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Minutemen face third-straight tough opponent in URI
By Adam Miller, Massachusetts Daily Collegian Staff, 2/5/2010

The Massachusetts men�s basketball team will complete what coach Derek Kellogg considers the toughest three-game stretch in his coaching career at UMass on Saturday against Rhode Island.

UMass (8-14, 2-6 Atlantic 10) is coming off two straight losses where it shrunk the deficit in the second half, but couldn�t hold onto the lead. On Jan. 30, the Minutemen went on a 10-3 run against Charlotte until the 49ers went on a tear of their own and kept a convincing lead for the rest of the game.

The Maroon and White had a similar result against Xavier on Wednesday, when it erased a 17-point deficit at halftime to take the lead with just over four minutes to play. However, guard Jordan Crawford would not let his team go away easily, and hit back-to-back 3-pointers as the Musketeers held on for the win.

The Minutemen now head to Kingston, R.I., to face the overall winningest team in the A-10. The Rams (18-3, 6-2 A-10) have the highest winning percentage (.857) in the conference, with a two-point loss to Virginia Commonwealth being the only defeat outside their A-10 schedule.

They also have one of the best home-court advantages in the country with a 9-1 record.

Kellogg knows it will be tough to defeat a team that has had such a high level of success this season on the road, but he�s hoping the effort against Xavier will carry over into Saturday.

�We showed some character once again that we�re not going to go down without swinging and now we�ve got to be the team that hits the first time instead of waiting to take the blows,� Kellogg said.

URI�s main strength is its maturity. Despite having five freshmen, the Rams� entire lineup is upperclassmen. They are also challenging because of their willingness to be aggressive on defense with their press.

�They�re an older, more mature team and they play a unique style,� Kellogg said. �They press the whole game, they try to play up and down and they�ve really nestled into being comfortable in how they want to play.�

URI�s two conference losses were to No. 19 Temple on Jan. 10 and Xavier on Jan. 23. Since then, the Rams have been on a three-game winning streak and could be one of five or six teams from the A-10 to make the NCAA Tournament.

�They�re a team that�s really been a surprise nationally with how good they�ve played and how good they�ve been record-wise,� Kellogg said.

URI is led by senior guard Keith Cothran (16.1 points per game), who has given UMass problems in the past. At the Mullins Center last season, he finished the game with 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting to go with three steals.

The Rams went on to win that game, 71-59. However, if last year is any reason to be encouraged as to how the Minutemen might do away from the Mullins Center, they only have to look at last season�s contest at the Ryan Center on March 7, 2009.

With 6.5 seconds left in the game, Chris Lowe left a memorable impression during his last regular season game and went the length of the court to score with .6 seconds left.

Lowe finished the game with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting while adding seven assists in the effort.

Game notes:

The Rams have beaten all three teams they�ve played with head coaches who spent time at UMass (Boston College, Oklahoma State and Drexel). All three wins came between Dec. 13 and Jan 2.

Adam Miller can be reached at [email protected].


UMass hopes visit to Rhody nets a win
By Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette Staff Writer, 2/6/2010

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg hopes for an effort similar to Wednesday's with a better result on Saturday when the Minutemen face Rhode Island at 2 p.m. at the Ryan Center.

UMass is coming off Wednesday's 87-79 loss at home to Xavier, a game where the Minutemen erased a 17-point halftime deficit and took the lead before falling.

"We have to keep trying to get better every day," Kellogg said. "We need to bring the effort we brought in the second half for 40 minutes,"

That holds particularly true for senior guard Ricky Harris, who struggled in the first half Wednesday as he was forced to play point guard because David Gibbs is out with a broken left foot. But Harris scored 20 of his 24 points after intermission to spark the Minutemen.

"He didn't have a good first half, but in the second half he was the best player on the floor," Kellogg said. "We need him to play well."

Saturday marks the end of a the toughest three-game stretch in conference play for UMass. The Minutemen (8-14, 2-6 Atlantic 10) lost back-to-back games to NCAA Tournament contenders Charlotte and Xavier before tangling with the Rams who are 18-3 overall (6-2 Atlantic 10).

Kellogg said the stretch has not been fun, but he's glad the league is tough.

"It would be nice to have a game that you're supposed to win or where you're the more talented team," Kellogg said. "But there are four or five teams in this league positioned to make the NCAA Tournament and that's good for everybody."

The Rams are in good shape for a tournament bid, ranked No. 11 in the ratings percentage index. They are second in the conference in scoring at 78.1 points per game. "With the way they pressure you, you're going to get some open shots and you have to make them," Kellogg said. "I don't want to get into a total track meet. We have to push and be smart."

UMass, which has had its shots blocked all season, is facing the conference leader in swats. Rhode Island has averaged 5.8 blocks per game despite not having a single player among the league's top 10 shot-blockers. Four different Rams are averaging at least one blocked shot per game.

Keith Cothran has emerged as the go-to-guy for Rhode Island on offense this season at 16.1 points per game, which is eighth in the Atlantic 10. Cothran broke out last year against the Minutemen with 26 points in the final game of the regular season.

Lamonte Ulmer is a force inside for the Rams. The 6-foot-6 forward is averaging 12 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

CORREIA HOMECOMING - Saturday's game represents not only a trip to his home state for Gary Correia of Providence, but also a return to the site of his best collegiate game. Correia had a career-high 12 points on four 3-pointers last year at the Ryan Center.

HARRIS CLIMBING - Barring an injury, a significant increase in his scoring average or a postseason run by the Minutemen, Harris is likely to finish his career at No. 4 on the all-time UMass scoring list. He could reach that on Saturday.

Harris enters the game at No. 6 with 1,728 points, three behind No. 5 Lorenzo Sutton (1,731) and 16 behind former teammate Rashaun Freeman, who is fourth at 1,744 points.

No. 3 is Lou Roe with 1,905. At Harris' current scoring average of 18.1, the Minutemen would need two Atlantic 10 Tournament games for him to catch Roe. Harris would need to average 22.1 points per game to catch Roe in the regular season.

SCOREBOARD WATCHING - There are five teams including UMass in the Atlantic 10 with two wins in conference play. The other four play each other as Duquesne (11-11, 2-6 A-10) is at George Washington (12-9, 2-6 A-10) on Saturday, while St. Bonaventure (9-11, 2-5 A-10) is at Saint Joseph's (8-14, 2-6 A-10) in a game rescheduled to Sunday by a snowstorm.

One of those five, along with Fordham (0-8 A-10) will likely miss next month's conference tournament.

BONNER IN SPRINGFIELD - A pair of former Minuteman big men will square off against each other at 7 p.m. Saturday in Springfield.

Luke Bonner, who recently signed with the Austin Toros, could be matched up against his former teammate Dante Milligan of the Springfield Armor.

Matt Vautour can be reached at [email protected]. Follow UMass coverage on Twitter at twitter.com/GazetteUMass. Get UMass coverage delivered in your Facebook news feed at http://www.facebook.com/GazetteUMassCoverage.


Rhode Island Holds Off Late UMass Charge, 93-85
Ricky Harris moves to fourth in career scoring at UMass with 32 points
From UMass Athletics, 2/6/2010

KINGSTON, R.I. - The longest-running rivalry in UMass basketball history had another chapter written on Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center as the Minutemen (8-15, 2-7 A-10) lost at Rhode Island, 93-85. The Minutemen made things interesting late, erasing a 24-point deficit by scoring 21 points in the final 3:45 to pull within six with under a minute to go. The Rams (19-3, 7-2 A-10 and No. 12 in the RPI) pressured UMass all afternoon forcing the Minutemen into 21 turnovers including 17 in the first half alone.

The bright spot was senior Ricky Harris, who moved to fourth in career scoring at UMass with a season-best 32. With his 1,760, he passed Rashaun Freeman (1,744) and Lorenzo Sutton (1,731) in the game. After being held scoreless for over 36 minutes, Anthony Gurley scored 15 points in the final three and a half minutes. Sean Carter added 11 points and eight rebounds, while Terrell Vinson had 10 points.

UMass trailed by as much as 24 midway through the second half, but mounted a late comeback, led by all 15 of Gurley's points to pull within single digits and as close as six with 16 seconds left on a Gurley 3-pointer. Two clutch free throws by Delroy James with 15 seconds left iced the game for the Rams.

Rhode Island had five players scored in double-figures led Akeem Richmond with 19. Lamonte Ulmer (17 points and 10 rebounds). Will Martell (13), James (13) and Keith Cothran (10) also scored 10 or more for the Rams. Rhody gained a measure of revenge after UMass severely hurt their NCAA Tournament hopes last season with a 72-71 win in the regular-season finale at the Ryan Center.

Rhode Island came out with a press and blitzed UMass with defense to take an 18-9 lead with 12 minutes left in the first half as the Rams finished a 10-0 run. The Minutemen turned the ball over 11 times in the game's first 8:44 leading to 12 Ram points. UMass countered with an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 18-16 on a Harris jumper with 9:14 left in the first half.

Martell was unstoppable for the Rams as he scored seven points in a row to give URI a 37-22 lead with 3:27 left in the first half. The 7-0 canned four first-half jump shots and made 6-of-8 from the field overall before halftime.

Richmond's 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds left in the first half was the exclamation point for the Rams, who led 46-29 at intermission. Harris did have a game-high 17 for the Minutemen in the first 20 minutes.

After being down by as many as 19 in the final seconds of the first half, UMass scored the first eight points of the second half and 11 of the first 13 points to cut the deficit to 48-41, 4:17 into the second. But the Rams answered by scoring the next 10 points to regain a lead of 17 at 58-41 on Delroy James and Orion Outerbridge breakaway dunks.

UMass plays at Duquesne on Thursday night, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. The game will air on Comcast SportsNet New England. The Minutemen's next home game is set for Sunday, Feb. 14 vs. Saint Joseph's at 4 p.m. That game will air nationally on CBS College Sports.



NOTES

Overall Notes

# UMass' 85 points were its most in a loss this season.

Record Book Notes

# Ricky Harris moved to fourth in career scoring at UMass with a season-high 32 in the game and now has 1,728+TODAY. He passed by Lorenzo Sutton (1,731) and Rashaun Freeman (1,744). No. 3 on the list is Lou Roe (1,905). He passed Sutton with a 3-pointer with 14:54 left in the first half. He passed Freeman on a free throw with 2.7 seconds left in the first half.

# Harris continues to stand fourth in career field goal attempts at UMass with 1,375, after he took 17 shots in the game. Next on the list at No. 3 is Lorenzo Sutton (1,518).

# Harris also stayed at eighth seventh in career made field goals list with 10. He now has 578 in his career. Next on the list is Edwin Green (580)/Lou Roe (661).

# Harris continues to be third in career made 3-pointers (251) with three in the game. Next on the list at No. 2 Anthony Anderson (275).

# Harris had one steal to move into a tie for ninth place in career steals with Will Herndon with 137 in his career. Next on list is No. 8 is Carl Smith (139).

Individual Player Notes

# Ricky Harris scored in double-figures for the 22nd time this season in as many games with a season-high 32. Harris now has 33 games in a row in double-figures and 86 in his 120 career games. Dating to his sophomore year, Harris has 83 of his last 88 games with 10 or more points.

# Harris scored 20 or more points for the ninth time this season and 37th in his career. It was his fifth time in six games with 20-plus.

# Harris had a season-high 32 points, surpassing his mark of 26 vs. Cornell in the second game of the year. He was Harris' third game this year with 25-plus points and 11th of his career.

# Harris scored more than 30 points for the third time in his career.

# Harris is the A-10's second-leading active career scorer (1,760) behind only La Salle's Rodney Green (1,766).

# Terrell Vinson had his 11th game this season in double-figures with 10 points.

# Riley, in his second start in a row, had a career-high five rebounds.

# Sean Carter had his third game this year and fifth-career game in double-figures with 11. It was his first with more than 10 since a career-high on Dec. 23, 2009 at Boston College.

# Carter also had two dunks to give him a team-best 16 on the season.

# Riley had his third dunk of the season.

# Riley drew his second start of the season, and second game in a row.

Series Notes

# The UMass-Rhode Island series in the most-played in program history. This game was the 133rd meeting all-time with UMass holding a 76-57 advantage in the New England series.

# UMass' 76 wins against URI are the most against any team in history.

# UMass has won 32 of the last 45 games in the series.

# The teams rematch at the Mullins Center in the regular-season finale on March 6, 2010.

# In games played at the Ryan Center, the series is now tied at 4-4. The building opened with the 2002-03 season.

# Derek Kellogg is now 1-2 as a coach against Rhode Island after being 9-1 as a player vs. URI with the Minutemen in the 1990s.

Also Of Note

# Gary Correia played in front of many friends and family as he is a native of nearby Providence.

# Rhode Island Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn is a UMass alum and former football star. He worked more than a decade in the UMass Athletic Department in a variety of roles.


Steep second-half deficit once again too much for UMass
By David Brinch, Massachusetts Daily Collegian Staff, 2/7/2010

For the second straight game, the Massachusetts basketball team could not overcome a steep halftime deficit in order to defeat a conference opponent.

The Minutemen (8-15, 2-7 Atlantic 10) fell to Rhode Island (19-3, 7-2 A-10) Saturday afternoon, 93-85, as UMass scored 21 points in the final three minutes, 45 seconds to pull within six points with under a minute to go in the game, but could not come up with their second A-10 road victory.

UMass� 85 points were its most scored in a loss so far this season.

�I thought we obviously turned the ball over a few too many times in the first half, 17 times, and didn�t shoot the free throws too well,� UMass coach Derek Kellogg said.

UMass turned the ball over 21 times, including five from senior guard Ricky Harris, who led all scorers with and had a season-high 32 points. Harris went 9-of-11 from the charity stripe, but the team shot just 58.6 percent from the line.

�There were four or five occasions when we had three-point plays and five-point plays, we missed a one-and-one, they came down and hit threes and where we didn�t box out on the free-throw, they hit another three, so, a lot of inexperienced plays by some of our guys that were rectified at halftime, and I thought we gave it a yeoman�s effort to come back and make the game interesting,� Kellogg said.

Redshirt junior forward Anthony Gurley was held scoreless for the first 36 minutes of the game, but exploded for 15 points in the final three and half minutes, but it was too little too late for the Minutemen. Gurley went 5-of-9 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, but also committed four turnovers in the loss.

�He made a few plays in the first half that were very unlike Anthony, and I felt like giving him a little time on the bench would get him going, and he came back and played very well,� Kellogg said. �I mean we can�t have him not play the way he did at the end for a whole game, I don�t think we have enough fire power, and we�re not good enough.�

Along with Gurley and Harris, Sean Carter had 11 points, while freshmen Freddie Riley and Terrell Vinson added seven and 10 points, respectively.

The Minutemen continued to hold the advantage against the opponents on the boards, outrebounding the Rams 45-35, with freshman Javorn Farrell and Carter grabbing eight a piece. UMass also shot the ball well, shooting almost 50 percent for the game.

�We�re still a work in progress, there were some good signs by some different guys, and if you don�t turn the ball over 17 times or 21 times for the game, and go 17-for-29 from the free-throw line, I think you at least have a chance to be in the ball game, against a really good Rhode Island team,� Kellogg said.

Harris� play started at point guard, as the Rams had a press defense that caused a number of turnovers for the Minutemen.

�Its funny � when he presses less and doesn�t try to score, he scores more, and he did that in the second half against Xavier and in the second half [here],� Kellogg said. �He�s starting to nestle into that role as the leader of this team. Unfortunately we�re pretty far into the season, but I think we can make a late run from here and see if we can do some things.�

Harris scored 15 points in the second half and did not turn the ball over in the final 20 minutes of the game.

The Rams were led by Akeem Richmond, who scored 19 points off the bench for URI, while Lamonte Ulmer added 17 on 7-of-8 shooting. URI scored 19 points off of turnovers, while the Minutemen converted 11, and the Rams scored 16 points on fast breaks.

�I guess the stats don�t lie, they pretty much tell the story of the game,� Kellogg said.

The Minutemen have lost three-straight and will take on Duquesne Thursday, Feb. 11 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

David Brinch can be reached at [email protected].


Turnovers doom Minutemen at URI
By Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette Staff Writer, 2/8/2010

KINGSTON, R.I. - Turnovers were the latest problem as the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team continued its season-long struggles Saturday afternoon at the University of Rhode Island.

The Rams pressured and trapped the Minutemen throughout and exposed their point guard woes early. Rhode Island turned 21 UMass turnovers into 19 points as the Minutemen fell 93-85 at the Ryan Center.

With sophomore guard David Gibbs likely out for the season with a broken foot, Ricky Harris, Gary Correia and Javorn Farrell all shared the ball-handling chores for UMass, but were overmatched by the Rams' quicker defenders.

The ball-handling struggles were particularly glaring in the first half as the Minutemen had as many turnovers (17) as they did field goal attempts. Ten of those came in the first eight minutes as UMass looked overwhelmed.

"We obviously turned the ball over a few too many times in the first half," Minuteman coach Derek Kellogg said. "We gave a yeoman's effort to come back and make the game interesting.

"If you don't turn the ball over 17 times in the first half or 21 times in the game, you still have a chance to be in the ball game against a very good Rhode Island team," he added.

The Minutemen (8-15, 2-7 Atlantic 10) might have challenged the school record of 38 turnovers in the game, but the Rams (19-3, 7-2 A-10) relaxed their pressure as their lead widened.

"In the first half we did a really good job of turning them over. We really forced the tempo," said Rhode Island coach Jim Baron. "We got lax in the second half."

Kellogg said, "They did a good job making the game hard on us. We made some very young plays. It wasn't one guy. The whole team helped out in the turnover department."

Harris, who finished with a season-high 32 points, agreed.

"Turnovers killed us. They led to easy baskets for them in transition," Harris said. "We had turnovers in the first half that weren't even forced turnovers, just dumb mistakes. We gave them a lot of momentum."

For the second straight game, UMass fell behind by 17 at halftime. And just like in Wednesday's 87-79 loss to Xavier, the Minutemen cut into that deficit in a hurry, shaving off 10 points in the first four minutes after intermission.

But the momentum was short-lived on Saturday. URI scored 10 straight points and was never really threatened again until late.

Baron emptied his bench a little early as Anthony Gurley, who was scoreless for the first 36 minutes of the game, mounted his own little uprising for UMass. He scored 15 points - including four 3-pointers - in the last 3 minutes, 17 seconds as the Minutemen scrambled to cut a 24-point deficit to six with 16 seconds left. But the Rams made enough free throws down the stretch to hold on.

"He made a few plays in the first half that were very unlike Anthony and I felt like maybe giving him a little time on the bench would get him going," Kellogg said. "He came back and played very well.

"We can't have him not play the way he played at the end for a whole game," Kellogg added. "We don't have enough firepower."

Sean Carter had 11 points and eight rebounds for UMass, while Terrell Vinson added 10 points and six boards.

Rhode Island was led by freshman Akeem Richmond with 19 points, including six 3-pointers. Lamonte Ulmer had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Rams, while Delroy James and Will Martell each scored 13 points.

The Minutemen are at Duquesne (12-11, 3-6 A-10) at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Matt Vautour can be reached at [email protected]. For more UMass coverage, including a UMass sports blog, go to http://www.gazettenet.com/blog/umass-sports.


Harris fourth on career scoring list
By Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette Staff Writer, 2/8/2010

KINGSTON, R.I. - University of Massachusetts senior guard Ricky Harris had a memorable day in a forgettable game Saturday afternoon.

He continued to put his offensive slump in the rear-view mirror with a season-high 32 points as the Minutemen lost 93-85 at Rhode Island. Harris was 10-for-17 from the floor and three-for-six from 3-point range.

"When he doesn't press himself, I think he can be the best offensive player in the league," UMass coach Derek Kellogg said. "When he presses less and doesn't try to score, he scores more. In the second half against Xavier he was fantastic and he did that again in spurts" Saturday.

Harris now has 1,760 points in his career, fourth all-time at UMass. He passed No. 5 Lorenzo Sutton (1,731) and former teammate No. 4 Rashaun Freeman (1,744).

Harris needs 145 points to catch No. 3 Lou Roe (1,905). With seven regular-season games left, Harris would have to average 20.7 to tie Roe.

The 32 points were three shy of the career-high for Harris which came last year against Boston College. It was the third time he scored 30 or more in his career and the 37th time he's cleared 20. Harris has reached double figures in 33 straight games.

LOOKING AHEAD - After three straight losses against teams in NCAA Tournament contention - Charlotte, Xavier and Rhode Island - the Minutemen (8-15, 2-7 Atlantic 10) play their next three against teams with losing conference records. They are at Duquesne (12-11, 3-6 A-10) at 7 p.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh, host Saint Joseph's (9-14, 3-6 A-10) at 4 p.m. Sunday and travel to George Washington (12-10, 2-7 A-10) at 7 p.m. Feb. 17.

The Dukes beat the Colonials 70-63 in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, and the Hawks defeated St. Bonaventure 78-71 in Philadelphia on Sunday.

"Playing against teams like this you learn to value possessions. Every mistake we made they executed and took advantage off," Harris said about Saturday's loss. "The next few games coming up we're at the same level in the conference. We could come out with three or four good wins."

Sean Carter said the key to being successful in those games is a 40-minute effort.

"Over the next couple weeks we're playing teams with (similar) records. This is a big stretch for us, he said. "We have to show what we can do.

"That's the one thing that's kept us from being a good team, competing for 40 minutes," Carter added. "That's what these teams (that UMass has played recently) do and that's why they're tournament teams."

Kellogg believes his team is capable of a surge.

"Unfortunately it's late in the season, but I think we can make a late run here and do some things," he said.

Matt Vautour can be reached at [email protected]. For more UMass coverage, including a UMass sports blog, go to http://www.gazettenet.com/blog/umass-sports.


Rams� �D� spells bad news for UMass
By Paul Kenyon, Providence Journal Sports Writer, 2/7/2010

SOUTH KINGSTOWN � URI�s pressure defense has caused problems for a number of teams in the last several seasons, but rarely has it been quite as effective as it was in the first half of the game against Massachusetts on Saturday at the Ryan Center.

The Rams all but hounded the Minutemen into submission with their full-court press, forcing 17 turnovers in the first 20 minutes. They turned them into 19 Rhode Island points, enough to allow the Rams to build a big lead and go on to a 93-85 triumph.

The end result might look the same in that it was Rhody�s 12th win in single digits, but the game did not play the same.

Spurred on by a sellout crowd of 7,579, Rhode Island used its defense to get this one under control almost from the start. Coach Jim Baron substituted liberally after his team built its lead as high as 24, at 69-45. UMass took advantage by making a barrage of 3-pointers. That caused some anxious moments for URI fans as the Minutemen drew as close as six at 91-85 in the final minute. Still, the issue was never seriously in doubt.

The URI starters returned in plenty of time to put away a victory that ups the record to 19-3, 7-2 in the Atlantic 10. UMass falls to 8-15, 2-7.

While Rhode Island poured in 93 points, the defense was the big difference in this one.

�In the first half, we really did a great job of turning them over,� Baron said. �We really forced the tempo.�

UMass coach Derek Kellogg started his postgame discussion on the same subject.

�I thought we obviously turned the ball over way too many times in the first half,� he began. �[There were] a lot of inexperienced plays by our guys that were rectified at halftime. I thought we gave a yeoman�s effort to come back.�

Ricky Harris did all he could to keep the game close. The senior guard, who played at Winchendon Academy with URI co-captain Keith Cothran, poured in 32 points, the most by a URI opponent all year.

Rhode Island responded with some great individual numbers, too. Akeem Richmond came off the bench to pour in 19 points in 20 minutes. Lamonte Ulmer was 7-for-8 from the field, including another one of his spectacular alley-oop dunks, on the way to 17 points. He also had a game-high 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double.

Will Martell continued his strong recent play with 13 points, all in the first half, and Delroy James also had 13, all in the second half. Keith Cothran had 10 points, tied his career high in assists, with seven, and had five of Rhode Island�s 11 steals.

Of all the numbers, the ones in the steal and turnover category were the most important in this one. Massachusetts has had point-guard issues all season, a concern that grew even deeper last week when David Gibbs, who had been the prime guy at that spot, was lost for the season with a broken foot.

URI took advantage. The Rams came out hounding the Minutemen all over the court. It made for amazing numbers as URI raced to a 46-29 lead at the half. URI forced so many turnovers that it had twice as many shots in the first half as the Minutemen, 35-17. UMass had as many turnovers as it had shots taken, 17 of each. UMass shot 59 percent from the field � yet still trailed by 17.

The Minutemen went on a 12-2 run to start the second half to get within 48-41. Rhode Island responded with 10 in a row, capped by dunks by James and Orion Outerbridge, to get it back to 58-41. The lead peaked at 69-45 on a Richmond trey before UMass came back as the URI pressure faded. UMass had only four second-half turnovers. After 19 first-half points off turnovers, the Rams had none in the second half.

�We�ve got to do a better job of closing out games,� Richmond said. �We came out with a lot of energy in the first half. I guess we got comfortable and let them back in.�

�The end was kind of shaky,� Ulmer agreed. �That�s something we need to stop, we need to control as a team.�

�We still need to improve,� Baron said. �We have to put two halves together.�

The team would like to do that in its next game. It hosts Richmond, which knocked off Temple on Saturday. The Spiders also are 7-2 in the conference and they figure to do a better job against URI�s pressure. They have the best point guard in the conference in Kevin Anderson.


Minutemen fall short
Rams keep rolling
By George Miller, Boston Herald, 2/7/2010

KINGSTON, R.I. - With a better record than any Division 1 team in New England not named the UConn women, Rhode Island still has managed to fly under the national radar en route to its 19 wins.

The Rams piled up a 24-point lead midway through the second half yesterday and held off a hard late charge by UMass for a 93-85 Atlantic 10 victory at the Ryan Center.

Freshman Akeem Richmond threw in six 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead URI (19-3, 7-2), which also got double-digit scoring outings from Lamonte Ulmer (17), Delroy James (13), Will Martell (13) and Keith Cothran (10).

Twelve of URI�s wins have come by single digits, seven by five points or less.

�I�m happy, but not satisfied. We have some work to do,� Rams coach Jim Baron said. �We�re still trying to do the little things and put those two halves together. We really forced the tempo, and then we got a little lax.�

The Minutemen (8-15, 2-7) fell into a 46-29 hole at halftime, thanks in large part to 17 turnovers. Ricky Harris scored a season-high 32 points to become the No. 4 all-time scorer in school history, and Anthony Gurley scored all of his 15 in the final three-plus minutes as UMass rallied to as close as six points.

�If we didn�t turn the ball over, we�d at least have a chance to be in the ballgame,� said UMass coach Derek Kellogg, whose team has lost 10 of its last 12. �We gave it a yeoman�s effort to try to come back and make the game interesting.�

From an early 9-8 deficit, the Rams scored 10 in a row, capped by a pair of fast-break buckets by Stevie Mejia. Harris ran off seven straight points of his own to bring UMass to within 18-16, but URI steadily pulled away to lead by as many as 19 points before the break.

UMass trailed by 17 even though it shot 59 percent from the field, taking less than half as many shots as the Rams (35-17).

�We had turnovers in the first half that weren�t even forced, just dumb mistakes,� Harris said. �We gave them a lot of momentum.�

The Minutemen then got 3-pointers from Freddie Riley and Harris to begin the second half and climbed back to within 48-41.

Rhode Island answered with the next 10 points and eventually led 69-45 with just less than 10 minutes to go.

The lead still was 81-60 when Richmond hit his sixth and final trey with 5:03 left, before UMass began to peck away.

Rhode Island kept the game safe by making 12-of-14 foul shots in the last four minutes. It finished 27-of-33 overall at the line.

Sean Carter (11 points) and Terrell Vinson (10) also reached double figures for the Minutemen.


Massachusetts Minutemen 85
Rhode Island Rams 93
at Rhode Island

Official Basketball Box Score
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
2/6/10 2:00 p.m. at Kingston, R.I. (Thomas M. Ryan Center)


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VISITORS: Massachusetts 8-15, 2-7 A-10
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
02 Vinson, Terrell..... f  2-6    0-1    6-9    2  4  6   3  10  1  3  0  0  22
10 Farrell, Javorn..... f  3-9    0-1    0-2    3  5  8   5   6  4  2  1  1  34
23 Carter, Sean........ c  5-7    0-0    1-3    3  5  8   4  11  2  2  2  0  29
05 Harris, Ricky....... g 10-17   3-6    9-11   1  2  3   1  32  2  5  0  1  33
24 Riley, Freddie...... g  3-10   1-6    0-1    0  5  5   1   7  0  1  0  1  25
11 Correia, Gary.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   4   0  3  3  1  0  19
12 Gurley, Anthony.....    5-9    4-5    1-2    2  3  5   3  15  0  4  0  1  15
22 Carter, Sampson.....    1-1    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   1   2  0  1  1  0  12
35 Bailey, Hashim......    1-2    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   3   2  0  0  0  1  11
   TEAM................                         4  2  6
   Totals..............   30-61   8-19  17-29  17 28 45  25  85 12 21  5  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-17 58.8%   2nd Half: 20-44 45.5%   Game: 49.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half:  6-15 40.0%   Game: 42.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-14 50.0%   2nd Half: 10-15 66.7%   Game: 58.6%    2


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HOME TEAM: Rhode Island 19-3, 7-2 A-10
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 ULMER, Lamonte...... f  7-8    0-0    3-3    4  6 10   2  17  1  0  1  0  28
21 JAMES, Delroy....... f  2-11   1-5    8-8    0  5  5   3  13  2  2  1  2  25
32 MARTELL, Will....... c  6-8    0-0    1-2    2  1  3   3  13  1  0  0  1  16
05 JONES, Marquis...... g  0-2    0-1    1-2    0  0  0   5   1  1  1  0  0  16
22 COTHRAN, Keith...... g  3-8    1-3    3-4    1  4  5   3  10  7  2  0  5  32
01 MEJIA, Stevie.......    2-6    0-1    4-4    0  2  2   5   8  5  2  0  2  23
02 EAVES, Ben..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
04 WILSON, Jamal.......    1-3    0-0    1-2    0  2  2   0   3  2  1  0  0  13
10 RICHMOND, Akeem.....    6-13   6-10   1-2    1  3  4   2  19  0  1  1  1  20
12 OUTERBRIDGE, Orion..    2-4    0-0    5-6    1  1  2   1   9  0  0  3  0  20
23 MALESEVIC, Nikola...    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   2
24 BROOKS, Ryan........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   4
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   29-64   8-20  27-33  11 24 35  25  93 20 10  6 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-35 51.4%   2nd Half: 11-29 37.9%   Game: 45.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-10 30.0%   2nd Half:  5-10 50.0%   Game: 40.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-9  77.8%   2nd Half: 20-24 83.3%   Game: 81.8%    2


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Officials: John Gwynn, Mike McCloskey, Larry Scirotto
Technical fouls: Massachusetts-None. Rhode Island-None.
Attendance: 7579
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Massachusetts.................   29   56  -   85
Rhode Island..................   46   47  -   93

Points in the paint-UMASS 40,URI 30. Points off turnovers-UMASS 11,URI 19.
2nd chance points-UMASS 24,URI 14. Fast break points-UMASS 4,URI 16.
Bench points-UMASS 19,URI 39. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-4 times.
Last FG-UMASS 2nd-00:16, URI 2nd-05:03.
Largest lead-UMASS by 2 1st-16:42, URI by 24 2nd-09:55.


Play by Play

Play-by-Play
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
2/6/10 2:00 p.m. at Kingston, R.I. (Thomas M. Ryan Center)

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Rhode Island                         TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Massachusetts
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TURNOVR by JAMES, Delroy                        19:51
                                                19:50              STEAL by Harris, Ricky
                                                19:47              TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky
MISSED JUMPER by JAMES, Delroy                  19:26
REBOUND (OFF) by COTHRAN, Keith                 19:26
                                                19:22              FOUL by Carter, Sean (P1T1)
GOOD! JUMPER by MARTELL, Will [PNT]             19:12   2-0   H 2
ASSIST by ULMER, Lamonte                        19:12
                                                18:58              TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky
MISSED JUMPER by MARTELL, Will                  18:46              REBOUND (DEF) by Riley, Freddie
                                                18:38              TURNOVR by Riley, Freddie
STEAL by COTHRAN, Keith                         18:36
MISSED 3 PTR by JAMES, Delroy                   18:30
REBOUND (OFF) by MARTELL, Will                  18:30
MISSED 3 PTR by JONES, Marquis                  18:24              REBOUND (DEF) by Riley, Freddie
                                                18:17              MISSED LAYUP by Vinson, Terrell
                                                18:17              REBOUND (OFF) by Carter, Sean
                                                18:13   2-2   T 1  GOOD! LAYUP by Vinson, Terrell [PNT]
                                                18:13              ASSIST by Carter, Sean
MISSED 3 PTR by JAMES, Delroy                   18:00              REBOUND (DEF) by Farrell, Javorn
                                                17:45              TURNOVR by Vinson, Terrell
GOOD! JUMPER by ULMER, Lamonte                  17:27   4-2   H 2
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        17:27
                                                17:09   4-4   T 2  GOOD! JUMPER by Farrell, Javorn [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by COTHRAN, Keith                  16:50              REBOUND (DEF) by Carter, Sean
FOUL by JONES, Marquis (P1T1)                   16:42   4-5   V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
                                                16:42   4-6   V 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
                                                16:42              SUB IN : Bailey, Hashim
                                                16:42              SUB IN : Gurley, Anthony
                                                16:42              SUB OUT: Carter, Sean
                                                16:42              SUB OUT: Riley, Freddie
GOOD! JUMPER by MARTELL, Will                   16:23   6-6   T 3
FOUL by JAMES, Delroy (P1T2)                    16:06
                                                15:54              TURNOVR by Gurley, Anthony
STEAL by COTHRAN, Keith                         15:53
                                                15:53              FOUL by Bailey, Hashim (P1T2)
TIMEOUT media                                   15:53
TURNOVR by COTHRAN, Keith                       15:44
FOUL by COTHRAN, Keith (P1T3)                   15:44
                                                15:29              TURNOVR by Vinson, Terrell
                                                15:29              SUB IN : Carter, Sampson
                                                15:29              SUB OUT: Vinson, Terrell
GOOD! DUNK by ULMER, Lamonte [PNT]              15:12   8-6   H 2
ASSIST by JAMES, Delroy                         15:12
FOUL by MARTELL, Will (P1T4)                    15:02              MISSED FT SHOT by Farrell, Javorn
                                                15:02              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                15:02              MISSED FT SHOT by Farrell, Javorn
                                                15:02              REBOUND (OFF) by Farrell, Javorn
                                                14:57   8-9   V 1  GOOD! 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
                                                14:57              ASSIST by Farrell, Javorn
GOOD! JUMPER by COTHRAN, Keith                  14:21  10-9   H 1
SUB IN : RICHMOND, Akeem                        13:52              SUB IN : Correia, Gary
SUB IN : MEJIA, Stevie                          13:52              SUB OUT: Farrell, Javorn
SUB OUT: JONES, Marquis                         13:52              SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky
SUB OUT: ULMER, Lamonte                         13:52
REBOUND (DEF) by RICHMOND, Akeem                13:41              MISSED JUMPER by Gurley, Anthony
GOOD! JUMPER by MARTELL, Will                   13:18  12-9   H 3
ASSIST by MEJIA, Stevie                         13:18
                                                13:02              TURNOVR by Correia, Gary
STEAL by JAMES, Delroy                          13:01
MISSED 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                 12:57              REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony
                                                12:47              TURNOVR by Gurley, Anthony
STEAL by COTHRAN, Keith                         12:45
GOOD! FT SHOT by COTHRAN, Keith                 12:41  13-9   H 4  FOUL by Gurley, Anthony (P1T3)
GOOD! FT SHOT by COTHRAN, Keith                 12:41  14-9   H 5
SUB IN : OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     12:41              SUB IN : Harris, Ricky
SUB OUT: MARTELL, Will                          12:41              SUB IN : Carter, Sean
                                                12:41              SUB OUT: Bailey, Hashim
                                                12:32              TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky
STEAL by MEJIA, Stevie                          12:29
GOOD! LAYUP by MEJIA, Stevie [FB/PNT]           12:27  16-9   H 7
                                                12:16              TURNOVR by Carter, Sampson
STEAL by COTHRAN, Keith                         12:14
GOOD! LAYUP by MEJIA, Stevie [FB/PNT]           12:11  18-9   H 9
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        12:11
                                                12:08              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                                12:08              SUB IN : Riley, Freddie
                                                12:08              SUB IN : Vinson, Terrell
                                                12:08              SUB OUT: Carter, Sampson
                                                12:08              SUB OUT: Gurley, Anthony
                                                11:48              TURNOVR by Carter, Sean
STEAL by JAMES, Delroy                          11:46
MISSED 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                 11:28              REBOUND (DEF) by Carter, Sean
                                                11:20              MISSED 3 PTR by Riley, Freddie
                                                11:20              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
                                                11:15              TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : ULMER, Lamonte                         11:15
SUB OUT: COTHRAN, Keith                         11:15
                                                11:11  18-12  H 6  GOOD! 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
                                                11:11              ASSIST by Correia, Gary
                                                10:59              FOUL by Correia, Gary (P1T4)
TURNOVR by RICHMOND, Akeem                      10:59
FOUL by MEJIA, Stevie (P1T5)                    10:51  18-13  H 5  GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
                                                10:51  18-14  H 4  GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
MISSED JUMPER by RICHMOND, Akeem                10:40
REBOUND (OFF) by RICHMOND, Akeem                10:40
MISSED LAYUP by RICHMOND, Akeem                 10:18              REBOUND (DEF) by Riley, Freddie
FOUL by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion (P1T6)               10:03
FOUL by JAMES, Delroy (P2T7)                    09:59              MISSED FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
REBOUND (DEF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 09:59
SUB IN : WILSON, Jamal                          09:59
SUB OUT: JAMES, Delroy                          09:59
TURNOVR by MEJIA, Stevie                        09:34
                                                09:21  18-16  H 2  GOOD! JUMPER by Harris, Ricky
MISSED JUMPER by MEJIA, Stevie                  09:04              REBOUND (DEF) by Carter, Sean
                                                08:53              TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky
SUB IN : JONES, Marquis                         08:53              SUB IN : Farrell, Javorn
SUB IN : COTHRAN, Keith                         08:53              SUB IN : Carter, Sampson
SUB OUT: RICHMOND, Akeem                        08:53              SUB OUT: Vinson, Terrell
SUB OUT: MEJIA, Stevie                          08:53              SUB OUT: Correia, Gary
GOOD! JUMPER by ULMER, Lamonte                  08:33  20-16  H 4
GOOD! FT SHOT by ULMER, Lamonte                 08:33  21-16  H 5  FOUL by Carter, Sampson (P1T5)
                                                08:06              TURNOVR by Farrell, Javorn
STEAL by COTHRAN, Keith                         08:05
GOOD! DUNK by WILSON, Jamal [FB/PNT]            08:02  23-16  H 7
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        08:02
                                                07:52  23-18  H 5  GOOD! DUNK by Carter, Sean [PNT]
                                                07:52              ASSIST by Harris, Ricky
MISSED JUMPER by WILSON, Jamal                  07:33              BLOCK by Carter, Sampson
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)                         07:33
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   07:33
SUB IN : MARTELL, Will                          07:33              SUB IN : Correia, Gary
SUB OUT: OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     07:33              SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky
MISSED JUMPER by COTHRAN, Keith                 07:29
REBOUND (OFF) by MARTELL, Will                  07:29
GOOD! 3 PTR by COTHRAN, Keith                   07:25  26-18  H 8
ASSIST by MARTELL, Will                         07:25
FOUL by JONES, Marquis (P2T8)                   07:08              MISSED FT SHOT by Riley, Freddie
                                                07:08              REBOUND (OFF) by Vinson, Terrell
SUB IN : MEJIA, Stevie                          07:08              SUB IN : Bailey, Hashim
SUB OUT: JONES, Marquis                         07:08              SUB IN : Vinson, Terrell
                                                07:08              SUB OUT: Carter, Sean
                                                07:08              SUB OUT: Carter, Sampson
                                                06:38  26-20  H 6  GOOD! LAYUP by Bailey, Hashim [PNT]
                                                06:38              ASSIST by Farrell, Javorn
GOOD! FT SHOT by ULMER, Lamonte                 06:19  27-20  H 7  FOUL by Bailey, Hashim (P2T6)
GOOD! FT SHOT by ULMER, Lamonte                 06:19  28-20  H 8
                                                06:00              TURNOVR by Vinson, Terrell
                                                06:00              FOUL by Vinson, Terrell (P1T7)
                                                06:00              SUB IN : Gurley, Anthony
                                                06:00              SUB IN : Harris, Ricky
                                                06:00              SUB IN : Carter, Sampson
                                                06:00              SUB OUT: Riley, Freddie
                                                06:00              SUB OUT: Correia, Gary
                                                06:00              SUB OUT: Vinson, Terrell
TURNOVR by WILSON, Jamal                        05:36
                                                05:32              STEAL by Gurley, Anthony
REBOUND (DEF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 05:27              MISSED LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony
MISSED JUMPER by WILSON, Jamal                  05:21              REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony
                                                05:15              TURNOVR by Gurley, Anthony
STEAL by MEJIA, Stevie                          05:14
GOOD! JUMPER by COTHRAN, Keith [FB/PNT]         05:11  30-20  H 10
REBOUND (DEF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 04:52              MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
GOOD! LAYUP by MARTELL, Will [PNT]              04:44  32-20  H 12
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        04:44
                                                04:14  32-22  H 10 GOOD! LAYUP by Harris, Ricky [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by MARTELL, Will                   03:45  34-22  H 12
ASSIST by MEJIA, Stevie                         03:45
REBOUND (DEF) by MARTELL, Will                  03:36              MISSED LAYUP by Farrell, Javorn
                                                03:34              FOUL by Farrell, Javorn (P1T8)
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   03:34
MISSED FT SHOT by MARTELL, Will                 03:34
REBOUND (OFF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 03:34
                                                03:34              SUB IN : Carter, Sean
                                                03:34              SUB IN : Correia, Gary
                                                03:34              SUB IN : Vinson, Terrell
                                                03:34              SUB OUT: Gurley, Anthony
                                                03:34              SUB OUT: Bailey, Hashim
                                                03:34              SUB OUT: Carter, Sampson
GOOD! LAYUP by MARTELL, Will [PNT]              03:28  36-22  H 14
ASSIST by MEJIA, Stevie                         03:28
GOOD! FT SHOT by MARTELL, Will                  03:28  37-22  H 15 FOUL by Harris, Ricky (P1T9)
                                                02:57              TURNOVR by Harris, Ricky
STEAL by MARTELL, Will                          02:55
MISSED LAYUP by ULMER, Lamonte                  02:50              REBOUND (DEF) by Harris, Ricky
FOUL by ULMER, Lamonte (P1T9)                   02:47  37-23  H 14 GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
REBOUND (DEF) by MEJIA, Stevie                  02:47              MISSED FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
SUB IN : RICHMOND, Akeem                        02:47
SUB OUT: WILSON, Jamal                          02:47
GOOD! FT SHOT by RICHMOND, Akeem                02:38  38-23  H 15 FOUL by Farrell, Javorn (P2T10)
MISSED FT SHOT by RICHMOND, Akeem               02:38              REBOUND (DEF) by Carter, Sean
                                                02:38              SUB IN : Riley, Freddie
                                                02:38              SUB OUT: Farrell, Javorn
                                                02:23  38-25  H 13 GOOD! JUMPER by Riley, Freddie
GOOD! 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                  02:03  41-25  H 16
REBOUND (DEF) by RICHMOND, Akeem                01:38              MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky
MISSED 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                 01:30
REBOUND (OFF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 01:30
GOOD! DUNK by ULMER, Lamonte [PNT]              01:26  43-25  H 18
                                                00:54              TURNOVR by Carter, Sean
MISSED LAYUP by MEJIA, Stevie                   00:38              REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
FOUL by MARTELL, Will (P2T10)                   00:38              MISSED FT SHOT by Carter, Sean
                                                00:38              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                00:38              MISSED FT SHOT by Carter, Sean
                                                00:38              REBOUND (OFF) by Correia, Gary
SUB IN : BROOKS, Ryan                           00:38
SUB OUT: MARTELL, Will                          00:38
                                                00:36  43-27  H 16 GOOD! LAYUP by Carter, Sean [PNT]
                                                00:36              ASSIST by Correia, Gary
GOOD! 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                  00:13  46-27  H 19
ASSIST by BROOKS, Ryan                          00:13
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   00:07
SUB IN : WILSON, Jamal                          00:07
SUB OUT: COTHRAN, Keith                         00:07
FOUL by MEJIA, Stevie (P2T11)                   00:02  46-28  H 18 GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
                                                00:02  46-29  H 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky

                                                00:02              SUB IN : Carter, Sampson
                                                00:02              SUB OUT: Vinson, Terrell

                               Rhode Island 46, Massachusetts 29

          1st period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          Massachusetts          12       4      12       0       2      2     2
          Rhode Island           18      19      10       8      13      1     2


2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Rhode Island                         TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Massachusetts
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                                                19:47              TURNOVR by Farrell, Javorn
MISSED JUMPER by MARTELL, Will                  19:31
REBOUND (OFF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 19:31
MISSED JUMPER by COTHRAN, Keith                 19:25              REBOUND (DEF) by Vinson, Terrell
                                                19:17  46-32  H 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Riley, Freddie
                                                19:17              ASSIST by Vinson, Terrell
TURNOVR by JONES, Marquis                       19:06
                                                18:59  46-35  H 11 GOOD! 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
                                                18:59              ASSIST by Farrell, Javorn
                                                18:37              FOUL by Vinson, Terrell (P2T1)
MISSED LAYUP by JAMES, Delroy                   18:30              REBOUND (DEF) by Farrell, Javorn
FOUL by MARTELL, Will (P3T1)                    18:24  46-36  H 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
                                                18:24  46-37  H 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
SUB IN : OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     18:24
SUB OUT: MARTELL, Will                          18:24
MISSED LAYUP by JAMES, Delroy                   18:04              REBOUND (DEF) by Farrell, Javorn
REBOUND (DEF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 17:56              MISSED 3 PTR by Vinson, Terrell
MISSED 3 PTR by COTHRAN, Keith                  17:46              REBOUND (DEF) by Vinson, Terrell
REBOUND (DEF) by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             17:39              MISSED 3 PTR by Riley, Freddie
                                                17:38              FOUL by Carter, Sean (P2T2)
MISSED JUMPER by COTHRAN, Keith                 17:07              BLOCK by Farrell, Javorn
REBOUND (OFF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 17:05
GOOD! LAYUP by ULMER, Lamonte [PNT]             17:02  48-37  H 11
FOUL by JONES, Marquis (P3T2)                   17:02
SUB IN : MEJIA, Stevie                          17:02
SUB OUT: JONES, Marquis                         17:02
                                                16:43  48-39  H 9  GOOD! JUMPER by Farrell, Javorn [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by JAMES, Delroy                   16:34
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)                         16:34
MISSED JUMPER by JAMES, Delroy                  16:20              REBOUND (DEF) by Harris, Ricky
                                                16:10              MISSED JUMPER by Vinson, Terrell
                                                16:10              REBOUND (OFF) by Vinson, Terrell
                                                16:07              MISSED LAYUP by Vinson, Terrell
                                                16:07              REBOUND (OFF) by Carter, Sean
                                                16:01  48-41  H 7  GOOD! LAYUP by Carter, Sean [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by JAMES, Delroy                   15:44
REBOUND (OFF) by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             15:44
                                                15:43              FOUL by Farrell, Javorn (P3T3)
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   15:43
GOOD! FT SHOT by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             15:43  49-41  H 8
GOOD! FT SHOT by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             15:43  50-41  H 9
REBOUND (DEF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 15:35              MISSED 3 PTR by Riley, Freddie
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  15:25  51-41  H 10 FOUL by Vinson, Terrell (P3T4)
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  15:25  52-41  H 11
                                                15:25              SUB IN : Correia, Gary
                                                15:25              SUB OUT: Vinson, Terrell
BLOCK by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     15:18              MISSED LAYUP by Farrell, Javorn
                                                15:16              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
REBOUND (DEF) by JAMES, Delroy                  15:00              MISSED LAYUP by Carter, Sean
GOOD! LAYUP by ULMER, Lamonte [FB/PNT]          14:54  54-41  H 13
ASSIST by JAMES, Delroy                         14:54
BLOCK by JAMES, Delroy                          14:38              MISSED JUMPER by Riley, Freddie
                                                14:37              REBOUND (OFF) by Carter, Sean
REBOUND (DEF) by JAMES, Delroy                  14:25              MISSED LAYUP by Harris, Ricky
GOOD! DUNK by JAMES, Delroy [FB/PNT]            14:19  56-41  H 15
                                                14:17              TIMEOUT 30sec
SUB IN : RICHMOND, Akeem                        14:17
SUB OUT: ULMER, Lamonte                         14:17
BLOCK by RICHMOND, Akeem                        13:51              MISSED LAYUP by Carter, Sean
REBOUND (DEF) by JAMES, Delroy                  13:49
GOOD! DUNK by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion [FB/PNT]       13:44  58-41  H 17
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        13:44
FOUL by RICHMOND, Akeem (P1T3)                  13:24
                                                13:16  58-43  H 15 GOOD! DUNK by Carter, Sean [PNT]
                                                13:16              ASSIST by Harris, Ricky
FOUL by JAMES, Delroy (P3T4)                    13:16  58-44  H 14 GOOD! FT SHOT by Carter, Sean
SUB IN : ULMER, Lamonte                         13:16              SUB IN : Gurley, Anthony
SUB OUT: JAMES, Delroy                          13:16              SUB IN : Bailey, Hashim
                                                13:16              SUB OUT: Carter, Sean
                                                13:16              SUB OUT: Riley, Freddie
GOOD! 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                  12:51  61-44  H 17
ASSIST by MEJIA, Stevie                         12:51
                                                12:18              MISSED 3 PTR by Farrell, Javorn
                                                12:18              REBOUND (OFF) by Bailey, Hashim
REBOUND (DEF) by COTHRAN, Keith                 12:13              MISSED LAYUP by Bailey, Hashim
GOOD! FT SHOT by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             12:05  62-44  H 18 FOUL by Bailey, Hashim (P3T5)
GOOD! FT SHOT by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             12:05  63-44  H 19
                                                12:05              SUB IN : Riley, Freddie
                                                12:05              SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky
REBOUND (DEF) by COTHRAN, Keith                 11:50              MISSED LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony
GOOD! DUNK by ULMER, Lamonte [FB/PNT]           11:45  65-44  H 21
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        11:45
                                                11:36              TURNOVR by Gurley, Anthony
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   11:36
MISSED LAYUP by MEJIA, Stevie                   11:25              REBOUND (DEF) by Bailey, Hashim
FOUL by MEJIA, Stevie (P3T5)                    11:19
                                                11:16              MISSED 3 PTR by Riley, Freddie
                                                11:16              REBOUND (OFF) by Farrell, Javorn
BLOCK by ULMER, Lamonte                         11:11              MISSED LAYUP by Farrell, Javorn
REBOUND (DEF) by MEJIA, Stevie                  11:08
TURNOVR by MEJIA, Stevie                        11:03
                                                11:01              STEAL by Bailey, Hashim
REBOUND (DEF) by ULMER, Lamonte                 10:58              MISSED LAYUP by Riley, Freddie
MISSED 3 PTR by MEJIA, Stevie                   10:52              REBOUND (DEF) by Riley, Freddie
FOUL by COTHRAN, Keith (P2T6)                   10:45
SUB IN : JONES, Marquis                         10:45              SUB IN : Vinson, Terrell
SUB OUT: MEJIA, Stevie                          10:45              SUB IN : Carter, Sean
                                                10:45              SUB IN : Harris, Ricky
                                                10:45              SUB OUT: Gurley, Anthony
                                                10:45              SUB OUT: Bailey, Hashim
                                                10:45              SUB OUT: Correia, Gary
BLOCK by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     10:33              MISSED JUMPER by Harris, Ricky
REBOUND (DEF) by COTHRAN, Keith                 10:29
MISSED FT SHOT by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion            10:29              FOUL by Riley, Freddie (P1T6)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     10:29
GOOD! FT SHOT by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             10:29  66-44  H 22
BLOCK by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     10:20              MISSED LAYUP by Harris, Ricky
                                                10:20              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
SUB IN : WILSON, Jamal                          10:20
SUB OUT: COTHRAN, Keith                         10:20
FOUL by ULMER, Lamonte (P2T7)                   10:12  66-45  H 21 GOOD! FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
REBOUND (DEF) by RICHMOND, Akeem                10:12              MISSED FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
GOOD! 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                  09:55  69-45  H 24
ASSIST by JONES, Marquis                        09:55
                                                09:38              MISSED LAYUP by Farrell, Javorn
                                                09:38              REBOUND (OFF) by Farrell, Javorn
                                                09:34  69-47  H 22 GOOD! LAYUP by Farrell, Javorn [PNT]
MISSED JUMPER by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             09:12              REBOUND (DEF) by Vinson, Terrell
                                                08:58  69-49  H 20 GOOD! JUMPER by Harris, Ricky [PNT]
GOOD! FT SHOT by JONES, Marquis                 08:44  70-49  H 21 FOUL by Carter, Sean (P3T7)
MISSED FT SHOT by JONES, Marquis                08:44              REBOUND (DEF) by Vinson, Terrell
SUB IN : JAMES, Delroy                          08:44
SUB OUT: ULMER, Lamonte                         08:44
                                                08:35  70-51  H 19 GOOD! LAYUP by Harris, Ricky [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by JONES, Marquis                  08:12              BLOCK by Carter, Sean
                                                08:10              REBOUND (DEF) by Riley, Freddie
                                                08:06  70-53  H 17 GOOD! DUNK by Riley, Freddie [FB/PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by JAMES, Delroy                    07:46  73-53  H 20
ASSIST by WILSON, Jamal                         07:46
                                                07:27              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                                07:12  73-55  H 18 GOOD! JUMPER by Vinson, Terrell [PNT]
TURNOVR by JAMES, Delroy                        06:41
                                                06:40              STEAL by Riley, Freddie
                                                06:37  73-57  H 16 GOOD! LAYUP by Harris, Ricky [FB/PNT]
MISSED JUMPER by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion             06:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Farrell, Javorn
FOUL by JONES, Marquis (P4T8)                   06:11
REBOUND (DEF) by WILSON, Jamal                  06:08              MISSED FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
GOOD! 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                  05:59  76-57  H 19
ASSIST by WILSON, Jamal                         05:59
FOUL by RICHMOND, Akeem (P2T9)                  05:40  76-58  H 18 GOOD! FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
REBOUND (DEF) by JAMES, Delroy                  05:40              MISSED FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
SUB IN : MEJIA, Stevie                          05:40              SUB IN : Gurley, Anthony
SUB IN : COTHRAN, Keith                         05:40              SUB OUT: Riley, Freddie
SUB OUT: WILSON, Jamal                          05:40
SUB OUT: JONES, Marquis                         05:40
GOOD! DUNK by OUTERBRIDGE, Orion [PNT]          05:29  78-58  H 20
ASSIST by COTHRAN, Keith                        05:29
FOUL by MEJIA, Stevie (P4T10)                   05:18  78-59  H 19 GOOD! FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
                                                05:18  78-60  H 18 GOOD! FT SHOT by Vinson, Terrell
                                                05:18              SUB IN : Carter, Sampson
                                                05:18              SUB OUT: Vinson, Terrell
GOOD! 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                  05:03  81-60  H 21
ASSIST by MEJIA, Stevie                         05:03
                                                04:51              MISSED JUMPER by Farrell, Javorn
                                                04:51              REBOUND (OFF) by Gurley, Anthony
                                                04:40  81-62  H 19 GOOD! LAYUP by Harris, Ricky [PNT]
                                                04:40              ASSIST by Carter, Sean
MISSED 3 PTR by RICHMOND, Akeem                 04:30              REBOUND (DEF) by Carter, Sean
                                                04:20  81-64  H 17 GOOD! LAYUP by Carter, Sean [PNT]
                                                04:20              ASSIST by Farrell, Javorn
SUB IN : BROOKS, Ryan                           04:01              SUB IN : Correia, Gary
SUB OUT: OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     04:01              SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   03:49
GOOD! FT SHOT by COTHRAN, Keith                 03:46  82-64  H 18 FOUL by Farrell, Javorn (P4T8)
MISSED FT SHOT by COTHRAN, Keith                03:46              REBOUND (DEF) by Farrell, Javorn
                                                03:44              TIMEOUT 30sec
SUB IN : WILSON, Jamal                          03:44
SUB OUT: COTHRAN, Keith                         03:44
                                                03:26              TURNOVR by Correia, Gary
STEAL by RICHMOND, Akeem                        03:25
MISSED LAYUP by RICHMOND, Akeem                 03:22              BLOCK by Correia, Gary
                                                03:17              REBOUND (DEF) by Correia, Gary
                                                03:14  82-67  H 15 GOOD! 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony
                                                03:14              ASSIST by Correia, Gary
GOOD! FT SHOT by MEJIA, Stevie                  03:08  83-67  H 16 FOUL by Correia, Gary (P2T9)
GOOD! FT SHOT by MEJIA, Stevie                  03:08  84-67  H 17
                                                02:49  84-70  H 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony
MISSED 3 PTR by JAMES, Delroy                   02:37              REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
SUB IN : EAVES, Ben                             02:36
SUB IN : MALESEVIC, Nikola                      02:36
SUB OUT: RICHMOND, Akeem                        02:36
SUB OUT: JAMES, Delroy                          02:36
                                                02:27  84-72  H 12 GOOD! LAYUP by Gurley, Anthony [PNT]
GOOD! FT SHOT by MEJIA, Stevie                  02:20  85-72  H 13 FOUL by Correia, Gary (P3T10)
GOOD! FT SHOT by MEJIA, Stevie                  02:20  86-72  H 14
                                                02:13  86-75  H 11 GOOD! 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony
TURNOVR by EAVES, Ben                           02:04
                                                02:03              STEAL by Farrell, Javorn
                                                02:00  86-77  H 9  GOOD! LAYUP by Carter, Sampson [PNT]
FOUL by MALESEVIC, Nikola (P1T11)               02:00              MISSED FT SHOT by Carter, Sampson
REBOUND (DEF) by WILSON, Jamal                  02:00
SUB IN : JAMES, Delroy                          02:00
SUB OUT: EAVES, Ben                             02:00
MISSED FT SHOT by WILSON, Jamal                 01:56              FOUL by Gurley, Anthony (P2T11)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     01:56
GOOD! FT SHOT by WILSON, Jamal                  01:56  87-77  H 10
SUB IN : COTHRAN, Keith                         01:56
SUB OUT: WILSON, Jamal                          01:56
                                                01:40              MISSED 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony
                                                01:40              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
                                                01:37              SUB IN : Harris, Ricky
                                                01:37              SUB OUT: Carter, Sampson
REBOUND (DEF) by JAMES, Delroy                  01:34              MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
TURNOVR by COTHRAN, Keith                       01:01
FOUL by COTHRAN, Keith (P3T12)                  01:01
                                                00:59              TURNOVR by Correia, Gary
                                                00:59              FOUL by Correia, Gary (P4T12)
MISSED LAYUP by MALESEVIC, Nikola               00:53              BLOCK by Carter, Sean
                                                00:51              REBOUND (DEF) by Gurley, Anthony
FOUL by MEJIA, Stevie (P5T13)                   00:48  87-78  H 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by Gurley, Anthony
                                                00:48              MISSED FT SHOT by Gurley, Anthony
                                                00:48              REBOUND (OFF) by Harris, Ricky
SUB IN : JONES, Marquis                         00:48
SUB OUT: MEJIA, Stevie                          00:48
                                                00:46  87-80  H 7  GOOD! JUMPER by Harris, Ricky [PNT]
                                                00:45              TIMEOUT 30sec
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  00:42  88-80  H 8  FOUL by Carter, Sean (P4T13)
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  00:42  89-80  H 9
SUB IN : OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     00:42
SUB IN : ULMER, Lamonte                         00:42
SUB OUT: BROOKS, Ryan                           00:42
SUB OUT: MALESEVIC, Nikola                      00:42
FOUL by JONES, Marquis (P5T14)                  00:34  89-81  H 8  GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
                                                00:34  89-82  H 7  GOOD! FT SHOT by Harris, Ricky
SUB IN : RICHMOND, Akeem                        00:34
SUB OUT: JONES, Marquis                         00:34
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  00:29  90-82  H 8  FOUL by Gurley, Anthony (P3T14)
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  00:29  91-82  H 9
SUB IN : MARTELL, Will                          00:29
SUB OUT: OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     00:29
                                                00:22              MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
                                                00:22              REBOUND (OFF) by Gurley, Anthony
                                                00:16  91-85  H 6  GOOD! 3 PTR by Gurley, Anthony
                                                00:16              TIMEOUT 30sec
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  00:15  92-85  H 7  FOUL by Farrell, Javorn (P5T15)
GOOD! FT SHOT by JAMES, Delroy                  00:15  93-85  H 8
SUB IN : OUTERBRIDGE, Orion                     00:15              SUB IN : Riley, Freddie
SUB OUT: MARTELL, Will                          00:15              SUB OUT: Farrell, Javorn
REBOUND (DEF) by COTHRAN, Keith                 00:10              MISSED 3 PTR by Riley, Freddie


                               Rhode Island 93, Massachusetts 85

          2nd period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          Massachusetts          28       7      12       4      17      0     0
          Rhode Island           12       0       4       8      26      0     0


POINTS OFF TURNOVERS        1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........    4   7 -  11
Rhode Island............   19   0 -  19

POINTS IN PAINT             1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........   12  28 -  40
Rhode Island............   18  12 -  30

2ND CHANCE POINTS           1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........   12  12 -  24
Rhode Island............   10   4 -  14

FAST BREAK POINTS           1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........    0   4 -   4
Rhode Island............    8   8 -  16

BENCH POINTS                1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........    2  17 -  19
Rhode Island............   13  26 -  39

SCORE TIED BY               1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........    2   0 -   2
Rhode Island............    1   0 -   1

LEAD GAINED BY              1   2 - Tot
Massachusetts...........    2   0 -   2
Rhode Island............    2   0 -   2

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