those seven double-doubles also rank him tied for third among all freshmen nationally.

* Holton connected on all three of his 3-point attempts.  Entering the game, he was just 10-of-68 on the season – including 2-of-16 in A-10 contests.

* Two others also reached double-digits in the scoring column – Nikola Malesevic (12) and Billy Baron (11).

* Baron also had four rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes.

* For the first time in three games, a Rhode Island player did not take a charge.

* Temple shot 51.8% on the afternoon, marking the 10th time in 24 games that a Rhody opponent shot better than 50.0% in a game.

* T.J. Buchanan added five points and four rebounds off the bench.  In his last three games, the 6-3 freshman is averaging 5.3 points and 3.7 rebounds off the bench.

* The Rams committed a season-low seven personal fouls.

* URI held a 12-5 edge on the offensive glass, converting those boards into 10 second-chance points.

* A total of 1,731 student tickets were distributed for today's game – the second-highest total in two seasons (Pink Out vs. Richmond on Feb. 10, 2010).

WHAT'S NEXT

Rhode Island heads to Xavier on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in a game that can be seen live nationally on the CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. 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.