Rhode Island basketball routed at Saint Louis. Here’s what happened
Saint Louis led wire-to-wire in Saturday’s Atlantic 10 matchup with visiting Rhode Island, topping the Rams, 81-66 — a contest in which URI was outrebounded on the offensive glass 11-0.
Rhode Island’s Jamarques Lawrence scored a team-best 19 points, including going 5-for-6 from 3-point range, David Green had 16 points and Sebastian Thomas added 8 points and nine assists in the loss. For the host Billikens, Robbie Avila led all scorers with 22 points and Gibson Jimerson had his first career double-double (21 points, 11 rebounds). Saint Louis connected on a season-high 15 3-pointers.
URI would get as close one point (43-42) with 17:03 to play, but Saint Louis extended its lead thanks to a 7-0 run, outscoring the Rams 38-24 the rest of the way.
On the boards, the Billikens outrebounded Rhode Island 42-29, and the lack of the Rams’ offensive rebounds led to a 12-0 Saint Louis advantage in second-chance points. The Billikens’ bench also outscored Rhode Island’s, 21-10.
The Billikens (15-12, 8-6 A-10) are now in a three-way tie (with Dayton and Saint Joseph’s) for fourth place in the A-10 with four games remaining. The top four teams in the final standings receive a double bye in the A-10 Championship. Rhode Island slips to 17-9 overall and 6-8 in Atlantic 10 play, good for a three-way tie for ninth place in the conference.
URI will host Dayton (18-9, 8-6) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
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