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Taylor leads Marshall past Duquesne on late shot

AP
Dec 04, 2021

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Andrew Taylor made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to lift Marshall Thundering Herd to a 72-71 win over Duquesne Dukes on Saturday night.

On the next possession for the Dukes, Amir Spears missed a layup, allowing the Thundering Herd to hang on for the victory.

Taevion Kinsey had 21 points to lead the Thundering Herd.

Obinna Anochili-Killen had 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for Marshall (5-3). Andrew Taylor added 13 points and eight rebounds. Darius George had eight rebounds.

Spears had 23 points for the Dukes (3-6). Tre Williams added 14 points and three assists. Tyson Acuff had 11 points.

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1st Half
DUQ
Dukes
33
MRSH
Thundering Herd
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tre Williams vs. Obinna Anochili-Killen (David Early gains possession)
19:49		Andrew Taylor misses two point floating jump shot
19:47		Obinna Anochili-Killen offensive rebound
19:45		Taevion Kinsey misses three point jump shot
19:43		Andrew Taylor offensive rebound
19:43		Andrew Taylor misses two point putback layup
19:41		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
19:35		Obinna Anochili-Killen blocks Tre Williams's two point layup
19:33		Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound
19:27		David Early misses three point jump shot
19:25		Dukes defensive rebound
19:10	+3	Kevin Easley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	3-0
18:54	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Andrew Taylor assists)	3-2
18:31		Kevin Easley Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Obinna Anochili-Killen steals)
18:06		Toby Okani shooting foul (David Early draws the foul)
18:06	+1	David Early makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
18:06		David Early misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:06		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
17:43		Leon Ayers III misses two point floating jump shot
17:41		Dukes offensive rebound
17:28		Darius George misses three point jump shot
17:26		Toby Okani defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Leon Ayers III makes two point floating jump shot	5-3
16:55		Darius George turnover (lost ball)
16:37		Tre Williams misses three point jump shot
16:35		Darius George defensive rebound
16:22		Andrew Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:20		Obinna Anochili-Killen offensive rebound
16:15		David Early misses three point jump shot
16:13		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	7-3
15:53		Taevion Kinsey misses three point jump shot
15:51		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
15:42		Leon Ayers III turnover (traveling)
15:44		TV timeout
15:26		Marko Sarenac misses three point jump shot
15:24		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
15:12		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:10		David Early defensive rebound
14:56		Taevion Kinsey misses two point pullup jump shot
14:54		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Tyson Acuff makes two point floating jump shot	9-3
14:27		Obinna Anochili-Killen turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Acuff steals)
14:22	+2	Leon Ayers III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyson Acuff assists)	11-3
14:22		Thundering Herd 30 second timeout
14:03	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	11-5
13:45		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
13:15		Dukes defensive rebound
12:47		Tre Williams turnover (traveling)
12:25		Marko Sarenac turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Acuff steals)
12:18		Marko Sarenac blocks Davis Larson's two point layup
12:16		Kyle Braun defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Braun assists)	11-7
11:59		Obinna Anochili-Killen blocks Tre Williams's two point layup
11:57		Tre Williams offensive rebound
11:48	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	14-7
11:31		Kyle Braun misses three point jump shot
11:29		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
11:21	+2	Tre Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Davis Larson assists)	16-7
10:48		Andrew Taylor offensive rebound
10:43	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point layup (Andrew Taylor assists)	16-9
10:32		Tre Williams misses two point floating jump shot
10:30		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
10:25		Obinna Anochili-Killen offensive foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
10:25		Obinna Anochili-Killen turnover
10:12	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	18-9
10:12	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	18-9
10:03	+2	Kyle Braun makes two point jump shot (Chase McKey assists)	18-11
9:43		Leon Ayers III misses two point step back jump shot
9:41		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
9:32		Andrew Taylor misses two point driving layup
9:30		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
9:23		Leon Ayers III turnover (lost ball)
9:13		Kevin Easley Jr. blocks Taevion Kinsey's two point driving layup
9:11		Taevion Kinsey offensive rebound
9:00		Kyle Braun misses three point jump shot
8:58		Tre Williams defensive rebound
8:46	+3	Amir "Primo" Spears makes three point jump shot (Tre Williams assists)	21-11
8:35		Marko Sarenac misses three point jump shot
8:33		Tre Williams defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Toby Okani makes two point pullup jump shot	23-11
8:02		Andrew Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:00		Toby Okani defensive rebound
7:54		Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:52		Amir "Primo" Spears offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Tre Williams makes two point dunk (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	25-11
7:15		Marko Sarenac misses three point jump shot
7:13		Tre Williams defensive rebound
6:57		TV timeout
6:50		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:48		Darius George defensive rebound
6:40		Amir "Primo" Spears kicked ball violation
6:28		Taevion Kinsey misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:26		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
6:19		Leon Ayers III misses three point jump shot
6:17		Austin Rotroff offensive rebound
6:12	+3	Amir "Primo" Spears makes three point jump shot (Austin Rotroff assists)	28-11
5:57		Austin Rotroff shooting foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-12
5:57		Obinna Anochili-Killen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Andrew Taylor offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point driving layup	28-14
5:25		Jackie Johnson III misses two point pullup jump shot
5:23		David Early defensive rebound
5:17		Austin Rotroff shooting foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-15
5:17	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-16
4:54		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point hook shot
4:52		Darius George defensive rebound
4:48		Kevin Easley Jr. personal foul (Darius George draws the foul)
4:43	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point driving dunk	28-18
4:16		Jackie Johnson III turnover (traveling)
4:08		Andrew Taylor turnover (bad pass)
3:48	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Tre Williams assists)	31-18
3:25	+2	David Early makes two point pullup jump shot	31-20
2:59		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point jump shot
2:57		Amir "Primo" Spears offensive rebound
2:54		David Early shooting foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
2:54		TV timeout
2:54		Amir "Primo" Spears misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:54		Amir "Primo" Spears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54		Darius George defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point floating jump shot	31-22
2:16	+2	Tre Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	33-22
2:05		Andrew Taylor misses two point pullup jump shot
2:03		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
1:53		Obinna Anochili-Killen blocks Leon Ayers III's two point layup
1:51		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
1:40		Davis Larson personal foul (Taevion Kinsey draws the foul)
1:37	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point fadeaway jump shot	33-24
1:08		Tre Williams misses three point jump shot
1:06		David Early defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point floating jump shot	33-26
0:27		Obinna Anochili-Killen blocks Toby Okani's two point floating jump shot
0:25		Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound
0:03		Taevion Kinsey misses two point jump shot
0:01		Toby Okani defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUQ
Dukes
38
MRSH
Thundering Herd
46

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Tre Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot	35-26
19:23		Andrew Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Easley Jr. steals)
19:14	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	37-26
19:02		Taevion Kinsey misses two point pullup jump shot
19:00		Darius George offensive rebound
18:58	+2	Darius George makes two point putback layup	37-28
18:42		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point step back jump shot
18:40		Thundering Herd defensive rebound
18:14	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point jump shot	37-30
18:14		Kevin Easley Jr. shooting foul (Taevion Kinsey draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Taevion Kinsey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-31
17:54		Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:52		Taevion Kinsey defensive rebound
17:48		Tre Williams personal foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
17:44	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot (Obinna Anochili-Killen assists)	37-33
17:25		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
17:23		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
17:06		Andrew Taylor turnover (bad pass)
16:54		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point pullup jump shot
16:52		Darius George defensive rebound
16:44		Andrew Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:42		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Tre Williams makes two point dunk (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	39-33
16:16		David Early misses three point jump shot
16:14		Toby Okani defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Tre Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot	41-33
15:52		Taevion Kinsey misses two point layup
15:51		Obinna Anochili-Killen offensive rebound
15:51		Obinna Anochili-Killen misses two point putback dunk
15:49		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
15:46		Leon Ayers III misses two point layup
15:44		David Early defensive rebound
15:20		Taevion Kinsey misses three point jump shot
15:18		Toby Okani defensive rebound
15:13		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point driving layup
15:11		Darius George defensive rebound
15:06		Darius George misses two point driving layup
15:04		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
14:49		Andrew Taylor shooting foul (Kevin Easley Jr. draws the foul)
14:49		TV timeout
14:24	+1	Kevin Easley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-33
14:24	+1	Kevin Easley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-33
14:24	+2	David Early makes two point driving layup	43-35
14:05		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point pullup jump shot
14:03		Dukes offensive rebound
14:02		David Early personal foul (Davis Larson draws the foul)
13:46	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Tre Williams assists)	46-35
13:34	+3	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes three point jump shot (David Early assists)	46-38
13:15		Tre Williams turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Taylor steals)
13:05		David Early misses two point jump shot
13:03		Davis Larson defensive rebound
12:52		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
12:50		Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound
12:37		Andrew Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:35		Tre Williams defensive rebound
12:28		Amir "Primo" Spears turnover (lost ball)
12:13	+2	Chase McKey makes two point alley-oop layup (Taevion Kinsey assists)	46-40
11:53		Tyson Acuff misses two point driving layup
11:51		Chase McKey defensive rebound
11:41	+3	David Early makes three point jump shot (Taevion Kinsey assists)	46-43
11:32		Dukes 30 second timeout
11:32		TV timeout
11:21		Kevin Easley Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:19		David Early defensive rebound
11:06	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point driving layup	46-45
10:51		Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass)
10:51		TV timeout
10:39	+3	Marko Sarenac makes three point jump shot (Taevion Kinsey assists)	46-48
10:24	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point driving layup	48-48
10:26		David Early shooting foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Amir "Primo" Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-48
10:12	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point layup (Andrew Taylor assists)	49-50
10:00		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point jump shot
9:58		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
9:49	+3	Kyle Braun makes three point jump shot	49-53
9:23	+2	Tre Williams makes two point layup	51-53
9:07		Taevion Kinsey misses two point layup
9:05		Chase McKey offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Chase McKey makes two point putback dunk	51-55
8:41	+3	Kevin Easley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	54-55
8:20	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point driving layup	54-57
7:59	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point fadeaway jump shot	56-57
7:58		Dukes 30 second timeout
7:58		TV timeout
7:49	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	56-59
7:21	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point driving layup	58-59
7:14		Jackie Johnson III blocks Kyle Braun's two point driving layup
7:13		Thundering Herd offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point layup (Taevion Kinsey assists)	58-61
6:47	+2	Davis Larson makes two point driving layup	60-61
6:36	+2	Taevion Kinsey makes two point floating jump shot	60-63
6:21		Davis Larson misses three point jump shot
6:19		Taevion Kinsey defensive rebound
6:12	+3	Marko Sarenac makes three point jump shot (David Early assists)	60-66
5:49		Marko Sarenac shooting foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Amir "Primo" Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-66
5:51	+1	Amir "Primo" Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-66
5:40	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot (Taevion Kinsey assists)	62-68
5:11		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass)
4:58		David Early misses three point jump shot
4:56		Toby Okani defensive rebound
4:46		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point pullup jump shot
4:45		Tre Williams offensive rebound
4:45		Obinna Anochili-Killen personal foul (Tre Williams draws the foul)
4:41		Tre Williams offensive foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
4:41		Tre Williams turnover
4:24		Andrew Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Amir "Primo" Spears steals)
4:15		Obinna Anochili-Killen personal foul (Davis Larson draws the foul)
4:02	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point floating jump shot	64-68
3:45		Taevion Kinsey misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:43		Davis Larson defensive rebound
3:37	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point floating jump shot	66-68
3:21		Obinna Anochili-Killen misses three point jump shot
3:19		Darius George offensive rebound
3:06		David Early misses three point jump shot
3:04		Davis Larson defensive rebound
2:49		Darius George blocks Tre Williams's two point layup
2:48		Dukes offensive rebound
2:48		TV timeout
2:45		Leon Ayers III misses three point jump shot
2:43		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
2:34	+3	Leon Ayers III makes three point step back jump shot	69-68
2:12		Tre Williams shooting foul (Darius George draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-69
2:12		Obinna Anochili-Killen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Leon Ayers III defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point step back jump shot	71-69
1:51		Thundering Herd 30 second timeout
1:43		Davis Larson personal foul (Taevion Kinsey draws the foul)
1:35		Taevion Kinsey misses two point jump shot
1:33		Taevion Kinsey offensive rebound
1:33		Tre Williams blocks Taevion Kinsey's two point putback layup
1:31		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
1:13		Leon Ayers III misses three point jump shot
1:11		Taevion Kinsey defensive rebound
0:43		Andrew Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Amir "Primo" Spears steals)
0:17		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point pullup jump shot
0:15		Taevion Kinsey defensive rebound
0:08	+3	Andrew Taylor makes three point jump shot (Taevion Kinsey assists)	71-72
0:01		Marko Sarenac blocks Amir "Primo" Spears's two point driving layup
0:00		Thundering Herd defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Thundering Herd defensive rebound