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Banks puts up 22 in UMBC's 84-71 win against Towson

AP
Dec 07, 2024

TOWSON, Md. (AP) Marcus Banks scored 22 points as UMBC beat Towson 84-71 on Saturday.

Banks shot 8 for 18, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Retrievers (6-5). Josh Odunowo scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Anthony Valentine had 17 points and shot 7 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 5 from the line.

Dylan Williamson finished with 21 points for the Tigers (4-6). Tyler Tejada added 18 points and nine rebounds. Mekhi Lowery also had 12 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

UMBC took the lead with 19:03 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 38-24 at halftime, with Valentine racking up 11 points. UMBC extended its lead to 59-38 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Banks scored a team-high 13 points in the second half.

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1st Half
UMBC
Retrievers
38
TOWS
Tigers
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Retrievers gains possession)
19:43		Josh Odunowo misses two point jump shot
19:41		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
19:20		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
19:18		Abdou Samb offensive rebound
19:18		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
19:09		Christian May misses two point jump shot
19:07		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
19:03	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Odunowo assists)	3-0
18:32	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup	3-2
18:18	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	6-2
17:45		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point layup
17:43		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
17:24		Josh Odunowo turnover (traveling)
17:04		Mekhi Lowery misses two point layup
17:02		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
16:54	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot	9-2
16:50		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:25		Nendah Tarke misses two point jump shot
16:23		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
16:16	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot	12-2
15:53	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point layup	12-4
15:42	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point dunk (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)	14-4
15:26	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point layup (Nendah Tarke assists)	14-6
15:14		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:12		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
14:58	+3	Tyler Tejada makes three point jump shot	14-9
14:40	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-9
14:13		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
14:11		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
14:04		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
14:02		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
13:50	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup (Josh Odunowo assists)	18-9
13:19		Mekhi Lowery turnover (out of bounds)
13:19		TV timeout
13:09		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:07		Christian May defensive rebound
12:47		Tomiwa Sulaiman turnover (bad pass) (Devan Sapp steals)
12:29	+3	Ace Valentine makes three point jump shot (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)	21-9
11:56		Rahdir Hicks misses two point layup
11:54		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup	23-9
11:39		Caleb Embeya shooting foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Ace Valentine misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:39		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
11:12		Josh Odunowo personal foul (Christian May draws the foul)
11:04		Christian May misses three point jump shot
11:02		JC Harris defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	25-9
10:24	+2	Caleb Embeya makes two point layup (Mekhi Lowery assists)	25-11
10:15	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup (Devan Sapp assists)	27-11
9:52		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
9:50		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
9:48		Mekhi Lowery blocks Marlon Short's two point layup
9:46		Christian May defensive rebound
9:26		Rahdir Hicks misses three point jump shot
9:24		Marlon Short defensive rebound
9:17		Bryce Johnson turnover (lost ball)
8:54		Messiah Jones misses two point layup
8:52		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
8:48		Devan Sapp turnover (out of bounds)
8:24		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
8:22		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
8:13		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
8:11		Christian May defensive rebound
8:03		Christian May misses two point layup
8:01		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
7:59		Messiah Jones misses two point layup
7:57		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
7:57		JC Harris personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:52		Abdou Samb misses two point layup
7:50		Marlon Short defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point jump shot	29-11
7:05		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
7:03		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	29-13
6:43		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
6:41		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	29-15
6:18	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point layup	31-15
5:58		Josh Odunowo personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
5:56		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
5:54		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
5:42		Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:40		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
5:26		Messiah Jones misses two point jump shot
5:24		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
5:22		Mekhi Lowery misses two point layup
5:20		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
5:08		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:06		Louie Jordan offensive rebound
4:58		Messiah Jones blocks Bryce Johnson's two point layup
4:56		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	31-17
4:52		Retrievers 60 second timeout
4:29		Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:27		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup (Tomiwa Sulaiman assists)	31-19
4:00		Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
3:58		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
3:51		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
3:49		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
3:49		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Devan Sapp makes two point layup	33-19
3:13		Rahdir Hicks misses three point jump shot
3:11		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
2:46		Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
2:44		Rahdir Hicks defensive rebound
2:35		Mekhi Lowery turnover (bad pass) (Ace Valentine steals)
2:30		Nendah Tarke shooting foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Ace Valentine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-19
2:30	+1	Ace Valentine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-19
2:14		Caleb Embeya misses two point layup
2:12		Devan Sapp defensive rebound
1:53	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	38-19
1:24		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
1:22		Ace Valentine defensive rebound
1:09		Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
1:07		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot	38-22
0:22		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:20		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
0:15	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	38-24
0:08		Ace Valentine turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Lowery steals)
0:02		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
0:00		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tigers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UMBC
Retrievers
46
TOWS
Tigers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Louie Jordan assists)	41-24
19:30	+3	Tyler Tejada makes three point jump shot	41-27
19:15		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:13		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
19:06		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
19:04		Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
18:58	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	44-27
18:37	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point dunk	44-29
18:07		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:05		Abdou Samb defensive rebound
17:56		Christian May misses two point layup
17:54		Christian May offensive rebound
17:51	+2	Christian May makes two point dunk	44-31
17:29	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point layup (Bryce Johnson assists)	46-31
16:59		Abdou Samb misses two point jump shot
16:57		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup	48-31
16:49		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:40		Ace Valentine personal foul (Dylan Williamson draws the foul)
16:32		Tyler Tejada misses two point jump shot
16:30		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
16:29		Caleb Embeya personal foul (Louie Jordan draws the foul)
16:16		Josh Odunowo turnover (lost ball) (Messiah Jones steals)
16:10		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
16:08		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
16:06	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point layup	48-33
15:54		TV timeout
15:38		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:36		Tigers defensive rebound
15:21		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
15:20		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
15:20		Mekhi Lowery personal foul (Retrievers draws the foul)
15:11		Messiah Jones blocks Josh Odunowo's two point layup
15:09		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
14:58		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
14:56		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
14:55	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	48-35
14:49		Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
14:47		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
14:40		Josh Odunowo shooting foul (Tyler Tejada draws the foul)
14:40		Tyler Tejada misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:40	+1	Tyler Tejada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-36
14:23	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	51-36
14:21		Mekhi Lowery shooting foul (Marcus Banks Jr. draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Marcus Banks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-36
14:03	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point layup (Dylan Williamson assists)	52-38
13:53	+2	Marcus Banks Jr. makes two point layup	54-38
13:38		Messiah Jones turnover (lost ball)
13:33	+3	Devan Sapp makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	57-38
13:06		Tyler Tejada misses two point jump shot
13:04		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
12:58		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:56		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
12:54		Devan Sapp personal foul (Tomiwa Sulaiman draws the foul)
12:43		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
12:41		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point dunk (Bryce Johnson assists)	59-38
12:36		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:06		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
12:04		Tomiwa Sulaiman offensive rebound
12:01		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point layup
12:00		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
12:00	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	59-40
11:49		Josh Odunowo misses two point jump shot
11:47		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
11:33		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses three point jump shot
11:31		Dylan Williamson offensive rebound
11:28	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot	59-43
11:14		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
11:14		Bryce Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Lowery steals)
11:14		TV timeout
10:58	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point layup	59-45
10:33		Josh Odunowo misses two point layup
10:31		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
10:23		Mekhi Lowery turnover (bad pass) (Josh Odunowo steals)
10:19	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup (Bryce Johnson assists)	61-45
10:01		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point layup
9:59		Tigers offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Christian May makes two point dunk (Messiah Jones assists)	61-47
9:45	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point dunk (Ace Valentine assists)	63-47
9:27		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
9:25		Nendah Tarke offensive rebound
9:21		Tyler Tejada turnover (lost ball) (Louie Jordan steals)
9:16	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup	65-47
8:55		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
8:53		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
8:30		Ace Valentine turnover (bad pass)
8:20		Christian May misses three point jump shot
8:18		Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
8:15		Messiah Jones personal foul (Retrievers draws the foul)
8:07	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup	67-47
7:55		Tyler Tejada turnover (lost ball) (Josh Odunowo steals)
7:53		Messiah Jones personal foul (Josh Odunowo draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:32		Devan Sapp turnover (bad pass)
7:20		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
7:18		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
6:51		Messiah Jones personal foul (Josh Odunowo draws the foul)
6:51		Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:49		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
6:42	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	67-49
6:10	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup (Devan Sapp assists)	69-49
5:50	+3	Tomiwa Sulaiman makes three point jump shot (Christian May assists)	69-52
5:24		Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point layup
5:22		Christian May defensive rebound
5:22		Jump ball. (Retrievers gains possession)
5:22		Christian May turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Banks Jr. steals)
5:17		Josh Odunowo misses two point jump shot
5:15		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point layup	69-54
5:08		Marlon Short shooting foul (Mekhi Lowery draws the foul)
5:08		Mekhi Lowery misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:08		Marlon Short defensive rebound
4:41		Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:39		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
4:32		Louie Jordan shooting foul (Dylan Williamson draws the foul)
4:32		Dylan Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:32	+1	Dylan Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-55
4:16		Christian May shooting foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Marlon Short makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-55
4:16	+1	Marlon Short makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-55
3:58	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point jump shot	71-57
3:49		Mekhi Lowery blocks Marlon Short's two point layup
3:47		Josh Odunowo offensive rebound
3:44		Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:42		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
3:37	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot (Christian May assists)	71-60
3:37		Retrievers 30 second timeout
3:26	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup	73-60
3:10	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot	73-63
2:52	+2	Marcus Banks Jr. makes two point layup	75-63
2:40	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	75-65
2:38		Tigers 60 second timeout
2:14		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
2:12		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
1:49		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
1:47		Nendah Tarke offensive rebound
1:45		Louie Jordan shooting foul (Nendah Tarke draws the foul)
1:45		Nendah Tarke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45	+1	Nendah Tarke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-66
1:44		Christian May personal foul (Josh Odunowo draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-66
1:44	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-66
1:37		Marcus Banks Jr. shooting foul (Tyler Tejada draws the foul)
1:37		Tyler Tejada misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37	+1	Tyler Tejada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-67
1:23		Christian May personal foul (Josh Odunowo draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-67
1:23	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-67
1:20		Tyler Tejada turnover (bad pass) (Josh Odunowo steals)
1:17		Mekhi Lowery personal foul (Josh Odunowo draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-67
1:17	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-67
1:09		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses three point jump shot
1:07		Ace Valentine defensive rebound
0:52		Retrievers 30 second timeout
0:51		Tomiwa Sulaiman personal foul (Josh Odunowo draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Josh Odunowo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-67
0:51		Josh Odunowo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:51		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
0:43		Dylan Williamson misses two point layup
0:41		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
0:41	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point layup	82-69
0:33	+2	Marcus Banks Jr. makes two point layup	84-69
0:26		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
0:24		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
0:22	+2	Mekhi Lowery makes two point layup	84-71
0:19		Tyler Tejada personal foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
0:19		Ace Valentine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:19		Ace Valentine misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
0:15		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
0:13		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Louie Jordan defensive rebound