Jihad leads Arizona State to 78-62 win over UMass
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Basheer Jihad scored 20 points and Jayden Quaintance scored 19 points and Arizona State took control in the second half to beat UMass 78-62 on Saturday.
Alston Mason scored 13 points and BJ Freeman contributed 11 for Arizona State (9-2) which won for the seventh time in its last eight games.
Rahsool Diggins scored 24 points for the Minutemen who saw their two-game win streak end.
Jihad's 3-pointer with 11:46 left to play gave the Sun Devils a 47-46 lead and the basket started an 11-0 run that put ASU ahead for good. Freeman's 3 with 8:14 left gave the Sun Devils their first double-digit lead of the game.
Jayden Ndjigue made two foul shots to cap a 7-2 UMass run to get the Minutemen within 62-56 but they never got closer. UMass led 33-31 at halftime.
UMass (5-8) starts Atlantic 10 Conference play when it travels to face Saint Joseph's on New Year's Eve. The Sun Devils next play BYU on New Year's Eve to start Big 12 Conference play.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Jayden Quaintance vs. Malek Abdelgowad (Minutemen gains possession) | |||
19:42 | Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot | |||
19:40 | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | |||
19:24 | Jayden Quaintance misses two point layup | |||
19:22 | Daniel Rivera defensive rebound | |||
19:00 | Malek Abdelgowad misses two point jump shot | |||
18:58 | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | |||
18:50 | Malek Abdelgowad blocks BJ Freeman's two point layup | |||
18:48 | Daniel Rivera defensive rebound | |||
18:38 | +2 | Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists) | 0-2 | |
18:20 | Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Malek Abdelgowad steals) | |||
18:14 | Adam Miller personal foul | |||
18:14 | Malek Abdelgowad offensive foul | |||
18:14 | Malek Abdelgowad turnover (offensive foul) | |||
17:55 | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
17:43 | Jayden Quaintance blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point layup | |||
17:41 | Adam Miller defensive rebound | |||
17:36 | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | |||
17:34 | Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound | |||
17:12 | Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot | |||
17:10 | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | |||
17:03 | +2 | Basheer Jihad makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists) | 4-2 | |
16:51 | +2 | Malek Abdelgowad makes two point dunk (Daniel Rivera assists) | 4-4 | |
16:32 | +3 | Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Jayden Quaintance assists) | 7-4 | |
16:10 | +3 | Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists) | 7-7 | |
15:45 | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | |||
15:43 | Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound | |||
15:31 | Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Quaintance steals) | |||
15:24 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point dunk (Alston Mason assists) | 9-7 | |
15:03 | Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot | |||
15:02 | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | |||
15:02 | Daniel Rivera personal foul | |||
15:02 | TV timeout | |||
14:43 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point dunk (Alston Mason assists) | 11-7 | |
14:33 | Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot | |||
14:31 | Shahid Muhammad offensive rebound | |||
14:27 | +2 | Shahid Muhammad makes two point layup | 11-9 | |
14:02 | Alston Mason misses three point jump shot | |||
14:00 | Minutemen defensive rebound | |||
13:47 | Marqui Worthy misses two point layup | |||
13:45 | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | |||
13:15 | Amier Ali misses two point jump shot | |||
13:13 | Akil Watson defensive rebound | |||
12:58 | +2 | Marqui Worthy makes two point layup | 11-11 | |
12:44 | +3 | Joson Sanon makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists) | 14-11 | |
12:33 | +3 | Akil Watson makes three point jump shot (Marqui Worthy assists) | 14-14 | |
12:11 | Joson Sanon misses two point layup | |||
12:09 | Akil Watson defensive rebound | |||
12:01 | +3 | Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Marqui Worthy assists) | 14-17 | |
11:36 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup | 16-17 | |
11:22 | +2 | Marqui Worthy makes two point jump shot | 16-19 | |
11:02 | Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
11:00 | Akil Watson defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Joson Sanon personal foul | |||
10:54 | TV timeout | |||
10:46 | Shawn Phillips Jr. shooting foul (Tarique Foster draws the foul) | |||
10:46 | Tarique Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:46 | Tarique Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:46 | Joson Sanon defensive rebound | |||
10:31 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point dunk (Shawn Phillips Jr. assists) | 18-19 | |
10:09 | +2 | Malek Abdelgowad makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists) | 18-21 | |
9:49 | Daniel Rivera blocks Jayden Quaintance's two point layup | |||
9:47 | Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot | |||
9:34 | Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:26 | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
9:24 | Tarique Foster defensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot | |||
9:02 | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | |||
8:56 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup (BJ Freeman assists) | 20-21 | |
8:46 | Malek Abdelgowad misses three point jump shot | |||
8:45 | Daniel Rivera offensive rebound | |||
8:45 | BJ Freeman personal foul | |||
8:35 | Daniel Rivera misses two point layup | |||
8:33 | Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:31 | Jaylen Curry blocks Joson Sanon's two point layup | |||
8:29 | Sun Devils offensive rebound | |||
8:22 | Adam Miller misses two point layup | |||
8:20 | Daniel Rivera defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul) | |||
8:02 | Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:02 | Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:02 | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Daniel Rivera personal foul | |||
7:56 | TV timeout | |||
7:43 | +3 | Joson Sanon makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists) | 23-21 | |
7:28 | +2 | Jaylen Curry makes two point layup | 23-23 | |
7:08 | +2 | Alston Mason makes two point layup | 25-23 | |
6:57 | Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot | |||
6:55 | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | |||
6:43 | Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound | |||
6:28 | Jaylen Curry misses two point layup | |||
6:26 | Joson Sanon defensive rebound | |||
6:22 | BJ Freeman offensive foul | |||
6:22 | BJ Freeman turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:08 | Alston Mason blocks Rahsool Diggins's three point jump shot | |||
6:06 | Minutemen offensive rebound | |||
6:04 | +3 | Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Marqui Worthy assists) | 25-26 | |
5:40 | Shahid Muhammad blocks Basheer Jihad's two point layup | |||
5:38 | Marqui Worthy defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | +2 | Shahid Muhammad makes two point dunk (Rahsool Diggins assists) | 25-28 | |
5:28 | Sun Devils 30 second timeout | |||
5:15 | Alston Mason turnover (lost ball) (Rahsool Diggins steals) | |||
5:12 | Adam Miller personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul) | |||
5:12 | Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:12 | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | |||
4:45 | Amier Ali misses three point jump shot | |||
4:45 | Sun Devils offensive rebound | |||
4:45 | Akil Watson personal foul | |||
4:36 | Alston Mason misses three point jump shot | |||
4:34 | Marqui Worthy defensive rebound | |||
4:28 | +3 | Akil Watson makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists) | 25-31 | |
4:13 | Joson Sanon misses three point jump shot | |||
4:11 | Shahid Muhammad defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | Jayden Ndjigue misses two point jump shot | |||
3:46 | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | |||
3:34 | Marqui Worthy personal foul | |||
3:34 | TV timeout | |||
3:18 | Jayden Quaintance misses two point layup | |||
3:16 | Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound | |||
3:15 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup | 27-31 | |
2:51 | Jaylen Curry misses two point layup | |||
2:49 | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
2:44 | Akil Watson defensive rebound | |||
2:30 |