URI Heads To Atlantic City With Win Over St. Louis

Rhode Island beats Saint Louis 70-61 to advance

      KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) – James Delroy scored 17 points and had five
blocks to lead Rhode Island over Saint Louis 70-61 on Tuesday night
in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
      The sixth-seeded Rams (19-12) led 31-29 at halftime before going
11 of 22 from the field in the second half to advance to the
quarterfinals against No. 3 seed Richmond on Friday.
      Delroy scored 14 of his points in the first half, and Nikola
Malesevic took over in the second, scoring all 11 of his points.
      Rhode Island, which trailed by as many as six points in the
first half, led 35-34 with 17:27 left in the game. The Rams then
pulled away for good on an 11-2 run, capped by Akeem Richmond's 3
with 10:53 to play.
      Richmond finished with 15 points and Marquis Jones added 10 for
Rhode Island.
      The 11th-seeded Billikens (12-19) were led by Mike McCall with
14 points.
      
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