Scores

Final

Rhode Island 63

(23-8, 9-7 A 10)

Saint Louis 47

(20-11, 11-5 A 10)

2:30 PM ET, March 12, 2010

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ

1 2 T
URI 28 3563
SLU 19 2847

Top Performers

Rhode Island: L. Ulmer 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Saint Louis: K. Mitchell 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

Rhode Island 63, Saint Louis 47

Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Freshman Akeem Richmond hit four 3-pointers early and Rhode Island kept its NCAA tournament hopes alive with its best defensive effort of the season in a 63-47 win over Saint Louis in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Friday.

Mitchell had 12 of his 13 points in the 16-1 spurt that gave the fifth-seeded Rams (23-8) the lead for good.

Lamonte Ulmer added 12 of his 16 points in the second half for the Rams, whose previous defensive low was 57 in a season-opening win against Brown.

Rhode Island will play No. 17 Temple (27-5) in the semifinals on Saturday. The top-seeded and two-time defending champion Owls beat St. Bonaventure 69-51 earlier Friday.

Kwamain Mitchell had 18 points for fourth-seeded Saint Louis (20-11), which lost for the third time in 11 games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
URI
SLU
Points 63 47
FG Made-Attempted 25-55 (.455) 19-43 (.442)
3P Made-Attempted 5-12 (.417) 6-19 (.316)
FT Made-Attempted 8-16 (.500) 3-10 (.300)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 10 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 18 2

Game Leaders

 
URI
SLU
PointsL. Ulmer 16K. Mitchell 18
ReboundsL. Ulmer 5W. Reed 6
AssistsM. Jones 3K. Mitchell 3
StealsK. Cothran 3W. Reed 1
BlocksO. Outerbridge 2W. Reed 3
Team Stats: Rhode Island | Saint Louis

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Feb 17, 2010 @SLU 62, URI 57Recap
» Mar 12, 2010 URI 63, @SLU 47Recap

Next 5 Games

URI
SLU
03/13 @TEM 1:00pm
03/17 NW 7:00pm
03/22 NEV 6:00pm
03/24 @VT 7:00pm
03/30 UNC 9:00pm
 03/16 INST 9:00pm
03/22 GB 9:00pm
03/24 PRIN 9:00pm
03/29 @VCU 7:00pm
03/31 VCU 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Rhode Island | Saint Louis

Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#17 Temple14-229-5
Richmond13-326-8
Xavier14-224-8
Rhode Island9-723-9
Saint Louis11-520-11
Dayton8-820-12
Charlotte9-719-12
George Washington6-1016-14
Duquesne7-916-15
St. Bonaventure7-915-16
La Salle4-1212-18
Massachusetts5-1112-20
Saint Joseph's5-1111-20
Fordham0-162-26
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