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University of Rhode Island

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Shane Donaldson
80
Winner Rhode Island URI 5-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
65
Vermont UVM 4-3,0-0 America East
Winner
Rhode Island URI
5-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
80
Final
65
Vermont UVM
4-3,0-0 America East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rhode Island URI 35 45 80
Vermont UVM 30 35 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Corey, Hinton Spark Rams to 80-65 Victory Over Vermont

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

Vermont Starters
Hurley, Long, Mari, Yalden, Barnett

How It Happened
Myles Corey and Jonah Hinton combined for 40 points and Archie Miller recorded the 250th victory of his career as Rhode Island defeated Vermont 80-65 Tuesday at the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational.

Rhode Island (5-2) ended the first half with strong defense, holding the Catamounts without a field goal for the final 4:09 of the period. On the other end of the floor, the Rams made seven of their final nine shots, helping Rhody carry a 35-30 lead into the break.

Jonah Hinton sank a trio of early 3-pointers in the second half to spark Rhody to a 13-4 run to open the period. The lead got as high as 19 points just under the 14-minute mark. Vermont (4-3) tried to shoot its way back, but it could not get closer than nine points away.

Rhode Island scored 20 points at the free throw line in the second half to help keep the game in its grasp the whole way.

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhody had a major advantage close the basket, outscoring Vermont 26-6 in the paint in the first half and 34-18 overall.
  • The Rams were plus-14 on the boards, grabbing 39 compared to 25 for Vermont.
  • Despite struggling from deep in the first half (1-for-7), the Rams 53.8 percent overall (14-of-26).
  • The Rams had 12 steals, the fourth time in seven games they
  • Myles Corey scored a season-high 22 points. He was 6-for-6 from the floor and 9-for-11 at the line.
  • It was his fourth straight game scoring in double figures.
  • Jonah Hinton finished with 18 points and three assists.
  • Tyler Cochran had 13 points, seven rebounds and five steals.
  • He has 29 steals through his first seven games.
  • Jahmere Tripp had 11 points and seven rebounds.
  • He and Alex Crawford each had three offensive rebounds.
  • Keeyan Itejere was 5-of-6 from the floor and had 10 points and five rebounds.
  • This was the first meeting against Vermont in 13 years. From 1953-54 through 1975-76, the teams met twice a year as members of the Yankee Conference.
Up Next
Rhode Island will play the winner of the Temple-Princeton game being later on Tuesday. The game will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
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