Langevine’s 18 Rebounds, 12 Points Sparks #22 URI to 81-68 Win Over VCU
Saturday, February 03, 2018
Stan Robinson finds E.C. Matthews out of the first media timeout and Rhody reclaims the lead at 10-8 pic.twitter.com/E3EKsXIy7S
— Rhody MBB (@RhodyMBB) February 3, 2018
Cyril Langevine pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds and poured in 12 points as the #22 URI Rams beat Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) 81-68 on Friday night.
The double-double is his second of the season.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Rams have now won 14 straight games and improve to 19-3 overall and 11-0 in the A-10.
VCU falls to 14-9 and 6-4 in conference.
URI Pulls Away
With the game tied at 27 in the first half, URI went on a 9-0 run sparked by a layup from Stanford Robinson and capped off by a three from Jared Terrell to take a 36-27 lead with 4:35 left to play in the first half.
VCU would cut URI’s lead to three on several occasions and Rhode Island would take only a three-point lead, 41-38, into the break.
In the second half, the Rams built their lead to 11 points, 69-58, following a three from freshman Fatts Russell with 6:20 left to play in the game.
VCU did not get closer than seven points the rest of the way.
E.C. Matthews led URI with 18 points on 5 of 13 shooting from the field and 6 of 6 from the free throw line.
Russell added 11 points off the bench.
Next up
The Rams return to action on Friday, February 9 when they host Davidson at the Ryan Center.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Rhode Island goes to VCU and leaves with a 13-point victory. Rams are now 11-0 in Atlantic 10 play. Deepest back court in college basketball.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 3, 2018
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