UMass-Lowell rolls past Maine 85-54 in America East opener

AP
Mar 04, 2023

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) Brayden O'Connor led second-seeded UMass-Lowell over seventh-seeded Maine on Saturday night with 14 points off of the bench in an 85-54 victory in the first round of the America East Conference tournament.

O'Connor shot 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line for the River Hawks (24-7). Everette Hammond added 13 points while going 5 of 8 from the field, and he also had five assists. Ayinde Hikim finished 6 of 12 from the field to finish with 12 points.

Gedi Juozapaitis finished with 16 points and four assists for the Black Bears (13-16). Kellen Tynes added 11 points, four assists and three steals for Maine. Peter Filipovity also put up eight points.

UMass-Lowell took the lead with 13:52 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 44-26 at halftime, with O'Connor racking up 11 points. UMass-Lowell extended its lead to 81-49 during the second half, fueled by a 9-0 scoring run. Abdoul Karim Coulibaly scored a team-high 10 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.

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1st Half
ME
Black Bears
26
LOW
River Hawks
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kristians Feierbergs vs. Max Brooks (Ayinde Hikim gains possession)
19:43	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point layup	0-2
19:15		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish turnover (lost ball) (Abdoul Karim Coulibaly steals)
18:54		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly offensive foul (Kristians Feierbergs draws the foul)
18:54		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly turnover (offensive foul)
18:40		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot
18:38		Ayinde Hikim defensive rebound
18:24		Everette Hammond misses two point layup
18:22		Max Brooks offensive rebound
18:20		Jump ball. Max Brooks vs. Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish gains possession)
18:20		Max Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish steals)
18:06		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly personal foul
17:45		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
17:43		Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
17:32		Everette Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish steals)
17:32		Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (traveling)
17:26		Allin Blunt misses two point jump shot
17:24		River Hawks offensive rebound
17:12		Ayinde Hikim misses two point jump shot
17:10		Max Brooks offensive rebound
17:10		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish personal foul (Max Brooks draws the foul)
17:10		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish personal foul
17:08		Ayinde Hikim misses two point jump shot
17:06		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
16:37	+3	Jaden Clayton makes three point jump shot	3-2
16:15		Allin Blunt turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
15:54		Peter Filipovity misses two point layup
15:52		Peter Filipovity offensive rebound
15:52		Everette Hammond shooting foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52		Peter Filipovity misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:52	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
15:30		Everette Hammond misses two point layup
15:28		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
15:28	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	4-4
15:28		Peter Filipovity shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
15:28		Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:28		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
15:17		Cam Morris III blocks Kellen Tynes's two point layup
15:15		Black Bears offensive rebound
15:01	+2	Gedi Juozapaitis makes two point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	6-4
14:38	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	6-6
14:38		Kristians Feierbergs shooting foul (Brayden O'Connor draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-7
14:15	+2	Gedi Juozapaitis makes two point layup	8-7
13:52	+3	Mikey Watkins makes three point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	8-10
13:23		Max Brooks blocks Kellen Tynes's two point layup
13:21		Mikey Watkins defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup (Mikey Watkins assists)	8-12
13:19		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-13
12:52		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
12:50		Black Bears offensive rebound
12:32		Peter Filipovity misses three point jump shot
12:30		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
12:16		Cam Morris III misses three point jump shot
12:14		Max Brooks offensive rebound
12:11	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	8-15
11:56	+2	Gedi Juozapaitis makes two point layup	10-15
11:39	+2	Mikey Watkins makes two point jump shot	10-17
11:20		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) (Ayinde Hikim steals)
11:14	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	10-19
11:14		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Brayden O'Connor draws the foul)
11:14		TV timeout
11:14	+1	Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-20
10:47		Allin Blunt blocks Gedi Juozapaitis's two point layup
10:45		Ayinde Hikim defensive rebound
10:38	+3	Allin Blunt makes three point jump shot (Mikey Watkins assists)	10-23
10:17		Kellen Tynes turnover (lost ball) (Brayden O'Connor steals)
9:54		Ata Turgut blocks Max Brooks's two point jump shot
9:52		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish defensive rebound
9:49		Gedi Juozapaitis turnover
9:33	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	10-25
9:20	+2	Kristians Feierbergs makes two point layup (Gedi Juozapaitis assists)	12-25
8:56	+2	Mikey Watkins makes two point layup	12-27
8:45		Adefolarin Adetogun misses three point jump shot
8:43		Max Brooks defensive rebound
8:27		Allin Blunt misses two point jump shot
8:25		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
8:14		Kristians Feierbergs misses two point layup
8:12		Mikey Watkins defensive rebound
8:07		Mikey Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals)
8:03	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point dunk	14-27
7:42	+3	Brayden O'Connor makes three point jump shot (Mikey Watkins assists)	14-30
7:21		TV timeout
7:11		Adefolarin Adetogun misses two point layup
7:11		Kristians Feierbergs offensive rebound
7:11		Cam Morris III personal foul
6:58		Cam Morris III shooting foul (Kristians Feierbergs draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Kristians Feierbergs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-30
6:58		Kristians Feierbergs misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:58		Ayinde Hikim defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Allin Blunt assists)	15-32
6:13		Adefolarin Adetogun misses three point jump shot
6:11		Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
5:51		Max Brooks misses two point layup
5:49		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
5:45		Gedi Juozapaitis misses three point jump shot
5:43		Everette Hammond defensive rebound
5:26	+3	Yuri Covington makes three point jump shot (Everette Hammond assists)	15-35
5:09		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot
5:07		Allin Blunt defensive rebound
5:00		Everette Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
4:48	+2	Gedi Juozapaitis makes two point dunk (Kellen Tynes assists)	17-35
4:24		Kellen Tynes shooting foul (Allin Blunt draws the foul)
4:24	+1	Allin Blunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-36
4:24	+1	Allin Blunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-37
4:04		Max Brooks shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
4:04		Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:04		Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:04		Max Brooks defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point jump shot (Everette Hammond assists)	17-39
3:40		Kristians Feierbergs misses two point layup
3:38		Kellen Tynes offensive rebound
3:26		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
3:24		Everette Hammond defensive rebound
3:05		Allin Blunt misses two point layup
3:03		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
2:49		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses two point jump shot
2:47		Kellen Tynes offensive rebound
2:45	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	19-39
2:33		Everette Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish steals)
2:15	+2	Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish makes two point jump shot (Gedi Juozapaitis assists)	21-39
2:08		River Hawks 30 second timeout
2:08		TV timeout
1:54		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
1:52		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
1:34	+3	Gedi Juozapaitis makes three point jump shot	24-39
1:14	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point jump shot (Allin Blunt assists)	24-41
0:52	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup	26-41
0:32	+3	Everette Hammond makes three point jump shot (Allin Blunt assists)	26-44
0:20		Black Bears 30 second timeout
0:03		Ata Turgut turnover (bad pass) (Ayinde Hikim steals)
0:00		Ayinde Hikim misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

UMass-Lowell rolls past Maine 85-54 in America East opener

1st Half MEBlack Bears26LOWRiver Hawks44

1st Half
ME
Black Bears
26
LOW
River Hawks
44