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Rice's 21 lead Monmouth over Towson 51-43 in CAA opener

AP
Jan 04, 2024

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Xander Rice scored 21 points as Monmouth beat Towson 51-43 on Thursday night in the Coastal Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

Rice shot 5 for 13 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 10 of 11 from the free throw line for the Hawks (8-6). Jaret Valencia scored nine points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 1 for 4 from the line, and added three blocks. Jack Collins had six points and shot 3 for 11, including 0 for 6 from beyond the arc.

The Tigers (7-7) were led in scoring by Christian May, who finished with 12 points. Dylan Williamson added seven points and four assists for Towson.

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1st Half
TOWS
Tigers
20
MONM
Hawks
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Charles Thompson vs. Nikita Konstantynovskyi (Hawks gains possession)
19:47		Jaret Valencia misses two point jump shot
19:45		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
19:23		Dylan Williamson misses two point jump shot
19:21		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
18:57		Nikita Konstantynovskyi turnover (bad pass) (Tomiwa Sulaiman steals)
18:33		Nendah Tarke misses two point jump shot
18:31		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
18:26		Charles Thompson misses two point layup
18:24		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point dunk (Xander Rice assists)	0-2
17:56	+3	Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Charles Thompson assists)	3-2
17:28	+2	Jakari Spence makes two point jump shot	3-4
17:03		Jack Collins personal foul (Christian May draws the foul)
16:49		Jaret Valencia blocks Nendah Tarke's two point layup
16:47		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
16:44		Jack Collins misses two point layup
16:42		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
16:32		Christian May misses three point jump shot
16:30		Xander Rice defensive rebound
16:16		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
16:14		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
16:00		Christian May turnover (bad pass) (Jakari Spence steals)
15:50		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
15:48		Christian May defensive rebound
15:34		Messiah Jones misses two point layup
15:32		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
15:24		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
15:22		Jaret Valencia defensive rebound
15:13		Jaret Valencia misses three point jump shot
15:08		Tigers defensive rebound
15:11		TV timeout
14:48		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
14:46		Dylan Williamson offensive rebound
14:25	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point jump shot	5-4
14:09		Chase Paar blocks Nikita Konstantynovskyi's two point layup
14:07		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
14:01		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
13:59		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
13:56		Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul
13:50		Christian May misses three point jump shot
13:48		Jaret Valencia defensive rebound
13:43	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup (Jaret Valencia assists)	5-6
13:43		Mekhi Lowery shooting foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-7
13:14		Charles Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Jack Collins steals)
13:05		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:03		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
12:58		Klemen Vuga blocks Christian May's two point layup
12:56		Tigers offensive rebound
12:47		Tyler Tejada misses two point jump shot
12:45		Klemen Vuga defensive rebound
12:33		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:31		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
12:13		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
12:12		Tomiwa Sulaiman offensive rebound
12:12		Cornelius Robinson Jr. personal foul (Tomiwa Sulaiman draws the foul)
11:53	+2	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes two point layup	7-7
11:38		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:36		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
11:26		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
11:24		Abdi Bashir Jr. defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Cornelius Robinson Jr. makes two point layup (Xander Rice assists)	7-9
10:57		Tomiwa Sulaiman offensive foul
10:57		Tomiwa Sulaiman turnover (offensive foul)
10:57		TV timeout
10:30		Chase Paar personal foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
10:14		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
10:12		Cornelius Robinson Jr. offensive rebound
10:12		Messiah Jones personal foul (Cornelius Robinson Jr. draws the foul)
10:03		Klemen Vuga turnover (traveling)
9:38		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
9:36		Christian May offensive rebound
9:30		Christian May misses two point jump shot
9:28		Xander Rice defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-11
9:00		Dylan Williamson turnover (bad pass)
8:42	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup	7-13
8:15	+3	Messiah Jones makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williamson assists)	10-13
7:51		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
7:49		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:34		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
7:32		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
7:23	+3	Tyler Tejada makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williamson assists)	13-13
7:13		Nikita Konstantynovskyi turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Tejada steals)
7:08	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	15-13
6:46		Jaret Valencia turnover (lost ball) (Nendah Tarke steals)
6:42		Abdi Bashir Jr. shooting foul (Tomiwa Sulaiman draws the foul)
6:42	+1	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
6:42	+1	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-13
6:22		Charles Thompson blocks Nikita Konstantynovskyi's two point layup
6:21		Hawks offensive rebound
6:17		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:15		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
5:58		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
5:56		Abdi Bashir Jr. defensive rebound
5:43		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point jump shot
5:41		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
5:27		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
5:25		Hawks defensive rebound
5:03		Mekhi Lowery blocks Xander Rice's three point jump shot
5:02		Hawks offensive rebound
4:58		Christian May blocks Jakari Spence's two point jump shot
4:56		Christian May defensive rebound
4:42		Messiah Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jakari Spence steals)
4:37	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point dunk (Jakari Spence assists)	17-15
4:14		Jaret Valencia blocks Tyler Tejada's two point layup
4:12		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
4:04		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
4:02		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
3:43		Chase Paar misses two point layup
3:41		Jack Collins defensive rebound
3:29		Chase Paar blocks Xander Rice's two point layup
3:27		Chase Paar defensive rebound
3:05		Tyler Tejada turnover (traveling)
3:05		TV timeout
2:47	+2	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point layup	17-17
2:47		Christian May shooting foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-18
2:34	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot (Nendah Tarke assists)	20-18
2:07		Abdi Bashir Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:50		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
1:48		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
1:39		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
1:36		Hawks offensive rebound
1:34		Jaret Valencia misses two point jump shot
1:32		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
1:07		Tyler Tejada turnover (bad pass) (Jaret Valencia steals)
1:01	+2	Jakari Spence makes two point layup	20-20
0:59		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:53		Jaret Valencia blocks Christian May's three point jump shot
0:51		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
0:48		Jakari Spence turnover (bad pass)
0:24		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
0:22		Charles Thompson offensive rebound
0:22		Jaret Valencia shooting foul (Charles Thompson draws the foul)
0:22		Charles Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22		Charles Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
0:03		Charles Thompson shooting foul (Jaret Valencia draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Jaret Valencia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
0:03		Jaret Valencia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Christian May defensive rebound
0:00		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TOWS
Tigers
23
MONM
Hawks
30

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Charles Thompson's two point layup
19:40		Hawks defensive rebound
19:23		Jaret Valencia offensive foul
19:23		Jaret Valencia turnover (offensive foul)
18:55	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point layup	22-21
18:40	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point layup (Xander Rice assists)	22-23
18:26		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
18:24		Jack Collins defensive rebound
18:22		Jump ball. (Hawks gains possession)
18:01		Jakari Spence misses two point jump shot
17:59		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
17:51		Charles Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Jack Collins steals)
17:44		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
17:42		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
17:26		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses three point jump shot
17:24		Nendah Tarke offensive rebound
17:18		Dylan Williamson misses two point jump shot
17:16		Jack Collins defensive rebound
17:07		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
17:05		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
16:45		Tomiwa Sulaiman turnover (bad pass)
16:37		Messiah Jones personal foul
16:35	+2	Jack Collins makes two point jump shot (Jakari Spence assists)	22-25
16:21		Mekhi Lowery turnover (bad pass) (Jack Collins steals)
16:18	+2	Jack Collins makes two point layup	22-27
16:16		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:18		TV timeout
15:52		Jaret Valencia shooting foul (Chase Paar draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Chase Paar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-27
15:52		Chase Paar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:52		Jack Collins defensive rebound
15:51		Nendah Tarke personal foul (Jack Collins draws the foul)
15:35		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
15:33		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
15:19		Messiah Jones misses three point jump shot
15:17		Jack Collins defensive rebound
15:09		Xander Rice turnover (lost ball) (Nendah Tarke steals)
14:51		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
14:49		Hawks defensive rebound
14:34		Xander Rice misses two point jump shot
14:32		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
14:28		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point hook shot
14:26		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	25-27
13:52		Jakari Spence misses two point layup
13:50		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
13:45		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
13:43		Jack Collins offensive rebound
13:41		Charles Thompson shooting foul (Jaret Valencia draws the foul)
13:41		Jaret Valencia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:41		Jaret Valencia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:41		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
13:27		Jack Collins blocks Mekhi Lowery's two point layup
13:25		Jack Collins defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point dunk (Jack Collins assists)	25-29
13:06	+3	Christian May makes three point jump shot	28-29
12:48		Mekhi Lowery personal foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul)
12:30		Tyler Tejada blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s three point jump shot
12:28		Jack Collins offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Jack Collins makes two point layup	28-31
12:03	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point dunk (Dylan Williamson assists)	30-31
11:42		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
11:40		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
11:36		Nikita Konstantynovskyi turnover (traveling)
11:36		TV timeout
11:13		Charles Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Xander Rice steals)
11:13		Tomiwa Sulaiman personal foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
11:00		Klemen Vuga offensive foul
11:00		Klemen Vuga turnover (offensive foul)
10:44		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point layup
10:42		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
10:38		Messiah Jones turnover (lost ball) (Cornelius Robinson Jr. steals)
10:35		Messiah Jones personal foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
10:23		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point layup
10:21		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
10:08		Christian May misses three point jump shot
10:06		Hawks defensive rebound
9:43		Tomiwa Sulaiman blocks Cornelius Robinson Jr.'s two point layup
9:41		Cornelius Robinson Jr. offensive rebound
9:36	+2	Cornelius Robinson Jr. makes two point layup	30-33
9:20	+2	Christian May makes two point jump shot (Nendah Tarke assists)	32-33
9:09		Charles Thompson blocks Jack Collins's two point layup
9:07		Christian May defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Christian May makes two point jump shot	34-33
8:44	+2	Klemen Vuga makes two point layup	34-35
8:24	+2	Charles Thompson makes two point hook shot	36-35
8:02		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point layup
8:00		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
7:51		Cornelius Robinson Jr. shooting foul (Christian May draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51	+1	Christian May makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-35
7:51	+1	Christian May makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-35
7:28		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point layup
7:26		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
7:11		Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Charles Thompson's two point layup
7:08		Tigers offensive rebound
6:59		Dylan Williamson misses two point layup
6:57		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Xander Rice makes two point jump shot	38-37
6:22		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses three point jump shot
6:20		Jack Collins defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup	38-39
5:45		Christian May misses two point jump shot
5:43		Jack Collins defensive rebound
5:34		Jakari Spence turnover (out of bounds)
5:03		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:49		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
4:47		Jack Collins offensive rebound
4:33		Mekhi Lowery blocks Xander Rice's two point layup
4:31		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
4:06		Dylan Williamson turnover (traveling)
3:47	+3	Xander Rice makes three point jump shot	38-42
3:47		Tyler Tejada shooting foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-43
3:36		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
3:34		Jack Collins defensive rebound
3:02		Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
2:38		Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Christian May's two point layup
2:36		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
2:12		Hawks 30 second timeout
2:08		Nendah Tarke shooting foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 3	38-44
2:08	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 3	38-45
2:08	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 3 of 3	38-46
1:47		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
1:45		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
1:16		Xander Rice misses two point layup
1:14		Jack Collins offensive rebound
1:09		Christian May personal foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-47
1:09		Xander Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Charles Thompson defensive rebound
1:00		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses three point jump shot
0:58		Tigers offensive rebound
0:54		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
0:51		Hawks defensive rebound
0:51		Jump ball. Jakari Spence vs. Christian May (Tigers gains possession)
0:44		Jakari Spence turnover (lost ball) (Christian May steals)
0:42		Christian May misses three point jump shot
0:41		Tomiwa Sulaiman offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes two point layup	40-47
0:36		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:38		Nendah Tarke personal foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
0:38	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-49
0:27		Christian May misses three point jump shot
0:25		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
0:25		Jump ball. (Hawks gains possession)
0:25		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:21		Mekhi Lowery personal foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-50
0:21	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-51
0:13	+3	Christian May makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williamson assists)	43-51
0:12		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Tigers 60 second timeout