Covington puts up 17, UMass-Lowell knocks off Bryant 77-70 in AEC tourney semifinals

AP
Mar 12, 2024

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) Yuri Covington had 17 points in second-seeded UMass Lowell's 77-70 win against third-seeded Bryant on Tuesday night in the America East Conference Tournament.

The River Hawks will play at top-seeded Vermont on Saturday morning for the championship.

Covington added 10 rebounds for the River Hawks (22-9). Cam Morris III scored 14 points while going 5 of 10 and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds. Ayinde Hikim went 5 of 13 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.

Rafael Pinzon finished with 24 points for the Bulldogs (20-13). Sherif Gross-Bullock added 19 points for Bryant. Daniel Rivera also had 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals and four blocks.

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1st Half
BRY
Bulldogs
37
LOW
River Hawks
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:47		Tyler Brelsford turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
19:41		Daniel Rivera blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
19:39		Tyler Brelsford defensive rebound
19:32		Miles Latimer misses two point jump shot
19:30		Rafael Pinzon offensive rebound
19:27		Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
19:25		Max Brooks defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	0-2
19:09		Miles Latimer shooting foul
19:09	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-3
18:59	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:47	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	2-5
18:34	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point layup	4-5
18:21		Daniel Rivera blocks Max Brooks's two point layup
18:19		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
18:14		Cam Morris III blocks Tyler Brelsford's two point layup
18:12		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:07		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
18:05		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
17:55		Yuri Covington misses two point layup
17:53		Tyler Brelsford defensive rebound
17:51		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
17:49		Ayinde Hikim defensive rebound
17:37		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
17:35		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
17:26		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
17:24		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
17:24		Daniel Rivera personal foul
17:04	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:46	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	6-7
16:25		Yuri Covington misses two point jump shot
16:23		Connor Withers defensive rebound
16:17		Tyler Brelsford turnover (Brayden O'Connor steals)
16:11		Yuri Covington turnover
15:52	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point layup	8-7
15:36		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
15:34		Doug Edert defensive rebound
15:18		Max Brooks personal foul
15:18		TV timeout
15:18		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:18		River Hawks defensive rebound
14:53		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
14:51		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
14:48		Cam Morris III misses two point layup
14:46		Yuri Covington offensive rebound
14:34		Cam Morris III turnover (Doug Edert steals)
14:20	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point layup	10-7
14:11		Brayden O'Connor turnover
14:03	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	12-7
14:00		Connor Withers personal foul
13:43		Max Brooks turnover (Sherif Gross-Bullock steals)
13:31		Rafael Pinzon turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
13:18		Quinton Mincey turnover (Daniel Rivera steals)
13:13		Daniel Rivera offensive foul
13:13		Daniel Rivera turnover (offensive foul)
13:00		Doug Edert personal foul
12:41		Max Brooks misses two point layup
12:39		Max Brooks offensive rebound
12:39	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	12-9
12:31	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	14-9
12:16	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point layup (Brayden O'Connor assists)	14-11
11:55	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	16-11
11:44		Ayinde Hikim misses three point jump shot
11:42		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
11:40		Max Brooks personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:27		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
11:25		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
11:17		Yuri Covington misses two point layup
11:15		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
11:11		Tyler Brelsford personal foul
11:05		Keyshawn Mitchell blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
11:03		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
10:52		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
10:50		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
10:36	+3	Quinton Mincey makes three point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	16-14
10:11	+2	Keyshawn Mitchell makes two point layup (Tyler Brelsford assists)	18-14
9:45		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
9:43		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
9:37		Rafael Pinzon turnover (Ayinde Hikim steals)
9:29		Rafael Pinzon blocks Ayinde Hikim's two point layup
9:27		Tyler Brelsford defensive rebound
9:23		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
9:21		Connor Withers offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	20-14
8:48	+3	Brayden O'Connor makes three point jump shot (Cam Morris III assists)	20-17
8:17		Rafael Pinzon turnover
8:08	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	20-19
7:53		Tyler Brelsford misses two point layup
7:51		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point jump shot (Ayinde Hikim assists)	20-21
7:26	+2	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes two point jump shot	22-21
7:06	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	22-23
6:56		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
6:54		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
6:43		Ayinde Hikim misses three point jump shot
6:41		Rafael Pinzon defensive rebound
6:34		Rafael Pinzon misses two point layup
6:32		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Anthony Blunt makes two point layup (Ayinde Hikim assists)	22-25
6:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
6:25		TV timeout
6:15		Miles Latimer misses two point layup
6:13		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
5:55		Daniel Rivera blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
5:53		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
5:53		Cam Morris III personal foul
5:36	+2	Miles Latimer makes two point layup	24-25
5:17	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup (Yuri Covington assists)	24-27
5:01	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk	26-27
4:41		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
4:39		Sherif Gross-Bullock defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point jump shot	28-27
4:04	+2	Ayinde Hikim makes two point layup	28-29
3:46		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
3:44		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
3:34	+3	Anthony Blunt makes three point jump shot (Yuri Covington assists)	28-32
3:23		Sherif Gross-Bullock misses three point jump shot
3:21		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
3:01		Connor Withers personal foul
3:01		TV timeout
3:01		Quinton Mincey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:01		Connor Withers defensive rebound
2:54		Cam Morris III personal foul
2:52	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Sherif Gross-Bullock assists)	30-32
2:29		Yuri Covington misses three point jump shot
2:27		Cam Morris III offensive rebound
2:25	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point layup	30-34
2:09	+3	Sherif Gross-Bullock makes three point jump shot	33-34
1:46		Cam Morris III misses two point layup
1:44		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
1:42		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
1:40		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
1:24	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	35-34
1:24		Yuri Covington shooting foul
1:24		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:24		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
1:13		Connor Withers blocks Brayden O'Connor's two point layup
1:11		Connor Withers defensive rebound
0:46	+2	Miles Latimer makes two point dunk (Daniel Rivera assists)	37-34
0:40		River Hawks 30 second timeout
0:23		Xzavier Lino misses two point layup
0:21		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
0:01		Xzavier Lino personal foul
0:01		Daniel Rivera misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

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Covington puts up 17, UMass-Lowell knocks off Bryant 77-70 in AEC tourney semifinals

1st Half
BRY
Bulldogs
37
LOW
River Hawks
34

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Covington puts up 17, UMass-Lowell knocks off Bryant 77-70 in AEC tourney semifinals

1st Half BRYBulldogs37LOWRiver Hawks34

1st Half
BRY
Bulldogs
37
LOW
River Hawks
34