KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island's Luis Kortright hit a go-ahead basket with 1.0 second to play as Saint Joseph's fell to the Rams in its Atlantic 10 opener, 78-74, on Wednesday evening at the Ryan Center.

Inside The Boxscore
• Saint Joseph's jumped out to a 6-0 lead behind a pair of baskets from Lynn Greer III and a layup by Rasheer Fleming.
• Rhode Island tied the contest at 9-9, but a three-pointer by Xzayvier Brown put the Hawks back in front, 12-9.
• The Rams pushed back, taking their first lead, 15-14, on a three-pointer by Kortright at 11:29.
• A three-point play by Greer III put the Hawks back ahead, 17-15.
• Down 25-20, Rhode Island retook the lead, 28-27, on a three-pointer by Cam Estevez.
• Sparked by a three-pointer by Erik Reynolds II, St. Joe's used a 9-0 run to open a 36-28 lead on a Fleming layup.
• Rhode Island scored the final basket of the first half to make it 36-30 at the half, but Saint Joseph's opened the second period on a 7-2 run to open a 43-32 advantage on a pair of free throws by Greer III.
• Down 52-40, Rhode Island rallied behind an 8-1 run as a three-pointer by David Green brought the Rams to within 53-48 with 12:42 to play.
• A three-pointer from Reynolds II and a dunk by Fleming extended the Hawks' lead to 10, 60-50.
• Rhode Island responded with a 7-0 run to get within 60-57 on a Brandon Weston layup at 8:01.
• Xzayvier Brown made it 63-57 with a three-pointer, but Rhode Island followed with an 8-0 run to take a 65-63 lead on a Green basket.
• The Rams jumped back in front, 70-67, but Xzayvier Brown connected on his third three-pointer of the night to tie the game at 70 with 2:40 to play.
• Down 74-72, Reynolds II was fouled grabbing a defensive rebound, and calmly connected on a pair of free throws to tie the game at 74-74 with 27 seconds remaining.
• With the final seconds ticking away, Rhode Island's Kortright drove the lane and hit a floater with 1.0 second to go.
• After an errant in-bounds pass by the Hawks, Zek Montgomery sealed the game with a pair of free throws for the Rams.

Inside The Boxscore
• Greer III led all scorers with 21 points, and added five rebounds and three assists.
• Reynolds II added 14 points, four rebounds and two assists.
• Fleming finished with his second double-double of the year, scoring 12 points and grabbing 12 boards on the night.
• Xzayvier Brown was the fourth Hawk in double figures as the freshman scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Saint Joseph's moved to 19-23 all-time in A-10 openers.

Up Next
The Hawks are back in action next Wednesday, January 10 at Saint Louis. The game, set for a 7 p.m. ET tip, will be televised on CBS Sports Network.