Baron lifts Rhode Island over Saint Louis 64-62
Saturday, February 25, 2012
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) -- Billy Baron made a jumper with 4 seconds left to give Rhode Island a 64-62 win over Saint Louis on Saturday.
The Rams (7-23, 4-9 Atlantic 10 Conference) trailed 62-58 with 2:52 left before finishing with six straight.
Dominique McKoy started the spurt on a jumper, Nikola Malesevic made two free throws and Baron hit a jumper with 4 seconds left to snap Rhode Island's five-game losing streak.
Saint Louis (22-6, 10-4) missed all of its next three 3-pointers, and finished the game shooting 0 of 4.
Orion Outerbridge led the Rams with 18 points and Baron finished with 13.
Rhode Island outrebounded Saint Louis 43-33 and outscored the Billikens 35-22 in the paint.
Saint Louis, which snapped a six-game winning streak, was led by Dwayne Evans with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kwamain Mitchell added 12 points and Brian Conklin 10 for the Billikens.
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