Banks puts up 22 in UMBC's 84-71 win against Towson

AP
Dec 07, 2024

TOWSON, Md. (AP) Marcus Banks scored 22 points as UMBC beat Towson 84-71 on Saturday.

Banks shot 8 for 18, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Retrievers (6-5). Josh Odunowo scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Anthony Valentine had 17 points and shot 7 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 5 from the line.

Dylan Williamson finished with 21 points for the Tigers (4-6). Tyler Tejada added 18 points and nine rebounds. Mekhi Lowery also had 12 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

UMBC took the lead with 19:03 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 38-24 at halftime, with Valentine racking up 11 points. UMBC extended its lead to 59-38 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Banks scored a team-high 13 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
UMBC
Retrievers
38
TOWS
Tigers
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Retrievers gains possession)
19:43		Josh Odunowo misses two point jump shot
19:41		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
19:20		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
19:18		Abdou Samb offensive rebound
19:18		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
19:09		Christian May misses two point jump shot
19:07		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
19:03	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Odunowo assists)	3-0
18:32	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup	3-2
18:18	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	6-2
17:45		Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point layup
17:43		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
17:24		Josh Odunowo turnover (traveling)
17:04		Mekhi Lowery misses two point layup
17:02		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
16:54	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot	9-2
16:50		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:25		Nendah Tarke misses two point jump shot
16:23		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
16:16	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot	12-2
15:53	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point layup	12-4
15:42	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point dunk (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)	14-4
15:26	+2	Messiah Jones makes two point layup (Nendah Tarke assists)	14-6
15:14		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:12		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
14:58	+3	Tyler Tejada makes three point jump shot	14-9
14:40	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-9
14:13		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
14:11		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
14:04		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
14:02		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
13:50	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup (Josh Odunowo assists)	18-9
13:19		Mekhi Lowery turnover (out of bounds)
13:19		TV timeout
13:09		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:07		Christian May defensive rebound
12:47		Tomiwa Sulaiman turnover (bad pass) (Devan Sapp steals)
12:29	+3	Ace Valentine makes three point jump shot (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)	21-9
11:56		Rahdir Hicks misses two point layup
11:54		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup	23-9
11:39		Caleb Embeya shooting foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Ace Valentine misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:39		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
11:12		Josh Odunowo personal foul (Christian May draws the foul)
11:04		Christian May misses three point jump shot
11:02		JC Harris defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	25-9
10:24	+2	Caleb Embeya makes two point layup (Mekhi Lowery assists)	25-11
10:15	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup (Devan Sapp assists)	27-11
9:52		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
9:50		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
9:48		Mekhi Lowery blocks Marlon Short's two point layup
9:46		Christian May defensive rebound
9:26		Rahdir Hicks misses three point jump shot
9:24		Marlon Short defensive rebound
9:17		Bryce Johnson turnover (lost ball)
8:54		Messiah Jones misses two point layup
8:52		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
8:48		Devan Sapp turnover (out of bounds)
8:24		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
8:22		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
8:13		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
8:11		Christian May defensive rebound
8:03		Christian May misses two point layup
8:01		Messiah Jones offensive rebound
7:59		Messiah Jones misses two point layup
7:57		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
7:57		JC Harris personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:52		Abdou Samb misses two point layup
7:50		Marlon Short defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point jump shot	29-11
7:05		Tyler Tejada misses two point layup
7:03		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	29-13
6:43		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
6:41		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Tyler Tejada makes two point layup	29-15
6:18	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point layup	31-15
5:58		Josh Odunowo personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
5:56		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
5:54		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
5:42		Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:40		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
5:26		Messiah Jones misses two point jump shot
5:24		Mekhi Lowery offensive rebound
5:22		Mekhi Lowery misses two point layup
5:20		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
5:08		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:06		Louie Jordan offensive rebound
4:58		Messiah Jones blocks Bryce Johnson's two point layup
4:56		Tyler Tejada defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	31-17
4:52		Retrievers 60 second timeout
4:29		Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:27		Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup (Tomiwa Sulaiman assists)	31-19
4:00		Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
3:58		Messiah Jones defensive rebound
3:51		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
3:49		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
3:49		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Devan Sapp makes two point layup	33-19
3:13		Rahdir Hicks misses three point jump shot
3:11		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
2:46		Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
2:44		Rahdir Hicks defensive rebound
2:35		Mekhi Lowery turnover (bad pass) (Ace Valentine steals)
2:30		Nendah Tarke shooting foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Ace Valentine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-19
2:30	+1	Ace Valentine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-19
2:14		Caleb Embeya misses two point layup
2:12		Devan Sapp defensive rebound
1:53	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	38-19
1:24		Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot
1:22		Ace Valentine defensive rebound
1:09		Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
1:07		Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot	38-22
0:22		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:20		Dylan Williamson defensive rebound
0:15	+2	Dylan Williamson makes two point layup	38-24
0:08		Ace Valentine turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Lowery steals)
0:02		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tyler Tejada offensive rebound
0:00		Tyler Tejada misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tigers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Banks puts up 22 in UMBC's 84-71 win against Towson

1st Half UMBCRetrievers38TOWSTigers24

1st Half
UMBC
Retrievers
38
TOWS
Tigers
24