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Diggins' 18 help UMass down Rhode Island 81-79

AP
Feb 11, 2024

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Rahsool Diggins scored 18 points and UMass beat Rhode Island 81-79 on Sunday.

Diggins shot 6 for 13, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Minutemen (15-8, 6-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Keon Thompson scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Josh Cohen shot 5 of 8 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds.

Jaden House led the Rams (11-13, 5-6) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. Luis Kortright added 15 points, four assists and two steals for Rhode Island. In addition, David Green had 11 points.

Jaylen Curry scored 10 points in the first half and UMass went into the break trailing 35-32. UMass used a 13-1 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 68-54 with 6:12 remaining. The Minutemen led 81-76 with 11 seconds remaining before a 3-pointer by Kortright. Jaylen Curry then missed two free throws for UMass but Kortright missed a 3 at the buzzer.

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1st Half
URI
Rams
35
MASS
Minutemen
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		David Fuchs vs. Josh Cohen (Minutemen gains possession)
19:44		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weston steals)
19:37	+2	David Green makes two point driving layup (Brandon Weston assists)	2-0
19:20		David Fuchs blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point cutting layup
19:18		Rams defensive rebound
19:06		Josh Cohen blocks Brandon Weston's two point cutting layup
19:04		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:55		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
18:53		David Fuchs defensive rebound
18:47		David Green misses two point hook shot
18:45		Jaden House offensive rebound
18:31		Jaden House misses two point driving finger roll layup
18:29		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
18:09	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	2-3
17:45	+3	Jaden House makes three point pullup jump shot	5-3
17:29		David Fuchs shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
17:29		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:29	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:17		David Green misses two point floating jump shot
17:15		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Matt Cross makes two point driving layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	5-6
16:55	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point hook shot	7-6
16:45		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
16:43		Minutemen offensive rebound
16:32		Tyson Brown shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
16:32		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-7
16:23	+2	David Green makes two point finger roll layup (Brandon Weston assists)	9-7
15:58		Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
15:58		Rams defensive rebound
15:58		TV timeout
15:29	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point turnaround hook shot	11-7
15:20		Tyson Brown personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
15:05	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point turnaround hook shot	11-9
14:54		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (David Fuchs draws the foul)
14:54	+1	David Fuchs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-9
14:54	+1	David Fuchs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-9
14:40	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point driving floating jump shot	13-11
14:21		Luis Kortright misses two point layup
14:19		Minutemen defensive rebound
13:58		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
13:56		David Green defensive rebound
13:50	+3	David Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Luis Kortright assists)	16-11
13:26		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
13:24		Rams defensive rebound
13:09		Luis Kortright misses two point layup
13:07		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
13:02		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (lost ball) (Jaden House steals)
12:57		Daniel Hankins-Sanford technical foul
12:57		Jaden House technical foul
12:48		Jaden House turnover
12:48		Zek Montgomery misses two point driving layup
12:46		Matt Cross defensive rebound
12:32		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
12:30		David Green defensive rebound
12:04		David Fuchs misses two point driving layup
12:02		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
11:44		Matt Cross misses two point reverse layup
11:42		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
11:26		David Green misses two point driving layup
11:24		David Fuchs offensive rebound
11:18	+2	David Fuchs makes two point putback layup	18-11
11:13		Keon Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Jaden House steals)
11:13		TV timeout
11:01		Jaden House misses two point driving layup
10:59		Robert Davis Jr. defensive rebound
10:50		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:48		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
10:44		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
10:42		Robert Davis Jr. offensive rebound
10:40	+2	Robert Davis Jr. makes two point putback layup	18-13
10:19	+3	Zek Montgomery makes three point pullup jump shot	21-13
10:04	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point bank jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	21-15
9:40		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul (Cam Estevez draws the foul)
9:25	+2	Cam Estevez makes two point pullup jump shot (Zek Montgomery assists)	23-15
9:11		Josh Cohen misses two point floating jump shot
9:09		Cam Estevez defensive rebound
8:55		Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot
8:53		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
8:44		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass)
8:23		Zek Montgomery misses three point pullup jump shot
8:21		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
8:09		Zek Montgomery shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
8:09		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:09	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-16
7:44		Jaden House misses two point jump shot
7:42		Jaden House offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Jaden House makes two point floating jump shot	25-16
7:19		David Green personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
7:19		TV timeout
7:15	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point floating jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	25-18
6:49		Jaden House turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
6:34	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point pullup jump shot	25-21
6:11		Jaden House misses three point jump shot
6:09		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:55		Rahsool Diggins misses two point driving layup
5:53		Jaden House defensive rebound
5:50		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Jaden House draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-21
5:50	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-21
5:33		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
5:31		David Fuchs defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Zek Montgomery makes two point driving layup	29-21
4:58		Rahsool Diggins misses three point pullup jump shot
4:56		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
4:43		David Green misses two point layup
4:41		David Green offensive rebound
4:39		David Green misses two point layup
4:37		Rams offensive rebound
4:29		Luis Kortright turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
4:21	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point driving layup	29-23
3:58	+2	David Green makes two point layup (David Fuchs assists)	31-23
3:48		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
3:46		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
3:27		Luis Kortright turnover (lost ball)
3:27		TV timeout
3:12	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	31-25
3:02	+2	Brandon Weston makes two point dunk (Zek Montgomery assists)	33-25
2:51	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	33-28
2:39		Zek Montgomery misses two point layup
2:37		Matt Cross defensive rebound
2:19	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	33-31
2:00		Keon Thompson personal foul (Luis Kortright draws the foul)
1:52		Brandon Weston turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
1:48		Jaden House shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
1:48		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:48	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-32
1:21		David Fuchs misses two point alley-oop layup
1:19		Matt Cross defensive rebound
1:14		Rahsool Diggins misses three point stepback jump shot
1:12		Minutemen offensive rebound
1:04		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Luis Kortright steals)
0:44		David Green misses two point jump shot
0:42		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
0:37		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point dunk
0:35		David Green defensive rebound
0:31	+2	Luis Kortright makes two point driving finger roll layup	35-32
0:31		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:04		Jaylen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot
0:02		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
URI
Rams
44
MASS
Minutemen
49

Time		Play	Score
19:48		David Green misses two point driving layup
19:46		Minutemen defensive rebound
19:35	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	35-35
19:15		Brandon Weston turnover (lost ball) (Josh Cohen steals)
19:07		Josh Cohen misses three point jump shot
19:05		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
18:48		Jaden House misses two point turnaround jump shot
18:46		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point driving layup	35-37
18:37		Rams 30 second timeout
18:37		TV timeout
18:23	+2	David Fuchs makes two point alley-oop layup (Luis Kortright assists)	37-37
17:52		David Fuchs blocks Keon Thompson's two point layup
17:50		Minutemen offensive rebound
17:48		Minutemen turnover (shot clock violation)
17:36	+2	Brandon Weston makes two point cutting dunk (David Fuchs assists)	39-37
17:24		Jaden House personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
17:20	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	39-40
17:05		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Brandon Weston draws the foul)
17:05	+1	Brandon Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-40
17:05	+1	Brandon Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-40
16:51	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Matt Cross assists)	41-42
16:38	+2	David Green makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Weston assists)	43-42
16:19		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass)
16:06		Zek Montgomery misses two point driving layup
16:04		Zek Montgomery offensive rebound
15:59		Zek Montgomery misses two point driving layup
15:57		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
15:51	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point pullup jump shot	43-45
15:19		Luis Kortright misses three point pullup jump shot
15:17		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	43-47
14:48	+2	David Fuchs makes two point layup (Brandon Weston assists)	45-47
14:25		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
14:23		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
14:09		Luis Kortright misses three point jump shot
14:07		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
13:48	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point driving layup	45-49
13:20	+2	Jaden House makes two point driving layup	47-49
12:54	+3	Jayden Ndjigue makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	47-52
12:33	+2	David Fuchs makes two point layup (Brandon Weston assists)	49-52
12:25		Zek Montgomery personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
12:25		TV timeout
12:13		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
12:11		Rams defensive rebound
11:47		Tyson Brown turnover (lost ball)
11:47		TV timeout
11:17		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass)
11:17		Jaden House misses two point driving layup
11:15		Rams offensive rebound
11:07		Jaden House misses two point driving layup
11:05		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
10:48	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	49-55
10:33		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Cam Estevez draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Cam Estevez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
10:33	+1	Cam Estevez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
10:14		Matt Cross misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:12		Matt Cross offensive rebound
10:07		Zek Montgomery blocks Jaylen Curry's two point driving layup
10:05		Cam Estevez defensive rebound
9:55		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
9:46	+2	Jaden House makes two point driving layup (Cam Estevez assists)	53-55
9:25		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
9:23		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
9:22		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point putback layup
9:20		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
9:20	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point putback layup	53-57
9:17		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul
9:06		Jaden House turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Curry steals)
9:02		Jaylen Curry misses two point driving layup
9:00		Rams defensive rebound
8:47		Zek Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
8:36	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Daniel Hankins-Sanford assists)	53-60
8:17		Jump ball. Zek Montgomery vs. Matt Cross (Minutemen gains possession)
8:17		Zek Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
8:00		Jaylen Curry misses two point pullup jump shot
7:58		Keon Thompson offensive rebound
7:53	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point putback layup	53-62
7:45		Keon Thompson shooting foul (David Fuchs draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Brandon Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-62
7:45		Brandon Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:45		Matt Cross defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists)	54-64
7:00		Cam Estevez misses two point pullup jump shot
6:58		Robert Davis Jr. defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Robert Davis Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Matt Cross assists)	54-66
6:44		Rams 30 second timeout
6:32		Tyson Brown turnover (lost ball) (Josh Cohen steals)
6:19		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:17		Keon Thompson offensive rebound
6:12	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point putback layup	54-68
6:00		Jaden House turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
5:58		Robert Davis Jr. misses two point driving layup
5:56		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
5:54		Matt Cross shooting foul (Luis Kortright draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Luis Kortright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
5:54	+1	Luis Kortright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-68
5:37	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	56-70
5:24	+3	Jaden House makes three point jump shot (Luis Kortright assists)	59-70
5:10	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	59-72
4:56	+2	Jaden House makes two point driving layup	61-72
4:39	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Josh Cohen assists)	61-74
4:21	+3	Jaden House makes three point pullup jump shot	64-74
3:59		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
3:57		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
3:51	+3	Jaden House makes three point bank jump shot (Luis Kortright assists)	67-74
3:37		Keon Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Luis Kortright steals)
3:33	+2	Luis Kortright makes two point driving layup	69-74
3:33		Minutemen 30 second timeout
3:33		TV timeout
3:09		Jaylen Curry misses two point driving layup
3:07		David Fuchs defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Luis Kortright makes two point driving layup	71-74
2:33		David Fuchs personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
2:20		Josh Cohen misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:17		Jump ball. Luis Kortright vs. Matt Cross (Rams gains possession)
2:18		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
2:02		Jaden House misses three point stepback jump shot
2:00		Brandon Weston offensive rebound
1:59		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Brandon Weston draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Brandon Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-74
1:59		Brandon Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
1:44		Jeremy Foumena shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
1:44		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:44	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-75
1:25		David Fuchs misses two point layup
1:23		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
1:22		Brandon Weston personal foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
0:59	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	72-78
0:59		Rams 60 second timeout
0:48		Josh Cohen blocks Jaden House's two point layup
0:47		Minutemen defensive rebound
0:43		Luis Kortright personal foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
0:41		Jaden House personal foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:41	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
0:34		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Luis Kortright draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Luis Kortright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-80
0:34		Luis Kortright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:28		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (David Fuchs steals)
0:24	+3	Luis Kortright makes three point jump shot (Jaden House assists)	76-80
0:21		Rams 30 second timeout
0:21		Luis Kortright personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
0:21		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:18		Minutemen offensive rebound
0:16		Luis Kortright personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
0:16		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:15		Minutemen offensive rebound
0:11		David Fuchs personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-81
0:11		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		Rams defensive rebound
0:05	+3	Luis Kortright makes three point pullup jump shot	79-81
0:04		Zek Montgomery personal foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
0:04		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:04		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Brandon Weston defensive rebound
0:00		Luis Kortright misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		End of period

Luis Kortright misses three point pullup jump shot