Rhody suffers a last-second loss to Idaho State

Rhode Island Appetizers

Phillips, Komara, Dutat, Kaur, Debroise

Idaho State starter
Spink, Dias, Carlson, Covello, Wright

How it happened
A disastrous late turnover cost Rhode Island as the Rams lost 52-50 to Idaho State in the Cancun Challenge on Friday night.

URI (4-5) led 47-39 with six minutes left on a three-pointer by Harsimran “Honey” Kaur. From there, Idaho State (3-5) used an 11-1 run to take a 50-48 lead with 1:31 left. The Rams got a layup from Anaelle Dutat to tie the game with 46 seconds left. After a defensive stop, Rhode Island called a timeout with 7.2 seconds left to set up the final shot.

The inbound pass was stolen by Piper Carlson, and Maria Dias was fed a long breakout pass for a layup with one second left, allowing Idaho State to clinch the victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island struggled offensively, shooting 3 of 22 from beyond the arc and just 19 of 56 from the field overall.
• The teams went a combined 1-for-15 from 3-point range in the first half. Rhode Island was 0 out of 10.
• There were nine lead changes and ten draws in the competition.
• Idaho State scored 16 second-chance points off 10 offensive rebounds.
• Center Harsimran “Honey” Kaur was the only Ram in double figures, scoring 10 points with five rebounds.
• wing Anaelle Dutat had seven points and eight rebounds.
• center Albina Syla had six points, three rebounds and one steal off the bench.

Next

Rhode Island returns home to face in-state rival Providence on Wednesday, December 3rd. Game time is 6:35 p.m. on ESPN+.