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Weeks Jr. carries UMass over Fordham 60-54

AP
Feb 03, 2021

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) T.J. Weeks Jr. had 13 points and 12 rebounds to carry UMass to a 60-54 win over Fordham Rams on Wednesday night.

Javohn Garcia had 14 points for UMass (6-4, 5-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). He also had seven turnovers but only five assists. Carl Pierre added 10 points.

Josh Navarro had 17 points for the Rams (1-9, 1-9), whose losing streak reached seven games. Joel Soriano added 12 points and 13 rebounds. Kyle Rose had 11 points.

The Minutemen improve to 2-0 against the Rams for the season. UMass defeated Fordham 65-46 on Jan. 17.

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1st Half
FOR
Rams
23
MASS
Minutemen
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Joel Soriano vs. Mark Gasperini (Minutemen gains possession)
19:49		Jovohn Garcia turnover (out of bounds)
19:39		Jalen Cobb turnover (bad pass) (Mark Gasperini steals)
19:11		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
19:09		Minutemen offensive rebound
18:51		Jovohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
18:49		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
18:29		Jalen Cobb turnover (Mark Gasperini steals)
18:23		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
18:21		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Joel Soriano makes two point layup (Jalen Cobb assists)	2-0
17:36	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point jump shot (Mark Gasperini assists)	2-2
17:05		Joel Soriano misses two point layup
17:03		Minutemen defensive rebound
16:48		Mark Gasperini misses two point jump shot
16:46		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
16:29		Jalen Cobb misses three point jump shot
16:27		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
16:19	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Jovohn Garcia assists)	2-6
16:06		Jalen Cobb turnover (Carl Pierre steals)
15:57		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
15:55		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
15:41		Joel Soriano turnover (3-second violation)
15:41		TV timeout
15:29	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jovohn Garcia assists)	2-8
15:11		Chris Austin turnover (Mark Gasperini steals)
15:01		Jump ball. Jovohn Garcia vs. Ty Perry (Rams gains possession)
15:01		Jovohn Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Ty Perry steals)
14:38		Mark Gasperini shooting foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Chris Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
14:38		Chris Austin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:38		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
14:14		Jalen Cobb personal foul (Carl Pierre draws the foul)
14:08		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
14:06		Kyle Rose defensive rebound
14:00	+3	Chris Austin makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cobb assists)	6-7
13:38		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
13:36		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
13:17		Jalen Cobb turnover (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
13:11		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
13:09		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot	6-9
13:11		Chris Austin shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-10
13:03		T.J. Weeks personal foul (Kyle Rose draws the foul)
12:51		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Josh Navarro's two point layup
12:49		Joel Soriano offensive rebound
12:29		Ty Perry misses three point jump shot
12:27		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
12:22		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
12:20		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
12:08		Jovohn Garcia blocks Ty Perry's two point layup
12:06		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
11:56		Cairo McCrory misses two point layup
11:54		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
11:55		Cairo McCrory personal foul (Josh Navarro draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:48	+2	Joel Soriano makes two point layup (Chris Austin assists)	8-10
11:32		Jovohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
11:25		Mark Gasperini turnover (Jalen Cobb steals)
11:17	+2	Jalen Cobb makes two point layup	10-10
10:53		T.J. Weeks misses two point jump shot
10:51		Mark Gasperini offensive rebound
10:44		Mark Gasperini misses two point layup
10:42		Chris Austin defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Kyle Rose makes two point layup (Joel Soriano assists)	12-10
10:30		Jovohn Garcia offensive foul (Jalen Cobb draws the foul)
10:30		Jovohn Garcia turnover
10:00		Jalen Cobb turnover (Cairo McCrory steals)
9:45	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Jovohn Garcia assists)	12-13
9:12		Jovohn Garcia blocks Chris Austin's two point jump shot
9:10		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
9:01		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
8:59		Dibaji Walker offensive rebound
8:59		Dibaji Walker misses two point hook shot
8:57		Mark Gasperini offensive rebound
8:59	+2	Mark Gasperini makes two point layup	12-15
8:59		Rams 30 second timeout
8:39	+2	Onyi Eyisi makes two point layup (Ty Perry assists)	14-15
8:10		Carl Pierre misses two point jump shot
8:08		Mark Gasperini offensive rebound
8:10		Jalen Cobb shooting foul (Mark Gasperini draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Mark Gasperini makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-16
8:10	+1	Mark Gasperini makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-17
7:47	+2	Ty Perry makes two point floating jump shot	16-17
7:36		Dibaji Walker misses two point reverse layup
7:34		Chris Austin defensive rebound
7:28		Ty Perry misses three point jump shot
7:26		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
7:16		TV timeout
7:12		Ronnie DeGray III offensive foul (Josh Navarro draws the foul)
7:12		Ronnie DeGray III turnover
7:12		Kolton Mitchell personal foul (Ty Perry draws the foul)
6:51		Kyle Rose misses two point jump shot
6:49		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
6:42		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
6:40		Josh Navarro defensive rebound
6:25		Kolton Mitchell personal foul (Onyi Eyisi draws the foul)
6:25		Onyi Eyisi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:25		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
6:03		Kyle Rose blocks Carl Pierre's two point jump shot
6:03		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
6:03	+3	Jovohn Garcia makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	16-20
5:44	+2	Kyle Rose makes two point layup	18-20
5:26	+2	Carl Pierre makes two point floating jump shot (Jovohn Garcia assists)	18-22
5:13		Onyi Eyisi misses two point hook shot
5:11		Mark Gasperini defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point jump shot	18-24
4:45		Ty Perry misses three point jump shot
4:43		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
4:36	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	18-27
4:27		Josh Navarro turnover (traveling)
4:17		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
4:15		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Ty Perry makes two point floating jump shot	20-27
3:36		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:34		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
3:05		Josh Navarro misses two point floating jump shot
3:03		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
2:50		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
2:48		Josh Navarro defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Josh Navarro makes three point jump shot (Ty Perry assists)	23-27
2:11		TV timeout
1:55	+3	Cairo McCrory makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	23-30
1:29		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
1:27		Joel Soriano offensive rebound
1:21		Joel Soriano misses two point hook shot
1:19		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	23-33
1:06		Josh Navarro turnover (bad pass)
0:54		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:52		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
0:25		Jovohn Garcia personal foul (Josh Navarro draws the foul)
0:24		Josh Navarro misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:24		Minutemen defensive rebound
0:24		Joel Soriano personal foul (Kolton Mitchell draws the foul)
0:02		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:00		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FOR
Rams
31
MASS
Minutemen
27

Time		Play	Score
19:55		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
19:53		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
19:46		Jalen Cobb misses two point jump shot
19:44		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
19:36		T.J. Weeks misses two point jump shot
19:34		Kyle Rose defensive rebound
19:25		Kyle Rose turnover (Jovohn Garcia steals)
19:17		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
19:15		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Joel Soriano makes two point layup (Josh Navarro assists)	25-33
18:08	+2	Dibaji Walker makes two point jump shot (Jovohn Garcia assists)	25-35
17:50		Kyle Rose misses three point jump shot
17:48		Ty Perry offensive rebound
17:38		Chris Austin turnover (Dibaji Walker steals)
17:31		Jovohn Garcia turnover (Jalen Cobb steals)
17:31		T.J. Weeks personal foul
17:12	+2	Josh Navarro makes two point reverse layup (Joel Soriano assists)	27-35
16:52		Jovohn Garcia misses two point layup
16:50		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Kyle Rose makes two point reverse layup (Jalen Cobb assists)	29-35
16:00		Joel Soriano shooting foul (Carl Pierre draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00	+1	Carl Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-36
16:00	+1	Carl Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-37
15:38	+2	Onyi Eyisi makes two point layup (Josh Navarro assists)	31-37
15:11		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
15:09		Josh Navarro defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Josh Navarro makes two point layup	33-37
14:33		Jovohn Garcia offensive foul (Josh Navarro draws the foul)
14:33		Jovohn Garcia turnover
14:04		Josh Navarro turnover (Jovohn Garcia steals)
13:58	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup (T.J. Weeks assists)	33-39
13:34		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul)
13:34		Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:34	+1	Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-39
13:16		Mark Gasperini turnover (Jalen Cobb steals)
13:10		Ty Perry misses three point jump shot
13:08		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
12:56		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
12:54		Rams defensive rebound
12:48		Kolton Mitchell personal foul (Kyle Rose draws the foul)
12:42		Ty Perry offensive foul (Cairo McCrory draws the foul)
12:42		Ty Perry turnover
12:33		Cairo McCrory turnover (Josh Navarro steals)
12:23		Josh Navarro misses two point floating jump shot
12:21		Joel Soriano offensive rebound
12:13		Josh Navarro misses three point jump shot
12:11		Kolton Mitchell defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Mark Gasperini makes two point jump shot	34-41
11:36		Kyle Rose misses three point jump shot
11:34		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
11:20		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
11:18		Kolton Mitchell offensive rebound
11:11		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
11:09		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
11:11		Jalen Cobb personal foul (T.J. Weeks draws the foul)
11:11		TV timeout
11:08		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
11:06		Josh Navarro defensive rebound
10:53		Josh Navarro turnover (Mark Gasperini steals)
10:42		Onyi Eyisi shooting foul (Kolton Mitchell draws the foul)
10:42		Kolton Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:42	+1	Kolton Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-42
10:20		Jalen Cobb misses three point jump shot
10:18		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
10:07		Carl Pierre offensive foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
10:07		Carl Pierre turnover
9:44		Chris Austin misses two point layup
9:42		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
9:35		Chris Austin shooting foul (T.J. Weeks draws the foul)
9:35	+1	T.J. Weeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
9:35		T.J. Weeks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:35		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
9:16		Kyle Rose turnover (bad pass)
9:04	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Kolton Mitchell assists)	34-46
8:45		Jalen Cobb misses two point jump shot
8:43		Kolton Mitchell defensive rebound
8:27		Mark Gasperini offensive foul (Jalen Cobb draws the foul)
8:27		Mark Gasperini turnover
8:05	+2	Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (Jalen Cobb assists)	36-46
7:52		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
7:50		Mark Gasperini offensive rebound
7:46		Josh Navarro shooting foul (Carl Pierre draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Carl Pierre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:46		Carl Pierre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:46		Joel Soriano defensive rebound
7:22	+2	Josh Navarro makes two point floating jump shot	38-46
7:21		Rams 30 second timeout
6:57	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point layup	38-48
6:46		Mark Gasperini shooting foul (Jalen Cobb draws the foul)
6:46		Jalen Cobb misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:46		Jalen Cobb misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:46		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
6:32		Josh Navarro personal foul (Jovohn Garcia draws the foul)
6:32		Jovohn Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:32		Kyle Rose defensive rebound
6:21		Joel Soriano turnover (Jovohn Garcia steals)
6:12	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point layup (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	38-50
5:59		Josh Navarro misses two point jump shot
5:57		Rams offensive rebound
5:45		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
5:27		Jovohn Garcia turnover (Chris Austin steals)
5:19	+2	Josh Navarro makes two point floating jump shot	40-50
5:00		Joel Soriano shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
5:00		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:00		Kyle Rose defensive rebound
5:00		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Kyle Rose draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Kyle Rose makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-50
4:59	+1	Kyle Rose makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-50
4:44	+3	Jovohn Garcia makes three point jump shot (Mark Gasperini assists)	42-53
4:18		Mark Gasperini blocks Joel Soriano's two point layup
4:16		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
3:50		Mark Gasperini misses three point jump shot
3:49		Rams defensive rebound
3:49		TV timeout
3:35		Carl Pierre personal foul (Josh Navarro draws the foul)
3:35	+1	Josh Navarro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-53
3:35	+1	Josh Navarro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-53
3:05		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:03		Chris Austin defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Josh Navarro makes two point floating jump shot	46-53
2:36		Minutemen 30 second timeout
2:27		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
2:25		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
2:14	+3	Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cobb assists)	49-53
1:49		Jalen Cobb personal foul (Mark Gasperini draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Mark Gasperini makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-54
1:49	+1	Mark Gasperini makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
1:24	+2	Joel Soriano makes two point hook shot (Josh Navarro assists)	51-55
1:10	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point floating jump shot	51-57
0:56		Josh Navarro misses two point layup
0:54		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
0:32		Jovohn Garcia turnover (out of bounds)
0:32		Rams 60 second timeout
0:18		Kolton Mitchell shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul)
0:18		Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18	+1	Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-57
0:17		Josh Navarro personal foul (Jovohn Garcia draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
0:17	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-59
0:08	+2	Josh Navarro makes two point layup	54-59
0:08		Kyle Rose personal foul (Mark Gasperini draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Mark Gasperini makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-60
0:08		Mark Gasperini misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
0:01		Josh Navarro misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rams offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rams offensive rebound