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

Tulsa Starters
Popola, Behrend, Riley, Barnstable, Green

How it Happened
Tulsa surged midway through the first half and Rhode Island never recovered as the Rams fell 82-65 at the Veteran's Classic Friday night.

The game opened at a breakneck pace, with the teams combining for 33 points in the first 6:33. Rhode Island (1-1) led 16-11 following a Jahmere Tripp 3-pointer, but a 16-0 run for Tulsa put the Golden Hurricane (2-0) up 27-16 with 7:50 to go in the half. Jalan Lawal and Miles Barnstable each had eight points in the half to lead Tulsa, which took a 36-39 lead into the break.

Rhody managed to cut the deficit to seven by halftime, but the opening minutes of the second half doomed URI. The Rams committed five turnovers while attempting just one shot in the first three minutes of the second half. This allowed Tulsa to extend the lead back to 11 points.

The Golden Hurricane maintained a double-digit lead for the majority of the second half. Rhody managed to trim the lead to 49-40 with 13:32 to go, but that was as close as the score got.

Inside the Box Score

• Tulsa shot 52 percent from the field (28-54), including 11-for-22 from the perimeter.
• The Golden Waves outrebounded URI 32-25 and had a 21-10 edge in second-chance points.
• Neither team was credited with any fastbreak points.
• Jonah Hinton led Rhode Island with 19 points and made four 3-pointers.
• Jahmere Tripp had 14 points and Tyler Cochran added 13 points.
• Keeyan Itejere was the fourth Ram in double digits with 10 points.
• Mouhamed Sow contributed seven points and eight rebounds.

Up Next
Rhode Island is back at the Ryan Center to host Stonehill on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Game time is 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.