URI Basketball Owns Longest Active Winning Streak in Country
Friday, February 16, 2018
The #16 University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team owns the longest active winning streak in the country with 16 straight wins.
The Rams grab the top spot after #5 Cincinnati was upset by Houston 67-62 on Thursday night.
URI’s Winning Streak
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URI also carries a 21-game winning streak in the A-10. The Rams last conference loss came on February 15, 2017, when they lost at home to Fordham.
Last time out, URI beat Richmond 85-67 behind 17 points from Jared Terrell.
Rhode Island is 21-3 overall and 13-0 in the A-10.
E.C. Matthews Update
In the game against Richmond, URI lost guard E.C. Matthews to a knee injury in the final minute of the first half.
“He’s feeling a lot better. He’ll be day to day. No MRI needed. He picked up a scare and a bruise. Don’t know his status for Friday but probably not much beyond Friday he would miss,” said URI head coach Dan Hurley during the Rams media availability on Wednesday.
Next up
URI returns to action on Friday, February 16 when they visit second-place St. Bonaventure.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN 2.
Kelvin Sampson has done it. Houston cements its place in the 2018 NCAA Tournament with a home win over Cincinnati. A lock now to make the field.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 16, 2018
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