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McCrory lifts UMass over Rhode Island 75-63

AP
Feb 06, 2021

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Cairo McCrory had 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead UMass to a 75-63 win over Rhode Island Rams on Saturday night.

Carl Pierre had 19 points for UMass (7-4, 6-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Ronnie DeGray III added 11 points. Mark Gasperini had 11 points and four assists.

Antwan Walker scored a career-high 26 points and had 14 rebounds for the Rams (9-11, 6-7). Makhel Mitchell added 13 points and five blocks. Jeremy Sheppard had six assists.

The Minutemen improve to 2-0 against the Rams for the season. UMass defeated Rhode Island 80-78 on Jan. 13.

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1st Half
MASS
Minutemen
37
URI
Rams
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mark Gasperini vs. Makhel Mitchell (Ishmael Leggett gains possession)
19:40	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:15		Makhel Mitchell shooting foul (Jovohn Garcia draws the foul)
19:15	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
19:15		Jovohn Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:15		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	1-4
18:48		Makhel Mitchell blocks Jovohn Garcia's two point layup
18:46		Minutemen offensive rebound
18:37		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball) (Jovohn Garcia steals)
18:37		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Jovohn Garcia draws the foul)
18:32		Allen Betrand personal foul
18:30	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup (Carl Pierre assists)	3-4
18:17		Jovohn Garcia blocks Allen Betrand's two point layup
18:15		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
18:14		Mark Gasperini blocks Antwan Walker's two point layup
18:12		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
17:53		Allen Betrand blocks Jovohn Garcia's two point jump shot
17:51		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Ishmael Leggett assists)	3-6
17:23	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point layup	5-6
17:08	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	5-8
16:45		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
16:43		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
16:28		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
16:26		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot	7-8
16:01		Makhel Mitchell misses two point layup
15:59		Mark Gasperini defensive rebound
15:46		Carl Pierre misses two point layup
15:44		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
15:36	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	7-10
15:23		Jovohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
15:21		Rams defensive rebound
15:20		TV timeout
15:04		Allen Betrand misses two point layup
15:02		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
14:43		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
14:41		Dibaji Walker offensive rebound
14:36	+2	Dibaji Walker makes two point layup	9-10
14:26		Mark Gasperini shooting foul (Malik Martin draws the foul)
14:26		Malik Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:07		Mark Gasperini turnover (bad pass) (Fatts Russell steals)
14:26	+1	Malik Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-11
14:07		Mark Gasperini turnover (bad pass) (Fatts Russell steals)
14:03		D.J. Johnson turnover (bad pass)
13:49	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point layup	11-11
13:37		Jermaine Harris misses two point layup
13:35		D.J. Johnson offensive rebound
13:34		D.J. Johnson misses two point layup
13:32		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
13:31		D.J. Johnson personal foul (Cairo McCrory draws the foul)
13:18		Dibaji Walker offensive foul
13:18		Dibaji Walker turnover
13:07		Cairo McCrory blocks Jermaine Harris's two point dunk
13:05		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
12:49		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
12:47		Minutemen offensive rebound
12:37		Jovohn Garcia misses two point layup
12:35		Malik Martin defensive rebound
12:31		Malik Martin turnover (traveling)
12:18		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
12:16		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
12:08		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
12:06		Jermaine Harris offensive rebound
12:04		Jermaine Harris turnover (Cairo McCrory steals)
11:49		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
11:47		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
11:43		Makhel Mitchell misses two point dunk
11:41		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
11:21		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
11:19		Jalen Carey defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point layup	11-13
10:47		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
10:45		Cairo McCrory offensive rebound
10:40	+2	Cairo McCrory makes two point layup	13-13
10:17		Jalen Carey offensive foul (Cairo McCrory draws the foul)
10:17		Jalen Carey turnover
10:17		TV timeout
10:07		Kolton Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Fatts Russell steals)
10:02	+2	D.J. Johnson makes two point layup (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	13-15
9:50		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
9:48		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
9:42		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
9:42		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:27	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	16-16
9:42	+1	Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
9:27	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	16-16
9:11	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	16-18
8:50	+2	Carl Pierre makes two point jump shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	18-18
8:44		Fatts Russell turnover (bad pass)
8:32		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
8:30		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
8:20		Makhel Mitchell misses three point jump shot
8:18		Makhel Mitchell offensive rebound
8:08	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Makhel Mitchell assists)	18-20
7:49	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Mark Gasperini assists)	21-20
7:22		Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot
7:20		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup	21-22
6:56	+2	Kolton Mitchell makes two point layup	23-22
6:40		Jalen Carey misses two point layup
6:38		Mark Gasperini defensive rebound
6:33		T.J. Weeks misses two point jump shot
6:32		Jalen Carey defensive rebound
6:31		Kolton Mitchell personal foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
6:31		TV timeout
6:06	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	23-24
5:49		Carl Pierre misses two point jump shot
5:47		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
5:39		Mark Gasperini misses two point layup
5:37		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
5:32		Carl Pierre personal foul
5:29	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	23-26
5:08	+2	Carl Pierre makes two point layup	25-26
4:59		Antwan Walker misses two point layup
4:57		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point jump shot	27-26
4:40	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Allen Betrand assists)	27-28
4:30		Jovohn Garcia misses two point layup
4:28		Dyondre Dominguez offensive rebound
4:25		Dyondre Dominguez turnover (bad pass) (Antwan Walker steals)
4:02		Ishmael Leggett turnover (out of bounds)
3:46		Jovohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
3:44		Malik Martin defensive rebound
3:39		Jovohn Garcia blocks Jeremy Sheppard's two point layup
3:37		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
3:34		TV timeout
3:25	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Jovohn Garcia assists)	29-28
3:01		Allen Betrand misses two point jump shot
2:59		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
2:36		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot
2:34		Allen Betrand defensive rebound
2:29		Cairo McCrory blocks Jeremy Sheppard's two point layup
2:27		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Cairo McCrory makes two point layup	31-28
2:02		Allen Betrand misses three point jump shot
2:00		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
1:45	+3	Cairo McCrory makes three point jump shot (Jovohn Garcia assists)	34-28
1:31		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Allen Betrand draws the foul)
1:16	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup (Jermaine Harris assists)	34-30
0:51	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Cairo McCrory assists)	37-30
0:30		Fatts Russell misses two point layup
0:28		Minutemen defensive rebound
0:26		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:11		Jovohn Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Fatts Russell steals)
0:05		Fatts Russell misses two point layup
0:03		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
0:07	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	37-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MASS
Minutemen
38
URI
Rams
31

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Mark Gasperini makes two point dunk (Carl Pierre assists)	39-32
19:28		Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot
19:26		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
19:25		Antwan Walker misses two point layup
19:23		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
19:23		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
19:02		Makhel Mitchell blocks Carl Pierre's two point jump shot
19:00		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
18:48		Mark Gasperini shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
18:48		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:48	+1	Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-33
18:35	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point jump shot (Mark Gasperini assists)	41-33
18:06		Jump ball. Makhel Mitchell vs. Ronnie DeGray III (Rams gains possession)
18:00		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
17:58		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
17:51	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point jump shot	41-35
17:33	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup (Mark Gasperini assists)	43-35
17:20		Jump ball. Allen Betrand vs. Mark Gasperini (Minutemen gains possession)
17:20		Allen Betrand turnover (lost ball) (Mark Gasperini steals)
17:09		T.J. Weeks turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
16:56	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point dunk (Ishmael Leggett assists)	43-37
16:46		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (lost ball) (Makhel Mitchell steals)
16:36	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Antwan Walker assists)	43-39
16:32		Minutemen 30 second timeout
16:32		TV timeout
16:19		Antwan Walker blocks Ronnie DeGray III's two point layup
16:17		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
16:16		Mark Gasperini personal foul
16:08		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
16:06		Makhel Mitchell offensive rebound
15:59		Makhel Mitchell misses two point layup
15:57		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
15:41		Cairo McCrory misses two point layup
15:39		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point layup (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	43-41
15:18		Jovohn Garcia misses two point layup
15:16		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
15:12	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	43-43
15:12		TV timeout
15:05		Cairo McCrory turnover (bad pass) (Antwan Walker steals)
15:00	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point dunk	43-45
14:36		Dyondre Dominguez misses two point jump shot
14:34		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
14:26	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point layup	43-47
14:10	+3	Jovohn Garcia makes three point jump shot (Carl Pierre assists)	46-47
14:01	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	46-49
13:44	+2	Dyondre Dominguez makes two point layup (Carl Pierre assists)	48-49
13:44		Antwan Walker shooting foul (Dyondre Dominguez draws the foul)
13:44	+1	Dyondre Dominguez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-49
13:19		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point jump shot
13:17		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Cairo McCrory makes two point jump shot	51-49
12:46		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point jump shot
12:44		Jermaine Harris offensive rebound
12:35		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
12:33		Minutemen defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Cairo McCrory makes two point layup	53-49
12:02		D.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:00		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
11:52		Cairo McCrory offensive foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
11:52		Cairo McCrory turnover
11:52		TV timeout
11:30		Fatts Russell turnover (bad pass) (Cairo McCrory steals)
11:20		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
11:18		Cairo McCrory offensive rebound
11:14		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
11:12		Malik Martin defensive rebound
10:54		Fatts Russell turnover (bad pass) (Carl Pierre steals)
10:41		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
10:39		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
10:33		Dibaji Walker shooting foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
10:33	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
10:04		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
10:02		Malik Martin defensive rebound
9:54	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	53-53
9:41		Jeremy Sheppard shooting foul (Dibaji Walker draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Dibaji Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-53
9:41	+1	Dibaji Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
9:28		Cairo McCrory blocks Malik Martin's two point layup
9:26		Mark Gasperini defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Mark Gasperini makes two point layup (Carl Pierre assists)	57-53
8:55		Antwan Walker misses two point jump shot
8:53		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
8:35	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Kolton Mitchell assists)	60-53
8:20		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
8:18		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
8:16	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup	60-55
8:14		Rams 30 second timeout
8:14		TV timeout
8:07	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Kolton Mitchell assists)	63-55
7:43		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (Mark Gasperini steals)
7:41		Kolton Mitchell turnover (lost ball)
7:36	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point jump shot	63-57
7:09		Kolton Mitchell turnover (lost ball)
6:49		Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot
6:47		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
6:39		Makhel Mitchell blocks Cairo McCrory's two point layup
6:37		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
6:25		Antwan Walker offensive foul (T.J. Weeks draws the foul)
6:25		Antwan Walker turnover
6:21	+2	Mark Gasperini makes two point layup (Cairo McCrory assists)	65-57
6:09		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (Cairo McCrory steals)
6:01		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Carey steals)
5:52		Jalen Carey offensive foul
5:52		Jalen Carey turnover
5:35		Makhel Mitchell blocks Cairo McCrory's two point jump shot
5:33		Cairo McCrory offensive rebound
5:24		Mark Gasperini misses two point jump shot
5:22		Cairo McCrory offensive rebound
5:15		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
5:13		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	65-59
4:53		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
4:51		Allen Betrand defensive rebound
4:43		Allen Betrand misses three point jump shot
4:41		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
4:26		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (bad pass) (Makhel Mitchell steals)
4:26		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (bad pass) (Makhel Mitchell steals)
4:17		D.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:15		Allen Betrand offensive rebound
4:09		Allen Betrand misses two point layup
4:07		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
3:50		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:48		D.J. Johnson defensive rebound
3:41		Carl Pierre shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
3:41	+1	Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
3:14	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point jump shot	67-60
2:54		Antwan Walker misses two point jump shot
2:52		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
2:42		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
2:40		Mark Gasperini offensive rebound
2:34	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Mark Gasperini assists)	70-60
2:19		Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot
2:17		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Mark Gasperini makes three point jump shot (Cairo McCrory assists)	73-60
1:43		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
1:41		Cairo McCrory defensive rebound
1:15		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
1:13		Mark Gasperini offensive rebound
1:10	+2	Mark Gasperini makes two point layup	75-60
1:00		Mark Gasperini shooting foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Antwan Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-61
1:00	+1	Antwan Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-62
0:49		Fatts Russell personal foul (Cairo McCrory draws the foul)
0:34		Makhel Mitchell blocks Cairo McCrory's two point dunk
0:32		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
0:29		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
0:29		Fatts Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
0:29	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
0:00		End of period

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Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2