Rhode Island Starters
Crawford, Corey, Johnson, Cochran, Itejere

George Washington Starters
Autry, Jones, Aranguren, Johnson, Hunger

How it Happened
George Washington's size in the middle was too much for Rhode Island as the Revolutionaries beat the Rams 75-70 Tuesday night.

The Rams (14-10, 5-6 Atlantic 10) could not contain GW center Luke Hunger, who scored 21 points. He was a major reason the Revolutionaries (14-11, 5-7 A-10) scored 40 points in the paint. Hunger entered the game averaging 6.4 points per game.

Rhode Island trailed by as many as 17 points (35-18) in the first minute of the second half. URI managed to get within four points just five minutes into the second half. Tyler Cochran scored 11 points to lead an 18-6 run for the Rams that closed the gap to 40-36.

From there, George Washington had a response each time Rhody tried to make a run. The trio of Hunger, Garrett Johnson (17 points) and Tyrone Marshall (15) did enough damage to keep Rhody at an arm's length.

Inside the Box Score

• Tyler Cochran led Rhode Island with 24 points.
• It was the eighth straight game in double digits for Cochran, who also has topped 20 points four times in his last five contests.
• Myles Corey added 20 points, three rebounds and two steals.
• Jonah Hinton returned after missing the last three games. He had seven points in 21 minutes off the bench.
• George Washington snapped a four-game losing streak.
• The Revolutionaries had a 39-30 edge on the glass.
• Rhode Island had a season-low 18 first-half points.
• Rhode Island was without Jahmere Tripp, who suffered an injury the day before the game.

Up Next
Rhode Island returns home to host Fordham on Saturday, Feb. 14. Game time is 12 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.