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URI 75, VCU 70: Rhody stuns A-10 tournament’s top seed to advance

NEW YORK --- There’s only one group of Rams who can lay claim to being the bullies of the Atlantic 10 over the last three seasons.

It’s not VCU, who carried a 12-game winning streak into the conference tournament at Barclays Center this weekend. The team that’s eliminated them from this event three consecutive times, the University of Rhode Island, still wears that crown.

Fatts Russell’s foul trouble and Tyrese Martin’s leg cramps were minor inconveniences. Jeff Dowtin’s ice-cold blood, a breakout day from Dana Tate and the toughness that accompanies a championship culture were all in evidence, as URI felled the No.