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Recap - Rhode Island Defeats Detroit 81-75

Rhode Island earned a 81-75 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, getting 20 points from David Green at Florida State College Jacksonville South.

Rhode Island did not, however, defeat Detroit against the spread, which closed at -19.0 at most sportsbooks.

Cam Estevez had 15 points for Rhode Island and Jamarques Lawrence chipped in with 13 points. Sebastian Thomas had 9 assists for them, while David Green was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Detroit got 28 points from Orlando Lovejoy in a losing cause and another 11 points from Legend Geeter. Orlando Lovejoy contributed 7 assists for them, while Legend Geeter had 6 rebounds.

Rhode Island was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Detroit as they grabbed 34 boards, while Rhode Island only had 30

Next game, Rhode Island takes its act home to face Texas-Arlington looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Eastern Michigan.