Rhode Island Starters
Tripp, Fontenet II, Williamson, Hinton, Deniusas
Monmouth Starters
L. Walker, A. Walker, Sanders, Spartalis, Osei
How it Happened
Rhode Island withstood a second-half push by Monmouth to beat the Hawks 84-66 at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday.
The Rams (2-0) used its balance and 3-point shooting to build a 59-40 lead early in the second half. At that point, Rhody had an 18-0 edge in perimeter scoring, holding Monmouth to 0-for-9 from deep to start the game. A 10-0 Monmouth run trimmed the lead to single digits with 9:02 to go, and
Archie Miller called a timeout to relax his squad.
Rhode Island responded with 23-12 run over the next eight minutes to push the lead back to 20 points.
Jonah Hinton and
Jason Fontenet II each had two 3-pointers and
Jahmere Tripp added one of his own during the key run as the Rams put the game away.
Inside the Box Score
- Rhode Island had six players score in double digits, as all five starters achieved the feat, as did Nedas Raupelis off the bench.
- Jason Fontenet II had 15 points and nine rebounds. He earned game MVP honors from the Hall of Fame Tip-Off.Â
- Fontenet had 12 points and six boards in the second half.
- Matas Deniusas had 15 points and seven rebounds.
- Jonah Hinton had 14 points, three rebounds and two assists.
- He was 4-for-8 from long range and has 10 3-pointers through two games.
- Jahmere Tripp had 13 points and six rebounds.
- Dylan Williamson had 11 points and three assists.
- Nedas Raupelis had 11 points and four rebounds.
- Rhode Island was 11-for-27 from deep, the second straight game making 10 or more 3-pointers.
- The Rams also turned the ball over just 10 times.
- URI had 12 offensive rebounds, which led to a 17-7 edge in second-chance points.
Up Next
Rhode Island starts a three-game home stand against Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Game time is 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
