Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Rhode Island Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 72
60 - 72
Rhode Island races past MTSU in 2nd half for 72-63 win
Dana Tate contributed 15 points and six rebounds and Fatts Russell scored 11 with five assists for the Rams.
Russell made a pair of free throws to put Rhode Island (7-5) on top 45-44 and the Rams never trailed again. Russell's free throws were part of a 24-3 run over an almost 7-minute span, and Dana Tate's 3-pointer with 7:50 left made it 60-47.
Antonio Green scored 26 points, and Donovan Sims added 15 points for the Blue Raiders (3-10) now losers of nine straight. Middle Tennessee's opponents have averaged 75.7 points per game during the losing streak.
Dowtin now has 306 assists for his career and needs 18 more to tie Preston Murphy (1995-99) for 10th place in program history.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Antonio Green made Layup. | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Donovan Sims Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Fatts Russell missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 72 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 URI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 24-57 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 5-11 | FT | 16-19 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas M. Ryan Center
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 6,382 | Capacity:
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 6,382 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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 |