Projo College Hoops

FORDHAM Ht. PPG RPG
Kevin Anderson 6-3 3.9 2.8
Marcus Stout 6-4 15.1 3.3
Bryant Dunston 6-8 14.4 7.3
Sebastian Greene 6-8 9.8 5.6
Michael Binns 6-7 5.0 3.5
Key reserves:
Brenton Butler 6-2 9.2 2.7
Herb Tanner 6-4 1.8 0.7
Chris Bethel 6-5 5.1 2.3

URI Ht. PPG RPG
Parfait Bitee 6-2 7.2 3.1
Jimmy Baron 6-2 14.8 2.1
Darrell Harris 6-10 7.2 3.9
Kahiem Seawright 6-8 10.9 7.5
Will Daniels 6-8 17.2 5.6
Key reserves:
Joe Mbang 6-7 8.9 4.3
Keith Cothran 6-4 6.3 2.7
Lamonte Ulmer 6-6 4.0 3.1

THE SCOUTING REPORT
FORDHAM (18-11, 10-6 in the Atlantic 10): The Rams from the Bronx have had a breakthrough season. It is the first winning season at the school since 1991-92. The 10 victories in A-10 play were the most ever for a Fordham squad. ..... The team has done it with a rotation that includes only one senior, Anderson, in its top eight. ..... These Rams enter on a five-game winning streak, which followed a four-game losing streak. ..... Stout is a key. He was 1-for-12 from the field in a loss to URI, then had 24 points in the victory in the second meeting of the teams.

URI (17-13, 10-6): Rhody's Rams hit a wall at the end of the regular season, losing their last three. Still, the team earned a first-round bye for the first time since 1999. That was the year the team won the tournament. ..... Daniels became the 44th Rams player to reach 1,000 points in the regular-season finale at Richmond. He had 17 for 1,004. ..... Baron needs one 3-pointer to tie Tyson Wheeler's school record of 91 treys in one season. ..... Cothran, who missed the regular-season finale with a bruised knee, is expected to be able to play. ..... URI is 16-25 all time in the A-10 tourney. .....Harris is playing through shoulder and ankle problems.

EXTRA POINTS
WHERE : Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., about 2:30 p.m.
SERIES: URI leads, 25-22. THIS SEASON: The teams split, winning on each other's home court. URI won, 45-44, at Rose Hill; Fordham won, 71-62, at the Ryan Center. TV-RADIO: Cox Sports Television, WHJJ (920) and WJZS-FM (99.7).

- PAUL KENYON

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