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Rhode Island Rams Beat Monmouth Hawks 84-66 Behind Fontenet’s 15

Rhode Island Rams defeated Monmouth Hawks 84–66 on Saturday behind Jason Fontenet II’s 15 points and 9 rebounds.

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Rhode Island Rams defeated Monmouth Hawks 84–66 on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.

Jason Fontenet II scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. He made 12 of those points after halftime as Rhode Island pulled away. Matas Deniusas added 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting — including 1-of-4 from 3-point range — and collected 7 rebounds. Jonah Hinton scored 14 points, making 4 of 8 three-point attempts.

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Stefanos Spartalis recorded 13 points and 13 rebounds for Monmouth. Madison Durr contributed 11 points. Stephen Osei finished with 9 points and 2 blocks.

Rhode Island seized the lead permanently with 18:31 left in the first half. The Rams led 36–22 at halftime, with Deniusas scoring 11 of his points before intermission. URI pushed its advantage to 45–28 in the second half after a 7–0 run.

Rhode Island hosts Maine on Tuesday. Monmouth visits Quinnipiac on Thursday.

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