Rhode Island Starters
Thomas, Lawrence, Farrell, Green, Brown

Lafayette Starters
Pettit, Hines, Butler, Wyche, Bednostin

How it Happened 
A furious start propelled Rhode Island (4-0) to an 86-72 over Lafayette Wednesday night.

Rhode Island stormed out of the gates, scoring the game's first 14 points. Sebastian Thomas had seven points and assisted on a layup by Tyonne Farrell and a 3-pointer by Jamarques Lawrence, contributing to 12 of the points during the run. URI's led reached 19 points after a Jaden House 3-pointer from Drissa Traore made it 26-7.

Lafayette (1-3) chipped away from there, using a 20-11 run to trim the Rhody lead to 37-27. A David Fuchs old-fashioned three-point play in the final minute of the half gave the Rams a 13-point lead heading into the half.

The visiting Leopards got hot from outside to start the second half. Lafayette was 5-for-6 from 3-point range in the first nine minutes. Devin Hines was 3-for-4 from deep as the Rhody lead was trimmed to 59-54 by the media timeout at 11:05.

From that point, Rhode Island slowly increased its lead. Led by David Green and Jaden House, the Rams scored 27 points over the final 11 minutes as they steadily increased their lead. Green and House each had four points during a 17-7 spurt that gave Rhody a 15-point lead that was not threatened the rest of the way.

Inside the Box Score Box

• Rhode Island is 4-0 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Point guard Sebastian Thomas had 23 points, nine assists, four rebounds and three steals in another stat-stuffing performance.
• He now has 25 assists and three turnovers through three games.
• Forward David Green recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds.
• Guard Jaden House was again explosive off the bench, scoring 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
• Guard Jamarques Lawrence chipped in nine points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Forward Tyonne Farrell had eight points, two rebounds and two steals.
• Forward David Fuchs was effective on the glass, grabbing seven rebounds and scoring six points.
• Rhode Island managed to get to the free throw line 40 times, but made a season-low 24 from the stripe.
• URI had a 15-3 edge in points off turnovers, and a 50-30 advantage with points in the paint.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts College of Charleston on Sunday, Nov. 24. Game time is 12 p.m. on ESPN+.