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Thompson scores 15, UMass defeats Rhode Island 69-45

AP
Feb 18, 2023

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Keon Thompson's 15 points helped UMass defeat Rhode Island 69-45 on Saturday.

Thompson added six rebounds and five assists for the Minutemen (14-13, 5-10 Atlantic 10 Conference). RJ Luis added 14 points while finishing 7 of 11 from the floor and had seven rebounds. Tafara Gapare recorded 11 points. The Minutemen broke a five-game slide.

The Rams (8-18, 4-10) were led by Ishmael Leggett, who finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals.

UMass took the lead with 6:46 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 34-26 at halftime, with Gapare scoring eight points. UMass outscored Rhode Island by 16 points over the final half, while Luis led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
MASS
Minutemen
34
URI
Rams
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Wildens Leveque vs. Ishmael Leggett (Rams gains possession)
19:40	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	0-2
19:25		Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
19:23		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
19:03		Jalen Carey misses two point jump shot
19:01		RJ Luis defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup	2-2
18:27		T.J. Weeks Jr. shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
18:27	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
18:21		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
18:19		Minutemen offensive rebound
18:16	+3	T.J. Weeks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaac Kante assists)	5-4
17:58	+2	Alex Tchikou makes two point layup	5-6
17:34		Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Carey steals)
17:29	+2	Jalen Carey makes two point dunk	5-8
17:14		Alex Tchikou personal foul
17:10		Isaac Kante turnover (lost ball) (Malik Martin steals)
17:01		Malik Martin misses two point layup
16:59		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
16:52	+2	RJ Luis makes two point jump shot	7-8
16:41		RJ Luis personal foul
16:40	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup (Sebastian Thomas assists)	7-10
16:40		RJ Luis shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
16:40	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-11
16:16		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
16:14		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
15:54		Abdou Samb offensive foul
15:54		Abdou Samb turnover (offensive foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:30		Gianni Thompson misses two point jump shot
15:28		Malik Martin defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	7-13
15:06	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point layup	9-13
14:47		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul)
14:47		Sebastian Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:47	+1	Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-14
14:29		Rahsool Diggins turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
14:19		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
14:11		Malik Martin blocks Gianni Thompson's two point layup
14:09		Minutemen offensive rebound
14:07	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	11-14
13:47		Jalen Carey misses three point jump shot
13:45		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
13:34		Isaac Kante misses two point layup
13:32		Gianni Thompson offensive rebound
13:25	+3	Keon Thompson makes three point jump shot (Gianni Thompson assists)	14-14
13:00	+2	Jalen Carey makes two point jump shot	14-16
12:34		Keon Thompson turnover (bad pass)
12:17		Isaac Kante blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
12:15		Gianni Thompson defensive rebound
12:02		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:00		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
11:52		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
11:50		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
11:37	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Gianni Thompson assists)	17-16
11:07		Gianni Thompson blocks Sebastian Thomas's two point layup
11:05		Gianni Thompson defensive rebound
10:55		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
10:53		Abdou Samb defensive rebound
10:53		Isaac Kante personal foul
10:53		TV timeout
10:25		Rory Stewart turnover (traveling)
10:01		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:59		Brandon Weston defensive rebound
9:40		Sebastian Thomas misses two point jump shot
9:38		Rory Stewart offensive rebound
9:31	+3	Rory Stewart makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	17-19
9:22		Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Carey steals)
9:19		Gianni Thompson personal foul
8:58		Alex Tchikou misses two point jump shot
8:56		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
8:45		Alex Tchikou shooting foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
8:45		Isaac Kante misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:45	+1	Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
8:26		Wildens Leveque blocks Rory Stewart's three point jump shot
8:24		Rams offensive rebound
8:16		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
8:14		Rory Stewart offensive rebound
7:55		Jalen Carey misses three point jump shot
7:53		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
7:29		TV timeout
7:22		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:20		Jalen Carey defensive rebound
7:04		Rory Stewart misses three point jump shot
7:02		Minutemen defensive rebound
6:46	+3	Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	21-19
6:22		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
6:20		Rams offensive rebound
6:04		Jalen Carey misses two point jump shot
6:02		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
5:53		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
5:51		Gianni Thompson offensive rebound
5:46	+2	Gianni Thompson makes two point dunk	23-19
5:35		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
5:33		Minutemen defensive rebound
5:11		Keon Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
4:53		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
4:37		Tafara Gapare offensive foul
4:37		Tafara Gapare turnover (offensive foul)
4:19		Wildens Leveque blocks Malik Martin's two point layup
4:17		Rams offensive rebound
4:10		Gianni Thompson personal foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Jalen Carey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-20
4:10	+1	Jalen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-21
4:05		Sebastian Thomas shooting foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-21
4:05	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-21
3:45		Jalen Carey misses two point layup
3:43		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup	27-21
3:21		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
3:19		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
3:14		Isaac Kante turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
3:03	+3	Sebastian Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jalen Carey assists)	27-24
3:00		Isaac Kante misses two point layup
2:58		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
2:58		Ishmael Leggett offensive foul
2:58		Ishmael Leggett turnover (offensive foul)
2:58		TV timeout
2:45	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	29-24
2:18		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:16		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
2:09		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
2:07		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
2:00		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
1:58		Gianni Thompson defensive rebound
1:53		Rory Stewart personal foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
1:48	+3	Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	32-24
1:18		Sebastian Thomas misses two point jump shot
1:16		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
0:50		Wildens Leveque misses three point jump shot
0:48		Rory Stewart defensive rebound
0:32		Gianni Thompson shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-25
0:32	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-26
0:17	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point dunk (Keon Thompson assists)	34-26
0:03		Abdou Samb misses two point layup
0:01		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MASS
Minutemen
35
URI
Rams
19

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	RJ Luis makes two point jump shot	36-26
19:10		Malik Martin misses two point layup
19:08		Rams offensive rebound
18:59		Jalen Carey misses two point jump shot
18:57		RJ Luis defensive rebound
18:54		Malik Martin personal foul
18:38		Alex Tchikou blocks RJ Luis's two point layup
18:36		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
18:31		T.J. Weeks Jr. blocks Sebastian Thomas's two point layup
18:29		Rams offensive rebound
18:25		Jalen Carey misses three point jump shot
18:23		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
18:15	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving reverse layup	36-28
17:54	+2	T.J. Weeks Jr. makes two point jump shot	38-28
17:54		Jalen Carey shooting foul (T.J. Weeks Jr. draws the foul)
17:54		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:54		Malik Martin defensive rebound
17:34		Alex Tchikou misses two point jump shot
17:32		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
17:32		RJ Luis turnover (double dribble)
17:24		Brandon Weston misses three point jump shot
17:22		Malik Martin offensive rebound
17:20	+2	Malik Martin makes two point layup	38-30
17:20		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Malik Martin draws the foul)
17:20		Malik Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:20		RJ Luis defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point jump shot	40-30
16:47		RJ Luis personal foul
16:37		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:35		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
16:35		Brandon Weston personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
16:11		Wildens Leveque misses three point jump shot
16:09		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
16:04		Wildens Leveque misses two point dunk
16:02		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
15:57		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
15:55		Alex Tchikou offensive rebound
15:48		Brandon Weston offensive foul
15:48		Brandon Weston turnover (offensive foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:34		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:32		Rams defensive rebound
15:10		Tafara Gapare blocks Sebastian Thomas's three point jump shot
15:08		Rams offensive rebound
15:01		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:59		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
14:54		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Alex Tchikou draws the foul)
14:54		Alex Tchikou misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:54		Alex Tchikou misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:54		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
14:41		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass)
14:16		Alex Tchikou misses two point layup
14:14		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
14:11		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
14:03		Wildens Leveque misses three point jump shot
14:01		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
13:52	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk	42-30
13:50		Rams 30 second timeout
13:50		TV timeout
13:30		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
13:28		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
13:24	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	42-32
13:05		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
13:03		Malik Martin defensive rebound
13:02		Tafara Gapare personal foul
12:49		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
12:47		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	44-32
11:51		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball) (Gianni Thompson steals)
11:42	+2	RJ Luis makes two point dunk (Rahsool Diggins assists)	46-32
11:33		Malik Martin turnover
11:33		TV timeout
11:14	+2	RJ Luis makes two point layup (Gianni Thompson assists)	48-32
10:58	+3	Rory Stewart makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	48-35
10:42	+2	RJ Luis makes two point jump shot	50-35
10:15		Jalen Carey misses two point jump shot
10:13		Gianni Thompson defensive rebound
10:05		Alex Tchikou personal foul
10:01		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:59		Jalen Carey defensive rebound
9:54		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
9:52		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
9:44		RJ Luis misses two point layup
9:42		Rams defensive rebound
9:31		Wildens Leveque blocks Abdou Samb's two point layup
9:29		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
9:16		Rory Stewart misses three point jump shot
9:14		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
9:07		RJ Luis misses two point jump shot
9:05		Rams defensive rebound
8:44		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:42		Rory Stewart offensive rebound
8:32		Rory Stewart misses three point jump shot
8:30		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point dunk (RJ Luis assists)	52-35
8:17		Sebastian Thomas misses two point layup
8:15		Rory Stewart offensive rebound
8:07	+2	Rory Stewart makes two point layup	52-37
8:01		Isaac Kante turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
7:53	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point layup (Ishmael Leggett assists)	52-39
7:35		RJ Luis misses two point layup
7:33		RJ Luis offensive rebound
7:26	+2	RJ Luis makes two point layup	54-39
7:15		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
7:13		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot	56-39
6:56		Sebastian Thomas turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Weeks Jr. steals)
6:37		Isaac Kante turnover (bad pass) (Rory Stewart steals)
6:16		Jalen Carey misses two point jump shot
6:14		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
6:00		T.J. Weeks Jr. misses two point layup
5:58		Isaac Kante offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup	58-39
5:27		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Alex Tchikou draws the foul)
5:27		Alex Tchikou misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:27		Alex Tchikou misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:27		RJ Luis defensive rebound
5:16	+2	RJ Luis makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	60-39
5:05		Rams 30 second timeout
4:50		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
4:48		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point layup	62-39
4:25		Isaac Kante shooting foul (Louis Hutchinson draws the foul)
4:25		Louis Hutchinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:25	+1	Louis Hutchinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-40
4:16	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point jump shot	64-40
3:59		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
3:57		RJ Luis defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (T.J. Weeks Jr. assists)	66-40
3:28		Jalen Carey turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Weeks Jr. steals)
3:09		Sebastian Thomas blocks Keon Thompson's two point layup
3:08		Rams defensive rebound
3:08		TV timeout
2:44		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
2:42		RJ Luis defensive rebound
2:20		Abdou Samb blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
2:18		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Jalen Carey makes two point layup (Ishmael Leggett assists)	66-42
1:59		Wildens Leveque misses two point dunk
1:57		Abdou Samb defensive rebound
1:51		Jalen Carey turnover (bad pass) (Wildens Leveque steals)
1:43		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
1:43		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
1:43		Louis Hutchinson shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
1:43		Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:43	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-42
1:26		Jalen Carey misses two point jump shot
1:24		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
0:58		Tafara Gapare turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Carey steals)
0:46		Louis Hutchinson misses two point jump shot
0:44		T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
0:19		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
0:17		Keon Thompson offensive rebound
0:10	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point layup	69-42
0:06	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	69-45
0:00		End of period

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Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)