Rhode Island Starters
Thomas, Carey, Leggett, Martin, Tchikou

George Washington Starters
Edwards, Lindo, Jr., Adams, Bishop, Dean

How it Happened
A furious comeback by Rhode Island got the Rams to overtime, but George Washington took over in the extra session to hand the Rams a tough 89-80 defeat Wednesday night.

Rhode Island (8-19, 4-11 Atlantic 10) trailed by 11 points with less than six minutes remaining in regulation after Maximus Edwards hit a layup to give the Colonials a 68-57 lead. From there, Rhode Island went on a 14-1 run. Brandon Weston started the late rally with a second-chance basket. Sebastian Thomas knocked down a 3-point shot, and Malik Martin scored on a feed from Thomas to get the deficit down to 69-64 with 4:15 to go.

After the final media timeout, Jalen Carey hit a layup with 3:44 to go to get the Rams within three points. Neither side scored over the next 3:24 until Ishmael Leggett made two free throws to make it a one-point game. After a defensive stop, Leggett came right back and drained a jumper in the paint to put Rhode Island ahead, 70-69 with 53 seconds to go. Thomas made 1-of-2 at the free throw line to make it a two-point lead, but Brendan Adams hit a drive to tie the score with 20 seconds to go. Rhode Island held for the final shot of regulation, but Leggett's 3-point attempt went off the rim.

Weston scored the first points of overtime when he took the opening tip in for a layup. From there, George Washington (14-14, 8-7 A-10) went on a 9-1 run that featured seven points from Bishop, the A-10's leading scorer. A pair of Malik Martin free throws stopped the momentum for a moment and got URI within four points, but that was as close as the score got. Rhode Island dropped its sixth straight contest.  

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore Ishmael Leggett led all players with 30 points, his second game this season with at least 30.
• Leggett was 4-of-8 from 3-point range and 8-of-9 at the free throw line.                                                                       
• George Washington guard James Bishop - the Atlantic 10's leading scorer - led four Colonials in double figures with 25 points.
• Fellow guard Brendan Adams added 22 points, going 9-for-13 from the field. 
• Redshirt senior Malik Martin was strong in all areas, scoring 21 points to go with eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals. 
• Redshirt junior Jalen Carey had 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists. 
• Sophomore guard Sebastian Thomas chipped in with eight points, six assists and four rebounds.
• Redshirt freshman Brandon Weston had six points and six rebounds. 
• GW had the edge in points in the paint, 50-38.
• Rhode Island was 14-of-17 at the free throw line.

What's Next
Rhode Island plays at Fordham on Saturday. Game time is 2:30 p.m. on the USA Network.

(GoRhody.com staff assistant Sacha Cottineau contributed to this report)