COLO

UMASS

UMass beats Colorado 66-63 in Myrtle Beach Invite

AP
Nov 17, 2022

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) Noah Fernandes scored 22 points, freshman RJ Luis added 18 points and UMass beat Colorado Buffaloes 66-63 on Thursday in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

Colorado's full-court pressure forced a turnover with 1:07 remaining, the 18th of the game for UMass, and Tristan da Silva made a baseline jumper at the other end to get within 65-63. Da Silva missed a 3-pointer on Colorado's next possession and Fernandes grabbed the rebound with 9.6 remaining before making 1 of 2 for a three-point lead.

After a timeout with 6.5 seconds left, KJ Simpson was off on a 3-pointer but Colorado got the long rebound and passed it out to Simpson, who missed another as time expired.

It was a big win for UMass and its new coach Frank Martin as Colorado (2-2) was coming off a 78-66 upset of then-No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday.

Isaac Kante added 10 points for UMass (2-1).

Luis made a steal and a fast-break dunk to extend UMass' lead to 57-47. The basket came during the Minutemen's 11-0 run as Colorado missed nine straight shots.

Da Silva finished with 17 points for Colorado. Simpson had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
34
MASS
Minutemen
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lawson Lovering vs. Wildens Leveque (Minutemen gains possession)
19:35	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:27		Noah Fernandes personal foul
19:12	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:52	+2	Matt Cross makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:43		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
18:41		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
18:34	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	4-4
18:24		T.J. Weeks Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
18:12	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	6-4
17:52		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
17:50		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
17:40	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	8-4
17:26		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
17:24		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:14		Nique Clifford offensive foul
17:14		Nique Clifford turnover (offensive foul)
17:04		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
17:02		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:55	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	10-4
16:45	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot	10-6
16:45		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-7
16:30		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
16:28		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
16:12		Dyondre Dominguez misses three point jump shot
16:10		Buffaloes defensive rebound
15:44	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	13-7
15:26		Matt Cross misses two point layup
15:24		Dyondre Dominguez offensive rebound
15:24		TV timeout
15:11	+2	RJ Luis makes two point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	13-9
14:44	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	15-9
14:23		RJ Luis turnover (bad pass)
14:13		Julian Hammond III turnover (RJ Luis steals)
14:03	+2	RJ Luis makes two point layup	15-11
13:55		KJ Simpson offensive foul
13:55		KJ Simpson turnover (offensive foul)
13:28		Isaac Kante misses two point layup
13:26		Isaac Kante offensive rebound
13:19	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup	15-13
13:13		Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot
13:11		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
12:59		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
12:59		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
12:59		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
12:57		RJ Luis defensive rebound
12:46	+3	RJ Luis makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	15-16
12:30	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	17-16
12:02		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
12:00		Buffaloes defensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:52		Javon Ruffin turnover (Keon Thompson steals)
11:45	+2	RJ Luis makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	17-18
11:30		Brandon Martin personal foul
11:24	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	20-18
11:08		RJ Luis misses two point jump shot
11:06		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
10:53		RJ Luis blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point jump shot
10:51		RJ Luis defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Brandon Martin makes two point layup (RJ Luis assists)	20-20
10:31		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
10:29		Brandon Martin defensive rebound
10:19	+2	RJ Luis makes two point layup	20-22
10:04		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
10:02		Ethan Wright offensive rebound
9:56	+2	Ethan Wright makes two point layup	22-22
9:39	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point jump shot	22-24
9:15		Wildens Leveque blocks Nique Clifford's two point layup
9:13		Buffaloes offensive rebound
9:12		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
8:54		Wildens Leveque offensive foul
8:54		Wildens Leveque turnover (offensive foul)
8:32		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
8:30		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
8:12		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
8:10		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
7:57		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:55		Buffaloes offensive rebound
7:53		TV timeout
7:53		Dyondre Dominguez technical foul
7:53	+1	KJ Simpson makes technical free throw 1 of 1	23-24
7:42		Wildens Leveque personal foul
7:30	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	25-24
7:17		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball)
7:05		Brandon Martin personal foul
6:53		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
6:51		Brandon Martin defensive rebound
6:44		Brandon Martin misses two point jump shot
6:42		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:32		Brandon Martin personal foul
6:25		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
6:23		Matt Cross defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot	25-26
5:51		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Jalen Gabbidon draws the foul)
5:50		Jalen Gabbidon misses regular free throw 1 of 3
5:50	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 2 of 3	26-26
5:50	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-26
5:38		Ethan Wright shooting foul (Dyondre Dominguez draws the foul)
5:38		Dyondre Dominguez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:38	+1	Dyondre Dominguez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-27
5:19		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
5:17		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
5:11		Dyondre Dominguez misses two point jump shot
5:09		Matt Cross offensive rebound
4:55		Matt Cross misses two point layup
4:55		Ethan Wright defensive rebound
4:55		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
4:53		Matt Cross defensive rebound
4:34	+2	RJ Luis makes two point jump shot	27-29
4:18	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	29-29
4:08		Keon Thompson turnover (lost ball)
3:49		Tafara Gapare blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
3:47		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
3:29		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
3:27		Isaac Kante offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup	29-31
3:24		TV timeout
3:11		Jalen Gabbidon misses two point jump shot
3:09		RJ Luis defensive rebound
3:08		Ethan Wright personal foul
2:55	+2	T.J. Weeks Jr. makes two point layup	29-33
2:44	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	32-33
2:28		Isaac Kante misses two point layup
2:26		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
2:18		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
2:16		RJ Luis defensive rebound
2:08		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
1:59	+2	Jalen Gabbidon makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	34-33
1:32		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
1:32		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:32	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-34
1:18		RJ Luis blocks Jalen Gabbidon's two point layup
1:16		Buffaloes offensive rebound
1:11		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
1:09		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
1:03		RJ Luis offensive foul
1:03		RJ Luis turnover (offensive foul)
0:43		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
0:41		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot	34-36
0:13		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:00		Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot
0:00		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
0:00		Jalen Gabbidon technical foul
0:00	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
29
MASS
Minutemen
29

Time		Play	Score
19:31		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
19:29		Brandon Martin defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	34-39
19:12		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
19:10		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
19:05	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks Jr. assists)	34-42
18:44	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gabbidon assists)	37-42
18:25		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
18:25	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
18:25		Wildens Leveque misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:25		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
18:05		Brandon Martin personal foul
17:54		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
17:52		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
17:46	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk	39-43
17:46		Lawson Lovering technical foul
17:46	+1	Noah Fernandes makes technical free throw 1 of 2	39-44
17:46		Noah Fernandes misses technical free throw 2 of 2
17:24		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
17:22		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
17:17		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
17:15		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
16:55		J'Vonne Hadley blocks Wildens Leveque's two point layup
16:53		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
16:55		Jump ball. Wildens Leveque vs. Lawson Lovering (Buffaloes gains possession)
16:55		Wildens Leveque turnover (lost ball) (Lawson Lovering steals)
16:45		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
16:43		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
16:40	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk	41-44
16:20		Tristan da Silva blocks Matt Cross's two point jump shot
16:18		Matt Cross offensive rebound
16:19		Matt Cross turnover (traveling)
16:02		Isaac Kante shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
16:02		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:02		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:02		Buffaloes offensive rebound
15:58		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
15:56		Matt Cross defensive rebound
15:38		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:36		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
15:31		Jalen Gabbidon misses two point layup
15:29		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
15:22		Noah Fernandes misses two point layup
15:20		Matt Cross offensive rebound
15:17		Jalen Gabbidon shooting foul
15:17		TV timeout
15:17	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-45
15:17		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:17		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
15:05		Tristan da Silva turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
14:53		Dyondre Dominguez turnover (bad pass)
14:42	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	43-45
14:21		Isaac Kante misses two point layup
14:19		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
14:12		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
14:10		Buffaloes offensive rebound
14:00	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	45-45
13:51		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
13:50		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:50	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 3	45-46
13:50	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-47
13:41		Tristan da Silva offensive foul
13:41		Tristan da Silva turnover (offensive foul)
13:20		Tafara Gapare turnover (Ethan Wright steals)
13:14	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Ethan Wright assists)	47-47
13:01	+3	RJ Luis makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	47-50
12:44		Wildens Leveque blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
12:42		RJ Luis defensive rebound
12:38		RJ Luis misses two point jump shot
12:36		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
12:33		Julian Hammond III turnover (Wildens Leveque steals)
12:25		RJ Luis misses three point jump shot
12:23		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
12:12		Wildens Leveque turnover (Tristan da Silva steals)
11:59		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
11:57		Ethan Wright offensive rebound
11:54		Ethan Wright misses two point jump shot
11:52		Ethan Wright offensive rebound
11:49		Javon Ruffin misses two point layup
11:47		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
11:45		Keon Thompson turnover (lost ball) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
11:40		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
11:38		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
11:38		Javon Ruffin personal foul
11:38		TV timeout
11:23		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
11:21		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
11:08		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
11:06		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
11:01		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
11:01	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
11:01	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-52
10:39		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball)
10:11		Tafara Gapare turnover (out of bounds)
10:01		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Luis steals)
9:55	+2	RJ Luis makes two point dunk	47-54
9:35		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
9:33		Buffaloes offensive rebound
9:21		Julian Hammond III turnover (Gianni Thompson steals)
8:54	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists)	47-56
8:52		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
8:52		TV timeout
8:21		Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
8:19		Buffaloes offensive rebound
8:19		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
8:03		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses two point layup
8:01		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
7:53		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
7:51		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (T.J. Weeks Jr. assists)	47-58
7:24	+3	Jalen Gabbidon makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	50-58
7:01	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point jump shot	50-60
6:44	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	52-60
6:29		TV timeout
6:22		Jalen Gabbidon shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
6:22		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:22	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
6:14		Noah Fernandes personal foul
6:01	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point dunk (Jalen Gabbidon assists)	54-61
5:43		Lawson Lovering blocks Matt Cross's two point layup
5:41		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:34		Wildens Leveque blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
5:32		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:17		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
5:15		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
5:07		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Jalen Gabbidon draws the foul)
5:07		Jalen Gabbidon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:07	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
4:49		RJ Luis offensive foul
4:49		RJ Luis turnover (offensive foul)
4:43		RJ Luis shooting foul (Jalen Gabbidon draws the foul)
4:43		Jalen Gabbidon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:43	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
4:16		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:14		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
4:09		Noah Fernandes personal foul
4:09	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-61
4:09	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-61
3:49		Isaac Kante turnover (Jalen Gabbidon steals)
3:45		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
3:43		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
3:27	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup	58-63
3:14		Wildens Leveque blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
3:12		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
3:09		Noah Fernandes personal foul
3:09		TV timeout
3:09		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:09		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
2:48		Noah Fernandes turnover (lost ball) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
2:25		Wildens Leveque blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point jump shot
2:23		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
2:15		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
2:13		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
2:11		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
2:09		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
2:04		Julian Hammond III personal foul
2:04		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:04		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
1:56		Julian Hammond III offensive foul
1:56		Julian Hammond III turnover (offensive foul)
1:27	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	58-65
1:18	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	61-65
1:15		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
1:14		Minutemen 30 second timeout
1:06		Wildens Leveque turnover (traveling)
0:56	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	63-65
0:27		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
0:25		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
0:12		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
0:10		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
0:09		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
0:09	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-66
0:09		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:09		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:06		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:02		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:00		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
0:00		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes offensive rebound