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UNCASVILLE, Conn. Phil Kessel USA Jersey . -- No. 21 Rhode Island had its first real test of the season -- and passed.E.C. Matthews hit two late 3-pointers and finished with 18 points in the Rams 76-71 comeback victory over No. 24 Cincinnati on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.Kuren Iverson added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jared Terrell and Hassan Martin each scored 14 points for URI (4-0), which will face top-ranked Duke for the championship Sunday.I was coaching high school seven years ago, driving vans and mini-cheese buses around, coach Danny Hurley said. Now were nationally ranked and playing Duke for a championship. The premier program in the country that embodies everything youd want in a college program. It kind of means a lotJacob Evans scored 25 points and Kyle Washington had 23 for Cincinnati (2-1).Rhode Island trailed by 12 points and was down 39-31 at halftime, but took the momentum in the second half.Iverson gave the Rams their first lead with just under 14 minutes remaining, 49-48, with a pair of free throws.But the Bearcats responded by scoring the next six points, and the teams went back-and-forth from there.Matthews 3-pointer from the left corner put Rhode Island up 63-58. His 3-pointer from the other side made it 74-69 with 21 seconds left and the Rams held on to win, despite never leading by more than five points.We practice really hard. The A-10 and our practices prepared us for (the tough game), Terrell said. Everybody has to play defense at a high level. They do the same thing. But when you do it every day, you get used to it.Troy Caupain had seven of his 12 points in the opening minutes; including a jumper that gave the Rams a 14-4 lead. They would stretch that to 24-12 before the Rams began their comeback.Rhode Island cut the lead to 36-31 before a 3-pointer by Washington gave Cincinnati an eight point halftime lead.There was a scary moment in the first half when URI point guard Jarvis Garrett fell hard underneath his teams basket and was taken from the floor on a stretcher.He appeared to hit his head on a cameraman on his way to the ground, snapping his neck back.He lay on the floor being treated for several minutes and was placed in a neck brace before walking under his own power to the stretcher. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation.We did get a text from him, Hurley said. Our guys love for him and love for each other as brothers just caused them to raise their level and want it even more.BIG PICTURECincinnati: The Bearcats were playing what amounted to a road game, just 41 miles from the URI campus. The American Conference pre-season favorites will try to bounce back from their first loss of the season on Sunday.They were the tougher team, said Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin. They taught us a lot about ourselves today and our deficiencies with physical and mental toughness.Rhode Island: Coach Danny Hurleys team outscored its first three opponents by an average of 90-66, but had to show resilience in this one, battling back from a 12-point first half deficit. No. 1 Duke is a handful the Blue Devils will be playing their third game in less than a week on Sunday and are extremely short on depth because of injuries.POLL IMPLICATIONS:Cincinnati may fall out of the Top 25, but shouldnt be hurt much by an early season loss to the nations No. 21 team, as long as they take care of business Sunday against Penn StateRANKING THE WINRhode Island beat a Top 25 opponent for just the second time during Hurleys coaching tenure. The only other win came against No. 21 Nebraska in 2014. The Rams are 15-96 against ranked teams.UP NEXTRhode Island is next in line to take a shot at No. 1 Duke. The Blue Devils remain on top until the new poll is released Monday -- despite losing to Kansas 77-75 on Tuesday. Duke beat Penn State in Saturdays first game.Cincinnati gets the consolation matchup in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off and will play Penn State on Sunday. The Nittany Lions could not manage a second-half run and lost to the Blue Devils 78-68 on Saturday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Kevin Shattenkirk USA Jersey . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Joe Pavelski USA Jersey . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. http://www.hockeyteamusajerseystore.com/Jack-Johnson-Jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla.Peter Schmeichel believes Leicesters experience of winning the Championship two years ago could prove crucial in their pursuit of the Premier League title this season. Leicester, who are five points clear of Tottenham with seven games remaining, won promotion to the top flight in 2013/14 after topping the Championship with 102 points from their 46 games.And Schmeichel, who won five titles with Manchester United, believes his son Kasper could be on the brink of claiming his first because of the pressure of that run-in two years ago. I know you cant compare the Championship to the Premier League, but a lot of the Leicester players only two seasons ago were in the same kind of situation having been on the same run, he told Sky Sports News HQ.Having missed out for a few years they got it right two years ago and scored more than 100 goals, so there is experience of finishing the job. Can they do it in the Premier League? Only time will tell.Theyve got a five-point cushion and thats a nice position to be in but there is a very long way to go yet. Peter Schmeichel says the Leicester players are great friends Leicester are a very inexperienced team to be in the position they are in, bigger clubs like Liverpool have been there and failed to get over the line.IIts a race between Spurs and Leicester. Ryan Callahan Jersey. . We will get, I think, a new Premier League champion.Spurs have been fantastic. Theyve played some very entertaining football, theyve got great players, great individuals and they are going to push and push and its looks like they are ready to take the challenge on, even in the longer run as well.The run-in doesnt matter, its just what the team is doing that matters. Leicester and Spurs deserve to be up there because they are good teams so they have to finish the job. Kasper Schmeicehel is unfazed by title run-in, according to his father Peter Asked if Kasper was coping with the pressure, he added: Kasper is coping really well. They are throwing the clichés out like: they are taking one game at a time and they are enjoying their football, but it is the truth.They are really enjoying it, they have a fantastic squad, they are great friends and they do a lot of stuff outside football together.Watch Leicester v Southampton on Super Sunday, 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD Also See: Challengers facing testing times How did your players get on? 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