Rhode Island Starters
Montgomery, Kortright, House, Brown, Fuchs

Washington State Starters
Rice, Yesufu, Jones, Jakimovski, Cluff

How it Happened
The size inside for Washington State was too much for Rhode Island as the Rams fell 78-57 in the third-place game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Sunday afternoon.

Washington State (3-1) scored 52 points in the paint. Isaac Jones led the way with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting.  

Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor in the opening half, as Rhode Island was 14-of-26 (53.8 percent) and Washington State was 18-of-35 (51.4 percent). The big difference was turnovers. The Cougars has just three, while URI committed 10. This led to a 10-4 edge for Washington State in points off turnovers in the half.

In the second half, Washington State's size wore Rhody down. The Rams (3-2) were held to 29.6 percent (8-for-27) after the break.

Inside the Box Score

• Zek Montgomery led Rhode Island with 19 points.
• He was named to the Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.5 points and 3.5 rebounds over the two games.
• Luis Kortright scored a season-high 13 points to go with five rebounds and three assists.
• Tyson Brown scored a season-high eight points to go with three boards.
• The first half had just four free throw attempts, with each side taking two.
• There were 24 free throws in the second half. Washington State was 8-of-14 after the break, while URI was 8-for-10.
• Washington State's bench scored 35 points, including 22 points in the first half. In the first four games of the season, no opponent had scored more than 24 bench points in an entire game.

Up Next
Rhode Island will host Johnson & Wales Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. The game will stream on ESPN+.