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

La Salle Starters
Walker, Johnson, Brewer, Daniel, Dockery

How it Happened
Rhode Island could not get any rhythm going in a loss at La Salle, falling 59-46 to the Explorers Saturday afternoon.

Rhode Island (15-12, 6-8 Atlantic 10) opened the game with a 7-1 run, but La Salle (8-19, 3-11 A-10) responded with a 12-0 run. From there, the Explorers never relinquished the lead.

La Salle lived at the free throw in the first half, going 17-of-21 in the first 20 minutes. That allowed the Explorers to build a 39-25 by the break. Most of the damage came from Rob Dockery, who had 18 points and was 12-of-14 in the first half alone. Meanwhile Rhode Island shot just 33.3 percent from the field (9-of-27) and struggled to find any rhythm.

The lead got to as many as 18 early in the second half. Rhody managed to cut the deficit to six at 48-42 after Barrett Loer scored on a putback. After a defensive stop, the Rams had a chance to get closer, but a Jonah Hinton 3-pointer was off the mark. From there, La Salle was able to keep the Rams at an arm's length.

Inside the Box Score

• La Salle had a 21-9 edge in free throw attempts in the first half, outscoring Rhode Island 17-5 from the stripe.
• URI was just 2-for-17 from 3-point range in the first half.
• Rhode Island also was 12-for-20 at the free throw line.
• Myles Corey led Rhode Island with 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Keeyan Itejere added 11 points and eight rebounds.
• Barrett Loer gave the team six minutes off the bench and had two points and one rebound.
• La Salle lost Jerome Brewer, Jr. to an injury in the first half. He had seven points in 11 minutes before exiting.

Up Next
Rhody is back on the road to play at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Game time is 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.