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Cross and UMass take down Davidson 69-67

AP
Mar 02, 2024

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) Matt Cross led UMass with 26 points and gave the Minutemen the lead with two free throws with 28 seconds remaining in a 69-67 win over Davidson on Saturday.

Cross also contributed five rebounds for the Minutemen (19-10, 10-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rahsool Diggins shot 4 for 8, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 13 points. Daniel Hankins-Sanford was 5 of 12 shooting to finish with 10 points.

Reed Bailey led the Wildcats (15-14, 5-11) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. Connor Kochera added 16 points and six rebounds for Davidson. Grant Huffman also had 14 points and nine assists.

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1st Half
MASS
Minutemen
35
DAV
Wildcats
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matt Cross vs. Sean Logan (Wildcats gains possession)
19:30		Bobby Durkin offensive foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
19:30		Bobby Durkin turnover (offensive foul)
19:30		Grant Huffman personal foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
19:19		Bobby Durkin blocks Keon Thompson's two point layup
19:14		Keon Thompson offensive rebound
19:13		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
19:12		Sean Logan defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point jump shot (Reed Bailey assists)	0-2
18:40	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:19		Grant Huffman misses three point jump shot
18:18		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
18:10		Josh Cohen misses three point jump shot
18:08		Grant Huffman defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point layup	2-4
17:33		Sean Logan personal foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
17:33	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
17:12		Bobby Durkin misses two point layup
17:10		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
16:55		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
16:53		Bobby Durkin defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Grant Huffman makes two point layup	4-6
16:15	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	6-6
15:55		Reed Bailey turnover (traveling)
15:55		TV timeout
15:26	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	8-6
15:03		Keon Thompson personal foul
14:45		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Bobby Durkin's three point jump shot
14:45		Wildcats offensive rebound
14:44		Josh Cohen shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
14:44	+1	Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-7
14:44	+1	Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
14:28		Reed Bailey shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
14:28	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-8
14:13		Bobby Durkin turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
14:10		Hunter Adam blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point layup
14:05		Matt Cross offensive rebound
14:04	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	12-8
14:00		Angelo Brizzi turnover (bad pass)
13:39		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
13:37		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
13:33		Reed Bailey blocks Daniel Hankins-Sanford's two point layup
13:32		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
13:25		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:23		Grant Huffman defensive rebound
13:20		Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball)
12:47		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
12:45		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
12:45	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup	14-8
12:35		Reed Bailey misses three point jump shot
12:33		Minutemen defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point jump shot	16-8
12:22	+2	Hunter Adam makes two point layup	16-10
12:09		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
12:07		Reed Bailey defensive rebound
11:38		TV timeout
11:27		Daniel Hankins-Sanford blocks Grant Huffman's two point layup
11:23		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
11:12		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball)
10:59	+2	Grant Huffman makes two point layup (Hunter Adam assists)	16-12
10:51		Jaylen Curry turnover (bad pass)
10:40		Grant Huffman misses two point layup
10:38		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
10:18		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
10:16		Grant Huffman defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Hunter Adam makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	16-14
9:47		Keon Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Connor Kochera steals)
9:43	+2	Grant Huffman makes two point layup (Connor Kochera assists)	16-16
9:22		Keon Thompson misses two point jump shot
9:20		Sean Logan defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	16-18
8:43		Grant Huffman personal foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
8:43		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:43		Reed Bailey defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Jarvis Moss makes two point dunk (Achile Spadone assists)	17-20
8:35		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
8:33		Reed Bailey defensive rebound
8:20		Reed Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Curry steals)
8:15	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point layup	19-20
7:47		Sean Logan misses three point jump shot
7:45		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
7:21		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
7:19		Matt Cross offensive rebound
7:10	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	21-20
6:35	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup	21-22
6:11	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Jaylen Curry assists)	23-22
5:55		Reed Bailey misses two point layup
5:53		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Matt Cross makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	25-22
5:36		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:36		TV timeout
5:07	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point layup	25-24
5:07		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-25
4:47	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	28-25
4:30		Reed Bailey misses two point layup
4:28		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
4:19		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
4:17		Rikus Schulte defensive rebound
3:55		Jarvis Moss misses three point jump shot
3:53		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
3:33		Matt Cross turnover (traveling)
3:33		TV timeout
3:20		Connor Kochera misses three point jump shot
3:18		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup	30-25
2:53		Bobby Durkin shooting foul (Daniel Hankins-Sanford draws the foul)
2:53		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:53		Connor Kochera defensive rebound
2:38		Connor Kochera misses two point layup
2:36		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
2:25	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	33-25
2:09	+3	Angelo Brizzi makes three point jump shot (Sean Logan assists)	33-28
2:09		Robert Davis Jr. shooting foul (Angelo Brizzi draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Angelo Brizzi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-29
1:42		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
1:40		Sean Logan defensive rebound
1:30		Angelo Brizzi misses two point layup
1:28		Sean Logan offensive rebound
1:28		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
1:20	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point dunk (Grant Huffman assists)	33-31
1:05		Angelo Brizzi blocks Josh Cohen's two point layup
1:05		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
0:53		Angelo Brizzi personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-31
0:53	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-31
0:40		Sean Logan misses three point jump shot
0:38		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
0:36		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:08		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
0:06		Minutemen offensive rebound
0:06		Minutemen turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Keon Thompson personal foul (Grant Huffman draws the foul)
0:02		Grant Huffman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02		Grant Huffman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MASS
Minutemen
34
DAV
Wildcats
36

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball)
19:34	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point jump shot	35-33
19:34		Matt Cross shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
19:34	+1	Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-34
19:05	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	37-34
19:00		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Grant Huffman draws the foul)
19:00	+1	Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-35
19:00		Grant Huffman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:00		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:38		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
18:36		Connor Kochera defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Bobby Durkin makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	37-37
18:02	+2	Matt Cross makes two point hook shot	39-37
17:42	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	39-39
17:24	+2	Matt Cross makes two point jump shot	41-39
17:11	+2	Grant Huffman makes two point layup	41-41
16:50		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
16:48		Reed Bailey defensive rebound
16:48		Matt Cross personal foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
16:32		Connor Kochera misses two point layup
16:32		Connor Kochera offensive rebound
16:32		Connor Kochera misses two point layup
16:30		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:19	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot	44-41
15:56	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point layup	44-43
15:40		Matt Cross turnover (3-second violation)
15:40		TV timeout
15:30		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Grant Huffman's two point layup
15:29		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:22	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	44-45
15:00		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
14:58		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
14:56		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point layup
14:54		Minutemen offensive rebound
14:47		Minutemen turnover (shot clock violation)
14:35		Jayden Ndjigue blocks Connor Kochera's two point layup
14:33		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
14:29	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Rahsool Diggins assists)	46-45
14:29		Hunter Adam shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
14:29	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-45
14:21		Hunter Adam turnover (bad pass)
13:57	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	49-45
13:57		Grant Huffman shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
13:57	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-45
13:45		Matt Cross shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
13:45		Reed Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:45	+1	Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-46
13:31		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
13:29		Angelo Brizzi defensive rebound
13:14		Reed Bailey misses two point jump shot
13:12		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
13:07		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:05		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
12:57		Angelo Brizzi personal foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
12:51		Bobby Durkin shooting foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
12:51		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:51	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-46
12:24	+3	Angelo Brizzi makes three point jump shot (Reed Bailey assists)	51-49
12:10		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:08		Bobby Durkin defensive rebound
11:58		Bobby Durkin misses three point jump shot
11:56		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
11:37		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point hook shot
11:36		Reed Bailey defensive rebound
11:36		Josh Cohen personal foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:20		Angelo Brizzi misses three point jump shot
11:18		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
11:18		Riccardo Ghedini personal foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
11:00		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
10:58		Riccardo Ghedini defensive rebound
10:40		Bobby Durkin misses three point jump shot
10:38		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
10:16		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
10:14		Sean Logan defensive rebound
9:56	+2	Grant Huffman makes two point layup	51-51
9:26		Sean Logan blocks Daniel Hankins-Sanford's two point jump shot
9:24		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
9:21	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	54-51
8:58		Grant Huffman misses two point layup
8:56		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
8:45		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
8:43		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
8:38		Angelo Brizzi personal foul (Minutemen draws the foul)
8:18		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
8:16		Bobby Durkin defensive rebound
7:55		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:50		Reed Bailey misses two point layup
7:48		Matt Cross defensive rebound
7:34	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	57-51
7:21	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point layup	57-53
7:21		Matt Cross shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-54
7:02		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass) (Sean Logan steals)
6:56	+2	Reed Bailey makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	57-56
6:42		Minutemen 30 second timeout
6:42		TV timeout
6:35		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
6:33		Keon Thompson offensive rebound
6:16		Sean Logan blocks Rahsool Diggins's two point jump shot
6:14		Minutemen offensive rebound
6:12		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
6:10		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
5:54	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup	59-56
5:38	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup	59-58
5:14		Sean Logan blocks Daniel Hankins-Sanford's two point layup
5:12		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
5:12		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (lost ball) (Sean Logan steals)
5:00		Grant Huffman misses two point layup
4:58		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
4:48		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
4:46		Minutemen offensive rebound
4:30		Sean Logan shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
4:30		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:30		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:30		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
4:28	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup	61-58
4:09		Reed Bailey misses two point layup
4:07		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
3:50		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
3:48		Bobby Durkin defensive rebound
3:29		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
3:29	+1	Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
2:59		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
2:57		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
2:57	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup	63-60
2:44	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	63-62
2:20		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass) (Sean Logan steals)
2:12	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	63-64
2:06		Minutemen 60 second timeout
1:49		Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
1:47		Connor Kochera defensive rebound
1:25	+2	Connor Kochera makes two point layup	63-66
1:10		Sean Logan blocks Matt Cross's two point jump shot
1:09		Minutemen offensive rebound
0:55		Sean Logan blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point jump shot
0:53		Grant Huffman defensive rebound
0:49		Reed Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Keon Thompson steals)
0:41		Bobby Durkin shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
0:41	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
0:31		Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
0:29		Sean Logan personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-66
0:29	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-66
0:14		Connor Kochera misses three point jump shot
0:12		Bobby Durkin offensive rebound
0:11		Connor Kochera misses three point jump shot
0:09		Sean Logan offensive rebound
0:08		Keon Thompson personal foul (Sean Logan draws the foul)
0:08		Sean Logan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:08		Connor Kochera offensive rebound
0:06		Connor Kochera misses two point layup
0:04		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
0:04		Grant Huffman personal foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Jaylen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-66
0:04		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:04		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Connor Kochera defensive rebound
0:04		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:04		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:03		Connor Kochera turnover (lost ball)
0:03		Bobby Durkin personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
0:03		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
0:03		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:01		Keon Thompson personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
0:01		Grant Huffman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
0:00		End of period

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Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 2 of 2