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Maine knocks off UMass-Lowell in America East Conference Tournament 72-64

AP
Mar 08, 2025

ORONO, Maine Black Bears (AP) Kellen Tynes had 20 points in Maine's 72-64 win over UMass-Lowell in the quarterfinals of the America East Conference Tournament on Saturday

Third-seeded Maine advances to play No. 2-seed Vermont in a semifinal matchup on Tuesday.

Tynes added five rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Black Bears (19-13). Jaden Clayton scored 16 points while going 7 of 14 and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line and added three steals. AJ Lopez shot 6 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

The sixth-seeded River Hawks (17-15) were led in scoring by Max Brooks, who finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Quinton Mincey added 23 points and six rebounds for UMass-Lowell. Martin Somerville also had six points.

Maine took the lead with 7:58 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Quion Burns led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them ahead 34-29 at the break. Maine used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 13-point lead at 66-53 with 4:39 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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1st Half
LOW
River Hawks
29
ME
Black Bears
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Brooks vs. Keelan Steele (Martin Somerville gains possession)
19:33	+3	Martin Somerville makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:15	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	3-2
18:59	+2	Max Brooks makes two point hook shot (Martin Somerville assists)	5-2
18:36		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
18:34		Max Brooks defensive rebound
18:20		Martin Somerville misses two point jump shot
18:18		Quion Burns defensive rebound
17:55		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
17:53		Max Brooks defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point jump shot	7-2
17:15		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
17:13		Max Brooks defensive rebound
17:00		Max Brooks turnover (bad pass)
16:48		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
16:46		Max Brooks defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Martin Somerville assists)	9-2
16:08	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	9-4
15:43		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
15:41		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Cam Morris III assists)	11-4
15:15	+2	Quion Burns makes two point layup	11-6
15:15		Cam Morris III shooting foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
15:15		TV timeout
15:15		Quion Burns misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:15		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
14:57		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
14:57		Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:57		Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:57		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
14:27		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
14:25		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
14:19		Max Brooks offensive foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
14:19		Max Brooks turnover (offensive foul)
13:53		Christopher Mantis misses two point jump shot
13:51		Max Brooks defensive rebound
13:35		Kellen Tynes personal foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
13:18		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
13:16		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
13:05		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
13:03		Martin Somerville defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point jump shot	13-6
12:18	+3	Kellen Tynes makes three point jump shot (Killian Gribben assists)	13-9
12:10		Killian Gribben shooting foul (Max Brooks draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Max Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-9
12:10	+1	Max Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-9
11:56	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup (Killian Gribben assists)	15-11
11:42		Martin Somerville turnover (bad pass) (Logan Carey steals)
11:36	+2	Killian Gribben makes two point dunk (Logan Carey assists)	15-13
11:16		Quinton Mincey misses two point jump shot
11:14		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
10:57		Jaden Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Cam Morris III steals)
10:54	+2	Xzavier Lino makes two point layup (Cam Morris III assists)	17-13
10:19		Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
10:19		TV timeout
9:57		Cam Morris III misses three point jump shot
9:55		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
9:47	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	17-16
9:25		Logan Carey personal foul (Xzavier Lino draws the foul)
9:19		Quinton Mincey misses two point jump shot
9:17		Max Brooks offensive rebound
9:15	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	19-16
8:44	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point jump shot	19-18
8:09		Max Brooks misses three point jump shot
8:07		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	19-20
7:29		Killian Gribben blocks Martin Somerville's three point jump shot
7:27		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
7:22		Jaden Clayton offensive foul (Martin Somerville draws the foul)
7:22		Jaden Clayton turnover (offensive foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:11		Max Brooks misses two point layup
7:09		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
6:55	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point dunk (Keelan Steele assists)	19-22
6:22		Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
6:20		Black Bears defensive rebound
5:54		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
5:52		Quion Burns offensive rebound
5:45	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point layup	19-24
5:22		Quion Burns shooting foul (Quinton Mincey draws the foul)
5:22		Quinton Mincey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22	+1	Quinton Mincey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
5:04		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
5:02		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	22-24
4:17	+3	Quion Burns makes three point jump shot (Keelan Steele assists)	22-27
3:50		Quinton Mincey misses two point layup
3:48		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
3:46	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	24-27
3:29	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point jump shot (Christopher Mantis assists)	24-29
3:06		TV timeout
3:01		Max Brooks turnover (bad pass)
2:43		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
2:41		Max Brooks defensive rebound
2:37		Yuri Covington turnover (lost ball) (Logan Carey steals)
2:27		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
2:25		Martin Somerville defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	26-29
1:54	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	26-31
1:23	+3	Quinton Mincey makes three point jump shot (Max Brooks assists)	29-31
1:02		Quinton Mincey personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
0:55	+3	Quion Burns makes three point jump shot (Killian Gribben assists)	29-34
0:33		Quinton Mincey misses two point layup
0:31		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
0:30		Cam Morris III misses two point jump shot
0:28		AJ Lopez defensive rebound
0:26		Black Bears 30 second timeout
0:03		Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Cam Morris III turnover (bad pass) (Killian Gribben steals)
0:02		Killian Gribben misses three point jump shot
0:00		Black Bears offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LOW
River Hawks
35
ME
Black Bears
38

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Cam Morris III steals)
19:35		Keelan Steele blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
19:33		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
19:31	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	31-34
19:18	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	31-36
18:50	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Cam Morris III assists)	33-36
18:25	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	33-38
18:06		Quion Burns personal foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
18:03	+2	Max Brooks makes two point dunk (Yuri Covington assists)	35-38
17:32		Cam Morris III blocks Jaden Clayton's two point layup
17:30		Jaden Clayton offensive rebound
17:28	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	35-40
17:17	+2	Max Brooks makes two point dunk (Yuri Covington assists)	37-40
16:45		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
16:43		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
16:28		Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
16:26		Quion Burns defensive rebound
16:22		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass)
16:12		AJ Lopez personal foul (Quinton Mincey draws the foul)
16:05		Yuri Covington turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
16:01	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	37-42
15:52		Killian Gribben blocks Yuri Covington's two point layup
15:50		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
15:19		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
15:17		Killian Gribben offensive rebound
15:08		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
15:06		Max Brooks defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point jump shot	39-42
14:30		Cam Morris III shooting foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
14:30		TV timeout
14:30	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 3	39-43
14:30	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-44
14:30	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 3 of 3	39-45
14:10		Quinton Mincey misses two point layup
14:08		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
14:06	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point jump shot	41-45
13:47	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	41-47
13:12	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point jump shot (Martin Somerville assists)	43-47
12:50	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup (Christopher Mantis assists)	43-49
12:39		Max Brooks turnover (bad pass)
12:22		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
12:20		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
12:10		Quinton Mincey misses two point jump shot
12:08		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
11:57	+2	Killian Gribben makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	43-51
11:40		Yuri Covington turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
11:38	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	43-53
11:35		River Hawks 30 second timeout
11:35		TV timeout
11:14	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	45-53
11:14		Christopher Mantis shooting foul (Max Brooks draws the foul)
11:14		TV timeout
11:14	+1	Max Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-53
11:01		Kellen Tynes turnover (lost ball)
10:48		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
10:46		Black Bears defensive rebound
10:35	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	46-55
10:13		Logan Carey blocks Yuri Covington's three point jump shot
10:11		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
10:06		Max Brooks turnover (lost ball)
9:42	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point jump shot	46-57
9:22		Keelan Steele personal foul (Max Brooks draws the foul)
9:05	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Yuri Covington assists)	48-57
8:55		Martin Somerville personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
8:50		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
8:48		Max Brooks defensive rebound
8:34	+3	Quinton Mincey makes three point jump shot (Max Brooks assists)	51-57
8:11		Martin Somerville shooting foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Jaden Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
8:11	+1	Jaden Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-59
7:53		Yuri Covington misses three point jump shot
7:51		AJ Lopez defensive rebound
7:34		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
7:32		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
7:26		Yuri Covington turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Clayton steals)
7:11		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
7:09		Black Bears offensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
6:55		Max Brooks blocks Killian Gribben's two point layup
6:53		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	53-59
6:32		Quinton Mincey shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
6:32		Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:32	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
6:19		Cam Morris III turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
6:12		Quinton Mincey shooting foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
6:12		AJ Lopez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:12	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
5:59		Quion Burns blocks Quinton Mincey's two point jump shot
5:57		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
5:56		Max Brooks personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
5:40	+3	AJ Lopez makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	53-64
5:26		Killian Gribben personal foul (Martin Somerville draws the foul)
5:19		Max Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Clayton steals)
4:53		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
4:51		Jaden Clayton offensive rebound
4:51		Max Brooks personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
4:51		Jaden Clayton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:51		Kellen Tynes offensive rebound
4:39	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	53-66
4:25	+2	Anthony Blunt makes two point jump shot	55-66
4:01		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
3:59		Martin Somerville defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Max Brooks makes two point dunk (Anthony Blunt assists)	57-66
3:30		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
3:28		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
3:28		Max Brooks blocks Keelan Steele's two point layup
3:26		Martin Somerville defensive rebound
3:22		Christopher Mantis personal foul (Martin Somerville draws the foul)
3:22		TV timeout
3:09		Kellen Tynes shooting foul (Martin Somerville draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Martin Somerville makes regular free throw 1 of 3	58-66
3:09	+1	Martin Somerville makes regular free throw 2 of 3	59-66
3:09	+1	Martin Somerville makes regular free throw 3 of 3	60-66
2:43		Quion Burns turnover (bad pass) (Martin Somerville steals)
2:29		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
2:27		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
2:04		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
2:02		Max Brooks defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Anthony Blunt makes two point jump shot (Yuri Covington assists)	62-66
1:04	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	62-68
1:03		Black Bears 30 second timeout
0:47		Killian Gribben personal foul (Max Brooks draws the foul)
0:47		Max Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:47		River Hawks offensive rebound
0:45		Anthony Blunt turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
0:40	+2	Killian Gribben makes two point dunk (Jaden Clayton assists)	62-70
0:35		Killian Gribben blocks Yuri Covington's two point layup
0:33		Black Bears defensive rebound
0:28		Max Brooks personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
0:28	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
0:28	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
0:15	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point dunk	64-72
0:13		Quinton Mincey personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
0:13		Jaden Clayton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:13		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
0:06		AJ Lopez blocks Martin Somerville's three point jump shot
0:04		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kellen Tynes defensive rebound