Dartmouth, Mass.—Senior forward Ousmane Kourouma (Woonsocket, R.I.) scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 17^th double-double of the season as the Rhode Island College men's basketball team fell at UMass Dartmouth, 64-75, in Little East action on Wednesday night.
 
THE BASICS
UMass Dartmouth 75, Rhode Island College 64
UMass Dartmouth (11-9, 8-3 LEC)
Rhode Island College (13-8, 6-6 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• After RIC took an initial, 14-7, lead with 13:02 left in the first half, the Corsairs would go on an a 17-3 run over 3:22 to take a 24-7 lead with 8:27 left.
 
• UMass Dartmouth would hold on to a five-point, 30-25, lead into the half.
 
• The Anchormen would go on a 10-0 run early in the second half to pull within one of the hosts, 38-37, with 15:22 remaining.
 
• A free throw from Kourouma would give RIC a 42-41 lead with 13:17 left in the half.
 
• The latter part of the second half was all UMass Dartmouth, as UMD outscored the Anchormen, 31-16, over the last 10:36 of the game to secure the league win.
 
• Junior guard Deyshawn Tengbeh (East Providence, R.I.) contributed 11 points, six boards and a pair of steals.
 
• Sophomore guard Isaiah Dahl (Cornelius, Ore.) notched 12 points in the loss.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East action at Plymouth State on Saturday, Feb. 3 (3 p.m.).