Rhode Island Starters (16-14, 11-6 A-10)
Phillips, Vital, Komara, Dutat, Kaur

Saint Louis Starters (13-17, 7-10 A-10)
Wallace, Calhoun, Glanton, Simon, Kennedy

How it Happened
The Rhode Island women's basketball team's comeback fell short at Saint Louis, as the Rams suffered a 67-63 defeat on Wednesday evening.

A sluggish effort in the second and third quarters came back to haunt the Rams, who had a +12 scoring margin in the final 10 minutes. Forwards Anaelle Dutat and Katie Ledden each hit threes in the last 15 seconds to cut the lead down to 66-63, but it was the closest that the team got as SLU's Brooklyn Gray iced the game with a last-second free throw. 

After facing a narrow 27-24 deficit at the end of the first half, Rhody went on to find itself down by as much as 16 at the end of a third quarter in which the team shot 27.3 percent from the floor. After regrouping, Rhode Island kicked off the fourth quarter with a key 12-2 run that helped shift the momentum in its favor. 

Unfortunately, URI ran out of time to overcome its mid-game struggles. 

Inside the Box Score

• The result forced the Rams to split their regular-season meetings with the Billikens, having earned an 83-63 at the Ryan Center back on Dec. 29 in the teams' Atlantic 10 opener. 
• Rhody scored a combined 19 points in the second and third quarters. The team put up 16 in the first 10 minutes and 28 in the final period. 
• Forward Anaelle Dutat scored a career-high 14 points, six of which came from beyond the arc. With 10 rebounds, she achieved her third double-double of the season and second in as many games. 
• Center Harsimran "Honey" Kaur was the only other Ram to finish with double-digit points, tallying 12. She added five rebounds, two assists and a block.
• Forward Hawa Komara scored eight points and coraled as many boards. She also matched her career high with two steals. 
• Guard Sophia Vital had nine points and made both of the three-pointers that she took. She dished out a team-high five assists and added one steal. 
• The Billikens' Brooklyn Gray led all scorers with 22 points. 
• Saint Louis had a 36-32 advantage on the glass and its bench outscored Rhody's, 29-14.
• Rhode Island had the advantage in points in the paint (26-22), points off turnovers (17-16) and steals (8-5). 

Up Next
The Rams will close out the regular season at home against George Washington on Saturday, March 1. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.