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Rivera scores 16, UMass downs NJIT 80-68

AP
Dec 01, 2024

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Daniel Rivera scored 16 points as UMass rode a strong first half to beat NJIT 80-68 on Sunday.

Rivera also had 11 rebounds for the Minutemen (3-5). Marqui Worthy scored 12 points, finishing 5 of 9 from the floor. Shahid Muhammad had 10 points and shot 3 of 3 from the field and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line.

The Highlanders (1-8) were led in scoring by Tariq Francis, who finished with 24 points. Sebastian Robinson added 14 points for NJIT. Tim Moore Jr. also had nine points and 11 rebounds.

UMass took the lead with 19:06 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 41-24 at halftime, with Rivera racking up eight points. UMass pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a 10-point lead to 17 points. They were outscored by NJIT in the second half by a five-point margin, but still wound up on top, as Rivera led the way with a team-high eight second-half points.

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Both teams play again on Wednesday. UMass hosts Central Connecticut State and NJIT travels to play Seton Hall.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
24
MASS
Minutemen
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malachi Arrington vs. Daniel Hankins-Sanford (Highlanders gains possession)
19:32		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
19:30		Highlanders offensive rebound
19:17		Tim Moore Jr. turnover (double dribble)
19:06	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	0-2
18:38		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
18:36		Minutemen defensive rebound
18:10		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
18:08		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
18:00		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
17:58		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
17:53		Daniel Rivera turnover (bad pass)
17:42		Tariq Francis misses two point layup
17:40		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
17:30		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
17:28		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
17:26	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	0-4
17:26		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
17:26		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:26		Minutemen offensive rebound
17:14		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
17:12		Rahsool Diggins offensive rebound
17:04		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
17:02		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
17:00		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Ari Fulton draws the foul)
16:34		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
16:32		John Kelly offensive rebound
16:18		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
16:16		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point layup	0-6
16:08		Highlanders 30 second timeout
16:08		TV timeout
15:55	+2	Ari Fulton makes two point layup (Jordan Rogers assists)	2-6
15:45		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
15:43		Highlanders defensive rebound
15:23		Jump ball. Sebastian Robinson vs. Daniel Hankins-Sanford (Daniel Hankins-Sanford gains possession)
15:23		Sebastian Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
15:15		Ari Fulton shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
15:15		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
14:59		Jordan Rogers misses two point layup
14:57		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
14:49		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
14:47		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
14:35		Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:33		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	2-9
13:58	+2	Jordan Rogers makes two point layup (Sebastian Robinson assists)	4-9
13:47		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
13:44		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
13:38		Walt Andrews Jr. turnover (lost ball)
13:12		Tariq Francis personal foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
13:07	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Marqui Worthy assists)	4-11
12:33		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
12:31		Tim Moore Jr. offensive rebound
12:29		Jump ball. Tim Moore Jr. (Tim Moore Jr. gains possession)
12:27		Tim Moore Jr. misses two point layup
12:25		Malachi Arrington offensive rebound
12:25		Malachi Arrington turnover (bad pass) (Marqui Worthy steals)
12:17	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Rahsool Diggins assists)	4-13
12:03		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Walt Andrews Jr. draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Walt Andrews Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-13
12:03	+1	Walt Andrews Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
11:51	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point dunk	6-15
11:51		Ari Fulton shooting foul (Shahid Muhammad draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Shahid Muhammad makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-16
11:26		Shahid Muhammad blocks Walt Andrews Jr.'s two point layup
11:21		Minutemen defensive rebound
11:09	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point layup	6-18
10:53		John Kelly misses three point jump shot
10:51		Shahid Muhammad defensive rebound
10:35		Shahid Muhammad turnover (lost ball) (Walt Andrews Jr. steals)
10:26		Shahid Muhammad blocks Triston Wennersten's two point layup
10:24		Minutemen defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	6-20
9:42	+3	John Kelly makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)	9-20
9:19		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
9:17		Highlanders defensive rebound
8:59		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
8:57		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
8:53	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point layup (Daniel Rivera assists)	9-22
8:31		Walt Andrews Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:29		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
8:10		Daniel Rivera misses three point jump shot
8:08		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
7:59		Walt Andrews Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:57		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
7:48	+3	Marqui Worthy makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	9-25
7:29	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	11-25
7:17	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Rahsool Diggins assists)	11-27
7:14		Highlanders 30 second timeout
7:14		TV timeout
6:47		Tim Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:45		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
6:23	+3	Nate Guerengomba makes three point jump shot	11-30
6:04	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	13-30
5:45	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point layup (Nate Guerengomba assists)	13-32
5:44		Jordan Rogers shooting foul (Shahid Muhammad draws the foul)
5:44		Shahid Muhammad misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:44		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
5:24		Shahid Muhammad shooting foul (Sebastian Robinson draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-32
5:24		Sebastian Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24		Shahid Muhammad defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	14-34
5:01		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
4:59		Jordan Rogers offensive rebound
4:37		Ari Fulton misses three point jump shot
4:35		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
4:26		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
4:24		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
4:21		Ari Fulton blocks Rahsool Diggins's two point layup
4:17		Minutemen offensive rebound
4:07		Rahsool Diggins turnover (lost ball) (Tim Moore Jr. steals)
4:03		Tarique Foster personal foul
3:58		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
3:52		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
3:50		Tarique Foster shooting foul (Ari Fulton draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Ari Fulton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-34
3:50	+1	Ari Fulton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-34
3:23		Marqui Worthy misses two point jump shot
3:21		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
3:14		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
3:12		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
3:05		Tariq Francis misses two point layup
3:03		Tim Moore Jr. offensive rebound
3:01		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Tim Moore Jr. draws the foul)
3:01		Tim Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:01		Tim Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Minutemen defensive rebound
2:39		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
2:37		Tarique Foster offensive rebound
2:32		Walt Andrews Jr. personal foul (Tarique Foster draws the foul)
2:24	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	16-36
2:08		Jordan Rogers offensive foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
2:08		Jordan Rogers turnover (offensive foul)
1:57		Shahid Muhammad offensive foul (Sebastian Robinson draws the foul)
1:57		Shahid Muhammad turnover (offensive foul)
1:43		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
1:41		Tim Moore Jr. offensive rebound
1:38	+2	Tim Moore Jr. makes two point dunk	18-36
1:16	+2	Tarique Foster makes two point layup (Marqui Worthy assists)	18-38
0:51	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)	21-38
0:32	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup	21-40
0:32		Tim Moore Jr. shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-41
0:09	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rogers assists)	24-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
44
MASS
Minutemen
39

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	24-43
19:19	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point layup (Jordan Rogers assists)	26-43
19:06		Jordan Rogers personal foul
18:48		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
18:46		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
18:40		Rahsool Diggins blocks Ari Fulton's two point layup
18:38		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
18:27		Shahid Muhammad blocks Ari Fulton's two point layup
18:25		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
18:18		Shahid Muhammad turnover (lost ball)
18:18		Tim Moore Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
18:08	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	28-43
17:48		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
17:48		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
17:48		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
17:48		Highlanders defensive rebound
17:48		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
17:28		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
17:15	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	30-43
16:45		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
16:43		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point layup (Tim Moore Jr. assists)	32-43
16:27	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point layup	32-45
16:27		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
16:27		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:27		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	34-45
15:49		Jordan Rogers personal foul (Malek Abdelgowad draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-46
15:49		Malek Abdelgowad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:49		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
15:32		Nate Guerengomba shooting foul (Ari Fulton draws the foul)
15:32	+1	Ari Fulton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
15:32	+1	Ari Fulton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-46
15:16		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
15:14		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	36-48
14:45	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot	39-48
14:33		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
14:31		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
14:23		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:21		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
14:15		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
14:13		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
14:07		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
14:05		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
13:53		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Sebastian Robinson draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
13:53	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-48
13:40	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	41-50
13:40		Walt Andrews Jr. shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-51
13:14		Daniel Rivera blocks Malachi Arrington's two point layup
13:12		Minutemen defensive rebound
12:59		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
12:57		Malachi Arrington defensive rebound
12:45		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Sebastian Robinson draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-51
12:45		Sebastian Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:45		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Malek Abdelgowad assists)	42-53
12:11		Marqui Worthy personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
12:11		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
12:09		Tim Moore Jr. offensive rebound
12:09	+2	Tim Moore Jr. makes two point layup	44-53
12:09	+2	Tarique Foster makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	44-55
12:09		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
12:07		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
11:29		Ari Fulton shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-56
11:29		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:29		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Tim Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Walt Andrews Jr. assists)	47-56
10:48		Marqui Worthy misses two point layup
10:46		Shahid Muhammad offensive rebound
10:46		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Shahid Muhammad draws the foul)
10:46	+1	Shahid Muhammad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-57
10:46	+1	Shahid Muhammad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-58
10:30		Sebastian Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Rivera steals)
10:24		Marqui Worthy turnover (bad pass) (Tariq Francis steals)
10:18		Jump ball. (Highlanders gains possession)
10:15	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup (Jordan Rogers assists)	49-58
10:04	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point layup	49-60
10:04		Tariq Francis shooting foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Marqui Worthy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-61
9:49		Tarique Foster personal foul (Ari Fulton draws the foul)
9:49	+1	Ari Fulton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-61
9:49		Ari Fulton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:49		Tarique Foster defensive rebound
9:38		Tariq Francis shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
9:38	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
9:38		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:38		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
9:23		Ari Fulton misses three point jump shot
9:21		Tim Moore Jr. offensive rebound
9:16		Shahid Muhammad blocks Tim Moore Jr.'s two point layup
9:15		Walt Andrews Jr. offensive rebound
9:14		Daniel Rivera personal foul (Walt Andrews Jr. draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Walt Andrews Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-62
9:14	+1	Walt Andrews Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-62
8:56		Marqui Worthy misses two point layup
8:50		Shahid Muhammad offensive rebound
8:49	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point dunk	52-64
8:41		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
8:39		Minutemen defensive rebound
8:39		Tariq Francis personal foul (Shahid Muhammad draws the foul)
8:39		Shahid Muhammad misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:39		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
8:20		Tim Moore Jr. misses two point layup
8:18		Jordan Rogers offensive rebound
8:11		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:09		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
8:06		Jaylen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Robinson steals)
8:02		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Sebastian Robinson draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-64
8:02	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
7:43		Sebastian Robinson personal foul (Nate Guerengomba draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Nate Guerengomba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-65
7:43	+1	Nate Guerengomba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-66
7:20		Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:18		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
7:11		Cameron Piggee misses three point jump shot
7:09		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
7:04	+2	Nate Guerengomba makes two point dunk (Rahsool Diggins assists)	54-68
6:57		Highlanders 30 second timeout
6:57		TV timeout
6:37		Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:35		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	54-70
6:07		Sebastian Robinson offensive foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
6:07		Sebastian Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
5:47		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
5:45		Shahid Muhammad offensive rebound
5:27		Tim Moore Jr. shooting foul (Shahid Muhammad draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Shahid Muhammad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-71
5:27		Shahid Muhammad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:27		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
5:06	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rogers assists)	57-71
4:58		Jayden Ndjigue turnover (out of bounds)
4:45		Tariq Francis turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Rivera steals)
4:40		Jordan Rogers personal foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
4:40		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:40		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:40		Highlanders defensive rebound
4:39		Shahid Muhammad personal foul (Tim Moore Jr. draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Tim Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-71
4:39	+1	Tim Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
4:19		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
4:17		Nate Guerengomba offensive rebound
4:10		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point jump shot
4:09		Highlanders defensive rebound
4:09		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Malachi Arrington draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Malachi Arrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
4:09	+1	Malachi Arrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
3:48		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
3:43		Highlanders defensive rebound
3:43		TV timeout
3:29		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
3:29	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
3:29	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
3:15		Ari Fulton shooting foul (Nate Guerengomba draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Nate Guerengomba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
3:15	+1	Nate Guerengomba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
2:56		Marqui Worthy shooting foul (Malachi Arrington draws the foul)
2:56		Malachi Arrington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:56	+1	Malachi Arrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
2:42	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot	64-76
2:26		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
2:24		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
2:17		Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot
2:15		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
2:06		Highlanders 60 second timeout
1:59	+2	Malachi Arrington makes two point jump shot (Ari Fulton assists)	66-76
1:33	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	66-78
1:04		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
1:02		Marqui Worthy defensive rebound
0:45		Walt Andrews Jr. personal foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-79
0:45	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-80
0:33	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	68-80
0:09		Nate Guerengomba misses two point layup
0:07		Highlanders defensive rebound
0:01		Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
0:00		End of period

Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Rahsool Diggins steals)