PROVIDENCE, R.I.  –  Rhode Island College guard Shion Darby scored a team-high 24 points to lead the Anchormen to a 83-73 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference men's basketball game Wednesday night.
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The Records: 
Southern Maine (7-9, 2-5 Little East)
Rhode Island College (12-5, 5-4 Little East)
 
Series History:  Rhode Island College takes the 2021-22 season series. The Anchormen lead the overall series 76-65, and have won 11 consecutive games against Southern Maine.
 
Standout Huskies:  Junior Marcus Christopher (Skowhegan, Maine) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists; sophomore Chance Dixon (Lake Worth, Fla./Santaluces) 12 points, 2 assists; sophomore Clay Kuhn (Orlando, Flah./Winter Park) 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists; junior Cody Hawes (Carmel, Maine/Hermon) 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals.
 
Standout Anchormen:  Shion Darby 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists' Keyshaun Jacobs 20 points, 5 assists; Jordan Riley 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; Ousmane Kourouma 10 points, 7 rebounds.
 
How It Happened: 

• Rhode Island College used a big 12-0 run midway through the opening half to open up a 26-12 lead and took a solid 42-29 lead into the halftime break. Darby (12), Jacobs (10) and Riley (11) were in double-figures at the half to pace the Anchormen.
• Down by 15, 70-55, with 6:07 to play, Southern Maine stormed back to make it a two-possession game, 72-67, with 1:20 to play with a 12-2 run. Christopher scored eight points in the run that was capped by a fastbreak layup from freshman Juneau Anicette (Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips).  Anicette finished with nine points off of the bench.
• RIC responded on its next possession with a three from Jacobs and USM's Christopher made it a six-point game (75-69) with 48 seconds left; however the Anchormen went 8-or-8 from the free throw line to seal the win.  Damian Tucker scored six of RIC's eight free throws. 

 
Inside the Stats: 

• Christopher's 24 points are a season and career-high for the junior forward. His 12 rebounds mark the fourth time this season he has reached double-digits in that category, and marks his third career double-double and second of 2021-22.
• Rhode Island College shot 44.4 (28-for-63) from the field, including a 53.13 percent effort (17-for-32) in the first half.
• The Huskies shot just 29.03 percent (9-for-31) from the field in the opening half but shot 48.65 (18-for-37) in the second half. 

 
 
Up Next: 
Southern Maine remains in Little East Conference play and is scheduled to host Castleton University on Saturday (3:00 pm).   
 
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