Providence, R.I.--Three Anchormen scored over 15 points as the Rhode Island College men's basketball team snapped a four-game skid with a 77-67 win over UMass Boston in Little East action at The Murray Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 77, UMass Boston 67
Rhode Island College (7-15, 5-9 LEC)
UMass Boston (15-8, 8-6 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The two LEC foes went back and forth through the whole first half, with RIC taking the lead, 16-15, with 8:46 left to go in opening frame.
 
• The buckets sparked an 8-0 run by the Anchormen, with three different student-athletes all scoring, to elevate the lead to seven, 22-15.
 
• UMB whittled the deficit down a little, but an emphatic dunk from junior forward Kalu Uga (Hyde Park, Mass.) with less than a second on the clock sent the Anchormen to the locker room at halftime up by six, 38-32.
 
• RIC held the lead for the remainder of the contest, though the Beacons did tie the game late on a few occasions. The hosts kept the game interesting with some missed free throws at the end, but proved to be too much for the No. 3 team in the Little East and kept the Anchormen's LEC postseason hopes alive.
 
• Four student-athletes for RIC finished with over 13 points, as freshman guard Anthony Rivera (Staten Island, N.Y.) and juniors Ousmane Kourouma (Woonsocket, R.I.) and Uga each scored over 16 points.
 
• Rivera and Kourouma added double-digit rebounds to give them double-doubles on the day.
 
• UMB senior forward Malik Lorquet (Sharon, Mass.) had a great day with 18 points, 16 rebounds, four steals and four blocks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East action at home vs. UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, Feb. 15 (7:30 p.m.).