URI Men's Basketball Moves to 7-0 With Win on Thanksgiving Day
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URI Men's Basketball Moves to 7-0 With Win on Thanksgiving Day
The Rams are 7-0, their best start in 44 years, but none of the teams they have played make the KenPom basketball top 100.
URI is ranked #90.
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Game Recap:
It was a one-point game with 2:48 to go after Jaden Wells hit a 3-pointer for UT Arlington (4-5). Jamarques Lawrence responded with a 3 of his own to get the points back. UTA's Raysean Seamster hit a layup to make the score 77-75.
Rhode Island's defense came up with three straight stops, and Sebastian Thomas and Javonte Brown both hit both ends of a 1-and-1 to put URI ahead 81-75. UTA got a 3-pointer from Brody Robinson, but that was all the scoring the Mavericks could muster as Rhody completed a two-game sweep at the Jacksonville Classic.
Highlights:
- Rhode Island set a program record by winning its seventh game before the end of November. The previous high was six wins, when the Rams were 6-3 in 2013-14.
- This is just the ninth time in program history URI has won its first seven games. The most recent time with 1980-81 in the first season under Claude English, 44 years ago.
- Guard Jamarques Lawrence had 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field.
- He also had a career-high seven assists with five rebounds.
- Point guard Thomas had 18 points, four steals, and three assists.
- Forward David Green had 15 points, three rebounds, and two assists before fouling out.
- Forward Drissa Traore had five points and six rebounds in extended time off the bench.
Next:
Rhode Island hosts Yale in the Ryan Center on Monday, Dec. 2. The game will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.