Rhode Island Starters
Cochran, Corey, Crawford, Hinton, Itejere

UAlbany Starters
Okeke, Lindsey, Abidde, Kempson, Matulu

How it Happened
Defense and free throw shooting carried the day as Rhode Island defeated UAlbany 80-61 Friday night.

After a slow start saw the Rams (3-1) fall behind by nine points seven minutes into the game, URI wore down the Great Danes (1-3).  URI turned 16 UAlbany miscues into a 21-11 edge in points off turnovers.

Rhody also continuously drove the lane and scored through contact at the basket. The trio of Jahmere Tripp (8-for-8), Tyler Cochran (8-for-9) and Myles Corey (5-for-5) combined to go 21-for-22 at the stripe. Overall, the three combined for 53 points.  

On the other end of the floor, Rhody held Ulbany to 37.7 percent from the field. While the game never truly felt comfortable, Rhode Island steadily built its lead, getting ahead by as many as 23 points by the final minute of the game.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island was 25-for-28 at the free throw line (89.3 percent).
• Myles Corey scored a team-high 19 points to go with three assists and two steals.
• He was 7-for-11 from the field.
• Tyler Cochran continued the strong start to his season, finishing with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals.
• Jahmere Tripp was in double figures off the bench for the fourth straight game. He had 16 points and five boards.
• Mouhamed Sow and Damone King provided sparks off the bench. Sow scored six points and blocked a shot, while King had four points, three steals and two boards.
• King's three steals all came in the first half and led directly to six points for the Rams.
• Tripp (plus-23), Sow (plus-19), King (plus-8) and RJ Johnson (plus-7) all had strong plus-minutes minutes off the bench.
• Alex Crawford had eight points and seven rebounds.

Up Next
Rhode Island plays its first true road game of the season when it visits Yale on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Game time is 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.