Stanley Pringle scored 19 points, Andrew Jones had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Penn State withstood Rhode Island’s backcourt pressure in an 83-72 victory Thursday night to advance to the NIT quarterfinals.

Chris Lowe scored on a layup with sixth-tenths of a second left to lift Massachusetts to a 72-71 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday.

The University of Rhode Island has promoted defensive coordinator Joe Trainer to be its football coach.

The University of Rhode Island will announce a new coach to lead its football team.

Keith Cothran scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the tell-tale second half as Rhode Island came from behind to defeat Massachusetts 71-59 on Wednesday night.

Lamonte Ulmer scored 18 points and Kahiem Seawright added 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead Rhode Island to a 69-61 victory over visiting Saint Louis on Saturday.

Sparked by Jimmy Baron’s season-high 28 points, Rhode Island rallied past St. Bonaventure for an 87-80 victory Wednesday night.

Jimmy Baron scored all of his 19 points in the second half, including the clinching bucket with 25 seconds left, to lead Rhode Island to a come-from-behind 71-64 win over Charlotte on Thursday night.

Kahiem Seawright had 25 points and eight rebounds, while Delroy James added 22 points to pace Rhode Island to a 98-88 overtime win over La Salle on Saturday.

Kahiem Seawright scored 17 points to lead Rhode Island to a 67-59 victory over Temple on Wednesday night.