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

George Washington Starters 
Autry, Jones, Drumgoole, Jr., Hansen, Castro

How it Happened
Rhode Island battled back from a 15-point deficit to take a lead in the second half, but George Washington pulled away down the stretch. The Revolutionaries beat URI 75-67 Wednesday night.

Rhode Island (12-3, 1-2 Atlantic 10) trailed 36-21 with 4:26 remaining before the half. The Rams outscored George Washington (14-2, 2-1 A-10) 9-2 to trim the deficit to seven points before the break.

The Rams kept chipping away in the second half, and an 8-0 run that was punctuated by a Quentin Diboundje fastbreak dunk tied the score at 55-55 with 9:31 to go. Rhody took its first lead a minute later on a Sebastian Thomas free throw that put the home team up 58-57.

The final four minutes belong to George Washington. Forward Sean Hansen and guard Jacoi Hutchinson converted three-point plays on back-to-back possessions as the Revolutionaries turned a tie game into a six-point lead at 67-61. The lead got back up to as many as 10 as George Washington put the game away by going 8-for-8 at the line over the final 4:14.

Inside the Box Score

• Guard Quentin Diboundje scored a season-high 14 points to go with seven rebounds. Both represented season highs.
• Point guard Sebastian Thomas had 20 points, six rebounds and three assists. It was his fifth straight game with
• Guard Jaden House had 10 points and five rebounds. He scored the 1,600th point of his career with a layup five minutes into the second half.
• Forward Drissa Traore made his first career start. He had seven points and a career-high nine rebounds in 26 minutes.
• Center Javonte Brown had nine points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.
• He has 10 blocks over his last two games.
• The Revolutionaries scored 18 points off 15 URI turnovers.
• Rhode Island played without forwards David Green (shoulder) and David Fuchs (toe).
• George Washington was without leading scorer Darren Buchanan Jr.
• This was Rhode Island's first home loss, snapping a nine-game home winning streak.

Up Next
Rhode Island heads to Richmond for a game Saturday, Jan. 11. Game time is 6 p.m. on ESPN+.