URI Beats Vermont

URI Beats Vermont

The Vermont men's basketball team lost 80-65 to the University of Rhode Island at the State Farm Field House in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. Myles Corey led the Rams with 22 points, and TJ Long led the Catamounts in scoring with 13 points.

"Another tough game today. Give URI credit, they played really well defensively and got to the free-throw line a lot. Again, we are a young team trying to figure some stuff out and get guys' experience. This is part of a tough stretch in the non-conference, and we will keep working at it and get better,” said Vermont coach John Becker.

URI is now 5-2 on the season.

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GAME STORY

• Lucas Mari knocked down a right-wing three at the end of the shot clock, but Vermont trailed out the gate 8-3 at the 16-minute media timeout.
• Vermont narrowed the deficit to 15-14 with 11:14 left, sparked by threes from Gus Yalden and Ben Johnson.
• The Catamounts claimed a 22-20 advantage by the 8-minute mark, with key plays from TJ Hurley (three-pointer), Ben Johnson (layup), and TJ Long (tough finish).
• Rhode Island stormed back to retake the lead, going up 29-28 with 3:48 remaining in the first half.
• Rhode Island closed the first half on a 6-2 run as the Rams led 35-30 at halftime.
• The Rams went on a 13-4 run to start the second half, and Vermont trailed as much as 52-34 with 14:32 remaining.
• Vermont answered with a 12-5 run, fueled by a Sean Blake paint finish and two Ben Michaels baskets in the paint. The Catamounts cut the deficit to 57-46 with 11:41 left.
• At the eight-minute media timeout, the Catamounts trailed 63-48.
• Vermont chipped away with two TJ Long threes and one from Ben Johnson, but still trailed 72-61 at the 3:41 mark.
• Rhode Island ended the game on an 8-4 run.

 

DATA

• Rhody had a major advantage close the basket, outscoring Vermont 26-6 in the paint in the first half and 34-18 overall.
• The Rams were plus-14 on the boards, grabbing 39 compared to 25 for Vermont.
• Despite struggling from deep in the first half (1-for-7), the Rams 53.8 percent overall (14-of-26).
• The Rams had 12 steals, the fourth time in seven games they
• Myles Corey scored a season-high 22 points. He was 6-for-6 from the floor and 9-for-11 at the line.
• It was his fourth straight game scoring in double figures.
• Jonah Hinton finished with 18 points and three assists.
• Tyler Cochran had 13 points, seven rebounds and five steals.
• He has 29 steals through his first seven games.
• Jahmere Tripp had 11 points and seven rebounds.
• He and Alex Crawford each had three offensive rebounds.
• Keeyan Itejere was 5-of-6 from the floor and had 10 points and five rebounds.
• This was the first meeting against Vermont in 13 years. From 1953-54 through 1975-76, the teams met twice a year as members of the Yankee Conference.

 

NEXT

Rhode Island will play the winner of the Temple-Princeton game, which will be later on Tuesday. The game will be on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.