URI Blows 15 Point First Half Lead — Rams Lose to St. Bonaventure 68-51

URI Blows 15 Point First Half Lead — Rams Lose to St. Bonaventure 68-51

It looked like it was going to be a blowout early. The Rams were hitting on all cylinders. It ended as a blowout, but it was St. Bonaventure with the win.

The Rams chances to make it back to the NCAA tournament are over. URI blew a 15 point first half lead over St. Bonaventure and suffered through two Bonnies' streaks — 15 point and 12 point unanswered runs.

The Rams did not score in the final four minutes of the half and that let the Bonnies back in the game. URI Coach David Cox seemed overwhelmed by the streak and failed to use timeouts to stop the run. The Rams lead 29-27.

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Once the lead was lost — it seemed the Rams were done. Rhode Island shot just 7-25 from the field in the second half.

In the second half, Martin was one of five and Russell was zero for five respectively from the field.

Cyril Langevine was the only bright spot for the Rams — he finished with 15 points on five of ten shooting and nine rebounds. Jeff Down was the only other Ram in double figures with 12 points.

The Rams finish the season 18-15.  The best news is the Cox loses no players to graduation who play in his regular rotation.