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Covington puts up 17, UMass-Lowell knocks off Bryant 77-70 in AEC tourney semifinals

AP
Mar 12, 2024

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) Yuri Covington had 17 points in second-seeded UMass Lowell's 77-70 win against third-seeded Bryant on Tuesday night in the America East Conference Tournament.

The River Hawks will play at top-seeded Vermont on Saturday morning for the championship.

Covington added 10 rebounds for the River Hawks (22-9). Cam Morris III scored 14 points while going 5 of 10 and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds. Ayinde Hikim went 5 of 13 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.

Rafael Pinzon finished with 24 points for the Bulldogs (20-13). Sherif Gross-Bullock added 19 points for Bryant. Daniel Rivera also had 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals and four blocks.

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1st Half
BRY
Bulldogs
37
LOW
River Hawks
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:47		Tyler Brelsford turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
19:41		Daniel Rivera blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
19:39		Tyler Brelsford defensive rebound
19:32		Miles Latimer misses two point jump shot
19:30		Rafael Pinzon offensive rebound
19:27		Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
19:25		Max Brooks defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	0-2
19:09		Miles Latimer shooting foul
19:09	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-3
18:59	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:47	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	2-5
18:34	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point layup	4-5
18:21		Daniel Rivera blocks Max Brooks's two point layup
18:19		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
18:14		Cam Morris III blocks Tyler Brelsford's two point layup
18:12		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:07		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
18:05		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
17:55		Yuri Covington misses two point layup
17:53		Tyler Brelsford defensive rebound
17:51		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
17:49		Ayinde Hikim defensive rebound
17:37		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
17:35		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
17:26		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
17:24		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
17:24		Daniel Rivera personal foul
17:04	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:46	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	6-7
16:25		Yuri Covington misses two point jump shot
16:23		Connor Withers defensive rebound
16:17		Tyler Brelsford turnover (Brayden O'Connor steals)
16:11		Yuri Covington turnover
15:52	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point layup	8-7
15:36		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
15:34		Doug Edert defensive rebound
15:18		Max Brooks personal foul
15:18		TV timeout
15:18		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:18		River Hawks defensive rebound
14:53		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
14:51		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
14:48		Cam Morris III misses two point layup
14:46		Yuri Covington offensive rebound
14:34		Cam Morris III turnover (Doug Edert steals)
14:20	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point layup	10-7
14:11		Brayden O'Connor turnover
14:03	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	12-7
14:00		Connor Withers personal foul
13:43		Max Brooks turnover (Sherif Gross-Bullock steals)
13:31		Rafael Pinzon turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
13:18		Quinton Mincey turnover (Daniel Rivera steals)
13:13		Daniel Rivera offensive foul
13:13		Daniel Rivera turnover (offensive foul)
13:00		Doug Edert personal foul
12:41		Max Brooks misses two point layup
12:39		Max Brooks offensive rebound
12:39	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	12-9
12:31	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	14-9
12:16	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point layup (Brayden O'Connor assists)	14-11
11:55	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	16-11
11:44		Ayinde Hikim misses three point jump shot
11:42		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
11:40		Max Brooks personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:27		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
11:25		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
11:17		Yuri Covington misses two point layup
11:15		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
11:11		Tyler Brelsford personal foul
11:05		Keyshawn Mitchell blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
11:03		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
10:52		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
10:50		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
10:36	+3	Quinton Mincey makes three point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	16-14
10:11	+2	Keyshawn Mitchell makes two point layup (Tyler Brelsford assists)	18-14
9:45		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
9:43		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
9:37		Rafael Pinzon turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
9:29		Rafael Pinzon blocks Ayinde Hikim's two point layup
9:27		Tyler Brelsford defensive rebound
9:23		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
9:21		Connor Withers offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	20-14
8:48	+3	Brayden O'Connor makes three point jump shot (Cam Morris III assists)	20-17
8:17		Rafael Pinzon turnover
8:08	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	20-19
7:53		Tyler Brelsford misses two point layup
7:51		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point jump shot (Ayinde Hikim assists)	20-21
7:26	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	22-21
7:06	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	22-23
6:56		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
6:54		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
6:43		Ayinde Hikim misses three point jump shot
6:41		Rafael Pinzon defensive rebound
6:34		Rafael Pinzon misses two point layup
6:32		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Anthony Blunt makes two point layup (Ayinde Hikim assists)	22-25
6:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
6:25		TV timeout
6:15		Miles Latimer misses two point layup
6:13		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
5:55		Daniel Rivera blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
5:53		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
5:53		Cam Morris III personal foul
5:36	+2	Miles Latimer makes two point layup	24-25
5:17	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup (Yuri Covington assists)	24-27
5:01	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk	26-27
4:41		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
4:39		Sherif Gross-Bullock defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point jump shot	28-27
4:04	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point layup	28-29
3:46		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
3:44		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
3:34	+3	Anthony Blunt makes three point jump shot (Yuri Covington assists)	28-32
3:23		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
3:21		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
3:01		Connor Withers personal foul
3:01		TV timeout
3:01		Quinton Mincey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:01		Connor Withers defensive rebound
2:54		Cam Morris III personal foul
2:52	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Sherif Gross-Bullock assists)	30-32
2:29		Yuri Covington misses three point jump shot
2:27		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
2:25	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	30-34
2:09	+3	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes three point jump shot	33-34
1:46		Cam Morris III misses two point layup
1:44		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
1:42		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
1:40		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
1:24	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	35-34
1:24		Yuri Covington shooting foul
1:24		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:24		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
1:13		Connor Withers blocks Brayden O'Connor's two point layup
1:11		Connor Withers defensive rebound
0:46	+2	Miles Latimer makes two point dunk (Daniel Rivera assists)	37-34
0:40		River Hawks 30 second timeout
0:23		Xzavier Lino misses two point layup
0:21		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
0:01		Xzavier Lino personal foul
0:01		Daniel Rivera misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BRY
Bulldogs
33
LOW
River Hawks
43

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Max Brooks makes two point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	37-36
19:21		Miles Latimer misses two point layup
19:19		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
18:50		Yuri Covington misses two point jump shot
18:48		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point layup (Daniel Rivera assists)	39-36
18:26		Ayinde Hikim misses two point jump shot
18:24		Connor Withers defensive rebound
18:10		Rafael Pinzon turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
18:04	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	39-38
17:48		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
17:46		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
17:42		Miles Latimer misses three point jump shot
17:40		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
17:28		Miles Latimer personal foul
17:23		Yuri Covington turnover (Connor Withers steals)
17:19		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
17:17		Rafael Pinzon offensive rebound
17:09		Max Brooks shooting foul
17:09	+1	Rafael Pinzon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-38
17:09	+1	Rafael Pinzon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-38
16:46		Ayinde Hikim misses two point layup
16:44		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
16:26		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
16:24		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
16:19		Rafael Pinzon personal foul
16:13		Tyler Brelsford shooting foul
16:13		Brayden O'Connor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:13	+1	Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-39
16:02		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
16:00		River Hawks defensive rebound
16:00		TV timeout
15:46		Ayinde Hikim turnover (Tyler Brelsford steals)
15:40	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	43-39
15:29		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
15:27		Sherif Gross-Bullock defensive rebound
15:17		Ayinde Hikim shooting foul
15:17	+1	Rafael Pinzon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-39
15:17		Rafael Pinzon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:17		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
14:59		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
14:57		Yuri Covington offensive rebound
14:56		Daniel Rivera personal foul
14:50		Ayinde Hikim turnover (Connor Withers steals)
14:45		Rafael Pinzon misses two point layup
14:43		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
14:25		Keyshawn Mitchell shooting foul
14:25		Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:25	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-40
14:10		Cam Morris III shooting foul
14:10		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:10		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10		Max Brooks defensive rebound
13:50		Sherif Gross-Bullock personal foul
13:47		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
13:45		Ayinde Hikim offensive rebound
13:39		Yuri Covington misses three point jump shot
13:37		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
13:22		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
13:20		Keyshawn Mitchell offensive rebound
13:07		Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
13:05		Max Brooks defensive rebound
12:46		Connor Withers blocks Yuri Covington's three point jump shot
12:44		River Hawks offensive rebound
12:40		Keyshawn Mitchell blocks Quinton Mincey's two point layup
12:38		River Hawks offensive rebound
12:37		Ayinde Hikim turnover (Daniel Rivera steals)
12:30		Sherif Gross-Bullock turnover
12:19	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Ayinde Hikim assists)	44-42
12:04		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
12:02		Tyler Brelsford offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Keyshawn Mitchell makes two point dunk (Tyler Brelsford assists)	46-42
11:49		Keyshawn Mitchell shooting foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Max Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-43
11:49		Max Brooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:49		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
11:36		Ayinde Hikim shooting foul
11:36		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:36		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:36		Max Brooks defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	46-45
10:50		Sherif Gross-Bullock turnover (Yuri Covington steals)
10:47		Yuri Covington turnover
10:36		Rafael Pinzon turnover
10:12		Ayinde Hikim misses two point layup
10:10		Rafael Pinzon defensive rebound
10:00	+3	Tyler Brelsford makes three point jump shot (Connor Withers assists)	49-45
9:47		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
9:45		Sherif Gross-Bullock defensive rebound
9:37		Rafael Pinzon turnover (Yuri Covington steals)
9:35		Connor Withers shooting foul
9:35	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-46
9:35	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-47
9:22		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
9:20		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
9:05		Daniel Rivera shooting foul
9:05		Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:05	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-48
8:50		Cam Morris III blocks Sherif Gross-Bullock's two point layup
8:48		Ayinde Hikim defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point layup (Ayinde Hikim assists)	49-50
8:41		Keyshawn Mitchell shooting foul
8:41		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:41		TV timeout
8:41	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-51
8:30		Ayinde Hikim personal foul
8:21		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
8:19		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
8:04	+3	Yuri Covington makes three point jump shot (Max Brooks assists)	49-54
7:39	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point layup	51-54
7:23	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point layup	51-56
7:00		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
6:58		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
6:37		Connor Withers shooting foul
6:37		TV timeout
6:37	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-57
6:37	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-58
6:26	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	53-58
6:04	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	53-60
5:51		Max Brooks shooting foul
5:51	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-60
5:51	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
5:34		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
5:32		Ayinde Hikim offensive rebound
5:31	+3	Ayinde Hikim makes three point jump shot	55-63
5:22		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
5:20		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
5:03		Keyshawn Mitchell personal foul
5:03		Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:03	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-64
4:52	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Sherif Gross-Bullock assists)	57-64
4:34		Yuri Covington offensive foul
4:34		Yuri Covington turnover (offensive foul)
4:27	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Sherif Gross-Bullock assists)	59-64
4:27		Cam Morris III shooting foul
4:27		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:27		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
4:13		Ayinde Hikim misses two point jump shot
4:11		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
3:50	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point jump shot	59-66
3:44	+3	Rafael Pinzon makes three point jump shot (Daniel Rivera assists)	62-66
3:44		TV timeout
3:19		Daniel Rivera blocks Yuri Covington's two point layup
3:17		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
2:59		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
2:57		River Hawks defensive rebound
2:30	+3	Ayinde Hikim makes three point jump shot	62-69
2:12	+3	Rafael Pinzon makes three point jump shot	65-69
2:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:53		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
1:51		Sherif Gross-Bullock defensive rebound
1:42		Rafael Pinzon misses two point layup
1:40		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
1:14		Ayinde Hikim misses two point jump shot
1:12		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
1:06		Sherif Gross-Bullock turnover (Brayden O'Connor steals)
1:01		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
0:59		Yuri Covington offensive rebound
0:57	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point layup	65-71
0:48		Daniel Rivera turnover
0:41	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point layup (Quinton Mincey assists)	65-73
0:41		River Hawks 30 second timeout
0:32	+3	Rafael Pinzon makes three point jump shot (Daniel Rivera assists)	68-73
0:32		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:30		Sherif Gross-Bullock personal foul
0:30		Brayden O'Connor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
0:25	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	70-74
0:22		Rafael Pinzon personal foul
0:22	+1	Ayinde Hikim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-75
0:22	+1	Ayinde Hikim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-76
0:14		Yuri Covington personal foul
0:14		Rafael Pinzon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:14		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
0:13		Sherif Gross-Bullock personal foul
0:13		Yuri Covington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
0:08		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
0:06		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Yuri Covington defensive rebound