Dayton Flyers at Rhode Island Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 81
No. 18 Rhode Island wins first outright Atlantic-10 title
Jared Terrell had 17 points to help the Rams (22-5, 15-1) win for the 19th time in 20 games. It was their third straight after their school-record 16-game winning streak was halted by St. Bonaventure last Friday night.
In 1980-81, the Rams tied Duquesne for a share of the conference title, their only other regular-season A-10 championship.
Coach Dan Hurley said to the crowd over a microphone: "Let's bring down this net baby, what do you say?"
Jalen Crutcher led the Flyers (13-15, 7-9) with 12 points.
Playing for their first conference regular-season title in school history already had the sellout crowd fired up, but it picked up to a notch at the end of 7-0 spurt early in second half when Hurley walked onto the floor, waving for more noise when Dayton called timeout after the Rams went up 46-38 with 16:08 to play.
Following the timeout, URI continued its stifling, man-to-man defensive pressure and took charge with an 11-4 spurt that was capped by Matthews' 3-pointer from the left wing that pushed its lead to 15 with 13:17 to play. The Rams had two easy breakaway baskets off turnovers in the spree.
They pushed it to 72-46 on Dowtin's 3 with just over five minutes to play, sending Hurley to the floor again waving after another timeout.
In the opening half, the Flyers shot 58.3 percent and led most of the way despite nearly hitting their per-game average with 13 turnovers before URI closed by scoring nine of the final 11 points to take a 36-34 edge into intermission.
TURNOVER MAKERS
The Rams entered the game as one of the best in the nation, creating 16.38 turnovers per game. Dayton came in committing just 13.6 per, but finished with 22.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Rams improved to 15-0 in the raucous Ryan Center, tying the school-record for most home wins in a season. They also did it in 1987-88 when the program advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tourney.
ROAD WOES
Dayton fell to 1-9 on the road this season.
BIG PICTURE
Dayton: The Flyers were hoping to spoil the party by winning their third straight game to reach .500 in league play.
UP NEXT
Dayton: At La Salle on Wednesday night in its final road game of the season.
Rhode Island: Hosts Saint Joseph's on Tuesday night in its final home game.
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| 2nd 0:22 | John Crosby Steal. | 54 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Michael Tertsea Turnover. | 54 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Michael Tertsea Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 81 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 URI |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-46 | FG | 33-61 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 13-20 | FT | 8-12 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 7,880 | 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 |