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

Brown Starters
Jenkins, Lilly, Jr., Cooley, Lewis, Dabo

How it Happened 
Rhode Island suffered its first loss of the season as in-state rival Brown knocked off the Rams in double overtime 84-80 Tuesday night.

On a night with a season-high 21 turnovers and 11 of its shots blocked, Rhode Island (9-1) still led 72-71 following a Tyonne Farrell free throw in the second overtime. From there, Kino Lilly, Jr. (23 points) and Landon Lewis hit back-to-back layups to give Brown (7-3) a 75-71 lead. David Green scored on a drive with 1:27 to go to get Rhody back within a point, but the Rams could not all the way back.

With 35 seconds to go, Aaron Cooley drilled a corner 3-pointer off a pass from Lilly to make it a two-possession game at 78-74. From there it became a free throw contest, and Lilly went 6-for-6 in the final 31 seconds as the Bears held off the Rams.

Inside the Box Score Box

• Point guard Sebastian Thomas had 22 points, five rebounds and three steals.
• Forward David Green had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
• Guard Jamarques Lawrence had 17 points, 12 of which came in the first half.
• Center Javonte Brown added nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks.
• Forward Tyonne Farrell had seven points and 10 rebounds.
• Forward David Fuchs was the third Ram with double figures in rebounds with 10 to go along with four points and two blocks.
• Rhode Island had a 53-40 edge in rebounds.
• Of the 53 boards, 21 were on the offensive end, which led to 26 second-chance points.
• Brown had 15 steals as part of the 21 Rhode Island turnovers.

Up Next
Rhode Island is off until Sunday, Dec. 15 when it hosts Central Connecticut State at the Ryan Center. The game will stream on ESPN+ and air locally on MeTV.