NEW YORK (AP) - Alberto Estwick knocked down the winning 3-pointer with 28 seconds left and Fordham defeated Rhode Island 66-64 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Estwick finished with 18 points, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers, and Branden Frazier scored 19 for Fordham (8-9, 1-3 Atlantic 10 Conference).
Rhode Island (3-16, 0-4), which has lost four straight, led for all but 27 seconds of the first half, with its greatest lead 11 points.
Fordham pulled ahead 38-37 on Marvin Dominique's layup and led 40-38 at the break.
Both teams struggled offensively in the second half. Rhode Island pulled ahead 42-41 with 17:06 left, as Fordham failed to make a field goal until Lamount Samuell's layup with 12:05 remaining.
Fordham managed only three fleeting one-point leads, the last at 53-52 with 9:48 left, until Estwick's game-winner.
Billy Baron led Rhode Island with 22 points and Jonathan Holton had 18 rebounds.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Rhode Island (3-16) | 38 | 26 | 64 |
| Fordham (8-9) « | 40 | 26 | 66 |
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| Rhode Island Rams | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| O. Outerbridge, F | 37 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Holton, F | 30 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| B. Baron, G | 38 | 7-13 | 4-4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| M. Powell, G | 30 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| A. Malhoit, G | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Buchanan | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Malone | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| D. McKoy | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| L. Shengelia | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-60 | 6-10 | 41 | 17 | 14 | 64 | |
| 43.3% | 60% | ||||||
| Fordham Rams | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Bristol, F | 28 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| C. Gaston, F | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Frazier, G | 36 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| B. Smith, G | 28 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| D. McMillan, G | 22 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Dominique | 28 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| A. Estwick | 23 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| L. Samuell | 14 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| R. Canty | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-55 | 11-15 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 66 | |
| 43.6% | 73.3% | ||||||
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