Rhode Island Rams at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 70
67 - 70
Williams, UMass hold off Rhode Island 70-67
The Minutemen (22-5, 9-4 Atlantic 10), made 21 of 31 free throws and had a 41-28 rebounding advantage over the Rams (12-17, 4-10), who were 11 of 18 from the foul line.
Trey Davis came off the bench to add 13 points and Sampson Carter had 11. Derrick Gordon had 9 points and 10 rebounds and Williams contributed six assists.
Gilvydas Biruta had 17 points for Rhode Island with Xavier Munford adding 16, E.C. Matthews 14 and Hassan Martin 13. The Rams' bench was out-scored 19-4.
A three-point play by Jarelle Reischel gave URI, which trailed by nine earlier, a 60-56 lead with 4:46 to play.
UMass regained the lead and Williams and Davis made four free throws in the final minute to secure the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | E.C. Matthews made Layup. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Trey Davis made Free Throw. | 65 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Trey Davis made Free Throw. | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on T.J. Buchanan. | 65 - 68 |
Statistics
 URI |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 22-57 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 11-18 | FT | 21-31 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Mullins Center
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 6,234 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |