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UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- E.C. Matthews hit two late 3-pointers and finished with 18 points in No. 21 Rhode Islands 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 the Rams (4-0). They will face top-ranked Duke for the championship Sunday.Jacob 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.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.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.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 State.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 Tuesday. Duke defeated 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 Dries Mertens Jersey .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Custom Belgium Soccer Jerseys . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. http://www.belgiumsoccerpro.com/Nacer-Chadli-Belgium-Jersey/ . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Vincent Kompany Jersey .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Jan Vertonghen Belgium Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. MADRID -- Real Sociedad became the latest team to join the tight title race in Spain.Taking advantage of two second-half penalty kicks, Real Sociedad defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Saturday so that six teams are separated by only five points atop La Liga.Forward Carlos Vela converted a 54th-minute penalty and striker Willian Jose scored from the spot in the 75th to give Real Sociedad its fourth win in five matches, and the fourth consecutive win at home.The truth is we are going through an incredible moment, Vela said. We know there is a lot of tournament left, but we are enjoying this moment, and we want to be fighting for great things in the end.Leader Real Madrid hosts Leganes on Sunday, and second-place Barcelona plays at fourth-place Sevilla.Atletico remained third, and Real Sociedad was sixth. Fifth-place Villarreal hosts Real Betis on Sunday.It was the second loss in three league games for Atletico, which had been held scoreless only twice before Saturdays game.There are no excuses, they were better than us, Atletico defender Juanfran Torres said. We have time to prepare for the match against Madrid. We have to keep our heads high and certainly we will win at home.Atletico and Madrid play the derby at Vicente Calderon Stadium on Nov. 19, after the international break.Atletico had the league lead until a 1-0 loss at Sevilla two rounds ago, a result that dropped Diego Simones team to fifth place. It rebounded with a 4-2 over Malaga in the last round, but missed a chance to join Madrid atop the standings after its loss on Saturday.Forward Kevin Gameiro had an opportunity to give Atletico a 1-0 lead in the first half but his shot from inside the area struck the post in pouring rain in the northern city of San Sebastian.We had a great first half and created good scoring chances, especially the one witth Gameiro, Simeone said, but in the second half they started better and we couldnt find a way to even the match.dddddddddddd.GRANADA 1, DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA 1Last-place Granada remained the only winless team after this home draw.Granada equalized nine minutes from time thanks to an own goal by Deportivo goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton.Granada goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a brilliant save on a close-range shot near the end to keep the hosts from losing for the eighth time in 11 games.OSASUNA 0, ALAVES 1Osasunas struggles continued with a home loss, leaving the promoted club in the relegation zone with only one win.Forward Christian Santos converted a 77th-minute winner for Alaves, which hadnt won in four rounds. Alaves is 12th.LAS PALMAS 1, EIBAR 0Las Palmas ended a six-game winless streak thanks to a penalty kick converted by midfielder Jonathan Viera four minutes into second-half injury time.Viera calmly scored with a right-footed shot from the spot after Eibar defender Florian Lejeune was called for a disputed foul on midfielder Roque Mesa inside the area.Las Palmas moved to seventh place, while Eibar dropped to 10th.ELSEWHEREIn the second division, Real Zaragoza striker Juan Munoz quickly became a trending topic on social media after scoring a goal from behind the midfield line in his teams 2-2 draw at Mallorca.He controlled the ball with his chest after a pass from the defense, touched it forward and quickly fired the long-range shot that caught the opposing goalkeeper off guard. Munoz was about a meter behind the midfield line when he struck the ball.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '
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