Rhode Island College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Glynn picked up his 100th career victory as he guided the Anchormen to a 67-57 victory over the University of Saint Joseph (CT) at The Murray Center on Sunday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 67, University of Saint Joseph 57
Rhode Island College (6-1)
University of Saint Joseph (3-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC junior forward Benjamin Vezele (Providence, RI) posted another double-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three blocks.
• Sophomore guard Adham Floyd (Worcester, MA) scored a game-high 22 points and added eight rebounds and three assists.
• Freshman guard Deyshawn Tengbeh (East Providence, RI) narrowly missed a double-double with 18 points, while senior forward Justin Campbell (New Haven, CT) also nearly recorded a double-double with 14 points and nine boards.
• Freshman forward Nadir Dixon-Thompson (Dorchester, MA) paced Saint Joseph with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
• Sophomore forward Mike Sagay (Bloomfield, CT) added 12 points and six rebounds in the setback for the Blue Jays.
• RIC raced out to the early, 15-5, lead after a three-pointer from Floyd with 11:51 left in the first half.
• The Anchormen took their largest lead of the half when a three-pointer from Tengbeh made the score 32-12 with 4:18 left in the stanza.
• RIC took a 39-22 advantage heading into the locker room at halftime after holding the Blue Jays to just 9-of-31 shooting (29.0 percent) from the field and forcing the Blue Jays into 10 first half turnovers.
• Saint Joseph pulled to within three points early in the second half when a three-pointer from freshman guard Ryan O’Neill (Litchfield, CT) put the score at 43-40 with 13:35 left in the contest.
• The Anchormen responded with an 8-0 run and regained the double-digit advantage on a three-pointer from Tengbeh with 11:23 left.
• Saint Joseph cut the lead down to four, 53-49, on a free throw from freshman guard Delshawn Jackson Jr (Hartford, CT), but the Anchormen outscored USJ, 14-8, down the stretch to seal the win.
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC shot 31.3 percent (25-of-80) from the field, 29.3 percent (12-of-41) from the three-point line and 50.0 percent (5-of-10) from the free throw line.
• USJ shot 39.7 percent (23-of-58) from the field, 33.3 percent (4-of-12) from the three-point line and 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from the free throw line
• RIC outrebounded USJ by a 49-46 margin and forced the Blue Jays into 18 turnovers. The Anchormen only committed eight turnovers in the win.
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