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UMass wins 82-60 over La Salle

AP
Jan 19, 2025

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Jaylen Curry's 22 points helped Massachusetts defeat La Salle 82-60 on Sunday.

Curry also added seven assists for the Minutemen (8-11, 3-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rahsool Diggins scored 17 points while going 7 of 20 (3 for 10 from 3-point range). Daniel Hankins-Sanford had 10 points and went 5 of 10 from the field.

The Explorers (10-8, 2-4) were led by Deuce Jones, who recorded 17 points. La Salle also got 12 points and eight rebounds from Daeshon Shepherd. Demetrius Lilley finished with 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks.

An 11-0 run to close out the first half gave UMass an eight-point lead. Malek Abdelgowad led their club in scoring with eight points. Curry scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as UMass went on to secure a victory, outscoring La Salle by 14 points in the second half.

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

1st Half
LAS
Explorers
25
MASS
Minutemen
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Daeshon Shepherd vs. Malek Abdelgowad (Minutemen gains possession)
19:37		Malek Abdelgowad turnover (lost ball) (Daeshon Shepherd steals)
19:15	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Daeshon Shepherd assists)	3-0
19:05		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point layup
19:03		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
18:51		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
18:49		Jahlil White defensive rebound
18:43		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
18:41		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
18:34		Malek Abdelgowad turnover (Jahlil White steals)
18:22		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
18:20		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
18:10	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup (Jahlil White assists)	5-0
18:06	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup	5-2
18:02		Daeshon Shepherd turnover
17:55		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
17:53		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
17:35		Jahlil White misses two point layup
17:33		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
17:27		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
17:25		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
17:15		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (Jaylen Curry steals)
17:11	+2	Malek Abdelgowad makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	5-4
17:11		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Malek Abdelgowad draws the foul)
17:11	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-5
16:57	+3	Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	8-5
16:45		Daniel Rivera turnover (Demetrius Lilley steals)
16:38		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
16:36		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
16:29		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
16:27		Malek Abdelgowad offensive rebound
16:26		Demetrius Lilley shooting foul
16:26	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
16:26	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
16:06		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
16:04		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
15:58		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
15:56		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
15:43		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
15:41		Marqui Worthy defensive rebound
15:32		Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot
15:30		Jahlil White defensive rebound
15:19	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup (Jahlil White assists)	10-7
15:02		Marqui Worthy turnover (traveling)
15:02		TV timeout
14:43		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
14:41		Nate Guerengomba defensive rebound
14:31		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
14:31		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:31		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:31		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point jump shot	12-7
14:04	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	12-9
13:53		Daniel Hankins-Sanford shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
13:53		Corey McKeithan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:53		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	13-11
13:14		Demetrius Lilley misses two point jump shot
13:12		Nate Guerengomba defensive rebound
13:06		Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot
13:04		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
12:56		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
12:54		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
12:46		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
12:44		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
12:31		Jahlil White turnover (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
12:21		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
12:19		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	16-11
12:01		Demetrius Lilley blocks Marqui Worthy's two point layup
11:59		Minutemen offensive rebound
11:59		TV timeout
11:57		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point layup
11:55		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
11:49		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point layup
11:47		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
11:39	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point dunk	16-13
11:33		Mac Etienne turnover (out of bounds)
11:25		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
11:23		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
11:16		Jayden Ndjigue turnover (Eric Acker steals)
11:08		Eric Acker turnover (Rahsool Diggins steals)
11:06		Mac Etienne shooting foul (Malek Abdelgowad draws the foul)
11:06		Malek Abdelgowad misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:06	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
10:53		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (lost ball) (Malek Abdelgowad steals)
10:45	+2	Akil Watson makes two point layup (Malek Abdelgowad assists)	16-16
10:25		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
10:23		Explorers offensive rebound
10:14		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
10:12		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
10:03		Akil Watson misses two point jump shot
10:01		Malek Abdelgowad offensive rebound
9:55		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point layup
9:53		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
9:47		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
9:45		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	16-18
9:09		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
9:07		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
8:58		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
8:56		Jahlil White defensive rebound
8:42		Jahlil White misses two point layup
8:40		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
8:24		Eric Acker shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Jaylen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-19
8:24	+1	Jaylen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-20
8:04	+2	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	18-20
7:50		Daniel Rivera misses three point jump shot
7:48		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
7:40		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:20		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
7:18		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Malek Abdelgowad makes two point layup (Daniel Rivera assists)	18-22
6:48	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	20-22
6:25		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
6:23		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
6:17		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
6:15		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
5:57		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (Corey McKeithan steals)
5:51	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Corey McKeithan assists)	22-22
5:38		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
5:36		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
5:22		Daniel Rivera blocks Mac Etienne's two point layup
5:20		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
5:15		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
5:15		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:15		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:15		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
5:00	+3	Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	25-22
4:36		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
4:34		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
4:28		Eric Acker turnover (bad pass)
4:00		Demetrius Lilley blocks Rahsool Diggins's two point layup
3:58		Minutemen offensive rebound
3:57		Minutemen turnover (shot clock violation)
3:57		TV timeout
3:48		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Demetrius Lilley's two point layup
3:46		Explorers offensive rebound
3:28		Andres Marrero misses two point jump shot
3:26		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
3:21		Daniel Rivera turnover (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi steals)
3:12		Demetrius Lilley misses two point jump shot
3:10		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
3:02		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses two point layup
3:00		Marqui Worthy defensive rebound
2:52	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point layup	25-24
2:33		Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
2:31		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point hook shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	25-26
1:57		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
1:55		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
1:48		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
1:46		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
1:31	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Marqui Worthy assists)	25-29
1:21		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:59		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
0:57		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
0:48		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
0:46		Minutemen offensive rebound
0:44		Corey McKeithan personal foul
0:44	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-30
0:44	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-31
0:19		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
0:17		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
0:12		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point layup
0:10		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
0:04		Eric Acker turnover (Jaylen Curry steals)
0:02	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	25-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
35
MASS
Minutemen
49

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Jahlil White turnover (traveling)
19:28		Jahlil White shooting foul (Malek Abdelgowad draws the foul)
19:28	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-34
19:28	+1	Malek Abdelgowad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-35
19:20	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point jump shot	27-35
19:05	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot	27-38
18:40		Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
18:38		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	27-40
18:23		Explorers 30 second timeout
18:10		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
18:08		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
17:55	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	27-42
17:29		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
17:27		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
17:25		Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
17:23		Deuce Jones offensive rebound
17:23		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul
17:23	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
17:23		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:23		Minutemen defensive rebound
17:23		Demetrius Lilley personal foul
17:23		Jayden Ndjigue turnover (traveling)
17:19		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Jahlil White's two point jump shot
17:17		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
17:06		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
17:04		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	30-42
16:53		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
16:51		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
16:42	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	32-42
16:31		Jahlil White personal foul
16:19		Rahsool Diggins offensive foul
16:19		Rahsool Diggins turnover (offensive foul)
16:06	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	34-42
15:46	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup	34-44
15:26		TV timeout
15:24		Demetrius Lilley turnover (Rahsool Diggins steals)
15:17	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point dunk	34-46
15:06	+3	Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot	37-46
14:45	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	37-49
14:29	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot	39-49
13:58		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
13:56		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	39-51
13:38	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup	41-51
13:25		Jahlil White blocks Rahsool Diggins's two point layup
13:23		Jahlil White defensive rebound
13:13	+3	Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot	44-51
13:00	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	44-53
12:43		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
12:41		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
12:33		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
12:31		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
12:26		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (out of bounds)
12:08	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	46-53
11:53	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point layup	46-55
11:53		TV timeout
11:38		Marqui Worthy shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
11:38	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-55
11:38		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:38		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
11:16		Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot
11:14		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Corey McKeithan assists)	49-55
10:57		Malek Abdelgowad misses three point jump shot
10:55		Jahlil White defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	51-55
10:30		Deuce Jones personal foul
10:27		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
10:25		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Corey McKeithan assists)	53-55
10:21		Minutemen 30 second timeout
10:01		Mac Etienne blocks Akil Watson's two point layup
9:59		Akil Watson offensive rebound
9:51		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
9:49		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
9:32		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-55
9:32	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-55
9:09	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	55-57
8:57		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
8:55		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
8:47	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point dunk	57-57
8:47		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
8:45		Minutemen offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	57-59
8:19		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
8:17		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
8:09		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
8:07		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
8:01		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
7:59		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
7:53		Daniel Rivera turnover (lost ball)
7:53		TV timeout
7:45		Nate Guerengomba shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
7:45		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:45		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:45		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	57-61
6:59		Daniel Hankins-Sanford shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
6:59	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
6:59		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:59		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
6:42		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
6:40		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point jump shot	58-63
6:16		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
6:14		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
6:06		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point layup
6:04		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
5:58	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk	58-65
5:50		Explorers 30 second timeout
5:25		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
5:25		Explorers offensive rebound
5:25		Marqui Worthy blocks Deuce Jones's three point jump shot
5:23		Deuce Jones offensive rebound
5:23		Explorers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:09		Jahlil White personal foul
5:07	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	58-68
4:53		Daniel Hankins-Sanford shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
4:53		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:53		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:53		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point jump shot	58-70
4:16		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
4:14		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
3:55		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
3:53		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
3:51		Rahsool Diggins personal foul
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:51		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
3:38		Corey McKeithan personal foul
3:34	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	58-72
3:26		Deuce Jones turnover (Daniel Hankins-Sanford steals)
3:14	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot	58-75
2:59		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
2:57		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Jayden Ndjigue makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	58-78
2:42		Jahlil White misses three point jump shot
2:40		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
2:29		Minutemen 30 second timeout
2:14		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
2:12		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
2:05		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (out of bounds)
1:48	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	58-80
1:29		Jayden Ndjigue blocks James Joseph's two point layup
1:27		Minutemen defensive rebound
1:16		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point layup
1:14		Explorers defensive rebound
1:00		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
0:58		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
0:41	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point layup	58-82
0:32		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
0:30		Minutemen defensive rebound
0:10		Marqui Worthy turnover (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi steals)
0:02	+2	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point dunk	60-82
0:00		End of period

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Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point dunk