(Undated)--In men's college basketball, it was a split for the two Rhode Island teams playing in conference tournaments on Thursday.The University of Rhode Island advanced in the Atlantic-10 tourney with a 76-to-57 win over La Salle in Brooklyn.The Rams, who are the eighth seed in the tournament, will play top-seeded Virginia Commonwealth in the quarterfinals today, with the tip-off scheduled for noon.Meanwhile, Providence College will have to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after falling in the Big East playoffs, 73-to-62 to top-seeded Villanova, at Madison Square Garden.