For the second time in three seasons, Rhody blew a significant lead against Duquesne on Wednesday night.
A stirring comeback wasn’t enough to get the University of Rhode Island a second straight road win.
With a 62-44 win over Davidson on Sunday at the Ryan Center, the Rams improved to 3-2 in Atlantic 10 play.
An 83-68 victory over VCU offered signs that Rhody can be the A-10 contender that it hopes to be this season, while giving it a major boost in that quest.
The Rams shot the ball as well as they have all season but struggled with turnovers and watched the Spiders answer just about every run.
Even in a rough patch, Fatts Russell can will Rhode Island to a win.
URI shook off a host of turnovers and stretches of inconsistency to beat St. Bonaventure 63-57 at the Ryan Center.
Two players inked letters of intent to the University of Rhode Island football team in the early signing period last week.
His 20 points represented his best showing in a URI uniform and the best of his career.
The Rams struggled to score after a hot start and never got their stars going in a 67-58 loss at the Ryan Center, their third straight defeat.
URI will host Davidson at 7 p.m. in the A-10’s second league game of the season, with hopes high for what’s to come across the conference.
D.J. Johnson and Jeremy Sheppard, both of whom sat out last season after transferring in from the junior-college ranks, are shooting better than 40 percent from 3-point range.
Conference USA favorite Western Kentucky built an early lead and held off the Rams down the stretch for a 68-65 victory at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green.
URI couldn’t keep up with No. 13 Wisconsin on Wednesday, losing 73-62 in a game that was scheduled just two days prior, after each team ended up with unexpected time off in the pandemic-scheduling shuffle.
“He’s just a winner, in every aspect of his person,” URI head coach David Cox said. “He’s just an absolute winner.”
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