Matthews, Dowtin lead Rhode Island past Bonnies 87-73 (Jan 13, 2018)
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) E.C. Matthews had 20 points with nine rebounds, Jeff Dowtin had 18 points with nine assists and Rhode Island pulled away from St. Bonaventure for an 87-73 win on Saturday that kept the Rams unbeaten in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Jared Terrell added 13 points, Andre Berry 12 and Jarvis Garrett 10 for Rhode Island (13-3, 5-0), which has won eight straight and gave coach Dan Hurley his 100th win at the school. Hurley, 100-77, is the sixth coach to reach that plateau at Rhode Island and the second-fastest.
Matt Mobley and Jaylen Adams had 19 points each for the Bonnies (12-5, 2-3), who were picked to finish second behind the Rams in the A-10.
Rhode Island, which has won a record 12 straight games at the Ryan Center, led 42-39 at the half. In the first minute of the second half Berry completed a 3-point play to start a 14-1 run, which Berry ended with a layup for a 58-42 Rams lead at 16:04. From there the teams mostly traded baskets with the difference staying in double figures.
