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

Duquesne Starters
Hall, Guinyard, Dixon, Ji. Williams, Necas

How it Happened
Rhode Island's season came to an end with a 67-61 loss to Duquesne in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Thursday.

The seventh-seeded Dukes (18-14) controlled the tempo throughout, using its talented backcourt to play a remarkably clean game. Duquesne had just one turnover and had 16 offensive rebounds to help keep Rhode Island at bay. Alex Williams scored 22 points, Jimmie Williams added 17 points and Tarence Guinyard had 15 points.

Rhode Island (16-16) was carried offensively by Tyler Cochran, who did his best to will the team along. He tied the A-10 championship record -and the URI program record - by making nine 3-point baskets. He had 34 points, accounting for 55.7 percent of the teams scoring.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island never led in the game.
• Duquesne had a 14-0 edge in points off turnovers, a 14-11 advantage in second-chance points and outscored URI 14-2 at the free throw line.
• Rhode Island shot 15-of-27 from 3-point range. However, it was 7-for-27 inside the arc and 2-for-7 at the line.
• Tyler Cochran finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the year.
• He tied Tyson Wheeler and Jonah Hinton for the program record of nine 3-pointers in a game.  
• It was his 25th game in double digits this season and his ninth game with at least 20 points. The 34 points matched his career high.
• RJ Johnson added nine points and five assists. He finished his career with 487assists.