ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Rhode Island held around a 7-point edge for most of the early second half, but the Rams have closed to within a point, 51-50, with 11 minutes left. The Rams continue to throttle the game of Leemire Goldwire, who now has 10 points. Meanwhile, Rams star Will Daniels has gotten on track a bit for 11 points.

Jimmy Baron has 20 for the Rams. He had just 2 in 27 minutes in the March 8 game between the teams. Charlotte has tried a variety of defenders on Baron to little success. Another member of the all-name team, Parfait Bitee, has 5 points and has helped the URI defense's crackdown on Goldwire.

The 49ers cheerleaders have pulled out all the stops: Norm the Miner has been lifted in the air at the second media timeout. (To keep you up to date on mascot news: URI's Rhody the Ram is also in attendance.)