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Cohen puts up 19 as UMass defeats Fordham 66-64

AP
Mar 06, 2024

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Josh Cohen had 19 points in UMass' 66-64 victory against Fordham Rams on Wednesday night.

Cohen also contributed nine rebounds for the Minutemen (20-10, 11-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rahsool Diggins went 6 of 12 from the field (4 for 9 from 3-point range) to add 16 points. Matt Cross had 15 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.

The Rams (12-18, 6-11) were led by Kyle Rose, who recorded 15 points, five assists and three steals. Abdou Tsimbila added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Fordham. Antrell Charlton also had 12 points and four assists.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
FOR
Rams
34
MASS
Minutemen
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Abdou Tsimbila vs. Josh Cohen (Minutemen gains possession)
19:44	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	0-2
19:15		Antrell Charlton misses two point fadeaway jump shot
19:13		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:59		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
18:57		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
18:42		Antrell Charlton misses three point jump shot
18:40		Romad Dean offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Romad Dean makes two point tip layup	2-2
18:09		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
18:07		Kyle Rose defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point driving finger roll layup	4-2
17:43		Josh Cohen misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:41		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
17:31	+3	Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot	7-2
17:17		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
17:15		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
17:08		Jahmere Tripp misses two point driving reverse layup
17:06		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:54		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
16:54		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:54	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-3
16:37	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Rose assists)	9-3
16:37		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Abdou Tsimbila draws the foul)
16:37		Abdou Tsimbila misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:37		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:16		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point pullup jump shot
16:14		Romad Dean defensive rebound
16:06		Jahmere Tripp misses two point driving layup
16:04		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
15:59		Jaylen Curry misses two point pullup jump shot
15:57		Antrell Charlton defensive rebound
15:40	+2	Kyle Rose makes two point pullup jump shot	11-3
15:13		Kyle Rose personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
15:13		TV timeout
15:09	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point turnaround jump shot	11-5
14:47		Antrell Charlton turnover (bad pass)
14:25		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point pullup jump shot
14:23		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
14:18		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
14:08		Antrell Charlton offensive foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
14:08		Antrell Charlton turnover (offensive foul)
13:56		Japhet Medor personal foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
13:40	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Daniel Hankins-Sanford assists)	11-8
13:31		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
13:23		Matt Cross shooting foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
13:23		Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:23	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-8
13:18		Japhet Medor personal foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
13:08		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point floating jump shot
13:06		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
13:01		Will Richardson shooting foul (Daniel Hankins-Sanford draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-9
13:01	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-10
12:42	+3	Will Richardson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rose assists)	15-10
12:14		Josh Cohen misses two point driving hook shot
12:12		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot	18-10
11:47		Josh Cohen misses three point jump shot
11:45		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point putback layup	18-12
11:16		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
11:16		TV timeout
11:16	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-12
11:16	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-12
11:04	+2	Matt Cross makes two point turnaround hook shot (Josh Cohen assists)	20-14
10:36		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
10:34		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point running layup	20-16
10:04		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point pullup jump shot
10:01		Minutemen defensive rebound
9:41		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
9:39		Kyle Rose defensive rebound
9:31		Kyle Rose misses two point driving layup
9:29		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
9:07		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
9:05		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
8:55		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
8:53		Matt Cross defensive rebound
8:42		Matt Cross misses two point turnaround hook shot
8:40		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
8:39	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point putback layup	20-18
8:39		Romad Dean shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-19
8:20	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point turnaround hook shot (Antrell Charlton assists)	22-19
8:05		Abdou Tsimbila personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-20
8:05	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-21
7:50		Joshua Rivera turnover (traveling)
7:50		TV timeout
7:29		Ogheneyole Akuwovo shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
7:29		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:29		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:29		Romad Dean defensive rebound
7:09	+2	Will Richardson makes two point stepback jump shot (Romad Dean assists)	24-21
6:56		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point pullup bank jump shot
6:54		Rams defensive rebound
6:43	+2	Antrell Charlton makes two point pullup jump shot	26-21
6:21		Matt Cross misses two point driving layup
6:19		Antrell Charlton defensive rebound
6:11		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
6:09		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:47	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	26-24
5:27	+2	Antrell Charlton makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Rose assists)	28-24
5:18		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass) (Antrell Charlton steals)
5:13		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul (Romad Dean draws the foul)
5:05		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
5:03		Will Richardson offensive rebound
5:00		Kyle Rose misses three point jump shot
4:58		Will Richardson offensive rebound
4:48		Antrell Charlton misses three point jump shot
4:46		Kyle Rose offensive rebound
4:34		Elijah Gray misses two point cutting layup
4:32		Matt Cross defensive rebound
4:16		Elijah Gray personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
4:16		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:16	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-25
4:02		Romad Dean misses two point cutting layup
4:00		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
3:48	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point stepback jump shot	28-28
3:32		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
3:30		Josh Cohen shooting foul (Elijah Gray draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30		Elijah Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30	+1	Elijah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-28
3:02		Matt Cross misses two point pullup jump shot
3:00		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
2:51		Romad Dean blocks Marqui Worthy's two point driving layup
2:49		Rams defensive rebound
2:34		Joshua Rivera misses two point pullup jump shot
2:32		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point cutting layup (Josh Cohen assists)	29-30
1:58	+3	Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot (Romad Dean assists)	32-30
1:37		Marqui Worthy misses two point pullup jump shot
1:35		Rams defensive rebound
1:11		Joshua Rivera misses two point driving layup
1:09		Jahmere Tripp offensive rebound
1:05		Jahmere Tripp misses two point pullup bank jump shot
1:04		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
0:51	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	32-33
0:50		Rams 30 second timeout
0:45		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Antrell Charlton draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Antrell Charlton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-33
0:45	+1	Antrell Charlton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-33
0:28		Marqui Worthy turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rose steals)
0:04		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
0:02		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FOR
Rams
30
MASS
Minutemen
33

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Jahmere Tripp misses two point stepback jump shot
19:46		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
19:26		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point pullup jump shot
19:22		Minutemen offensive rebound
19:21		Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot
19:19		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
19:17		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Abdou Tsimbila draws the foul)
19:05		Antrell Charlton misses two point pullup jump shot
19:03		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
18:54		Matt Cross misses two point cutting layup
18:52		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
18:43		Jahmere Tripp turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Curry steals)
18:28		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball)
18:10		Abdou Tsimbila turnover (traveling)
17:52	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	34-35
17:52		Romad Dean shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-36
17:22	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point pullup bank jump shot	36-36
16:59	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point driving layup	36-38
16:41		Antrell Charlton misses two point driving layup
16:39		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
16:37		Josh Cohen blocks Abdou Tsimbila's two point putback layup
16:35		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
16:33	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point putback layup	38-38
16:27		Jahmere Tripp personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
16:14		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rose steals)
16:02		Josh Cohen blocks Abdou Tsimbila's two point running dunk
16:00		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
15:49		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
15:47		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
15:45	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point putback layup	38-40
15:27		Marqui Worthy personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:15	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point pullup jump shot (Antrell Charlton assists)	40-40
14:44	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point cutting layup (Matt Cross assists)	40-42
14:23	+3	Antrell Charlton makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	43-42
14:00		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
13:57		Rams defensive rebound
13:40		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
13:38		Kyle Rose offensive rebound
13:35		Kyle Rose misses two point putback layup
13:33		Antrell Charlton offensive rebound
13:29		Kyle Rose misses three point jump shot
13:27		Matt Cross defensive rebound
13:10		Kyle Rose offensive foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
13:10		Kyle Rose turnover
13:10		Kyle Rose technical foul
13:10		Josh Cohen technical foul
13:00		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
12:58		Minutemen offensive rebound
12:51		Rahsool Diggins misses two point driving layup
12:51		Josh Cohen offensive foul (Kyle Rose draws the foul)
12:51		Josh Cohen turnover (offensive foul)
12:41		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
12:36		Joshua Rivera misses two point turnaround jump shot
12:34		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
12:21	+3	Josh Cohen makes three point jump shot	43-45
11:57		Antrell Charlton misses two point pullup jump shot
11:54		Rams offensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:39	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point turnaround jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	45-45
11:39		Daniel Hankins-Sanford shooting foul (Abdou Tsimbila draws the foul)
11:39		Abdou Tsimbila misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:39		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point driving floating jump shot	45-47
10:44		Kyle Rose misses three point stepback jump shot
10:42		Jahmere Tripp offensive rebound
10:38	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point reverse layup	47-47
10:18		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
9:53		Kyle Rose misses three point stepback jump shot
9:51		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point driving layup (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	47-49
8:58		Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot
8:56		Will Richardson offensive rebound
8:46		Kyle Rose misses two point driving layup
8:44		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point tip layup	49-49
8:36		Joshua Rivera shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-50
8:36	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-51
8:25		Marqui Worthy personal foul (Kyle Rose draws the foul)
8:25		Kyle Rose misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:25		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
8:01		Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot
7:59		Romad Dean defensive rebound
7:48		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
7:46		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
7:37		Antrell Charlton personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:22	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point driving floating jump shot	49-53
6:55		Kyle Rose misses three point stepback jump shot
6:53		Romad Dean offensive rebound
6:52		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Romad Dean draws the foul)
6:52	+1	Romad Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-53
6:52		Romad Dean misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:52		Matt Cross defensive rebound
6:29		Romad Dean shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
6:29	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
6:14		Antrell Charlton misses two point pullup jump shot
6:12		Romad Dean offensive rebound
6:07	+3	Antrell Charlton makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rose assists)	53-55
5:42	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	53-58
5:09		Matt Cross blocks Romad Dean's two point driving layup
5:08		Rams offensive rebound
5:05		Kyle Rose misses three point stepback jump shot
5:03		Japhet Medor offensive rebound
4:49		Antrell Charlton misses three point jump shot
4:44		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
4:44		Jump ball. Josh Cohen vs. Abdou Tsimbila (Josh Cohen gains possession)
4:24		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
4:22		Antrell Charlton defensive rebound
4:18		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Kyle Rose draws the foul)
4:18		Kyle Rose misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:18	+1	Kyle Rose makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
3:55		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
3:53		Antrell Charlton defensive rebound
3:43		Japhet Medor misses three point bank jump shot
3:41		Matt Cross defensive rebound
3:18		Joshua Rivera shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
3:18		TV timeout
3:18	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-59
3:18		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:18		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
3:13		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
3:13		Marqui Worthy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:13		Marqui Worthy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:13		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
2:59		Josh Cohen shooting foul (Abdou Tsimbila draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
2:59	+1	Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-59
2:39		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Josh Cohen's two point turnaround hook shot
2:37		Minutemen offensive rebound
2:37		Jayden Ndjigue turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rose steals)
2:31	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point running dunk (Kyle Rose assists)	58-59
2:05	+2	Matt Cross makes two point pullup jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	58-61
1:30		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
1:28		Matt Cross defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	58-64
1:07		Minutemen 30 second timeout
1:07		TV timeout
0:59	+3	Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot (Antrell Charlton assists)	61-64
0:59		Rams 30 second timeout
0:28		Will Richardson shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
0:28		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:28		Romad Dean defensive rebound
0:08	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point cutting dunk (Antrell Charlton assists)	63-64
0:08		Rams 30 second timeout
0:07		Romad Dean personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
0:07	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
0:07		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:04		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
0:04		Rams 30 second timeout
0:04		Japhet Medor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
0:03		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (out of bounds)
0:02		Kyle Rose misses three point stepback jump shot
0:00		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Matt Cross defensive rebound