UMass basketball game plans for Saint Louis' unique style
By Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 1/28/2012
AMHERST - The preparation has changed from game to game.
Against Duquesne on Jan. 18, the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team had to be ready for an opponent that wanted to push the tempo, run and press almost as much as the Minutemen do. Three days later they had to get themselves set to face Richmond's modified version of the backdoor-cut heavy Princeton offense and the Spiders' fairly unique matchup zone.
For Saturday's 2 p.m. game against Saint Louis at the Mullins Center, the Minutemen will try to counteract the Billikens' slow-down, grind-out-the-shot clock, screen-heavy offense and tight defense.
“It's crazy in the league that there's so many different styles with the way teams are playing,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg said. “It's difficult because we don't really play that way. You can give the guys an idea of what's going on and hope they can adjust when the game starts.”
The Minutemen (15-5, 4-2 Atlantic 10) are 10-0 at home, but that won't likely intimidate the Billikens, who snapped Xavier's 43-game Atlantic 10 home winning streak on Wednesday. Saint Louis (16-4, 4-2), like the Minutemen, is one of five teams tied for first place in the Atlantic 10.
The Billikens opened conference play 1-2 with a win over George Washington and losses at Dayton and to Temple at home. But they've won three straight since then. Before Wednesday's win over the Musketeers, they edged Charlotte 68-67 on the road and hammered Duquesne 68-41 at home.
The Duquesne result should particularly concern UMass because it shows how well Saint Louis can handle a team that wants to run. Duquesne was averaging 74.6 points per game entering the game.
The Billikens have by far the league's top scoring defense. They allow just 56.2 points per game and outscore opponents by an average of 13.8 points per game.
“It's a hard team to prepare for with their physicality and how they run their offense and all the ball screens they set,” Kellogg said. “Even though we've practiced against it, it's going to be a totally different ball game.”
Kellogg hopes to be able to create some transition opportunities, but he expects his team to have to execute effectively in the half court to have a chance to win.
“The teams that have beaten them have done it in a slower, half-court game. For us to win we have to play really well. It'll be a huge barometer to see how far we've come since the beginning of the year,” he said. “Quick bad shots are not conducive to winning this game. We do have to turn it up a little faster than they're accustomed, but I don't think we can get them fully into an up-and-down basketball game.”
Shooting effectively will be key as Saint Louis has grabbed a league best 70.6 percent of the rebounds off opponents' missed shots.
Senior forward Brian Conklin leads the Billikens at 14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while junior point guard Kwamain Mitchell averages 11.7 points and 4.0 assists.
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Putney, Men's Basketball Defeat Saint Louis, 72-59
UMass remains undefeated at home this season, extending their record to 11-0.
From UMass Athletics, 1/28/2012
AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass men's basketball team (16-5, 5-2 A-10) used a 22-5 first half run to defeat Saint Louis 72-59, Saturday afternoon. The Minutemen were led by Raphiael Putney who scored a career-high 22 points and picked up 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Chaz Williams finished with 19 points, seven assists, six rebounds and was 11-for-12 from the charity stripe.
Saturday's crowd at the Mullins Center of 8,399 was the largest of the season and since February 24, 2007 when UMass had 9,088 in attendance also against the Billikens.
Saint Louis (16-5, 4-3 A-10) used a strong second half push opening on a 18-7 run. The Billikens were able to cut the UMass lead to five with 5:33 left in the second half. Williams was able to put the game away by converting on 9-for-9 free throws down that stretch.
UMass went into half with a 45-26 lead and shooting a season first half best 65.5 percent (19-for-29) from the floor. The 45 first-half points by the Minutemen were the most allowed by the A-10s top ranked scoring defense in a half this season.
Along with Putney and Williams, Sean Carter was the other Minuteman to finish in double figures with 12 points. He also pulled down five rebounds. Terrell Vinson finished with eight points and five rebounds, and Jesse Morgan finished with five points, six rebounds and four assists.
Brian Conklin led Saint Louis is scoring with 17 points coming off the bench. He also pulled in eight boards. The other Billiken in double figures was Jordair Jett with 13 points.
The Minutemen finished the game shooting 50 percent (25-for-50) from the floor, 45.5 percent (5-for-11) from long range and 81 percent (17-for-21) from the line.
Saint Louis shot 34.3 percent (23-for-67) from the floor, 20.8 percent (5-for-24) from three-point land and 42.1 percent (8-for-19) from the charity stripe.
The Minutemen will be back in action on Feb. 1 as they travel to Kingston, R.I. to take on the University of Rhode Island Rams. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Strong first half propels UMass men's basketball to win over Saint Louis
By Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 1/30/2012
AMHERST - When the final seconds ticked off the clock Saturday afternoon, Jesse Morgan raised his arms in the air in celebration as the biggest Mullins Center crowd in nearly five years took to its feet to give the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team an ovation.
The Minutemen survived some anxious moments in the second half but sent the 8,399 fans home happy with a 72-59 win over Saint Louis.
“I'm really happy and proud of the team today. I thought they battled even when Saint Louis was making a big run there in the second half,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg said.
“Before the game, I thought Saint Louis, watching them on tape, was probably the best team we would have played to this point all year,” he added. “… They're a team that I thought was going to garner top-25 consideration after (beating) Xavier the other night. For our team to come out and play this well, especially in spurts, I was proud of them.”
The Minutemen (16-5, 5-2 Atlantic 10) could not have been much sharper in the first half as they fed off the energy of the crowd and shot 19-for-29 (65.5 percent).
The Billikens (16-5, 4-3 A-10) had no early answer for Raphiael Putney. The sophomore forward had just nine points in the previous two games as foul trouble bottled him up. But uncorked for this game, Putney played like he was making up for lost time and scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the first half. He finished with 10 rebounds, matching his previous best, and a career-high five steals.
“I think it was the best game I've played so far,” Putney said. “These last couple of games, I've been in foul trouble, so I couldn't be on the floor with my teammates.”
With UMass trailing 11-8 early, sophomore point guard Chaz Williams banged his knee in a midcourt collision and had to be helped off. But with Williams on the bench, the Minutemen went on a 12-3 run to take a 20-14 lead with just under 12 minutes left in the half.
When Williams returned, he was better than before the injury as he scored all 10 of his first half-points after the collision and led UMass to a 45-26 halftime lead.
“At the time, I was just hoping it wasn't too serious and just hoping I was able to play at the end,” Williams said. “I've banged this knee before but it was just a little bang, just a little bruise.”
The 45 points was the most Saint Louis has given up in the first half of any game this year.
Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus said he was frustrated at his team's lack of first-half effort.
The Minutemen “came out ready to play and we didn't. It was that simple,” he said. “I told them if you got half a scholarship or half a sandwich you'd be upset.
“Even if you don't like the game you should come out ready to play,” Majerus added. “UMass on the other hand came out 100 percent.”
But the Minutemen seemed a little too content with their first-half edge and the Billikens responded to their coach's intermission prodding and gradually chipped away at the lead in the second half. UMass struggled to take care of the ball, committing 13 turnovers after intermission.
Saint Louis cut the lead to 52-44, but Terrell Vinson backed his defender in for a layup, then stole the ball at the other end and made two free throws to stretch the Minutemen's lead back to 12. But Vinson picked up his fourth foul shortly after and the Minutemen missed him as the Billikens scored seven straight points to get within 56-51 with 5 minutes, 32 seconds left.
Saint Louis dug in defensively and forced UMass deep into the shot clock, but Williams drew a foul by Kwamain Mitchell behind the 3-point line. Williams made all three to give the Minutemen some breathing room.
After Jordair Jett made just one of two free throws for the Billikens, Vinson faked a 3-pointer and then drove in for a leaner in the lane that extended the lead to 61-52 with 4:32 left.
After that the Minutemen put the ball in Williams' hands and he sealed the win at the free throw line. He entered the game with 32 straight made free throws before a first-half miss. But he started another streak by making his next 10, including all nine in the last five minutes.
Williams finished with 19 points, seven assists, seven turnovers and six rebounds.
“Coach always tells us that it's not about how you get hit, it's about how you respond if you get hit,” Williams said. “We were just trying to stay positive throughout the whole stretch. They were storming and making runs, and we just wanted to win.”
Vinson said UMass stayed confident even when Saint Louis cut into the lead.
“We don't want to get comfortable doing that, though,” Vinson said. “We might be on the road some time and road games are a little tougher because their crowd is going to be into it. But we feel confident being in late-game situations like that.”
The Billikens were just 8-for-19 from the line which helped thwart their comeback hopes.
The Minutemen improved to 11-0 in Amherst, maintained their share of first place in the conference and guaranteed a winning season. They are on the road for the next two games, starting with Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Largest Mullins Center crowd since 2007 sees Minutemen beat Billikens
By Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 1/30/2012
AMHERST - When Saturday's game ended, University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg went to the far sideline for his postgame radio interview that is broadcast over the Mullins Center public address system. With many of the 8,399 fans still within earshot and others potentially tuning in as they drove away, Kellogg took advantage and thanked those who came.
The crowd was the largest at the Mullins Center since Kellogg became coach in 2008 and the most since Feb. 24, 2007, when 9,088 attended another matchup between the Minutemen and Saint Louis.
Saturday's game was the first since students returned to campus for the second semester and they filled the two end zones. The nonstudents were out in big numbers as well.
“I thought the crowd and the student section being the way it was really gave our team a boost,” Kellogg said during his press conference. “They were excited when they came to the locker room to see there were people out there.
“It actually brought back some memories for me to have 8,500 people in the gym,” Kellogg added. “Hats go off to the crowd. I thought that was fantastic. And to the students for coming out and supporting the guys. I think they deserve it. I think they're playing a fun brand of basketball.”
MAJERUS RANT - Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus wasn't nearly as happy. He praised the performance by UMass in its 72-59 win, but little else pleased him and he delivered a memorable rant after the game.
Asked about whether traveling back and forth to play Xavier on Wednesday before heading to Amherst had tired his team out, Majerus repeated a familiar complaint of his that Saint Louis is not a good geographic fit in the Atlantic 10.
“If we really cared about the student athletes, and I think we try to, we don't belong in this league,” he said. “I'm more concerned academically. The thing the travel compromises the most is their ability to get a good education.”
But he wasn't ready to make travel an excuse for his team's poor play in the first half.
“I don't give a (expletive) how much travel you have. All you have to do is get your nose in the chest and defend,” Majerus said. “I don't care if we didn't shoot well. You can always defend.
“The (Minutemen) played terrific with energy and effort. They played like they wanted to win,” he added. “We played in the afterglow of a nice victory (73-68 over Xavier Wednesday) and that was it. We beat ourselves. Forget about the missed free throws or the turnovers. All that stuff is bull (expletive). We didn't come out and play. They exceeded us in intensity level and they won.”
Despite a 16-5 record, Majerus didn't hold back on criticizing his players, saying he doesn't think they appreciate the opportunity they have.
“You're 18, 19, 20 years old. A buddy of mine's cousin just died over in Afghanistan. Who knows how many kids will die there today and they're the same age. This is a game. They should want to play a game,” Majerus said. “It begins with me. I have to look at myself and say what didn't I do to provide the energy and effort that they need. Then they have to look at themselves.”
He was frustrated with senior captain Brian Conklin for his early defense on Raphiael Putney and Majerus said playing with a leg injury was no excuse.
“I don't care what his leg is. He's got some kind of leg injury. If you've got a leg injury, don't play. I'd rather have a handicapped guy covering him,” Majerus said. “I used to coach wheelchair basketball. Those son of (expletives) came to play every night. The most rewarding experience of my life was coaching my wheelchair team and the Special Olympics that I ran and coached in Utah. I can get a Special Olympian to get excited (to play). No derogatory remark to them. I'm just upset that (his current players) would not value the moment.”
Majerus said he isn't sure that some of his players even like basketball.
“I may have a guy or two that don't play for the right reasons. College basketball is rife with it. They like being basketball players. They like being on the team, but they don't like basketball,” he said. “But even if that's your deal in life, you have an obligation to your teammates and yourself. And someone gave you a scholarship. I've got three walk-ons that pay $46,000 a year. If I had any (guts) I would have played them.”
ENCORE BUSTERS - For the third time this season, UMass ruined the momentum of a team coming off a big win. Davidson had beaten No. 11 Kansas three days before coming to the Mullins Center on Dec. 22. But the Minutemen upended the Wildcats 73-65.
Fordham had beaten No. 21 Harvard before arriving in Amherst on Jan. 5, but UMass held on for an 80-76 win.
With their win Wednesday, the Billikens ended Xavier's long conference home-winning streak at the Cintas Center.
SNEAKERS GAME - Coaches on both staffs Saturday wore sneakers with their suits as part of the annual “Suits and Sneakers Weekend” to raise attention for Coaches vs. Cancer.
NEXT UP - The Minutemen will travel to Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Rams (4-18, 1-6 Atlantic 10), previously winless in the conference, stunned Dayton 86-81 on Saturday in Ohio.
MISCELLANEOUS - Saturday's win gave UMass 16, passing last year's 15 for the most wins in any season under Kellogg. It's the program's most wins since going 25-11 in 2007-08.
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Official Basketball Box Score Saint Louis vs Massachusetts 01/28/12 2:00 PM at Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Saint Louis 16-5, 4-3 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 21 EVANS, Dwayne....... f 2-12 1-4 2-4 5 7 12 3 7 2 3 0 1 28 24 ELLIS, Cody......... f 3-10 2-7 1-1 1 4 5 3 9 1 2 0 0 27 51 LOE, Rob............ c 2-4 2-4 0-0 2 2 4 1 6 0 2 0 0 17 03 MITCHELL, Kwamain... g 2-9 0-4 0-0 1 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 2 36 23 CASSITY, Kyle....... g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 05 JETT, Jordair....... 6-8 0-0 1-5 1 1 2 2 13 3 2 0 2 23 11 MCCALL JR, Mike..... 1-6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 21 14 CONKLIN, Brian...... 7-16 0-1 3-7 4 4 8 2 17 0 3 0 0 34 32 REMEKUN, Cory....... 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM................ 4 1 5 Totals.............. 23-67 5-24 8-19 18 19 37 18 59 11 15 0 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd Half: 13-36 36.1% Game: 34.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-15 13.3% Game: 20.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 42.1% 6,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Massachusetts 16-5, 5-2 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 33 VINSON, Terrell..... f 3-7 0-1 2-2 1 4 5 4 8 0 2 0 0 21 34 PUTNEY, Raphiael.... f 9-14 3-5 1-1 0 10 10 3 22 0 1 0 5 36 54 CARTER, Sean........ c 5-7 0-0 2-4 1 4 5 2 12 1 2 1 1 35 03 WILLIAMS, Chaz...... g 4-9 0-1 11-12 0 6 6 3 19 7 7 1 0 36 05 MORGAN, Jesse....... g 2-6 0-1 1-2 3 3 6 2 5 4 3 1 1 33 00 FARRELL, Javorn..... 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 22 01 ESHO, Maxie......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 04 RILEY, Freddie...... 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 11 52 MCCARTHY, Andrew.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM................ 1 2 3 Totals.............. 25-50 5-11 17-21 6 30 36 21 72 15 19 4 9 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-29 65.5% 2nd Half: 6-21 28.6% Game: 50.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 45.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 15-16 93.8% Game: 81.0% 3,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Kenneth Clark, Jeff Jamosik, Joe DeMayo Technical fouls: Saint Louis-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: 8399 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Saint Louis................... 26 33 - 59 Massachusetts................. 45 27 - 72 Points in the paint-SLU 28,UMASS 34. Points off turnovers-SLU 16,UMASS 19. 2nd chance points-SLU 13,UMASS 4. Fast break points-SLU 0,UMASS 0. Bench points-SLU 33,UMASS 6. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-SLU 2nd-01:29, UMASS 2nd-00:49. Largest lead-SLU by 3 1st-19:45, UMASS by 19 1st-00:51.
Play-by-Play Saint Louis vs Massachusetts 01/28/12 2:00 PM at Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center) 1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1) HOME TEAM: Massachusetts TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Saint Louis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19:45 0-3 V 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by LOE, Rob 19:45 ASSIST by MITCHELL, Kwamain GOOD! LAYUP by VINSON, Terrell [PNT] 19:35 2-3 V 1 ASSIST by CARTER, Sean 19:35 19:23 TURNOVR by MITCHELL, Kwamain STEAL by MORGAN, Jesse 19:21 GOOD! LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael [PNT] 19:18 4-3 H 1 ASSIST by MORGAN, Jesse 19:18 19:11 MISSED LAYUP by MITCHELL, Kwamain 19:11 REBOUND (OFF) by EVANS, Dwayne 19:07 4-5 V 1 GOOD! LAYUP by EVANS, Dwayne [PNT] GOOD! DUNK by CARTER, Sean [PNT] 18:42 6-5 H 1 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 18:42 REBOUND (DEF) by MORGAN, Jesse 18:10 MISSED 3 PTR by EVANS, Dwayne GOOD! JUMPER by MORGAN, Jesse 18:03 8-5 H 3 17:47 TURNOVR by EVANS, Dwayne STEAL by PUTNEY, Raphiael 17:44 MISSED 3 PTR by PUTNEY, Raphiael 17:41 REBOUND (DEF) by ELLIS, Cody 17:26 TURNOVR by LOE, Rob MISSED JUMPER by VINSON, Terrell 17:22 REBOUND (DEF) by LOE, Rob FOUL by VINSON, Terrell (P1T1) 17:20 17:20 SUB IN : JETT, Jordair 17:20 SUB OUT: EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 17:13 MISSED LAYUP by MITCHELL, Kwamain MISSED FT SHOT by CARTER, Sean 16:53 FOUL by ELLIS, Cody (P1T1) REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 16:53 MISSED FT SHOT by CARTER, Sean 16:53 REBOUND (DEF) by LOE, Rob SUB IN : FARRELL, Javorn 16:53 SUB IN : MCCALL JR, Mike SUB OUT: PUTNEY, Raphiael 16:53 SUB OUT: MITCHELL, Kwamain 16:37 TURNOVR by JETT, Jordair SUB IN : ESHO, Maxie 16:37 SUB OUT: CARTER, Sean 16:37 TURNOVR by MORGAN, Jesse 16:20 SUB IN : RILEY, Freddie 16:20 SUB IN : CONKLIN, Brian SUB OUT: MORGAN, Jesse 16:20 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob REBOUND (DEF) by VINSON, Terrell 15:52 MISSED JUMPER by ELLIS, Cody FOUL by ESHO, Maxie (P1T2) 15:33 TURNOVR by ESHO, Maxie 15:33 15:33 TIMEOUT MEDIA 15:15 8-7 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian [PNT] 15:15 ASSIST by MCCALL JR, Mike FOUL by ESHO, Maxie (P2T3) 15:15 MISSED FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 15:15 SUB IN : CARTER, Sean 15:15 SUB IN : MITCHELL, Kwamain SUB IN : PUTNEY, Raphiael 15:15 SUB OUT: CASSITY, Kyle SUB OUT: VINSON, Terrell 15:15 SUB OUT: ESHO, Maxie 15:15 15:08 FOUL by ELLIS, Cody (P2T2) 15:08 SUB IN : LOE, Rob 15:08 SUB OUT: ELLIS, Cody MISSED JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Chaz 15:00 REBOUND (DEF) by CONKLIN, Brian BLOCK by WILLIAMS, Chaz 14:50 MISSED LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian 14:50 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 14:47 MISSED LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian 14:47 REBOUND (OFF) by LOE, Rob 14:34 8-9 V 1 GOOD! LAYUP by JETT, Jordair [PNT] TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 14:34 14:34 MISSED LAYUP by JETT, Jordair 14:34 REBOUND (OFF) by CONKLIN, Brian SUB IN : MORGAN, Jesse 14:34 SUB OUT: WILLIAMS, Chaz 14:34 14:32 8-11 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian [PNT] 14:13 FOUL by LOE, Rob (P1T3) GOOD! LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael [PNT] 14:06 10-11 V 1 13:52 TURNOVR by JETT, Jordair 13:52 SUB IN : REMEKUN, Cory 13:52 SUB IN : EVANS, Dwayne 13:52 SUB OUT: JETT, Jordair 13:52 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob GOOD! 3 PTR by RILEY, Freddie 13:41 13-11 H 2 ASSIST by MORGAN, Jesse 13:41 BLOCK by CARTER, Sean 13:27 MISSED LAYUP by REMEKUN, Cory 13:24 REBOUND (OFF) by EVANS, Dwayne FOUL by MORGAN, Jesse (P1T4) 13:20 13:15 13-13 T 1 GOOD! LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian [PNT] MISSED LAYUP by MORGAN, Jesse 13:04 REBOUND (OFF) by CARTER, Sean 13:04 GOOD! LAYUP by CARTER, Sean [PNT] 12:59 15-13 H 2 FOUL by FARRELL, Javorn (P1T5) 12:34 15-14 H 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by REMEKUN, Cory REBOUND (DEF) by CARTER, Sean 12:34 MISSED FT SHOT by REMEKUN, Cory GOOD! 3 PTR by PUTNEY, Raphiael 12:19 18-14 H 4 ASSIST by FARRELL, Javorn 12:19 12:02 TURNOVR by REMEKUN, Cory STEAL by FARRELL, Javorn 12:00 MISSED LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael 11:57 REBOUND (OFF) by MORGAN, Jesse 11:57 GOOD! TIP-IN by MORGAN, Jesse [PNT] 11:51 20-14 H 6 11:50 TIMEOUT 30sec 11:25 20-17 H 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by LOE, Rob 11:25 ASSIST by MITCHELL, Kwamain TURNOVR by CARTER, Sean 11:18 11:16 STEAL by MCCALL JR, Mike BLOCK by MORGAN, Jesse 11:14 MISSED LAYUP by MCCALL JR, Mike REBOUND (DEF) by CARTER, Sean 11:11 MISSED 3 PTR by PUTNEY, Raphiael 11:06 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL) 10:57 MISSED 3 PTR by LOE, Rob 10:56 FOUL by EVANS, Dwayne (P1T4) TIMEOUT media 10:56 SUB IN : VINSON, Terrell 10:56 SUB IN : LOE, Rob SUB IN : WILLIAMS, Chaz 10:56 SUB IN : CASSITY, Kyle SUB OUT: MORGAN, Jesse 10:56 SUB OUT: MCCALL JR, Mike SUB OUT: FARRELL, Javorn 10:56 SUB OUT: REMEKUN, Cory GOOD! 3 PTR by RILEY, Freddie 10:39 23-17 H 6 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 10:39 10:05 MISSED LAYUP by EVANS, Dwayne 10:05 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 09:43 MISSED LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian 09:43 REBOUND (OFF) by MITCHELL, Kwamain 09:30 TURNOVR by EVANS, Dwayne MISSED JUMPER by PUTNEY, Raphiael 09:14 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne FOUL by PUTNEY, Raphiael (P1T6) 08:46 23-18 H 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by CARTER, Sean 08:46 MISSED FT SHOT by EVANS, Dwayne SUB IN : MORGAN, Jesse 08:46 SUB IN : JETT, Jordair SUB OUT: RILEY, Freddie 08:46 SUB OUT: CASSITY, Kyle MISSED LAYUP by MORGAN, Jesse 08:26 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne 08:18 23-21 H 2 GOOD! 3 PTR by EVANS, Dwayne 08:18 ASSIST by JETT, Jordair 08:10 FOUL by EVANS, Dwayne (P2T5) SUB IN : FARRELL, Javorn 08:10 SUB IN : MCCALL JR, Mike SUB OUT: PUTNEY, Raphiael 08:10 SUB OUT: EVANS, Dwayne GOOD! JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Chaz 08:05 25-21 H 4 REBOUND (DEF) by VINSON, Terrell 07:49 MISSED JUMPER by CONKLIN, Brian GOOD! LAYUP by CARTER, Sean [PNT] 07:40 27-21 H 6 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 07:40 07:05 27-23 H 4 GOOD! JUMPER by JETT, Jordair [PNT] FOUL by VINSON, Terrell (P2T7) 06:43 TURNOVR by VINSON, Terrell 06:43 06:43 TIMEOUT MEDIA SUB IN : PUTNEY, Raphiael 06:43 SUB IN : ELLIS, Cody SUB OUT: VINSON, Terrell 06:43 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob 06:25 TURNOVR by ELLIS, Cody STEAL by FARRELL, Javorn 06:23 GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Chaz [PNT] 06:14 29-23 H 6 REBOUND (DEF) by CARTER, Sean 05:45 MISSED LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian GOOD! 3 PTR by PUTNEY, Raphiael 05:40 32-23 H 9 ASSIST by FARRELL, Javorn 05:40 FOUL by FARRELL, Javorn (P2T8) 05:18 MISSED FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian 05:18 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 05:18 32-24 H 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian 05:18 SUB IN : LOE, Rob 05:18 SUB IN : CASSITY, Kyle 05:18 SUB IN : EVANS, Dwayne 05:18 SUB OUT: JETT, Jordair 05:18 SUB OUT: MCCALL JR, Mike 05:18 SUB OUT: CONKLIN, Brian MISSED LAYUP by FARRELL, Javorn 05:11 REBOUND (DEF) by ELLIS, Cody REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 04:51 MISSED 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody TURNOVR by MORGAN, Jesse 04:42 04:29 TURNOVR by LOE, Rob STEAL by PUTNEY, Raphiael 04:26 GOOD! LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael [PNT] 04:09 34-24 H 10 REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 03:45 MISSED LAYUP by EVANS, Dwayne GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Chaz [PNT] 03:35 36-24 H 12 03:19 36-26 H 10 GOOD! JUMPER by ELLIS, Cody [PNT] 03:19 ASSIST by EVANS, Dwayne TIMEOUT media 02:56 02:56 SUB IN : MCCALL JR, Mike 02:56 SUB IN : CONKLIN, Brian 02:56 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob 02:56 SUB OUT: CASSITY, Kyle GOOD! LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael [PNT] 02:50 38-26 H 12 REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 02:28 MISSED 3 PTR by MCCALL JR, Mike GOOD! 3 PTR by PUTNEY, Raphiael 02:20 41-26 H 15 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 02:20 REBOUND (DEF) by MORGAN, Jesse 01:52 MISSED 3 PTR by EVANS, Dwayne GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:40 42-26 H 16 FOUL by MCCALL JR, Mike (P1T6) MISSED FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:40 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 01:40 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:40 43-26 H 17 01:40 SUB IN : LOE, Rob 01:40 SUB OUT: ELLIS, Cody 01:21 MISSED LAYUP by EVANS, Dwayne 01:21 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:04 MISSED 3 PTR by LOE, Rob GOOD! JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Chaz 00:51 45-26 H 19 REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 00:23 MISSED LAYUP by EVANS, Dwayne SUB IN : RILEY, Freddie 00:01 SUB IN : VINSON, Terrell 00:01 SUB OUT: MORGAN, Jesse 00:01 SUB OUT: CARTER, Sean 00:01 MISSED LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael 00:00 REBOUND (DEF) by CONKLIN, Brian Massachusetts 45, Saint Louis 26 1st period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads Saint Louis 14 4 8 0 12 1 2 Massachusetts 22 11 4 0 6 0 3 2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1) HOME TEAM: Massachusetts TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Saint Louis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20:00 SUB IN : CONKLIN, Brian 20:00 SUB OUT: ELLIS, Cody REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Chaz 19:49 MISSED 3 PTR by MITCHELL, Kwamain MISSED LAYUP by VINSON, Terrell 19:43 REBOUND (OFF) by VINSON, Terrell 19:43 TURNOVR by VINSON, Terrell 19:42 19:26 45-28 H 17 GOOD! JUMPER by MITCHELL, Kwamain TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 19:21 19:21 SUB IN : JETT, Jordair 19:21 SUB OUT: EVANS, Dwayne 19:00 45-30 H 15 GOOD! JUMPER by JETT, Jordair TURNOVR by CARTER, Sean 18:46 18:20 MISSED 3 PTR by CASSITY, Kyle 18:20 REBOUND (OFF) by JETT, Jordair REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 18:10 MISSED JUMPER by CONKLIN, Brian 18:08 SUB IN : ELLIS, Cody 18:08 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob MISSED LAYUP by CARTER, Sean 17:54 REBOUND (OFF) by MORGAN, Jesse 17:54 MISSED LAYUP by MORGAN, Jesse 17:50 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 17:50 MISSED LAYUP by CARTER, Sean 17:45 REBOUND (DEF) by ELLIS, Cody REBOUND (DEF) by VINSON, Terrell 17:34 MISSED 3 PTR by MITCHELL, Kwamain 17:29 FOUL by ELLIS, Cody (P3T1) 17:29 SUB IN : EVANS, Dwayne 17:29 SUB OUT: CASSITY, Kyle TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 17:15 STEAL by MITCHELL, Kwamain STEAL by CARTER, Sean 17:15 TURNOVR by MITCHELL, Kwamain GOOD! DUNK by PUTNEY, Raphiael [PNT] 17:12 47-30 H 17 ASSIST by MORGAN, Jesse 17:12 FOUL by MORGAN, Jesse (P2T1) 17:02 STEAL by PUTNEY, Raphiael 16:28 TURNOVR by CONKLIN, Brian GOOD! FT SHOT by CARTER, Sean 16:28 48-30 H 18 FOUL by MITCHELL, Kwamain (P1T2) GOOD! FT SHOT by CARTER, Sean 16:28 49-30 H 19 SUB IN : FARRELL, Javorn 16:28 SUB IN : MCCALL JR, Mike SUB OUT: PUTNEY, Raphiael 16:28 SUB OUT: MITCHELL, Kwamain 15:57 49-33 H 16 GOOD! 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody 15:57 ASSIST by JETT, Jordair MISSED LAYUP by FARRELL, Javorn 15:41 REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL) FOUL by CARTER, Sean (P1T2) 15:39 15:39 TIMEOUT media SUB IN : RILEY, Freddie 15:39 SUB OUT: MORGAN, Jesse 15:39 15:24 49-36 H 13 GOOD! 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody 15:24 ASSIST by MCCALL JR, Mike FOUL by VINSON, Terrell (P3T3) 15:22 49-37 H 12 GOOD! FT SHOT by ELLIS, Cody SUB IN : PUTNEY, Raphiael 15:22 SUB IN : MITCHELL, Kwamain SUB OUT: VINSON, Terrell 15:22 SUB OUT: JETT, Jordair 15:14 FOUL by MITCHELL, Kwamain (P2T3) MISSED LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Chaz 15:03 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne 14:55 MISSED JUMPER by ELLIS, Cody 14:55 REBOUND (OFF) by EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Chaz 14:51 MISSED LAYUP by EVANS, Dwayne 14:46 FOUL by CONKLIN, Brian (P1T4) SUB IN : ESHO, Maxie 14:46 SUB OUT: CARTER, Sean 14:46 MISSED 3 PTR by FARRELL, Javorn 14:33 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne FOUL by RILEY, Freddie (P1T4) 14:19 FOUL by PUTNEY, Raphiael (P2T5) 14:17 MISSED FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian 14:17 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 14:17 49-38 H 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian FOUL by FARRELL, Javorn (P3T6) 13:55 TURNOVR by FARRELL, Javorn 13:55 TIMEOUT 30sec 13:53 SUB IN : CARTER, Sean 13:53 SUB OUT: ESHO, Maxie 13:53 REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 13:40 MISSED 3 PTR by MITCHELL, Kwamain TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 13:33 13:31 STEAL by MCCALL JR, Mike 13:28 MISSED LAYUP by MCCALL JR, Mike 13:28 REBOUND (OFF) by EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Chaz 13:25 MISSED DUNK by EVANS, Dwayne GOOD! LAYUP by PUTNEY, Raphiael [PNT] 13:19 51-38 H 13 ASSIST by RILEY, Freddie 13:19 GOOD! FT SHOT by PUTNEY, Raphiael 13:19 52-38 H 14 FOUL by EVANS, Dwayne (P3T5) 13:01 52-40 H 12 GOOD! JUMPER by CONKLIN, Brian 13:01 ASSIST by MCCALL JR, Mike TURNOVR by RILEY, Freddie 12:46 SUB IN : MORGAN, Jesse 12:46 SUB OUT: RILEY, Freddie 12:46 12:31 MISSED JUMPER by EVANS, Dwayne 12:31 REBOUND (OFF) by CONKLIN, Brian 12:27 TURNOVR by EVANS, Dwayne MISSED LAYUP by FARRELL, Javorn 12:10 REBOUND (DEF) by ELLIS, Cody 11:49 MISSED 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody 11:49 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 11:49 TIMEOUT media 11:49 SUB IN : JETT, Jordair 11:49 SUB OUT: EVANS, Dwayne 11:32 52-42 H 10 GOOD! LAYUP by JETT, Jordair [PNT] MISSED LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Chaz 11:17 REBOUND (DEF) by CONKLIN, Brian REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Chaz 11:08 MISSED LAYUP by MITCHELL, Kwamain FOUL by WILLIAMS, Chaz (P1T7) 10:46 TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 10:46 SUB IN : VINSON, Terrell 10:46 SUB IN : CASSITY, Kyle SUB IN : ESHO, Maxie 10:46 SUB OUT: MITCHELL, Kwamain SUB OUT: CARTER, Sean 10:46 SUB OUT: FARRELL, Javorn 10:46 10:35 52-44 H 8 GOOD! LAYUP by MCCALL JR, Mike [PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by MORGAN, Jesse 10:25 REBOUND (OFF) by MORGAN, Jesse 10:25 MISSED LAYUP by ESHO, Maxie 10:11 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) TIMEOUT 30sec 10:10 09:59 TURNOVR by CONKLIN, Brian STEAL by PUTNEY, Raphiael 09:57 09:55 FOUL by CASSITY, Kyle (P1T6) 09:55 SUB IN : MITCHELL, Kwamain 09:55 SUB OUT: CASSITY, Kyle GOOD! LAYUP by VINSON, Terrell [PNT] 09:49 54-44 H 10 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 09:49 09:24 TURNOVR by ELLIS, Cody STEAL by PUTNEY, Raphiael 09:21 GOOD! FT SHOT by VINSON, Terrell 09:21 55-44 H 11 FOUL by JETT, Jordair (P1T7) GOOD! FT SHOT by VINSON, Terrell 09:21 56-44 H 12 08:59 56-46 H 10 GOOD! LAYUP by JETT, Jordair [PNT] MISSED 3 PTR by VINSON, Terrell 08:35 REBOUND (DEF) by JETT, Jordair FOUL by VINSON, Terrell (P4T8) 08:33 MISSED FT SHOT by JETT, Jordair REBOUND (DEF) by ESHO, Maxie 08:33 SUB IN : CARTER, Sean 08:33 SUB IN : EVANS, Dwayne SUB OUT: VINSON, Terrell 08:33 SUB OUT: MCCALL JR, Mike TURNOVR by ESHO, Maxie 08:28 08:26 STEAL by EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Chaz 08:03 MISSED 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 07:49 07:47 STEAL by MITCHELL, Kwamain BLOCK by ESHO, Maxie 07:45 MISSED LAYUP by JETT, Jordair 07:45 REBOUND (OFF) by EVANS, Dwayne FOUL by ESHO, Maxie (P3T9) 07:45 07:45 TIMEOUT MEDIA 07:45 56-47 H 9 GOOD! FT SHOT by EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 07:45 MISSED FT SHOT by EVANS, Dwayne SUB IN : FARRELL, Javorn 07:45 SUB IN : LOE, Rob SUB OUT: ESHO, Maxie 07:45 SUB OUT: ELLIS, Cody MISSED JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Chaz 07:28 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne 07:04 SUB IN : ELLIS, Cody 07:04 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 06:52 MISSED 3 PTR by EVANS, Dwayne FOUL by PUTNEY, Raphiael (P3T10) 06:41 TURNOVR by PUTNEY, Raphiael 06:41 06:19 MISSED LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian 06:19 REBOUND (OFF) by CONKLIN, Brian 06:14 56-49 H 7 GOOD! LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian [PNT] TURNOVR by MORGAN, Jesse 05:57 05:55 STEAL by JETT, Jordair 05:33 56-51 H 5 GOOD! JUMPER by JETT, Jordair 05:33 ASSIST by ELLIS, Cody TIMEOUT 30sec 05:28 SUB IN : VINSON, Terrell 05:28 SUB OUT: FARRELL, Javorn 05:28 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 04:57 57-51 H 6 FOUL by MITCHELL, Kwamain (P3T8) GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 04:57 58-51 H 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 04:57 59-51 H 8 FOUL by WILLIAMS, Chaz (P2T11) 04:47 MISSED FT SHOT by JETT, Jordair 04:47 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 04:47 59-52 H 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by JETT, Jordair GOOD! LAYUP by VINSON, Terrell [PNT] 04:31 61-52 H 9 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 04:31 04:20 TIMEOUT 30sec FOUL by WILLIAMS, Chaz (P3T12) 04:12 MISSED FT SHOT by JETT, Jordair 04:12 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) REBOUND (DEF) by MORGAN, Jesse 04:12 MISSED FT SHOT by JETT, Jordair GOOD! DUNK by CARTER, Sean [PNT] 03:53 63-52 H 11 ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Chaz 03:53 03:32 63-54 H 9 GOOD! LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian [PNT] 03:32 ASSIST by JETT, Jordair MISSED 3 PTR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 03:15 REBOUND (DEF) by EVANS, Dwayne 02:47 63-56 H 7 GOOD! LAYUP by CONKLIN, Brian [PNT] 02:47 ASSIST by EVANS, Dwayne MISSED LAYUP by VINSON, Terrell 02:19 REBOUND (DEF) by CONKLIN, Brian 02:17 TURNOVR by CONKLIN, Brian TIMEOUT media 02:16 TIMEOUT TEAM 01:48 TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:44 STEAL by JETT, Jordair FOUL by CARTER, Sean (P2T13) 01:41 MISSED FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian 01:41 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 01:41 63-57 H 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by CONKLIN, Brian 01:41 TIMEOUT 30sec GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:40 64-57 H 7 FOUL by JETT, Jordair (P2T9) GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:40 65-57 H 8 01:29 65-59 H 6 GOOD! LAYUP by MITCHELL, Kwamain [PNT] GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:05 66-59 H 7 FOUL by CONKLIN, Brian (P2T10) GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 01:05 67-59 H 8 01:05 SUB IN : LOE, Rob 01:05 SUB OUT: EVANS, Dwayne REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 00:57 MISSED 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody 00:54 SUB IN : EVANS, Dwayne 00:54 SUB OUT: LOE, Rob GOOD! DUNK by CARTER, Sean [PNT] 00:49 69-59 H 10 ASSIST by MORGAN, Jesse 00:49 REBOUND (DEF) by PUTNEY, Raphiael 00:43 MISSED 3 PTR by MITCHELL, Kwamain GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 00:33 70-59 H 11 FOUL by MITCHELL, Kwamain (P4T11) GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Chaz 00:33 71-59 H 12 SUB IN : ESHO, Maxie 00:33 SUB IN : LOE, Rob SUB OUT: CARTER, Sean 00:33 SUB IN : MCCALL JR, Mike 00:33 SUB OUT: EVANS, Dwayne 00:33 SUB OUT: JETT, Jordair 00:23 MISSED 3 PTR by ELLIS, Cody 00:23 REBOUND (OFF) by LOE, Rob 00:18 MISSED 3 PTR by CONKLIN, Brian 00:18 REBOUND (OFF) by ELLIS, Cody REBOUND (DEF) by VINSON, Terrell 00:14 MISSED 3 PTR by MCCALL JR, Mike MISSED FT SHOT by MORGAN, Jesse 00:07 FOUL by MITCHELL, Kwamain (P5T12) REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 00:07 GOOD! FT SHOT by MORGAN, Jesse 00:07 72-59 H 13 SUB IN : MCCARTHY, Andrew 00:07 SUB IN : JETT, Jordair SUB OUT: WILLIAMS, Chaz 00:07 SUB OUT: MITCHELL, Kwamain 00:00 MISSED 3 PTR by MCCALL JR, Mike 00:00 REBOUND (OFF) by CONKLIN, Brian 00:00 MISSED JUMPER by CONKLIN, Brian 00:00 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) Massachusetts 72, Saint Louis 59 2nd period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads Saint Louis 14 12 5 0 21 0 0 Massachusetts 12 8 0 0 0 0 0