UMass beat Rhode Island 81-68 Sunday in a men's basketball exhibition at the Mullins Center, with four Minutemen scoring in double figures.
Jordan Clayton and Dwayne Wimbley Jr. each had 16 points and six rebounds. Dimitri Clerc scored 15 points, according to UMass' report. Cheick Sylla had 14 points and 18 rebounds in his first college game. The Minutemen held a 51-42 rebounding advantage.
Rhode Island tied the game at 30 in the first half, but UMass led 38-37 at halftime and opened the second half with seven straight points. URI shot 33.3 percent from the floor, compared with 43.5 percent for UMass.
UMass hosts Brown in a second exhibition Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. Admission is free, the university said.
Vermont's athletics calendar lists a men's exhibition against Holy Cross in Burlington Saturday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m.