Rhode Island basketball's win streak is over. Here's what happened against St. Bonaventure.
OLEAN, N.Y. — Former Bryant star Charles Pride led the way for his new team against an old in-state rival on Wednesday night, scoring 25 points as St. Bonaventure defeated Rhode Island, 99-64. The loss marks the first for URI in Atlantic 10 play this season.
The Bonnies (11-5, 2-2 Atlantic 10) scored 51 points in a dominant first half, with 21 of the points coming off 13 URI turnovers. Pride scored 14 of his game-high 25 points in the first frame, and Daryl Banks III added 10 before the break. St. Bonaventure shot 59.5% from the field and had 26 points in the paint. In the second half, the Bonnies built their lead to as many as 45 points and coasted to the victory.
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Pride shot 8 for 11 (5 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free throw line for the Bonnies. Chad Venning scored 15 points and added six blocks. Daryl Banks III had 14 points and shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. St. Bonaventure had a 29-2 edge in points off turnovers.
Luis Kortright led the Rams (9-8, 3-1) in scoring, finishing with 13 points and five assists. David Green added 11 points and eight rebounds for Rhode Island. In addition, Jaden House had 11 points and six rebounds.
The Rams went into the game on a four-game win streak, including three straight victories to open Atlantic 10 play. URI will travel to No. 21/22 Dayton on Saturday as coach Archie Miller returns to face the team he once coached. Game time is 12:30 p.m.
RHODE ISLAND (64): Fuchs 2-3 0-0 4, Green 3-10 4-6 11, Estevez 3-7 2-2 9, House 3-8 3-6 11, Kortright 4-11 3-4 13, Foumena 4-5 0-2 8, Montgomery 1-7 0-0 2, Wright 1-1 0-0 2, T.Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Dubsky 1-1 2-2 4, Stewart 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-54 14-22 64.
ST. BONAVENTURE (99): Essamvous 2-8 0-1 4, Venning 7-12 1-2 15, Adams-Woods 5-7 1-1 12, Flowers 3-7 0-0 6, Pride 8-11 4-6 25, Banks 5-8 1-2 14, Evans 2-2 0-0 5, N.Brown 4-9 5-5 13, Martinez 1-1 0-0 2, Ostrom 1-1 0-0 3, Belardinelli 0-0 0-0 0, DeRose 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 38-66 12-17 99.
Halftime — St. Bonaventure 51-25. 3-point goals — Rhode Island 6-19 (House 2-5, Kortright 2-5, Estevez 1-2, Green 1-4, Montgomery 0-3), St. Bonaventure 11-24 (Pride 5-6, Banks 3-5, Evans 1-1, Ostrom 1-1, Adams-Woods 1-2, Flowers 0-4, Essamvous 0-5). Rebounds — Rhode Island 33 (Green 8), St. Bonaventure 25 (Essamvous 9). Assists — Rhode Island 11 (Kortright 5), St. Bonaventure 22 (Banks 7). Total fouls — Rhode Island 16, St. Bonaventure 19. A — 3,881 (5,480).
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Rhode Island basketball loses to St. Bonaventure for first Atlantic 10 loss
