Rhode Island 64, Saint Louis 62

Rhode Island 64, Saint Louis 62

Published Feb. 25, 2012 4:56 p.m. ET

Billy Baron made a jumper with 4 seconds left to give Rhode Island a 64-62 win over Saint Louis on Saturday.

The Rams (7-23, 4-9 Atlantic 10 Conference) trailed 62-58 with 2:52 left before finishing with six straight.

Dominique McKoy started the spurt on a jumper, Nikola Malesevic made two free throws and Baron hit a jumper with 4 seconds left to snap Rhode Island's five-game losing streak.

Saint Louis (22-6, 10-4) missed all of its next three 3-pointers, and finished the game shooting 0 of 4.

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Orion Outerbridge led the Rams with 18 points and Baron finished with 13.

Rhode Island outrebounded Saint Louis 43-33 and outscored the Billikens 35-22 in the paint.

Saint Louis, which snapped a six-game winning streak, was led by Dwayne Evans with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kwamain Mitchell added 12 points and Brian Conklin 10 for the Billikens.

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