Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Rhode Island Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 80
60 - 80
Matthews sparks Rhode Island past Florida Gulf Coast, 80-60
The win keeps Rhode Island undefeated at home. It was the first meeting between the teams.
Florida Gulf Coast held the lead late in the first half until Matthews drilled back-to-back 3-pointers, then tacked on a pair of free throws to help send the Rams into intermission with a 38-32 advantage.
Jared Terrell hit a 3-pointer with 6:25 left to push the Rhode Island lead to 20 points, 66-46.
Terrell finished with 18 points and Stanford Robinson added another 14.
Antravious Simmons had 14 points for FGC (7-8), which now has lost four straight.
Rhode Island (8-3) opens conference play Saturday when the Rams play host to George Mason.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Ricky Doyle made Free Throw. | 60 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Ricky Doyle made Free Throw. | 59 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Ryan Preston. | 58 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Fatts Russell made Jumper. | 58 - 80 |
Statistics
 FGCU |
 URI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 27-56 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-12 | FT | 16-21 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas M. Ryan Center
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 5,347 | Capacity:
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 5,347 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
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 |