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KINGSTON, R.I. -- Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley thought the key to his players making shots was the way they selected them.Im not sure we took any bad shots, he said Monday night after the 21st-ranked Rams beat Marist 107-65 in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament.I just think these guys really enjoy playing together, Hurley added after URI shot 56 percent from the field -- including 12 of 21 from 3-point range. I dont think they want to let each other down by being a pig or being selfish, because they all care about one another.E.C. Matthews scored 22 points for the Rams (2-0), shooting 8 of 10 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Hassan Martin had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kuran Iverson and Jared Terrell scored 14 apiece for Rhode Island in its first appearance in The Associated Press Top 25 since 2007-08.Matthews said the players know they dont have to take a shot if its not there.Playing with great guards and great forwards, youve just got to rotate the ball, he said.Khallid Hart scored 19 points and Brian Parker had 18 for Marist (0-2).The Red Foxes scored the first five points of the game and led 7-2 before URI reeled off 16 in a row. Rhode Island scored six of the last seven points in the first half to open a 25-point lead at the break and then added the first five points of the second.BIG PICTUREMarist: The Red Foxes opened the season with back-to-back games against ranked teams, losing to No. 1 Duke in their opener on Friday.Rhode Island: This is the easy part for the Rams, who beat Dartmouth by 23 in the opener. Its all a warmup for No. 24 Cincinnati, followed by either Penn State or Duke, in the Tipoff Tourneys championship rounds at Mohegan Sun Casino.POLL IMPLICATIONSURI moved up two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 this week after coasting to a season-opening, 84-61 victory over Dartmouth. But the Rams will have to earn their spot in next weeks rankings, with games against No. 24 Cincinnati and then either Penn State or No. 1 Duke on the final day of the tournament.BAD STARTSIts the second time in as many games that URI started slowly before coasting to victory. Dartmouth led 12-11 with 5 minutes gone in the opener before the Rams pulled away.Minus a slow, kind of sluggish defensive start, I thought we hung in there, Hurley said. We got on the first group about their start. We didnt like it against Dartmouth. We cant continue to dig holes for ourselves.STATSURI shot 57 percent from 3-point range. The Rams had 21 assists to seven for Marist, and outrebounded the Red Foxes 43-21.That was one of our goals, Hurley said. Not just to win the glass, but to dominate the glass.RESTING UPHurley used his bench in the second half, and no starter played more than 25 minutes. In all, 13 players saw the floor for the Rams, and all but one scored -- Mike Layssard, who did have three rebounds and an assist in 6 minutes. Eric Dadika and Will Leviton each made a basket after checking in for the final 2 minutes of the game.Hurley said he wants his starters playing 30 minutes or more when the competition gets tougher.We wanted to build them up, he said. Going into the weekend, were going to need these guys in the 30s.UP NEXTMarist: Hosts Vermont on Wednesday night.Rhode Island: Plays Brown in Kingston on Wednesday in the second of four games in the Hall of Fame tournament. Adidas Shoes Canada Sale . PETERSBURG, Fla. Adidas Shoes Canada . 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Natus Vincere, Fnatic and Team Secret -- all three have tickets punched for The International 6, and a win at StarLadder would mean a huge boost headed into Seattle.While Team Secret secured a grand finals berth in Saturdays upper bracket final, NaVi and Fnatic had one final best-of-three to play to determine who would advance. Despite the two teams being in relatively even standing, NaVi looked dominant over Fnatic in the series. Mirana was the key in both games, used by both Danil Dendi Ishutin in the first game and Victor GeneRaL Nigrini in the second game. NaVi secured the 2-0 and a second chance at beating Secret, this time in the grand finals.The first game saw Natus Vincere struggle to find ground against an aggressive Team Secret. While NaVi found a few early kills on Johan pieliedie ?str?m, Jacky EternaLEnVy Mao and Artour Arteezy Babaev both got off the ground quickly and never let up. Team Secret took a series of kills on Nigrinis Beastmaster and never let Dmitry Ditya Ra Minenkov get his Weaver pick off the ground, eventually ending in a first game win for Secret.NaVi swung back harder in the second game off a surprisingly conservative lineup. Usually known for early aggression, Mineenkovs Terrorblade signaled a shift to a late-game push.dddddddddddd Secret attempted to adapt, putting a great deal of early pressure on NaVi and shoving all five back onto their high ground. Team Secret could never put the final nail in the coffin though, and NaVi pushed back to bring the series to an even 1-1.The third game saw more explosive Mirana play, this time on Babaev, who found key eliminations across the map. The overall lineup of Secret couldnt match Arteezy, though, and Minenkovs Ember Spirit gradually pulled NaVi ahead as the game went on, securing enough advantage to go high ground and take the series advantage, putting it to 2-1 and match point for NaVi.A draft stage advantage in the fourth game put NaVi ahead from the start, where a surprise last-pick Huskar for Minenkov threw Secret for a loop. In combination with some excellent Shadow Shaman play from Ivan artstyle Antonov, the early aggression NaVi is known for shone, completely shutting down Maos Morphling and any hopes of victory. Pushing down two barracks in short order, Team Secret tapped out in just 18 minutes, ending the series 3-1. Natus Vincere took home the StarSeries cup, some prize money and the confidence gained in its first LAN victory of 2016. ' ' '