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

Saint Joseph's Starters 
Reynolds II, Finkley, Brown, Fleming, Ajogbor

How it Happened
A solid start to the game was not sustained as Rhode Island lost at Saint's Joseph's 91--74 Wednesday night.

Rhode Island (17-12, 6-11 Atlantic 10) looked strong early on. A 12-0 run that featured five points each from Cam Estevez and Quentin Diboundje had URI in front 26-17 with 9:21 in the period.

From there, Saint Joseph's (20-10, 11-6 A-10) gradually took over. The Hawks outscored Rhody 21-10 for the remainder of the half. The Rams closed out the half making just four of its final 15 field goals and going 1-for-4 at the line. Rhody had started the game 10-for-19 from the field.

History was made during the Saint Joseph's run, as Erik Reynolds II became the school's all-time leader scorer with 2,114 points and counting. He passed the legendary Jameer Nelson atop the list.

The momentum stayed with the Hawks in the second half as Rhode Island allowed 20 points off 11 turnovers, as well as nine second-chance points after halftime. By contrasts URI gave up two points off three turnovers and seven second-chance points in the first half.

Saint Joseph's pushed its lead to 10 points just 2:24 into the second half. The only time Rhody got it back to single digits the rest of the way was on a Cam Estevez 3-pointer that made the score 56-47 with 14:55 left.

Inside the Box Score.

• Rhode Island allowed 80+ points for the 10th time in the last 13 games. In the first 16 games, only one opponent (Brown, in double overtime) reached 80 points.
• Guard Cam Estevez scored in double figures for the fourth time this season, scoring 11 points while making 3-of-4 from the arc.
• Point guard Sebastian Thomas had a team-high 15 points with five assists and three rebounds.
• Forward David Green had 13 points and five rebounds.
• He will enter Saturday's regular-season finale needing seven points to reach 1,000 for his career.
• Center Javonte Brown had 11 points and six rebounds.
• Guard Jaden House had 10 points, giving the Rams five players in double figures.
• As a team, Rhode Island has made 220 3-pointers, the seventh most in program history.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts Fordham Saturday in the regular-season finale. Before the game, the team will hold its Senior Day ceremony. Game time is 2 p.m. on ESPN+.