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

Yale Starters
Mbeng, Poulakidas, Simmons, Townswnd, Aletan

How it Happened 
For the first time since Frank Keaney's final season as head coach 77 years ago, Rhode Island is 8-0 to start a season. The Rams knocked off Yale 84-78 Monday night.

Rhody trailed the Bulldogs (4-5) by seven points with less than a minute to go in the first half, but David Green made two 3-pointers in the final 25 seconds of the period to spark the team. His final trey of the half fell through the net at the buzzer, trimming URI's deficit to one point at 35-34.

The momentum carried into the second half, as Sebastian Thomas got himself on track. After scoring two points in the first half, he dropped 18 in the second half, including the 1,000th point of his career.

Despite better energy, Rhody was down five with 11 minutes to go. A 14-2 run that featured five points by David Fuchs, a 3-pointer from Green and a hoop-and-harm three-point play by Jamarques Lawrence put URI up 65-58. Thomas punctuated the run with a 3-pointer of his own, and Rhody led the rest of the way.

With Thomas (10-for-10) and Jaden House (4-for-4) leading the way, Rhody went 20-of-22 at the line in the second half to pull out the victory.

Inside the Box Score Box

• Rhode Island was 27-for-30 at the free throw line (90.0 percent). It was the seventh-best single-game free throw performance in program history.
• URI is 8-0 for just the seventh time in program history. All six previous times happened during Frank Keaney's tenure from 1922-48.
• Forward David Green had a season-high 26 points to go with nine rebounds. He was 6-for-11 from the arc.
• Point guard Sebastian Thomas had 20 points, six assists and three steals. He was 10-for-10 at the line.
• Guard Jaden House made his first start of the season and finished with 10 points. He was 8-for-8 at the stripe.
• Forward David Fuchs had one of his best games as a Ram, scoring eight points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
• Forward Tyonne Farrell had eight points and two rebounds off the bench. He also played a big defensive game.
• Rhode Island attempted a season-high 33 3-pointers, making 11 of them.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts in-state rival Providence on Monday, Dec. 7. Game time is 12:05 p.m. on CBSSN.