La Salle Explorers @ Rhode Island Rams

6-9, 1-4 A-10

Final

	1	2	T
La Salle LAS	35	19	54
Rhode Island URI	27	29	56

Rhode Island RamsRhode IslandURI

12-4, 3-1 A-10

Rhode Island leans on defense to stop La Salle 56-54

Jan 20, 2022, 02:41 am

KINGSTON, R.I. -- — Ishmael Leggett's layup with 23 seconds remaining and Makhi Mitchell's 10 points helped carry Rhode Island to its eighth straight home win as it beat La Salle 56-54 on Wednesday night.

Clifton Moore missed a contested layup and Christian Ray and Jhamir Brickus missed 3-pointers all in the final 11 seconds of the same possession for the Explorers to end it.

Makhel Mitchell added 10 points and four blocks for the Rams (12-4, 3-1 Atlantic 10 Conference), who forced a season-high 20 turnovers. Antwan Walker grabbed nine rebounds for Rhode Island

Moore scored 10 points, Jack Clark grabbed nine rebounds and Mamadou Doucoure secured seven boards for the Explorers (6-9, 1-4).

La Salle scored a season-low 19 points after halftime.

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Game Information

Kingston, RI

Referee:James Breeding

Referee:Terry Oglesby

Referee:Paul Szelc

NCAA Division I

Atlantic 10 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
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

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