Inside the Box Score

• The Rams had just five players register points in the win. Of those five, four finished in double figures: E.C. Matthews (21), Xavier Munford (21), T.J. Buchanan (14) and Hassan Martin (13). Sophomore Jarelle Reischel, the only other player to score for URI, finished with eight.
• Freshman Hassan Martin collected his fourth double-double of the season (13p/12r) while junior T.J. Buchanan picked up his first with new career highs in both scoring (14 points) and rebounding (11 boards).
• Buchanan also dished out a career-best seven assists while Martin matched his career-best with six blocks.
• With 75 blocks on the season, Martin became just the fourth Ram ever to eclipse 70 in a single season and the first to do so since Antonio Reynolds-Dean in 1997-98.
• In his final game at The Ryan Center, senior Xavier Munford registered 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. 
• As a team, Rhode Island blocked 11 shots on the night, matching the team's season-high which was set on Saturday afternoon vs. Richmond. The Rams have combined to block 30 shots over their last three games.
• The Rams finished the night 50% (25-50) from the field. It marked the eighth time this season that the Rams shot 50-percent or better with seven of those games coming in Atlantic 10 play.
• Rhode Island out-rebounded Fordham by a 48-38 margin and dished out 18 assists compared to Fordham's nine.
• Prior to the start of the game, Rhode Island held a brief ceremony to honor its three graduating seniors - Xavier Munford, A.J. Kemp, Jonathan Nazarko.
• At halftime, URI's 228 Dean's List student-athletes took the court in an impressive showing of Rhody's commitment to academic excellence.

Stat of the Night
20 - Xavier Munford put up his 20th 20+ point performance in the win over Fordham. 

What's Next 
Rhode Island returns to action when it travels to Brooklyn for the Atlantic 10 Championship, March 12-16. Tournament seeds and pairings will be announced following the conclusion of the conference's regular season slate on Sunday night.