Rhode Island Starters
Mbu, Syla, Gray, Vital, Debroise

Maine Starters
Streams, Blauenfeldt, Gruber, Talon, Smith

How it Happened
Rhode Island outlasted a game Maine squad, pulling away late to win 69-56 Sunday afternoon.

It was a tight game throughout, with the Rams (8-2) overcoming a season-high 19 turnovers to secure the victory. Maine (3-7) stayed within four points for the majority of the game, tying the score at 51-51 with eight minutes to go after an Adrianna Smith basket.

From that point, Rhody outscored the Black Bears 18-5. Palmire Mbu and Ines Debroise each had six points during the final stretch to help URI put the game away.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island's 8-2 start is the second best in program history behind only the 9-1 start the Rams had in 2022-23.
• The Rams improved to 4-1 in road games.
• Rhode Island had 18 assists on 26 field goals. Sophia Vital and Palmire Mbu had four assists, while Brooklyn Gray and Vanessa Harris both had three.
• Vanessa Harris and Brooklyn Gray led the Rams with 18 points apiece.
• Gray added six rebounds and two steals.
• Palmire Mbu scored 13 points and Ines Debroise added 11.
• Maine's Adrianna Smith led all scorers with 26 points.
• After shooting 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the first half, the Black Bears were held to 0-for-3 in the second half.
• By contrast, Rhode Island was 4-for-6 from deep in the second half after shooting 1-for-7 in the first 20 minutes.

Up Next
Rhode Island plays at Providence Wednesday, Dec. 10. Game time is 7 p.m. on ESPN+.