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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) Cyril Langevine scored 19 points with 11 rebounds, Fatts Russell scored 19 and Rhode Island beat Holy Cross 79-63 on Saturday.
Russell's early 3-pointer gave Rhode Island (4-3) a 14-5 lead before Holy Cross used an 18-8 run for a 23-22 lead on Caleb Green's layup. The lead see-sawed between the two before the Rams went on an 8-0 run in the final two 2 1/2 minutes of the first half. Langevine had a jump shot and a layup and Tryrese Martin threw down a dunk and layup and Rhode Island led 38-29 at intermission.
Rhode Island took further control with a 9-0 run after the half. Clayton Le Sann's layup with 15:17 remaining marked Holy Cross' first basket in almost eight minutes for a 47-31 deficit. The Crusaders outscored the Rams 26-12 in the next nine minutes and trailed 59-57 on a pair of Green foul shots. Rhode Island answered with a 9-2 run capped by Russell's 3-point play ending the Crusaders' threat.
Jeff Dowtin scored 18 for Rhode Island.
Green led the Crusaders (6-4) with 16 points and eight assists, Austin Butler scored 14, Le Sann, 13 and Connor Niego, 11.
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