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UMass wins 81-65 over La Salle

AP
Jan 10, 2024

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Josh Cohen's 24 points helped UMass defeat La Salle 81-65 on Wednesday night.

Cohen had 10 rebounds for the Minutemen (11-4, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rahsool Diggins scored 15 points while going 6 of 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range), and added five rebounds. Jaylen Curry went 6 of 7 from the field to finish with 12 points.

Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi led the way for the Explorers (10-6, 1-2) with 14 points and two blocks. Jhamir Brickus added 12 points and six assists for La Salle. In addition, Daeshon Shepherd finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

The game was close going into the half, as UMass held a one-point lead, 32-31. Cohen scored 17 points in the second half.

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1st Half
LAS
Explorers
31
MASS
Minutemen
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Minutemen gains possession)
19:40		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
19:38		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
19:16		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
19:14		Explorers offensive rebound
19:02		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
19:00		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:49		Khalil Brantley shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:49	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
18:34	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	3-2
18:07		Josh Cohen misses two point driving layup
18:05		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
17:54		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
17:52		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
17:45		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi steals)
17:36		Ryan Zan turnover (bad pass)
17:15		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi blocks Matt Cross's two point jump shot
17:13		Minutemen offensive rebound
17:08	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point pullup jump shot	3-4
16:34		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (traveling)
16:15	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists)	3-6
16:00	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point driving layup	5-6
15:53		Keon Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Khalil Brantley steals)
15:53		Khalil Brantley misses two point driving layup
15:51		Matt Cross defensive rebound
15:46		Ryan Zan shooting foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46		Keon Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:46	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
15:24	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jhamir Brickus assists)	7-7
15:10	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot	7-9
14:45		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
14:43		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
14:14	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point turnaround hook shot	7-11
13:50	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	10-11
13:35		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point jump shot
13:33		Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
13:33		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
13:14		Rahsool Diggins blocks Khalil Brantley's two point layup
13:12		Explorers offensive rebound
13:12		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
13:12		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:12	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-11
12:49		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (traveling)
12:42		Khalil Brantley misses two point layup
12:40		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
12:22		Matt Cross misses two point layup
12:20		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point driving floating jump shot	13-11
11:59		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
11:57		Robert Davis Jr. offensive rebound
11:45	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	13-13
11:24		TV timeout
11:17		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Curry steals)
11:11	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point driving reverse layup	13-15
10:50	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point pullup jump shot	15-15
10:29		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
10:27		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
10:01		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
9:59		Robert Davis Jr. defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	15-17
9:28	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point cutting dunk (Rokas Jocius assists)	17-17
9:12	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point driving layup	17-19
8:53		Rokas Jocius misses two point hook shot
8:51		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point stepback jump shot	17-21
8:25		Jhamir Brickus misses two point running jump shot
8:23		Explorers offensive rebound
8:15	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point jump shot (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)	19-21
7:55	+3	Josh Cohen makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	19-24
7:42		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
7:40		Explorers offensive rebound
7:40		TV timeout
7:20	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point running jump shot	21-24
6:58		Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
6:56		Minutemen offensive rebound
6:53		Marqui Worthy turnover (bad pass)
6:40		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
6:38		Matt Cross defensive rebound
6:28		Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
6:26		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
6:19		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
6:17		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
6:11		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
6:09		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
6:00	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	23-24
5:37		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
5:35		Matt Cross offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Matt Cross makes two point putback dunk	23-26
5:18		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
5:16		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:13		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass)
5:00		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
4:58		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
4:48		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
4:46		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
4:30		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Andres Marrero draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Andres Marrero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
4:30		Andres Marrero misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:30		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Marqui Worthy assists)	24-28
3:52		Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
3:36	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	24-30
3:23		Marqui Worthy personal foul
3:23		TV timeout
3:16	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Daeshon Shepherd assists)	26-30
3:04		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Khalil Brantley steals)
3:04		Khalil Brantley offensive foul
3:04		Khalil Brantley turnover (offensive foul)
2:44		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point hook shot
2:42		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
2:30		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (lost ball)
2:09		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
2:07		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
2:01	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point putback layup	26-32
1:39		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
1:37		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
1:33		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
1:31		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
1:21		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
1:21		Minutemen offensive rebound
1:21		Minutemen 30 second timeout
1:14		Jaylen Curry turnover (bad pass)
1:03	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	29-32
0:47		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball) (Andres Marrero steals)
0:20	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point pullup jump shot (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)	31-32
0:17		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:01		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
34
MASS
Minutemen
49

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point driving layup	33-32
19:27		Khalil Brantley personal foul
19:25	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	33-34
19:25		Ryan Zan shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
19:25	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-35
19:04	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	35-35
18:53		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi blocks Keon Thompson's two point layup
18:51		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point driving layup	37-35
18:25		Ryan Zan shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
18:25	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-36
18:25	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-37
18:18		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
18:07		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
18:05		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
17:57	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	37-39
17:57		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
17:57		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:57		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
17:34		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Rokas Jocius draws the foul)
17:17		Jhamir Brickus offensive foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
17:17		Jhamir Brickus turnover (offensive foul)
17:00	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	37-41
16:41		Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
16:25		Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot
16:23		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
16:12		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
16:10		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
16:09		Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot
16:08		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
16:01		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
15:59		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
15:44		Rokas Jocius blocks Josh Cohen's two point layup
15:42		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
15:37		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
15:35		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
15:22		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
15:20		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
15:12	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point turnaround jump shot	37-43
14:39	+2	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point stepback jump shot	39-43
14:28	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point pullup jump shot	39-45
14:09		Jhamir Brickus misses two point driving layup
14:08		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
14:08		TV timeout
13:55		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
13:53		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
13:45		Marqui Worthy blocks Daeshon Shepherd's two point layup
13:43		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
13:32		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (bad pass) (Jhamir Brickus steals)
13:28		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
13:26		Matt Cross blocks Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi's three point jump shot
13:24		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
13:04		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
13:02		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
12:53		Jump ball. Rokas Jocius vs. Daniel Hankins-Sanford (Minutemen gains possession)
12:53		Rokas Jocius turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
12:41		Marqui Worthy misses two point layup
12:39		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Matt Cross makes two point putback layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	39-47
12:13		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
12:03		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
12:01		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
11:54		Daeshon Shepherd personal foul (Daniel Hankins-Sanford draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:42		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
11:40		Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
11:29		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
11:25	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot	42-47
11:04		Marqui Worthy misses two point layup
11:02		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
10:55		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point layup
10:53		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
10:45		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
10:45		Khalil Brantley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:45		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Daniel Hankins-Sanford assists)	42-49
10:03		Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
10:01		Jhamir Brickus offensive rebound
9:56	+3	Andres Marrero makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	45-49
9:35		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point hook shot
9:33		Minutemen offensive rebound
9:26	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	45-52
9:08		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
9:06		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	45-54
8:43		Explorers 30 second timeout
8:43		TV timeout
8:30		Andres Marrero misses two point jump shot
8:28		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
8:12		Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot
8:10		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
8:10		Khalil Brantley personal foul (Daniel Hankins-Sanford draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-55
8:10	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
7:43		Jump ball. (Explorers gains possession)
7:43		TV timeout
7:39	+2	Ryan Zan makes two point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)	47-56
7:17		Ryan Zan blocks Josh Cohen's two point layup
7:15		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
7:12	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)	49-56
7:12		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
7:12		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:12		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
6:56	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point driving layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	49-58
6:45		Josh Cohen personal foul (Ryan Zan draws the foul)
6:45		Ryan Zan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:44		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
6:44	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
6:44		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:44		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
6:38	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point driving layup	51-59
6:38		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Khalil Brantley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
6:35		Ryan Zan personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
6:35	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
6:27		Khalil Brantley turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
6:16		Matt Cross misses two point layup
6:14		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
6:09	+3	Keon Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	52-64
5:54		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (double dribble)
5:54		Explorers 60 second timeout
5:43	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Marqui Worthy assists)	52-67
5:24		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
5:22		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
5:19		Josh Cohen personal foul (Rokas Jocius draws the foul)
5:19		Rokas Jocius misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:19	+1	Rokas Jocius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-67
5:15		Rokas Jocius shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
5:15		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:15		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
5:04		Keon Thompson turnover (back court violation)
4:57		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
4:55		Minutemen defensive rebound
4:41		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball) (Khalil Brantley steals)
4:34	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point floating jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)	55-68
4:05	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	55-70
3:49		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
3:47		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
3:43	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point putback layup	57-70
3:28	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point driving layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	57-72
3:28		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28		Marqui Worthy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:28		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
3:13		Khalil Brantley turnover (bad pass) (Marqui Worthy steals)
3:13		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Marqui Worthy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-73
3:13		Marqui Worthy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:13		Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
3:00		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
2:58		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
2:40		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
2:40		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-74
2:34		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-74
2:34	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-74
2:13	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point driving layup	59-76
1:59	+3	Andres Marrero makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)	62-76
1:59		Explorers 30 second timeout
1:50	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point driving layup	62-78
1:43		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
1:43		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:43		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:43		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
1:39		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
1:37		Khalil Brantley offensive rebound
1:29	+3	Andres Marrero makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)	65-78
1:29		Marqui Worthy shooting foul (Andres Marrero draws the foul)
1:29		Andres Marrero misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:29		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
0:58		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
0:56		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
0:48	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Daniel Hankins-Sanford assists)	65-81
0:41		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
0:39		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
0:10		Minutemen turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Marqui Worthy blocks Andres Marrero's three point jump shot
0:02		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Josh Cohen defensive rebound