<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Oyxhw_1H16iRYt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Oyxhw_1H16iRYt00" width="1280" height="853" ><figcaption>Fourth-year guard Jason Fontenet II dribbles down the baseline against a Monmouth defender. PHOTO CREDIT: Emma Roberts | Photo Editor</figcaption></figure>The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team remained undefeated with wins over Monmouth University on Saturday and the University of Maine on Tuesday.It was the first time since Nov. 19, 2023, that the Rams traveled to play in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.It was a tightly contested matchup in the first nine minutes, with Rhody’s largest lead being just 7 points. Monmouth cut the deficit to 2 with a 10-5 run over five minutes, capped off by a layup from Monmouth third-year forward Stephen Osei.URI immediately followed up the Hawks’ run with a 10-1 run, giving itself its largest lead yet at 11 points.The two teams traded buckets until five minutes remained in the half. URI fifth-year guard Jonah Hinton’s 3-pointer was the last made shot from the field, with the last 4 points of the half all coming from free throws to make the score 36-22 heading into halftime.A 9-2 URI run early in the second half was sparked by 6 points from fourth-year guard Jason Fontenet II, extending the lead to 17 points and all but putting the game away.Monmouth tried its best to claw back with a 10-0 run over a 95-second stretch midway through the second half, led by fifth-year guard Madison Durr’s 8 points, to cut the deficit to 9.It wouldn’t be enough; Rhody’s offense exploded for a 15-3 run over a nearly five-minute stretch that saw five different Rams contribute. URI took home the 84-66 win, and Fontenet II received the game’s MVP honors after scoring 12 of his team-leading 15 points in the second half.On Tuesday, the Rams returned home for the start of a three-game homestand in six days with a regional rivalry against Maine.It was a first half to forget for URI as it shot 7-for-27 from the field and committed seven turnovers. “I told the players after the game that 75% of our problems happened tonight because of me,” URI head coach Archie Miller said. “We got into a rhythm in the first six to eight minutes that didn’t feel right, sort of felt funny.”The main reason for their shooting struggles was the Rams’ inability to finish down low. The team finished 3-for-14 on layup attempts in the first half. Despite poor shooting in the first half, URI headed into halftime down 5 points to Maine. The Black Bears didn’t have the strongest first-half shooting performance either, as they finished 9-for-21 from the field and committed 11 turnovers. Six of the turnovers were due to steals by the Rams.A 10-2 URI run from the 16-minute mark to 13:38, in which four players contributed, gave the Rams their first lead of the game since being up 2-1 early in the first half. Rhode Island wouldn’t trail for the rest of the game.Maine relentlessly tried to take back its lead, but its efforts were never enough. The Black Bears kept it a two-possession deficit for the majority of the second half.That was until an 11-2 solo run by fifth-year guard Dylan Williamson broke the game open and gave URI a 9-point lead, its largest of the day, with 1:33 remaining.Williamson made three shots from beyond the arc, including back-to-back 3-pointers at the end of the run that iced the game.“At halftime we said we needed somebody to come give a spark,” Williamson said. “It’s kind of what I do. I came into the game and gave us that spark to get us a win.”Williamson’s dagger to end the run resulted in the Ryan Center’s loudest crowd pop of the season so far.“The energy here felt amazing; we love our fans,” Williamson said. “We appreciate them, and just to have that feeling going all season long, it’s going to be great.”In what was by far its toughest test of the season, URI pulled off a 9-point comeback and sent fans home happy with a 71-65 victory.</div></body>

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The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team remained undefeated with wins over Monmouth University on Saturday and the University of Maine on Tuesday. It was the first time since Nov. 19, 2023, that the Rams traveled to play in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team remained undefeated with wins over Monmouth University on Saturday and the University of Maine on Tues

Rams take strong win over Hawks, claw back against Black Bears

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