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Weeks Jr. scores 30 to lead UMass past Rhode Island 78-67

AP
Feb 05, 2022

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) - T.J. Weeks Jr. had a career-high 30 points as UMass topped Rhode Island 78-67 on Saturday.

Weeks Jr. shot 6 for 9 on 3-pointers. He added six rebounds and five steals.

Rich Kelly had 14 points for UMass (10-11, 3-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). C.J. Kelly added 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Noah Fernandes had 11 points and seven assists.

The Minutemen forced a season-high 20 turnovers.

Ishmael Leggett scored a career-high 21 points for the Rams (12-9, 3-6), who have now lost five games in a row. Makhi Mitchell had 13 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Antwan Walker added 13 points.

The Minutemen leveled the season series against the Rams. Rhode Island defeated UMass 81-68 on Jan. 15.

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1st Half
MASS
Minutemen
32
URI
Rams
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Trent Buttrick vs. Makhel Mitchell (Makhi Mitchell gains possession)
19:35		Makhi Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
19:19		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:17		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
19:10		CJ Kelly turnover (bad pass)
18:59		Makhel Mitchell misses two point layup
18:57		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
18:56	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point putback dunk	0-2
18:37	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point driving layup	2-2
18:09	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	2-4
17:57	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point driving layup	4-4
17:39		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
17:37		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
17:29	+3	Trent Buttrick makes three point jump shot (CJ Kelly assists)	7-4
17:03		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:01		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
16:54		Rich Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
16:51		Ishmael El-Amin offensive foul
16:51		Ishmael El-Amin turnover
16:37		Sebastian Thomas personal foul
16:31	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (CJ Kelly assists)	10-4
16:09		Makhi Mitchell misses two point jump shot
16:07		Makhel Mitchell offensive rebound
16:03		T.J. Weeks shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
16:03	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
16:03	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-6
15:49		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:47		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
15:32		Makhel Mitchell turnover (traveling)
15:32		TV timeout
15:15		T.J. Weeks turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael El-Amin steals)
15:09		Malik Martin turnover (lost ball) (CJ Kelly steals)
15:04	+2	CJ Kelly makes two point driving layup	12-6
14:59		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
14:42		Noah Fernandes turnover (lost ball)
14:21	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	12-8
13:57		Makhi Mitchell blocks Trent Buttrick's two point layup
13:55		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
13:50		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
13:48		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
13:45		CJ Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
13:38	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Malik Martin assists)	12-10
13:16		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
13:16		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:16		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:16		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	12-12
12:32		Trent Buttrick misses two point step back jump shot
12:30		Michael Steadman offensive rebound
12:23		Makhi Mitchell blocks Michael Steadman's two point layup
12:21		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
12:22		Makhi Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
12:07		Makhi Mitchell personal foul
11:53		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
11:51		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
11:51		Michael Steadman personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:25		Antwan Walker misses two point layup
11:23		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
11:17		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
11:15		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
11:07		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
11:05		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
11:08		Trent Buttrick personal foul
10:42		Antwan Walker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:40		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point layup (CJ Kelly assists)	14-12
10:03	+2	Ishmael El-Amin makes two point pullup jump shot	14-14
9:46		Michael Steadman misses two point jump shot
9:44		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
9:37	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	14-17
9:16		Michael Steadman misses two point turnaround hook shot
9:14		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
9:06		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jovohn Garcia steals)
8:58		Dyondre Dominguez misses three point jump shot
8:56		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
8:50		Rams 30 second timeout
8:32		Michael Steadman shooting foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Antwan Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-18
8:32		Antwan Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:32		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
8:23		Jovohn Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Antwan Walker steals)
8:18	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point driving dunk	14-20
8:06		Makhel Mitchell blocks CJ Kelly's two point layup
8:04		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
7:59	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point dunk (Sebastian Thomas assists)	14-22
7:59		Minutemen 30 second timeout
7:59		TV timeout
7:46		Rich Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael El-Amin steals)
7:28		Ishmael El-Amin turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
7:09		Trent Buttrick turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael El-Amin steals)
7:00		Antwan Walker turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
6:41	+3	Rich Kelly makes three point jump shot (CJ Kelly assists)	17-22
6:14		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
6:12		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
6:11		T.J. Weeks personal foul
5:57		Makhel Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Weeks steals)
5:46		Minutemen 30 second timeout
5:36		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:34		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
5:31		T.J. Weeks misses two point jump shot
5:29		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
5:30		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
5:30		Noah Fernandes offensive foul
5:30		Noah Fernandes turnover
5:11		Ishmael Leggett misses three point pullup jump shot
5:09		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
5:02	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	20-22
4:42		Sebastian Thomas misses two point driving layup
4:40		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
4:33		T.J. Weeks misses two point step back jump shot
4:31		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
4:25		Sebastian Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Trent Buttrick steals)
4:20	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Trent Buttrick assists)	23-22
4:01		Trent Buttrick personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
4:01		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:01		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
3:57		Makhi Mitchell blocks Jovohn Garcia's two point driving layup
3:55		Rams defensive rebound
3:55		TV timeout
3:40		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
3:38		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point fadeaway jump shot	25-22
3:10		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
3:08		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
3:04		Jovohn Garcia blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point putback layup
3:02		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
3:00		Noah Fernandes turnover (bad pass)
2:46		Makhi Mitchell misses two point jump shot
2:44		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
2:39		CJ Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Sheppard steals)
2:26		Jovohn Garcia personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
2:26	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
2:17		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
2:17	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	27-24
1:35	+2	Malik Martin makes two point layup (Antwan Walker assists)	27-26
1:17	+2	Rich Kelly makes two point driving layup	29-26
1:17		Ishmael El-Amin shooting foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-26
1:03		Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot
0:58		Michael Steadman defensive rebound
0:58		Noah Fernandes turnover (bad pass)
0:42		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:40		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
0:35		Sebastian Thomas personal foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-26
0:35	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-26
0:18		Antwan Walker turnover (bad pass)
0:04		Noah Fernandes misses two point floating jump shot
0:02		Rams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MASS
Minutemen
46
URI
Rams
41

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Sebastian Thomas shooting foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
19:35		Trent Buttrick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:35	+1	Trent Buttrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-26
19:14	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point pullup jump shot	33-28
18:55	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Trent Buttrick assists)	36-28
18:41	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	36-31
18:27		Trent Buttrick misses two point layup
18:25		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	36-33
18:08	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	39-33
17:47	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point floating jump shot (Ishmael El-Amin assists)	39-35
17:22	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	42-35
16:58		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
16:57		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
16:57		CJ Kelly personal foul
16:52		Trent Buttrick personal foul
16:52		Ishmael El-Amin turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
16:38		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
16:38		Rich Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:38	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-35
16:14		Ishmael El-Amin misses two point pullup jump shot
16:12		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
16:06	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point putback layup	43-37
15:50		Rich Kelly misses three point step back jump shot
15:48		Michael Steadman offensive rebound
15:42	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point dunk (CJ Kelly assists)	45-37
15:23		Michael Steadman shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:23	+1	Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-38
15:23		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:23		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
15:02		Malik Martin blocks CJ Kelly's two point layup
15:00		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
14:49		Makhel Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot
14:47		Michael Steadman defensive rebound
14:40		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
14:38		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
14:32	+3	Jeremy Sheppard makes three point jump shot	45-41
14:12		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
14:10		T.J. Weeks offensive rebound
14:06	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point turnaround hook shot	47-41
13:50		Makhel Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (CJ Kelly steals)
13:41		T.J. Weeks misses three point jump shot
13:39		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
13:38		Ishmael El-Amin offensive foul
13:38		Ishmael El-Amin turnover
13:28	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot (CJ Kelly assists)	49-41
13:05		Antwan Walker misses two point layup
13:03		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
13:00	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point tip shot	49-43
12:57	+2	CJ Kelly makes two point driving layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	51-43
12:45	+3	Jeremy Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Makhel Mitchell assists)	51-46
12:43		Rams 30 second timeout
12:43		TV timeout
12:27		Michael Steadman misses two point layup
12:25		CJ Kelly offensive rebound
12:20	+2	CJ Kelly makes two point tip shot	53-46
12:08	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	53-48
11:51	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point reverse layup (Michael Steadman assists)	55-48
11:39		Michael Steadman personal foul
11:37		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
11:35		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
11:31		Jovohn Garcia offensive foul
11:31		Jovohn Garcia turnover
11:20		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot
11:18		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
11:12	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point tip shot	55-50
11:07		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
11:05		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Ishmael El-Amin makes two point finger roll layup (Makhi Mitchell assists)	55-52
10:48		CJ Kelly misses two point layup
10:44		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
10:46		Malik Martin shooting foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
10:46	+1	Trent Buttrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-52
10:46		Trent Buttrick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:46		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
10:34		CJ Kelly personal foul
10:25		Makhi Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Noah Fernandes steals)
10:17	+2	CJ Kelly makes two point driving layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	58-52
10:07		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point driving layup
10:05		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
10:03	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point putback dunk	58-54
9:53	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	60-54
9:25		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point layup
9:23		Malik Martin offensive rebound
9:20		Trent Buttrick blocks Malik Martin's two point putback layup
9:18		Rams offensive rebound
9:16		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
9:14		Jovohn Garcia defensive rebound
9:06		Jovohn Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
9:01	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup	60-56
8:48	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point pullup jump shot	62-56
8:18		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
8:02		Makhel Mitchell blocks Noah Fernandes's three point step back jump shot
8:00		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
7:52		Ishmael El-Amin turnover (bad pass) (CJ Kelly steals)
7:47		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (CJ Kelly draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	CJ Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-56
7:47	+1	CJ Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-56
7:31		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
7:29		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
7:20		Malik Martin blocks Noah Fernandes's three point jump shot
7:18		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
7:06		Trent Buttrick shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
7:06		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:06		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:06		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
7:01	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point dunk (CJ Kelly assists)	66-56
6:45		Makhel Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (CJ Kelly steals)
6:29	+3	Rich Kelly makes three point pullup jump shot	69-56
6:10		Sebastian Thomas misses two point floating jump shot
6:08		Sebastian Thomas offensive rebound
6:03		T.J. Weeks blocks Sebastian Thomas's two point layup
6:01		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
6:02		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul
5:40		Michael Steadman turnover (lost ball)
5:18		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
5:16		Minutemen defensive rebound
5:02		Makhi Mitchell blocks Michael Steadman's two point layup
5:00		Minutemen offensive rebound
4:50	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point turnaround hook shot	71-56
4:30		CJ Kelly shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
4:30		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:30	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-57
4:09		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
4:07		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
3:51		Antwan Walker misses two point layup
3:49		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
3:24		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
3:22		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
3:13		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:12		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
3:12		Antwan Walker personal foul (CJ Kelly draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	CJ Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-57
3:12	+1	CJ Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-57
2:58	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point floating jump shot	73-59
2:58		Rich Kelly personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
2:58		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:58		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
2:32		Noah Fernandes misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:30		Michael Steadman offensive rebound
2:21		Michael Steadman misses two point tip shot
2:27		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
2:15	+3	Jeremy Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	73-62
2:10	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	76-62
1:46		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Noah Fernandes steals)
1:37		Noah Fernandes turnover (back court violation)
1:30	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists)	76-65
1:17		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-65
1:17	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-65
1:10		Michael Steadman shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-66
1:10	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-67
0:42		CJ Kelly misses two point floating jump shot
0:40		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
0:37		Rich Kelly shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul)
0:37		Sebastian Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37		Sebastian Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
0:37		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
0:36		Trent Buttrick misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:36		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
0:26		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
0:24		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Noah Fernandes defensive rebound