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UMass beats Saint Louis 90-81
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Noah Fernandes' 26 points helped UMass defeat Saint Louis 90-81 on Wednesday night.
Fernandes had seven assists for the Minutemen (10-4). RJ Luis scored 11 points and added five rebounds. Isaac Kante was 3 of 6 shooting and 5 of 7 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points.
Yuri Collins led the Billikens (9-6) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and 10 assists. Sincere Parker added 15 points for Saint Louis. Francis Okoro also had 10 points, two steals and two blocks.
UMass took the lead with 8:28 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 40-29 at halftime, with Fernandes racking up nine points. Fernandes' 17-point second half helped UMass close out the nine-point victory.
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Both teams play again on Saturday. UMass visits George Washington and Saint Louis hosts Saint Bonaventure.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Francis Okoro vs. Isaac Kante (Yuri Collins gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 |  | Â | Yuri Collins turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:29 | | +2 | Matt Cross makes two point layup (Brandon Martin assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | | Â | Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | +2 | Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | | Â | Matt Cross misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:41 | | +3 | Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Javonte Perkins assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | | +2 | Brandon Martin makes two point jump shot | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Matt Cross misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:33 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Francis Okoro turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:03 | | +2 | Noah Fernandes makes two point layup | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | | Â | Javonte Perkins offensive foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | Javonte Perkins turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Javonte Perkins personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:41 | | +2 | Noah Fernandes makes two point layup (Isaac Kante assists) | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | | +2 | Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot | 7-8 |
| 16:07 | | Â | T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Matt Cross offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Matt Cross misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | T.J. Weeks Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | T.J. Weeks Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | Jake Forrester defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:45 | | +2 | Fred Thatch Jr. makes two point layup (Jake Forrester assists) | 9-8 |
| 15:27 | | Â | Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:25 | | Â | Jake Forrester defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:16 | | +2 | Jake Forrester makes two point jump shot | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | | Â | Matt Cross offensive foul | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Sincere Parker offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:39 | | Â | Jake Forrester turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals) | Â |
| 14:33 | | +3 | T.J. Weeks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists) | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:06 | | Â | Matt Cross misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Matt Cross offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:02 | | +2 | Matt Cross makes two point layup | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | | Â | Dyondre Dominguez shooting foul (Fred Thatch Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 13:36 | | +1 | Fred Thatch Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 13:23 | | Â | Brandon Martin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Yuri Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:15 | | Â | Sincere Parker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:13 | | Â | RJ Luis defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | +2 | Dyondre Dominguez makes two point layup | 12-15 |
| 12:56 | | Â | Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Larry Hughes Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:52 | | +2 | Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point dunk (Jake Forrester assists) | 14-15 |
| 12:36 | | +2 | Keon Thompson makes two point bank jump shot | 14-17 |
| 12:21 | | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Terrence Hargrove Jr.'s three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:19 | | Â | Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | RJ Luis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Billikens defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:34 | | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Dyondre Dominguez offensive foul (Larry Hughes Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Dyondre Dominguez turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Larry Hughes Jr. makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists) | 17-17 |
| 10:46 | | Â | Keon Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Francis Okoro steals) | Â |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Francis Okoro makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists) | 19-17 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Brandon Martin makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists) | 19-19 |
| 9:59 | | Â | Francis Okoro turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists) | 19-21 |
| 9:30 | | Â | Larry Hughes Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:28 | | Â | Larry Hughes Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Isaac Kante shooting foul (Yuri Collins draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:15 | | +1 | Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-21 |
| 9:15 | | +1 | Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 8:51 | | Â | Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Jake Forrester makes two point layup (Gibson Jimerson assists) | 23-21 |
| 8:28 | | +3 | T.J. Weeks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists) | 23-24 |
| 8:09 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Jake Forrester offensive foul (Matt Cross draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Jake Forrester turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists) | 23-26 |
| 7:23 | | Â | RJ Luis blocks Jake Forrester's two point layup | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | RJ Luis defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | +3 | RJ Luis makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists) | 23-29 |
| 7:11 | | Â | Billikens 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Yuri Collins makes two point jump shot | 25-29 |
| 6:41 | | Â | Francis Okoro shooting foul (RJ Luis draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | RJ Luis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:41 | | +1 | RJ Luis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-30 |
| 6:34 | | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point layup | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Minutemen defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:08 | | +2 | RJ Luis makes two point jump shot | 25-32 |
| 5:42 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tafara Gapare steals) | Â |
| 5:25 | | Â | RJ Luis misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Francis Okoro turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Brandon Martin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Yuri Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Tafara Gapare personal foul (Yuri Collins draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Larry Hughes Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Minutemen defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Brandon Martin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Keon Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:53 | | +2 | Keon Thompson makes two point layup | 25-34 |
| 3:38 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:36 | | Â | Matt Cross defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Francis Okoro blocks RJ Luis's two point layup | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | RJ Luis offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. blocks RJ Luis's two point layup | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:08 | | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:55 | | Â | Francis Okoro blocks Isaac Kante's two point hook shot | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Sincere Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Francis Okoro turnover (bad pass) (Tafara Gapare steals) | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Matt Cross offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Matt Cross misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Sincere Parker misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Minutemen defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Yuri Collins shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:12 | | +1 | Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-35 |
| 2:12 | | +1 | Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-36 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Francis Okoro makes two point dunk (Sincere Parker assists) | 27-36 |
| 1:33 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:33 | | +1 | Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 1:33 | | Â | Isaac Kante misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Sincere Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Matt Cross shooting foul (Terrence Hargrove Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Isaac Kante defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:51 | | +2 | Francis Okoro makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists) | 29-37 |
| 0:27 | | +3 | Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (Brandon Martin assists) | 29-40 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Yuri Collins misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |