URI Men’s Basketball Beat Albany, Faces Strong Yale Team Tuesday
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URI Men’s Basketball Beat Albany, Faces Strong Yale Team Tuesday
The Rams (3-1) fell behind by nine points seven minutes into the game. URI turned 16 UAlbany miscues into a 21-11 edge in points off turnovers.
URI is now 3-1, and Albany is 1-3.
An area of concern is the Rams' shooting. URI shot 42% from the field and just 24% from behind the 3-point line.
URI faces a significant challenge on Tuesday at Yale. Yale (2-0) was the preseason favorite in the Ivy League and is rated as the 67th best team in the country by the KenPom ranking service.
The Rams are ranked #113.
DATA:
- Rhode Island was 25-for-28 at the free throw line (89.3 percent).
- Myles Corey scored a team-high 19 points to go with three assists and two steals. He was 7-for-11 from the field.
- Tyler Cochran continued the strong start to his season, finishing with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals.
- Jahmere Tripp was in double figures off the bench for the fourth straight game. He had 16 points and five boards.
- Mouhamed Sow and Damone King provided sparks off the bench. Sow scored six points and blocked a shot, while King had four points, three steals and two boards.
- King's three steals all came in the first half and led directly to six points for the Rams.
- Tripp (plus-23), Sow (plus-19), King (plus-8) and RJ Johnson (plus-7) all had strong plus-minutes minutes off the bench.
- Alex Crawford had eight points and seven rebounds.
NEXT
Rhode Island plays its first road game of the season when it visits Yale on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Game time is 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.