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

Saint Louis Starters
Avila, Brown, Green, Jones, McCottry

How it Happened
Jonah Hinton tied the program record for 3-pointers in a game as Rhode Island beat No. 18 Saint Louis 81-76 at the Ryan Center on Tuesday night, handing the Billikens just their second loss of the season and first since Nov. 28. The Ram win snapped an 18-game win streak for Saint Louis.

After a pair of Myles Corey free throws with less than two minutes remaining, Rhode Island (15-11, 6-7 Atlantic 10) took a 77-69 lead over Saint Louis (24-2, 12-1 Atlantic 10). The Billikens responded with a 7-0 run capped off by a Robbie Avila layup to cut the Rhode Island lead to one point with 29 seconds left. 

Despite not converting on a field goal attempt over the last four minutes, Rhode Island hit four clutch free throws, two more from Corey and two from Tyler Cochran in the closing seconds ice the Rams' first win over a ranked opponent since Nov. 23, 2017. 

Saint Louis hung around all game, yet it was Rhode Island who led for 36 minutes of game play. A made layup from Billiken guard Amari Mccottry gave the Saint Louis a 12-11 lead at 14:27 in the first half. That was Saint Louis' last lead of the game.

Hinton helped set the tone for the Rams by opening the game with hitting five of his first six 3-point attempts. That sequence helped Rhode Island to a 19-15 lead over the game's opening seven minutes. 

Hinton continued to impress in the second half. At 9:06, Hinton drilled a deep three-pointer to give the Rams a 65-58 lead. That was Hinton's ninth and final of the evening. With the make he tied Tyson Wheeler's program-best nine three-point makes in a game from Jan. 6, 1998. 

Inside the Box Score

• This is Rhode Island's first ranked win at the Ryan Center since an overtime victory against No. 21 Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2014.
• The win snaps an eight-game losing streak against ranked opponents.
• Rhode Island shot 41 percent (12-of-29) from 3-point range. 
• The Rams had 28 points off of 18 Saint Louis turnovers.
• Rhode Island's 85 percent (23-of-27) from the free throw line in their third highest percentage of the season.
• Jonah Hinton had a game-high and career-high 29 points while going 9-of-15 from the arc.
• He added two assists, two steals, and one rebound.
• Hinton's nine made 3-pointers was a career-high and tied the Rhode Island program record for made threes in a game.
• He tied Tyson Wheeler, who made nine 3-pointers against Saint Joseph's on Jan. 1, 1998.
• Myles Corey tacked on 15 points, going 11-of-11 from the free throw line, with an additional five rebounds and two steals.
• With 11 made free throws, Corey set a new career-high.
• Tyler Cochran contributed 11 points, seven rebounds, and two assists.
• RJ Johnson added nine points, a career-high eight assists, one block, and one steal.
• Jalen Harper put up eight points, six rebounds, and two assists.
• Keeyan Itejere contributed four points, nine rebounds, two steals, and one block.
• Alex Crawford had five points and two rebounds.

Up Next
Rhode Island heads to La Salle on Saturday, Feb. 21. Game time is 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.