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Fleming's 16 lead Saint Joseph's past UMass 81-72

AP
Dec 31, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Rasheer Fleming scored 16 points as Saint Joseph's beat UMass 81-72 on Tuesday.

Fleming added six rebounds for the Hawks (10-4, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Erik Reynolds II scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 17, including 2 for 11 from beyond the arc. Dasear Haskins, Anthony Finkley and Xzayvier Brown each scored 11.

Rahsool Diggins led the way for the Minutemen (5-9, 0-1) with 33 points. UMass also got 23 points and nine rebounds from Daniel Rivera.

Fleming scored 13 points in the first half to help put Saint Joseph's ahead 37-33 at the break. Finkley scored team-high 10 second-half points.

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1st Half
MASS
Minutemen
33
JOES
Hawks
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malek Abdelgowad vs. Justice Ajogbor (Dasear Haskins gains possession)
19:41		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
19:39		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
19:23		Malek Abdelgowad turnover (traveling)
19:09	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	0-3
18:58		Daniel Rivera turnover (lost ball) (Dasear Haskins steals)
18:40		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
18:40		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:40		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:40		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Malek Abdelgowad assists)	2-3
18:18		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
18:18		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:18		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:07		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball)
17:52		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point jump shot
17:50		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
17:42		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
17:40		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
17:31		Justice Ajogbor blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point layup
17:29		Minutemen offensive rebound
17:25		Justice Ajogbor blocks Jaylen Curry's two point layup
17:23		Minutemen offensive rebound
17:10		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
17:08		Malek Abdelgowad offensive rebound
17:00		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point layup
16:58		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
16:41		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
16:39		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
16:26		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
16:24		Minutemen defensive rebound
16:10		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
16:08		Shahid Muhammad offensive rebound
16:02		Shahid Muhammad misses two point layup
16:00		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point jump shot	2-5
15:21		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
15:19		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
15:15		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
15:15		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
15:15		Xzayvier Brown shooting foul
15:15		TV timeout
15:15	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
15:15		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:15		Nate Guerengomba offensive rebound
15:11	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Nate Guerengomba assists)	6-5
15:02	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Xzayvier Brown assists)	6-7
14:54		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
14:52		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
14:38		Shahid Muhammad blocks Anthony Finkley's two point layup
14:36		Nate Guerengomba defensive rebound
14:25		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
14:23		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
14:22		Xzayvier Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Curry steals)
14:20		Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot
14:18		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
14:11	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	8-7
13:58		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
13:56		Minutemen defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	10-7
13:38		Derek Simpson shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-7
13:13	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	11-9
13:13		Nate Guerengomba shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-10
13:06		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
13:04		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Mekai Johnson makes two point layup	11-12
12:33		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
12:07	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	11-15
11:52		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Daniel Hankins-Sanford draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:25		Mekai Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:23		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
11:14		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
11:12		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
10:46	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	12-17
10:38		Dasear Haskins blocks Malek Abdelgowad's two point layup
10:36		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
10:25	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot	12-19
10:11	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Daniel Rivera assists)	15-19
10:04		Jaylen Curry personal foul
9:41		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
9:39		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
9:34	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	15-21
9:25		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
9:23		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
9:21		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-22
9:21		Anthony Finkley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:21		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
9:10		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Curry steals)
9:06		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
9:05		Billy Lange technical foul
9:05		Rahsool Diggins misses technical free throw 1 of 2
9:05	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes technical free throw 2 of 2	16-22
9:05	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-22
9:05	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-22
8:45		Justice Ajogbor turnover (lost ball) (Akil Watson steals)
8:35		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point layup
8:33		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
8:22	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	18-25
8:01		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point jump shot
7:59		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
7:46	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	20-25
7:31		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
7:31	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
7:11	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	22-27
7:11		Shawn Simmons II shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-27
6:51		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
6:49		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
6:35		Anthony Finkley blocks Akil Watson's two point layup
6:33		Shahid Muhammad offensive rebound
6:18	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point layup	25-27
6:10		Shahid Muhammad blocks Erik Reynolds II's two point layup
6:08		Akil Watson defensive rebound
6:00		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
5:58		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
5:50		Shawn Simmons II turnover (lost ball) (Akil Watson steals)
5:46		Akil Watson misses three point jump shot
5:44		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
5:44		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
5:42		Shawn Simmons II defensive rebound
5:42		Akil Watson personal foul
5:32		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
5:30		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
5:28	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	25-30
5:12		Daniel Rivera misses two point hook shot
5:10		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
4:51		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
4:49		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	27-30
4:25		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
4:23		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
4:11		Akil Watson shooting foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
4:11		Dasear Haskins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:11	+1	Dasear Haskins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
4:01		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-31
4:01	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
3:50		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
3:33	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup (Daniel Hankins-Sanford assists)	31-31
3:26		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Rasheer Fleming's two point layup
3:24		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
3:12		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
3:10		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
3:00		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
2:58		Mekai Johnson defensive rebound
2:50		Mekai Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Malek Abdelgowad steals)
2:42		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
2:40		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
2:24		Mekai Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:22		Minutemen defensive rebound
2:22		TV timeout
2:07		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point jump shot
2:05		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
2:04		Rasheer Fleming blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point layup
2:02		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
1:41		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
1:39		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
1:27		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
1:25		Rahsool Diggins offensive rebound
1:16		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
1:14		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
0:58		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-32
0:58	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-33
0:47	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	33-33
0:38		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:24	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	33-35
0:15		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
0:13		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
0:08		Dasear Haskins turnover (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
0:07		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
0:05		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Dasear Haskins assists)	33-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MASS
Minutemen
39
JOES
Hawks
44

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
19:46		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
19:45		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
19:45	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
19:45	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-39
19:21	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	35-39
18:54		Dasear Haskins misses two point layup
18:52		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
18:43	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	35-42
18:28		Daniel Rivera turnover (traveling)
18:09		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
18:07		Hawks offensive rebound
18:02		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
18:00		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
17:54	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup (Daniel Rivera assists)	37-42
17:38		Shahid Muhammad blocks Justice Ajogbor's two point layup
17:36		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
17:22		Shahid Muhammad blocks Justice Ajogbor's two point jump shot
17:20		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
17:16		Jaylen Curry misses two point layup
17:14		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
17:09		Erik Reynolds II turnover (Shahid Muhammad steals)
17:07		Justice Ajogbor blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point layup
17:03		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
16:55		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
16:53		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
16:45		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
16:43		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
16:21	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	39-42
16:05		Jump ball. Dasear Haskins vs. Jayden Ndjigue (Jayden Ndjigue gains possession)
16:05		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
15:51	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	41-42
15:45		TV timeout
15:38		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
15:36		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
15:29		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
15:27		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
15:16	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot	41-45
15:01	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	43-45
14:44		Xzayvier Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Curry steals)
14:34		Jaylen Curry misses two point layup
14:32		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
14:28		Dasear Haskins turnover (bad pass)
14:10		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
14:08		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
14:03		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
14:03	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
13:42		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
13:42	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
13:42	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-47
13:32		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
13:30		Xzayvier Brown offensive rebound
13:24		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
13:22		Erik Reynolds II offensive rebound
13:12		Marqui Worthy shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
13:12	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
13:12	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-49
12:57		Justice Ajogbor personal foul
12:48		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
12:46		Hawks defensive rebound
12:29	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	45-52
12:17	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	47-52
12:03	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	47-55
11:43		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
11:41		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
11:21		Rasheer Fleming offensive foul
11:21		Rasheer Fleming turnover (offensive foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:10	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Marqui Worthy assists)	50-55
10:46		Rahsool Diggins personal foul
10:36	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	50-57
10:11		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
10:09		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
9:59		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
9:57		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
9:57		Dasear Haskins personal foul
9:43		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
9:41		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
9:35		Anthony Finkley turnover (traveling)
9:18		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-57
9:18	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-57
8:51		Justice Ajogbor misses two point jump shot
8:49		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	52-59
8:40		Derek Simpson blocks Jaylen Curry's two point layup
8:38		Minutemen offensive rebound
8:33		Anthony Finkley shooting foul
8:33	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
8:33	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
8:15		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
7:56	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	54-61
7:36		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
7:34		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	54-64
7:25		Minutemen 30 second timeout
7:25		TV timeout
7:25		Anthony Finkley flagrant 1 (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
7:25		Daniel Rivera misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
7:25	+1	Daniel Rivera makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	55-64
7:08		TV timeout
7:00	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	57-64
6:38		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
6:36		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	59-64
6:13		Hawks 30 second timeout
6:02	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	59-67
5:51		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
5:49		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
5:31		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
5:07	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	61-67
4:51		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Rivera steals)
4:41	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	63-67
4:32		Rahsool Diggins personal foul
4:26	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	63-70
4:01		Anthony Finkley personal foul
4:01	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
4:01	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
4:00		Nate Guerengomba personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
4:00	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
3:50	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk	67-72
3:50		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
3:50	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-72
3:29	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	68-74
3:14		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
3:12		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
2:55		Anthony Finkley offensive foul
2:55		Anthony Finkley turnover (offensive foul)
2:35		Marqui Worthy misses two point jump shot
2:33		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
2:14		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
2:14		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:14		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
1:56		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
1:54		Hawks defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	68-77
1:42		Minutemen 60 second timeout
1:25		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
1:23		Hawks defensive rebound
1:05		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-78
1:05	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-79
1:00		Xzayvier Brown shooting foul (Nate Guerengomba draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
1:00	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-79
0:51		Erik Reynolds II turnover (Rahsool Diggins steals)
0:46		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
0:44		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
0:35		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	70-81
0:24	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	72-81
0:00		End of period

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Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot