Kingston, RI – Rhode Island (17-5, 9-1), making a case for an NCAA Tournament invitation, won their ninth straight game, beating UMass 73-67 on Tuesday night. The Rams were never threatened and led by 10-12 points much of the game. 5-10 guard Fatts Russell led the Rams with 21 points and four steals. Russell currently […]
Providence Tops URI in Ugly Contest
Providence, RI – The Providence College Friars defeated the Rhode Island Rams 59-50 in front of a sellout crowd of 12,997 at the Dunkin Donuts Center in a highly anticipated match-up between state rivals. The Friars kept URI at arm’s length for the majority of the night showcasing terrific defense and holding their opponent under […]
Rhode Island Escapes With Win Over UMass
Amherst, MA – Point guard Jeff Dowtin played close to a perfect game in helping No. 22 Rhode Island hold off UMass 85-83 tonight at the Mullins Center in front of 4,194 excited but ultimately disappointed fans. The win was URI’s 13th in row and it was their 18th straight Atlantic 10 win, dating back […]
Oregon and UCLA Head To Sweet Sixteen From Sacramento
Sacramento, CA – Oregon’s Tyler Dorsey hit a three-pointer with 38 seconds left to push the Ducks to a hard-fought 75-72 win over a talented and tough Rhode Island squad. Dorsey continued his aggressive play and led Oregon with 27 points on 9-of-10 from the field including 4-of-5 from long distance. Dorsey added five rebounds, […]
NCAA Tournament: Oregon and Rhode Island Will Battle For Sweet Sixteen Spot
Sacramento, CA – Oregon and Rhode Island won their NCAA Tournament opening round games easily and will face off on Sunday at the new Golden 1 Center for a spot in the Sweet Sixteen. Oregon started off the activities here with a 93-77 win over Iona. Rhode Island then took care of Creighton 84-72 in […]
URI Keeps NCAA hopes Alive With Blowout Win At Saint Joe’s
Philadelphia, PA – ESPN’s resident bracketologist, Joe Lunardi, who has Rhode Island as one of his first four teams out, was in the house as the Rams scored their biggest win over St. Joseph’s at Hagan Arena in the Phil Martelli era with a 68-49 shellacking. While a defeat would have almost certainly ended Rhode […]
2014 adidas Nations – Day 3 Morning Session
Garden Grove, CA – Day three of the 2014 adidas Nations started on Sunday morning with two contests matching American teams and two composed of the International teams. The games this morning lead into a playoff bracket which starts tonight. In the USA games USA 2015-Rose ran away from USA 2016-Wall 76-42 in a game […]
Injury Riddled USA Team Ends China Tour With Loss
Wuhu, China – An injury depleted NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars ended their China tour with their fourth straight loss, a tough 92-87 defeat at the hands of China before a tournament high 4,263 fans. The USA only had seven players available for the second straight game. Two of the USA’s players fouled out and two […]
Ukraine Hands USA All-Stars 3rd Straight Loss
Wuhu, China – Ukraine handed the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars their third straight loss as they defeated a short-handed American team 76-68 in Wuhu. Ukraine advanced to first place on the tour at 5-3, Lithuania defeated China earlier 79-56 to go to 5-4, the USA is 4-4 while China is 2-6. Ukraine faces Lithuania tonight […]
