Rhode Island Starters
Kortright, House, Weston, Brown, Green

Fordham Starters
Medor, Richardson, Dean, Tripp, Akuwovo

How it Happened
Rhode Island ended the regular season on a high note, winning 58-50 at Fordham on Saturday afternoon.
 
Rhode Island (12-19, 6-12 Atlantic 10) used a relentless defense and balanced offense to build a double-digit lead in the first half. Jaden House had nine points and Zek Montgomery added eight as URI got scoring from seven different players. Meanwhile, Rhody held Fordham (12-18, 6-11 A-10) to 27.6 percent from the field (8-for-29) in the first 20 minutes.

Fordham opened the second half with a 14-7 run before the first media timeout, trimming the URI lead to 43-38 following a Romad Dean layup. Rhody tightened its defense and held Fordham scoreless for the next 8:38. A second-chance layup by Brandon Weston got the lead back to 10 points at 48-38 and forced a Fordham timeout.

A David Green layup extended Rhody's lead to 54-39 with six minutes to go, but Fordham did not go away quietly. The hosts went on a 9-0 run, closing the gap to 54-48 on an Abdou Tsimbila layup with 1:44 remaining. That was as close as it got, as Rhode Island held on for the win.

Inside the Box Score

• Forward Tyson Brown recorded his first career double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. 
• Guard Zek Montgomery had 11 points and two boards off the bench.
• Forward David Green had 10 points and five rebounds.
• Guard Jaden House scored all nine of his points in the first half
• Guard Cam Estevez chipped in seven points off the bench.
• Guard Luis Kortright had four points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals.
• Rhode Island had a 28-18 edge in points in the paint.

What's Next
Rhode Island will play in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Tuesday, March 12. The opponent and official seeding will be announced later today.