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Fernandes, Steadman lift UMass past Saint Joseph's 69-67

AP
Feb 12, 2022

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Noah Fernandes made a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds left and Michael Steadman registered 12 points as UMass narrowly beat Saint Joseph's 69-67 on Saturday.

After Ejike Obinna's dunk tied the game with 7.8 seconds left, Fernandes was fouled going for the game winner on a day the Minutemen celebrated Marcus Camby Day.

T.J. Weeks Jr. scored 12 points for UMass (11-12, 4-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Trent Buttrick added 11 points and nine rebounds. Fernandes had 10 points and nine assists.

Rich Kelly, the Minutemen's second leading scorer heading into the matchup at 13 points per game, was held to 3 points. He shot 0 of 4 from beyond the arc.

Cameron Brown had 15 points for the Hawks (10-13, 4-8). Jordan Hall added 13 points and seven assists. Obinna had 10 points.

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1st Half
JOES
Hawks
35
MASS
Minutemen
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ejike Obinna vs. Michael Steadman (Cameron Brown gains possession)
19:43	+2	Ejike Obinna makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	2-0
19:16		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
19:14		Taylor Funk defensive rebound
19:01		Taylor Funk misses three point jump shot
18:59		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point dunk (Rich Kelly assists)	2-2
18:22		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
18:20		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Trent Buttrick makes two point layup (Rich Kelly assists)	2-4
17:50	+3	Cameron Brown makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	5-4
17:29	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	5-6
17:01		Michael Steadman personal foul
16:59		Taylor Funk turnover (bad pass) (Michael Steadman steals)
16:43	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	5-8
16:11		Ejike Obinna misses two point jump shot
16:09		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
15:49	+3	Michael Steadman makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	5-11
15:26	+3	Jordan Hall makes three point jump shot (Cameron Brown assists)	8-11
15:10		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
15:08		Taylor Funk defensive rebound
14:52		Cameron Brown misses three point jump shot
14:50		Michael Steadman defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point jump shot (Rich Kelly assists)	8-13
14:15	+3	Taylor Funk makes three point jump shot	11-13
14:01		Michael Steadman misses two point jump shot
13:59		Hawks defensive rebound
13:59		TV timeout
13:35	+2	Charles Coleman makes two point layup (Dahmir Bishop assists)	13-13
13:18	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point layup	13-15
13:04	+3	Charles Coleman makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	16-15
12:44		Michael Steadman misses two point jump shot
12:42		Charles Coleman defensive rebound
12:29		Taylor Funk misses three point jump shot
12:27		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
12:25		Rich Kelly misses two point layup
12:23		Minutemen offensive rebound
12:19	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	16-17
11:57		Noah Fernandes personal foul
11:57		TV timeout
11:55	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hall assists)	19-17
11:45		Charles Coleman shooting foul (Jovohn Garcia draws the foul)
11:45	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
11:45	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-19
11:30		Erik Reynolds II turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
11:23	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point layup	19-21
11:10		Jovohn Garcia personal foul
11:00		Charles Coleman turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
10:52	+3	CJ Kelly makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	19-24
10:33		Jordan Hall misses three point jump shot
10:31		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
10:19		Greg Jones misses three point jump shot
10:17		Jordan Hall defensive rebound
10:08		Jordan Hall misses two point layup
10:06		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
9:59		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
9:57		Hawks defensive rebound
9:45		Jordan Hall misses three point jump shot
9:43		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
9:35		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
9:33		Taylor Funk defensive rebound
9:24		Jordan Hall turnover (bad pass) (CJ Kelly steals)
9:14		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
9:12		Taylor Funk defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Cameron Brown makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hall assists)	22-24
8:29		Greg Jones misses three point jump shot
8:27		Cameron Brown defensive rebound
8:15		Taylor Funk misses three point jump shot
8:13		Jordan Hall offensive rebound
8:06	+3	Dahmir Bishop makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hall assists)	25-24
7:50		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:48		Hawks defensive rebound
7:47		Greg Jones personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:32		Jordan Hall offensive foul
7:32		Jordan Hall turnover
7:11	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point layup	25-26
6:50	+2	Dahmir Bishop makes two point jump shot	27-26
6:38	+3	Greg Jones makes three point jump shot (Rich Kelly assists)	27-29
6:00	+2	Ejike Obinna makes two point layup (Jordan Hall assists)	29-29
5:49		Jovohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
5:47		CJ Kelly offensive rebound
5:34		CJ Kelly misses two point jump shot
5:32		Minutemen offensive rebound
5:28		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:26		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
5:16		T.J. Weeks misses two point layup
5:14		Hawks defensive rebound
5:02		Taylor Funk misses three point jump shot
5:00		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
4:50	+3	Trent Buttrick makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	29-32
4:26	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot	31-32
4:05		Michael Steadman turnover (traveling)
3:40	+2	Cameron Brown makes two point jump shot	33-32
3:11	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	33-34
2:45		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
2:43		Hawks offensive rebound
2:40		TV timeout
2:25		Ejike Obinna turnover (back court violation)
2:02		Cameron Brown blocks Noah Fernandes's two point layup
2:00		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
1:47	+2	Jordan Hall makes two point jump shot	35-34
1:33		Trent Buttrick turnover (lost ball) (Ejike Obinna steals)
1:25		Cameron Brown misses three point jump shot
1:23		Hawks offensive rebound
1:06		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
1:04		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
0:56		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
0:54		Hawks defensive rebound
0:37		Jordan Hall misses two point jump shot
0:35		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
0:29		Rich Kelly misses two point layup
0:27		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
0:06		Erik Reynolds II misses two point layup
0:04		Ejike Obinna offensive rebound
0:02		Ejike Obinna misses two point tip shot
0:01		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
0:01		Erik Reynolds II personal foul (T.J. Weeks draws the foul)
0:01		T.J. Weeks misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:01	+1	T.J. Weeks makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-35
0:01	+1	T.J. Weeks makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-35
0:01	+1	T.J. Weeks makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-36
0:01	+1	T.J. Weeks makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-36

2nd Half
JOES
Hawks
32
MASS
Minutemen
33

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Taylor Funk personal foul
19:35		Noah Fernandes turnover (lost ball) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
19:22		Michael Steadman blocks Jordan Hall's two point jump shot
19:20		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
19:15		Trent Buttrick offensive foul
19:15		Trent Buttrick turnover
18:55	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot (Ejike Obinna assists)	37-36
18:37		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
18:35		Ejike Obinna defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Cameron Brown makes three point jump shot (Ejike Obinna assists)	40-36
17:56		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
17:54		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
17:46		Jordan Hall misses three point jump shot
17:44		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
17:37		T.J. Weeks misses two point jump shot
17:35		Michael Steadman offensive rebound
17:31	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point layup	40-38
17:10		Jordan Hall turnover (bad pass) (Rich Kelly steals)
17:03	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks assists)	40-41
16:53		Hawks 30 second timeout
16:53		TV timeout
16:43		Cameron Brown misses three point jump shot
16:41		Hawks offensive rebound
16:36		Taylor Funk misses three point jump shot
16:34		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
16:29		Dahmir Bishop personal foul
16:16		Trent Buttrick misses two point layup
16:14		Taylor Funk defensive rebound
16:03	+2	Ejike Obinna makes two point layup (Cameron Brown assists)	42-41
15:44		Michael Steadman turnover (bad pass) (Dahmir Bishop steals)
15:37	+2	Cameron Brown makes two point layup (Dahmir Bishop assists)	44-41
15:28		Michael Steadman misses two point layup
15:26		Michael Steadman offensive rebound
15:20		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
15:18		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Cameron Brown makes two point jump shot	46-41
14:42		Michael Steadman misses two point jump shot
14:40		Dahmir Bishop defensive rebound
14:18		Taylor Funk misses two point jump shot
14:16		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
14:06		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
14:04		Dahmir Bishop defensive rebound
13:50		Erik Reynolds II turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Weeks steals)
13:39		Minutemen 30 second timeout
13:39		TV timeout
13:33		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
13:31		Jordan Hall defensive rebound
13:18		CJ Kelly personal foul
13:16		Taylor Funk misses three point jump shot
13:14		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
12:59	+2	Jovohn Garcia makes two point jump shot	46-43
12:42		Cameron Brown misses three point jump shot
12:40		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
12:30		Taylor Funk shooting foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Trent Buttrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-44
12:30		Trent Buttrick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:30		Charles Coleman defensive rebound
12:23		Trent Buttrick personal foul
12:21		Dahmir Bishop misses two point alley-oop dunk
12:19		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
12:04	+3	Trent Buttrick makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	46-47
11:36	+2	Dahmir Bishop makes two point jump shot	48-47
11:08		Trent Buttrick misses two point jump shot
11:06		Hawks defensive rebound
11:04		TV timeout
10:49	+3	Jordan Hall makes three point jump shot (Charles Coleman assists)	51-47
10:31	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	51-49
10:08	+2	Charles Coleman makes two point layup (Jordan Hall assists)	53-49
9:54		Michael Steadman misses two point jump shot
9:52		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
9:30		Charles Coleman misses three point jump shot
9:28		Greg Jones defensive rebound
9:05		Michael Steadman turnover (lost ball)
9:05		Michael Steadman personal foul
8:47		Jordan Hall turnover (bad pass) (Michael Steadman steals)
8:30		Michael Steadman turnover (3-second violation)
8:01		Jordan Hall turnover (bad pass)
7:54	+3	T.J. Weeks makes three point jump shot (Rich Kelly assists)	53-52
7:18		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
7:16		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
7:10		CJ Kelly turnover (lost ball)
7:10		TV timeout
6:53	+2	Ejike Obinna makes two point layup (Jordan Hall assists)	55-52
6:53		Trent Buttrick shooting foul
6:53		Ejike Obinna misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:53		Taylor Funk offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Taylor Funk makes two point layup	57-52
6:46		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
6:44		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
6:37	+2	Trent Buttrick makes two point layup	57-54
6:09		Ejike Obinna misses two point layup
6:07		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Rich Kelly makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	57-56
5:52		Ejike Obinna shooting foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-57
5:35		Ejike Obinna turnover (lost ball) (Jovohn Garcia steals)
5:22		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
5:20		Cameron Brown defensive rebound
5:04		Ejike Obinna offensive foul
5:04		Ejike Obinna turnover
4:40		Cameron Brown shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-58
4:40	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 3	57-59
4:40	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-60
4:20		Hawks 30 second timeout
4:20		TV timeout
4:20		Trent Buttrick personal foul
4:06		T.J. Weeks blocks Jordan Hall's two point jump shot
4:04		T.J. Weeks defensive rebound
3:49		Rich Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Hall steals)
3:42	+2	Jordan Hall makes two point layup	59-60
3:21		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
3:19		Jordan Hall defensive rebound
2:51		Jordan Hall misses two point jump shot
2:49		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
2:33		Cameron Brown shooting foul (T.J. Weeks draws the foul)
2:33	+1	T.J. Weeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
2:33		T.J. Weeks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:33		Taylor Funk defensive rebound
2:23		Erik Reynolds II turnover (traveling)
2:09	+2	Michael Steadman makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists)	59-63
1:49		Hawks 30 second timeout
1:46	+3	Taylor Funk makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	62-63
1:46		Official timeout
1:37	+2	T.J. Weeks makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	62-65
1:36		Minutemen 30 second timeout
1:18		Erik Reynolds II turnover (back court violation)
1:04		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
1:02		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
1:01		Jordan Hall shooting foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
1:01		Trent Buttrick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01		Trent Buttrick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:01		Ejike Obinna defensive rebound
0:55		Jovohn Garcia blocks Erik Reynolds II's two point layup
0:53		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
0:32		Rich Kelly misses two point layup
0:30		Ejike Obinna defensive rebound
0:15	+2	Jordan Hall makes two point layup	64-65
0:13		Jordan Hall personal foul (Jovohn Garcia draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
0:13	+1	Jovohn Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:10		Rich Kelly personal foul (Jordan Hall draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Jordan Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
0:10		Jordan Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Hawks offensive rebound
0:09		Official timeout
0:08	+2	Ejike Obinna makes two point dunk (Jordan Hall assists)	67-67
0:01		Ejike Obinna shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-68
0:02	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-69
0:00		End of period

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Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2