AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Rahsool Diggins scored 18 points and UMass beat Rhode Island Rams 81-79 on Sunday.
Diggins shot 6 for 13, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Minutemen (15-8, 6-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Keon Thompson scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Josh Cohen shot 5 of 8 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds.
Jaden House led the Rams (11-13, 5-6) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. Luis Kortright added 15 points, four assists and two steals for Rhode Island. In addition, David Green had 11 points.
Jaylen Curry scored 10 points in the first half and UMass went into the break trailing 35-32. UMass used a 13-1 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 68-54 with 6:12 remaining. The Minutemen led 81-76 with 11 seconds remaining before a 3-pointer by Kortright. Jaylen Curry then missed two free throws for UMass but Kortright missed a 3 at the buzzer.
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1st Half
URI
Rams
35
MASS
Minutemen
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
David Fuchs vs. Josh Cohen (Minutemen gains possession)
19:44
Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weston steals)
19:37
+2
David Green makes two point driving layup (Brandon Weston assists)
2-0
19:20
David Fuchs blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point cutting layup
19:18
Rams defensive rebound
19:06
Josh Cohen blocks Brandon Weston's two point cutting layup
19:04
Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:55
Keon Thompson misses two point layup
18:53
David Fuchs defensive rebound
18:47
David Green misses two point hook shot
18:45
Jaden House offensive rebound
18:31
Jaden House misses two point driving finger roll layup
18:29
Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
18:09
+3
Rahsool Diggins makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)
2-3
17:45
+3
Jaden House makes three point pullup jump shot
5-3
17:29
David Fuchs shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
17:29
Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:29
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-4
17:17
David Green misses two point floating jump shot
17:15
Josh Cohen defensive rebound
17:09
+2
Matt Cross makes two point driving layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)
5-6
16:55
+2
Tyson Brown makes two point hook shot
7-6
16:45
Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
16:43
Minutemen offensive rebound
16:32
Tyson Brown shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
16:32
Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32
+1
Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-7
16:23
+2
David Green makes two point finger roll layup (Brandon Weston assists)
9-7
15:58
Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
15:58
Rams defensive rebound
15:58
TV timeout
15:29
+2
Tyson Brown makes two point turnaround hook shot
11-7
15:20
Tyson Brown personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
15:05
+2
Josh Cohen makes two point turnaround hook shot
11-9
14:54
Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (David Fuchs draws the foul)
14:54
+1
David Fuchs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-9
14:54
+1
David Fuchs makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-9
14:40
+2
Jaylen Curry makes two point driving floating jump shot
13-11
14:21
Luis Kortright misses two point layup
14:19
Minutemen defensive rebound
13:58
Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
13:56
David Green defensive rebound
13:50
+3
David Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Luis Kortright assists)
16-11
13:26
Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
13:24
Rams defensive rebound
13:09
Luis Kortright misses two point layup
13:07
Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
13:02
Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (lost ball) (Jaden House steals)
12:57
Daniel Hankins-Sanford technical foul
12:57
Jaden House technical foul
12:48
Jaden House turnover
12:48
Zek Montgomery misses two point driving layup
12:46
Matt Cross defensive rebound
12:32
Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
12:30
David Green defensive rebound
12:04
David Fuchs misses two point driving layup
12:02
Josh Cohen defensive rebound
11:44
Matt Cross misses two point reverse layup
11:42
Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
11:26
David Green misses two point driving layup
11:24
David Fuchs offensive rebound
11:18
+2
David Fuchs makes two point putback layup
18-11
11:13
Keon Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Jaden House steals)
11:13
TV timeout
11:01
Jaden House misses two point driving layup
10:59
Robert Davis Jr. defensive rebound
10:50
Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:48
Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
10:44
Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
10:42
Robert Davis Jr. offensive rebound
10:40
+2
Robert Davis Jr. makes two point putback layup
18-13
10:19
+3
Zek Montgomery makes three point pullup jump shot
21-13
10:04
+2
Josh Cohen makes two point bank jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)
21-15
9:40
Robert Davis Jr. personal foul (Cam Estevez draws the foul)
9:25
+2
Cam Estevez makes two point pullup jump shot (Zek Montgomery assists)
23-15
9:11
Josh Cohen misses two point floating jump shot
9:09
Cam Estevez defensive rebound
8:55
Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot
8:53
Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
8:44
Matt Cross turnover (bad pass)
8:23
Zek Montgomery misses three point pullup jump shot
8:21
Josh Cohen defensive rebound
8:09
Zek Montgomery shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
8:09
Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:09
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-16
7:44
Jaden House misses two point jump shot
7:42
Jaden House offensive rebound
7:38
+2
Jaden House makes two point floating jump shot
25-16
7:19
David Green personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
7:19
TV timeout
7:15
+2
Keon Thompson makes two point floating jump shot (Matt Cross assists)
25-18
6:49
Jaden House turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
6:34
+3
Rahsool Diggins makes three point pullup jump shot
25-21
6:11
Jaden House misses three point jump shot
6:09
Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:55
Rahsool Diggins misses two point driving layup
5:53
Jaden House defensive rebound
5:50
Keon Thompson shooting foul (Jaden House draws the foul)
5:50
+1
Jaden House makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-21
5:50
+1
Jaden House makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-21
5:33
Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
5:31
David Fuchs defensive rebound
5:16
+2
Zek Montgomery makes two point driving layup
29-21
4:58
Rahsool Diggins misses three point pullup jump shot
4:56
Luis Kortright defensive rebound
4:43
David Green misses two point layup
4:41
David Green offensive rebound
4:39
David Green misses two point layup
4:37
Rams offensive rebound
4:29
Luis Kortright turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
4:21
+2
Jaylen Curry makes two point driving layup
29-23
3:58
+2
David Green makes two point layup (David Fuchs assists)
31-23
3:48
Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
3:46
Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
3:27
Luis Kortright turnover (lost ball)
3:27
TV timeout
3:12
+2
Josh Cohen makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaylen Curry assists)
31-25
3:02
+2
Brandon Weston makes two point dunk (Zek Montgomery assists)
33-25
2:51
+3
Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)
33-28
2:39
Zek Montgomery misses two point layup
2:37
Matt Cross defensive rebound
2:19
+3
Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)
33-31
2:00
Keon Thompson personal foul (Luis Kortright draws the foul)
