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

Yale Starters
Celisar, Aletan, Mullin, Simmons, Townsend

How it Happened
Rhode Island surged in the second half to come up with an 86-77 win at Yale in the first road game of the season. With the shooting of Jonah Hinton and the defense of Myles Corey leading the way, the Rams (4-1) grabbed a win in their first road game of the year.

Yale (3-1) was highly efficient on offense in the first half, shooting 53.8 percent (14-of-26) as a team. Isaac Celiscar, Samson Aletan, Trevor Mullin and Casey Simmons all scored eight points in the opening 20 minutes for the Bulldogs. Yale also took advantage of Rhody foul trouble, hitting 12-of-13 from the stripe.

Rhody stayed close by making six 3-pointers in the half. Jonah Hinton had three, Jahmere Tripp made two and Alex Crawford hit one, allowing the Rams to be within 46-40 at the break.

 Yale built its lead to as many as 10 points early in the second half, but Rhode Island stormed back. With the Rams down 50-43 after a Jahmere Tripp 3-pointer, Myles Corey made back-to-back layups to help Rhody get within five at 52-47.

The Bulldogs got their lead back to seven before Rhody took the game over. Jonah Hinton fed Keeyan Itejere for a fastbreak dunk plus the foul. He converted the three-point play before Alex Crawford drained a 3-pointer and Hinton hit a step-back jumper to put Rhody in front, 57-56.

The score went back and forth before another Hinton 3-pointer made it 62-60 for URI with 11 minutes to go. After Yale responded with a basket to tie the score, Rhode Island scored seven unanswered points for a 71-64 lead. Yale made one last push to cut the deficit to 71-69, but the Rams would not be denied.

Tyler Cochran hit a 3-pointer off a Myles Corey steal, then he made a pair of free throws. A Cochran steal led to a Mouhamed Sow dunk, and Rhody had the game firmly in hand, leading 78-69 with 3:21 to go.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island had 10 steals, which led to a 21-11 edge in points off turnovers.
• URI was 11-for-24 from 3-point range (45.8 percent) while holding Yale to 6-for-18, and 0-for-5 in the second half.
• The Rams have 10 or more steals four times in the first five games. Last season URI had 10 steals three times, and never more than 10 in a game.
• Jonah Hinton had a game-high 24 points with five 3-pointers and 7-for-8 at the line.
• He had 14 points in the first half, keeping URI in the game late in the period.
• Tyler Cochran finished with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
• He has at least three steals in every game this year.
• Alex Crawford provided 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting before fouling out.
• He added five boards, two steals and one block.
• Jahmere Tripp had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists before also fouling out.
• Myles Corey had 10 points and two steals, all of which came in the second half.
• Mouhamed Sow had nine points and six rebounds.

Up Next
Rhode Island heads to Orlando for three games at the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational. The first game will be Monday, Nov. 24 against Towson, which will air at 11 a.m. on ESPN2. The Rams will play games Tuesday and Wednesday as well, with the opponents and times to be determined.