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

Fordham Starters
Richardson, Moore, Quisenberry, Rose, Novitskyi

How it Happened
Rhode Island battled all the way to the end, but a potential game-tying 3-pointer went off the rim as the final horn sounded and URI fell 74-71 at Fordham.

Sparked by the second-half play of Sebastian Thomas, Rhody (8-20, 4-12 Atlantic 10) went toe-to-toe with Fordham. Trailing 74-69 with just 10 seconds to go after a Darius Quisenberry free throw, Thomas drove coast-to-coast for a layup with four seconds on the clock. Rhody's defense caused an inbounding violation by Antrell Charlton, giving Rhody possession under its own basket.

URI got the ball to Ishmael Leggett at the top of the key. Despite heavy traffic, he got off a shot before the buzzer, but it glanced off the rim. Fordham (23-6, 11-5 A-10) escaped with the win.

Inside the Box Score.

• Fordham scored 32 points in the paint and had 13 second-chance points on 17 offensive rebounds.
• Rhode Island had an 18-4 edge in fastbreak points.
• URI held Fordham to 39.7 percent from the field and 34.6 percent (9-for-26) from 3-point range.
• Meanwhile, Rhody shot 40.4 percent overall and 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from the arc.
• Rhode Island also was 84.2 percent from the free throw line (16-of-19).
• Redshirt senior Malik Martin led URI with 17 points and eight rebounds. He played 39 minutes.
• Sophomore Sebastian Thomas had a career-high 16 points to go with four assists and three steals.
• Sophomore Ishmael Leggett had 14 points, six rebounds and two steals.
• Redshirt junior Jalen Carey had nine points and five boards, while redshirt freshman Brandon Weston added five points and three boards.
• Freshman Rory Stewart scored five point, all of which came in the final four minutes.

What's Next
Rhode Island travels to Loyola Chicago for a visit to the Atlantic 10's newest team on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Game time is 9 p.m. EST on CBSSN.