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Zona scores 15 as Fordham beats Albany (NY) 87-83

AP
Dec 21, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Matt Zona's 15 points off the bench led Fordham to an 87-83 victory over Albany (NY) on Saturday.

Zona shot 5 for 7, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Rams (8-5). Jahmere Tripp added 14 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line while they also had six rebounds and three steals. Jackie Johnson III shot 4 for 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.

The Great Danes (7-7) were led by Amar'e Marshall, who recorded 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Albany (NY) also got 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals from Justin Neely. Byron Joshua finished with 16 points and five assists.

Josh Rivera scored 11 points in the first half for Fordham, who led 46-35 at halftime. Fordham took the lead for good with 12:53 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from Zona to make it a 57-54 game.

Fordham's next game is Tuesday against Saint Louis at home. Albany (NY) hosts Stony Brook on Sunday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ALB
Great Danes
35
FOR
Rams
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rams gains possession)
19:54		Japhet Medor turnover (bad pass) (Amar'e Marshall steals)
19:35		Amar'e Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Japhet Medor steals)
19:26		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point layup
19:24		Rams offensive rebound
19:17		Byron Joshua personal foul
19:06	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	0-3
18:47		Justin Neely misses two point jump shot
18:45		Amar'e Marshall offensive rebound
18:43		Jahmere Tripp blocks Amar'e Marshall's two point layup
18:41		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
18:32	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point dunk (Japhet Medor assists)	0-5
18:15		Kheni Briggs misses two point jump shot
18:13		Justin Neely offensive rebound
18:13		Romad Dean shooting foul (Byron Joshua draws the foul)
18:13	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-5
18:13	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-5
18:03		Byron Joshua misses two point jump shot
18:01		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
17:52		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
17:50		Great Danes defensive rebound
17:40		Kacper Klaczek turnover
17:24		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
17:22		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
17:11		Byron Joshua turnover (bad pass)
16:55		Jahmere Tripp misses two point jump shot
16:53		Romad Dean offensive rebound
16:48		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point jump shot
16:46		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
16:43	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point layup (Kheni Briggs assists)	4-5
16:32		Japhet Medor turnover (bad pass)
16:25		Byron Joshua turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Rivera steals)
16:21	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup (Joshua Rivera assists)	4-7
16:12	+3	Amar'e Marshall makes three point jump shot (Byron Joshua assists)	7-7
16:03	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup (Jackie Johnson III assists)	7-9
15:59		TV timeout
15:51		Amar'e Marshall misses three point jump shot
15:49		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point jump shot	7-11
15:25		Byron Joshua misses two point jump shot
15:23		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
15:18	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point jump shot (Jahmere Tripp assists)	7-13
15:15		Great Danes 30 second timeout
15:01	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	9-13
14:42	+3	Jahmere Tripp makes three point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)	9-16
14:42		Amar'e Marshall shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul)
14:42	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-17
14:27		Kacper Klaczek misses three point jump shot
14:25		Great Danes offensive rebound
14:18		Matt Zona personal foul
14:06	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point jump shot	11-17
13:47		Joshua Rivera misses two point jump shot
13:45		Amir Lindsey defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point layup (Justin Neely assists)	13-17
13:39		Romad Dean shooting foul (Amar'e Marshall draws the foul)
13:39		Amar'e Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:39		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
13:30		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
13:28		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
13:25		Kacper Klaczek turnover (bad pass)
13:12		Abdou Tsimbila turnover (bad pass)
13:00		Amir Lindsey misses three point jump shot
12:58		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
12:49	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists)	13-19
12:25	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point layup	15-19
12:08		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
12:06		Zach Matulu defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Amir Lindsey makes two point layup	17-19
11:51		Joshua Rivera turnover (bad pass)
11:51		TV timeout
11:36		Kheni Briggs turnover (lost ball) (Jahmere Tripp steals)
11:30	+3	Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	17-22
11:06	+2	Justin Neely makes two point layup	19-22
10:43	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point jump shot	19-24
10:43		Zach Matulu shooting foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
10:43	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-25
10:37		Byron Joshua misses two point layup
10:35		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists)	19-27
10:03		Justin Neely misses three point jump shot
10:01		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
9:56	+3	Zach Riley makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	19-30
9:37	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot (Amir Lindsey assists)	21-30
9:13		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
9:11		Justin Neely defensive rebound
9:02		Amar'e Marshall misses two point layup
9:00		Zach Riley defensive rebound
8:50		Japhet Medor turnover (lost ball) (Justin Neely steals)
8:35		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Kheni Briggs's two point layup
8:33		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
8:16		Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot
8:14		Amar'e Marshall defensive rebound
7:48		Jahmere Tripp shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:48	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
7:33	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	22-32
7:14		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
7:12		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
7:12		Matt Zona blocks DeMarr Langford Jr.'s two point layup
7:10		Kacper Klaczek offensive rebound
7:10		Jahmere Tripp shooting foul (Kacper Klaczek draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Kacper Klaczek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
7:10	+1	Kacper Klaczek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-32
6:56		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
6:54		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
6:39	+3	Byron Joshua makes three point jump shot (Amar'e Marshall assists)	27-32
6:28		Byron Joshua personal foul
6:09	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup	27-34
5:55		Amar'e Marshall misses three point jump shot
5:53		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
5:42		Joshua Rivera turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
5:37		Matt Zona personal foul
5:24	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	29-34
5:04		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
5:02		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Damon Strand makes two point layup (Amar'e Marshall assists)	31-34
4:38		Jaden Smith misses two point jump shot
4:36		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point jump shot	33-34
3:55		TV timeout
3:40		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
3:26		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Japhet Medor steals)
3:22		DeMarr Langford Jr. blocks Japhet Medor's two point layup
3:20		Rams offensive rebound
3:17		Joshua Rivera misses two point jump shot
3:15		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
3:09		Amar'e Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Rivera steals)
3:05	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point dunk	33-36
2:42		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Amir Lindsey's two point jump shot
2:40		Rams defensive rebound
2:28	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	33-39
2:15		Kacper Klaczek offensive foul
2:15		Kacper Klaczek turnover (offensive foul)
2:00		Amir Lindsey personal foul
1:54		Amir Lindsey shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-40
1:54	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
1:30		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:28		Zach Riley defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	33-43
1:05		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Amar'e Marshall's two point layup
1:03		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
0:59		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
0:57		Damon Strand defensive rebound
0:53		Joshua Rivera blocks DeMarr Langford Jr.'s two point layup
0:51		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
0:46		Rams 30 second timeout
0:32		Zach Riley misses two point layup
0:30		Zach Riley offensive rebound
0:30	+2	Zach Riley makes two point layup	33-45
0:30		Amar'e Marshall shooting foul (Zach Riley draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Zach Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-46
0:07	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot (Byron Joshua assists)	35-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALB
Great Danes
48
FOR
Rams
41

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
19:41		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
19:39		Byron Joshua misses two point layup
19:37		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
19:35		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Amar'e Marshall steals)
19:17	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	37-46
18:51		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
18:49		Amar'e Marshall defensive rebound
18:44		Kheni Briggs misses three point jump shot
18:42		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
18:31	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point layup	37-48
18:20		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Amar'e Marshall draws the foul)
18:20	+1	Amar'e Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
18:20	+1	Amar'e Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-48
18:07	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point jump shot	39-50
17:53		Justin Neely misses two point jump shot
17:51		Romad Dean defensive rebound
17:45		Abdou Tsimbila turnover (bad pass)
17:28	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	41-50
17:09	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point layup	41-52
16:54	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point jump shot (Justin Neely assists)	43-52
16:37		Abdou Tsimbila turnover (bad pass)
16:16		Justin Neely turnover (lost ball) (Matt Zona steals)
16:06		DeMarr Langford Jr. blocks Jahmere Tripp's two point layup
16:04		Damon Strand defensive rebound
16:00		Byron Joshua misses three point jump shot
15:58		Matt Zona defensive rebound
15:48		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
15:46		Justin Neely defensive rebound
15:31	+3	Byron Joshua makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	46-52
15:06		Amar'e Marshall shooting foul (Matt Zona draws the foul)
15:06		TV timeout
15:06	+1	Matt Zona makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-53
15:06	+1	Matt Zona makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-54
14:53		Byron Joshua misses two point jump shot
14:51		Byron Joshua offensive rebound
14:49	+3	Amar'e Marshall makes three point jump shot (Byron Joshua assists)	49-54
14:26		Joshua Rivera misses two point jump shot
14:24		Amar'e Marshall defensive rebound
14:12	+3	Byron Joshua makes three point jump shot (Amar'e Marshall assists)	52-54
13:42		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
13:40		Justin Neely defensive rebound
13:11		Joshua Rivera shooting foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-54
13:11	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-54
12:53	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Joshua Rivera assists)	54-57
12:40		Justin Neely misses two point layup
12:38		Zach Riley defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point layup (Zach Riley assists)	54-59
12:29		Great Danes 30 second timeout
12:29		TV timeout
12:06	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup (Amir Lindsey assists)	56-59
11:43	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Jahmere Tripp assists)	56-62
11:19	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot (Byron Joshua assists)	58-62
10:55		Joshua Rivera misses two point jump shot
10:53		Amir Lindsey defensive rebound
10:34		TV timeout
10:29		Amar'e Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Jahmere Tripp steals)
10:22	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists)	58-64
10:09	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point jump shot	60-64
9:46		Kacper Klaczek shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul)
9:46	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-65
9:46	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
9:39		Amar'e Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Matt Zona steals)
9:27		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
9:25		Amar'e Marshall defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Amir Lindsey makes two point jump shot	62-66
8:43	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	62-69
8:34		Japhet Medor personal foul
8:14		Damon Strand misses two point jump shot
8:12		Matt Zona defensive rebound
8:07		Damon Strand shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
8:07		Japhet Medor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:07		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
7:50		Matt Zona shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
7:50	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
7:31		DeMarr Langford Jr. personal foul
7:28		Amir Lindsey shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
7:28	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
7:28	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
7:06		Zach Riley shooting foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
7:06		Justin Neely misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:06	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
6:37		Japhet Medor misses two point jump shot
6:35		Matt Zona offensive rebound
6:34		Matt Zona misses two point layup
6:32		Matt Zona offensive rebound
6:32		Kacper Klaczek personal foul (Matt Zona draws the foul)
6:25		Jahmere Tripp turnover (bad pass)
6:08	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point jump shot	67-72
5:37		Japhet Medor turnover (lost ball) (Justin Neely steals)
5:33		Justin Neely turnover (bad pass) (Jahmere Tripp steals)
5:26	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	67-75
5:16		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
5:14		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
5:05		Byron Joshua shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-76
5:05		Jackie Johnson III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:05		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Justin Neely makes two point layup (Amar'e Marshall assists)	69-76
4:24		Byron Joshua shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
4:24		Jackie Johnson III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:24	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-77
4:12		Byron Joshua misses three point jump shot
4:10		Justin Neely offensive rebound
4:02		Joshua Rivera personal foul
3:49		Byron Joshua turnover (bad pass) (Romad Dean steals)
3:46	+2	Romad Dean makes two point layup	69-79
3:46		TV timeout
3:26		Amar'e Marshall misses two point layup
3:24		Amar'e Marshall offensive rebound
3:23		Amar'e Marshall misses two point layup
3:21		Romad Dean defensive rebound
3:16	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	69-81
3:03		Jackie Johnson III personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
3:03	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-81
3:03	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
2:56		Jahmere Tripp turnover (bad pass)
2:40	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup (Byron Joshua assists)	73-81
2:40		Great Danes 30 second timeout
2:19		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
2:17		Romad Dean offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point layup	73-83
1:47	+3	Kacper Klaczek makes three point jump shot (Justin Neely assists)	76-83
1:15		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
1:13		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
1:06		Byron Joshua misses two point layup
1:04		Justin Neely offensive rebound
1:04	+2	Justin Neely makes two point layup	78-83
1:04		Matt Zona shooting foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
1:04		Justin Neely misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:04		Romad Dean defensive rebound
0:32		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
0:30		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
0:26	+3	Byron Joshua makes three point jump shot (Kacper Klaczek assists)	81-83
0:26		Great Danes 60 second timeout
0:24		Amir Lindsey personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-84
0:24		Japhet Medor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Justin Neely defensive rebound
0:17	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point layup	83-84
0:16		Kacper Klaczek personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-85
0:16	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-86
0:16		Rams 60 second timeout
0:06		Joshua Rivera blocks Amar'e Marshall's three point jump shot
0:05		Zach Riley defensive rebound
0:05		Justin Neely personal foul (Zach Riley draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Zach Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-87
0:05		Zach Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Justin Neely defensive rebound
0:01		Amar'e Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Romad Dean steals)
0:00		End of period

Amar'e Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Romad Dean steals)