Rhode Island Starters 
Thomas, House, Lawrence, Green, Brown

La Salle Starters 
White, McKeithan, Shepherd, Etienne, Jones

How it Happened
A well-balanced attack lifted Rhode Island to an 86-71 victory over La Salle on Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center. 

The Rams (17-8, 6-7 A-10) had six different players score in double figures for the third time this season while shooting 60.0 percent from the floor, their best showing this year. 

URI steadily built its lead in the first half, eventually stretching it to double digits on a Jaden House pullup jumper at the 8:14 mark that pushed the score to 30-19. Though the offense cooled off down the stretch, going nearly four minutes without a point, the team remained in front at the half, 38-34. 

Rhode Island came out of the locker room with a six-point swing that opened the advantage up back to 10. Though the margin shifted in size, the smallest that the Explorers (12-14, 4-9 A-10) were able to cut it down to was five when Jahlil White hit a three with 4:47 to go (70-65). 

David Fuchs responded to La Salle's push with a five-point burst of his own, which included a crowd-approved dunk, assisted by Sebastian Thomas, that once again put the Rams up by 10 with just under three minutes left (77-65). 

Rhody kept its foot on the gas from there, earning back-to-back conference wins for the first time in 2024-25. 

Inside the Box Score

• Guard Jaden House scored a team-high 16 points and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. 
• Center Javonte Brown recorded his second double-double of the season, scoring 13 points while grabbing 10 rebounds. 
• Guard Sebastian Thomas dished out a career-high 11 assists to go along with his 11 points. The 11 assists tie for the seventh-most by any player in program history. The record is 13. 
• The 11 assists tied the Ryan Center record set by Dustin Hallenga against New Hampshire on Dec. 21, 2003 and tied earlier this season by Davidson's Reed Bailey on Jan. 18.
• Forward David Fuchs was just shy of a double-double, finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds. 
• Guard Jamarques Lawrence and forward Drissa Traore chipped in 10 points each. It was a career high for Traore. 
• La Salle's Deuce Jones led all scorers with 20 points. The Explorers had five players finish in double figures. 
• The victory helped the Rams avenge a 70-64 loss they suffered at La Salle back on Jan. 25. 
• Additionally, it helped URI sweep the Explorers in their men's and women's basketball doubleheader. The Rhody women defeated La Salle 77-54 in the first game of the day. 
• Rhode Island has now won its last six games against La Salle at the Ryan Center. 
• The last time URI had six players in double figures was in its 105-73 victory over Franklin Pierce on Nov. 12, 2024. 
• Rhode Island's previous best shooting percentage was 56.6 in the 88-82 win over Massachusetts on Jan. 29. 

Up Next
The Rams will hit the road for a game at Saint Louis on Saturday, Feb. 22. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on the USA Network.