URI Collapses in Second Half, Loses at George Mason

URI Collapses in Second Half, Loses at George Mason

The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team fell apart in the second half and lost at George Mason University 82-67.

The Rams scored 40 points in the first half but trailed 46-40.

The second half was a scoring drought — the Rams scored just 27 points.

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The Rams' leading scorer was David Fuchs, who scored 17 points; the only other Ram in double figures was Sebastian Thomas, who scored 10 points.

URI never led in the game.

On January 4, the Rams beat George Mason 62-59 at the Ryan Center when Thomas hit a wild shot while falling out-of-bounds and was fouled with less than one second on the clock. Thomas added a free throw.

After today’s loss, the Rams fall to 15-8 and 4-7 in the Atlantic 10.