Rhode Island 69, at Richmond 68

RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — In a game defined by its final, frantic seconds, the Rhode Island Rams escaped the Robins Center with a 69-68 victory over the Richmond Spiders in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball clash on Wednesday night. The decisive sequence unfolded over the last two seconds. With the game tied at 68, Rhode Island’s RJ Johnson sank a mid-range jump shot with 2.2 seconds remaining to put the Rams ahead. On the ensuing inbounds play, Richmond’s Mike Walz attempted a long pass, but it was intercepted by Rhode Island’s Tyler Cochran as time expired, sealing a dramatic… Read more...