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

St. Bonaventure Starters
Mitchell, Egbuniew, Bowen, Simmons II, Charles

How it Happened
The trio of Darryl Simmons II, Cayden Charles and Frank Mitchell combined for 61 points to lead St. Bonaventure to a 94-76 win over Rhode Island Thursday.
 
The game was tight through the first 10 minutes, with two ties and two lead changes. After a Tyler Cochran 3-pointer put Rhody (15-13, 6-9 Atlantic 10) ahead 21-20, St. Bonaventure went on a 10-0 run to build a nine-point advantage. The Bonnies (15-13, 4-11 A-10) got the lead up to 11 points after a Darryl Simmons II layup made the score 39-28 in the final minute of the half. Myles Corey hit a layup just before the buzzer to get URI back within single at the break.

The hosts steadily built the lead early in the second half. St. Bonaventure made 10 of its first 15 field goal attempts of the second half as it built a 73-53 lead 12 minutes into the half. Rhode Island was never able to take any significant chunks out of the lead down the stretch, falling for the fourth time in five games.

Inside the Box Score

• St. Bonaventure had a 34-26 edge on the boards, helping the hosts to a 17-10 edge in second-chance points.  
• The first half featured 15 turnovers, with eight by St. Bonaventure and seven by Rhode Island.
• Tyler Cochran recorded his seventh 20-point game of the season, finishing with 21 points.
• He added a team-best seven rebounds.
• Jahmere Tripp returned to action after missing the last four games. He scored 10 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
• Keeyan Itejere was the third Ram in double digits, scoring 10 points while grabbing five rebounds and getting three steals.
• RJ Johnson had six points and six assists.
• Jalen Harper chipped in seven points and two rebounds.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 12 p.m. It will be Senior Day for the Rams, with the game streamed on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.