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Walker leads Rhode Island past Duquesne 79-77 in A10 tourney

AP
Mar 09, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) Antwan Walker had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Rhode Island players in double figures as the Rams narrowly beat Duquesne 79-77 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Wednesday.

Jeremy Sheppard added 15 points for the Rams. Ishmael Leggett chipped in 12, Makhel Mitchell scored 10 and Makhi Mitchell had 10.

Sheppard gave Rhode Island a 77-70 lead with 31 seconds left.

Amir Spears had 30 points and six rebounds for the Dukes (6-24). Kevin Easley Jr. scored a career-high 20 points and had seven rebounds. Jackie Johnson III had 13 points.

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1st Half
DUQ
Dukes
41
URI
Rams
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mounir Hima vs. Antwan Walker (Malik Martin gains possession)
19:46		Antwan Walker misses two point dunk
19:44		Dukes defensive rebound
19:26	+2	Davis Larson makes two point layup (Kevin Easley Jr. assists)	2-0
19:14	+3	Malik Martin makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	2-3
18:46		Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:44		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
18:34	+3	Jeremy Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Ishmael El-Amin assists)	2-6
18:13	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	4-6
18:00		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (bad pass)
17:45	+2	Mounir Hima makes two point dunk (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	6-6
17:26		Mounir Hima personal foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
17:10		Mounir Hima blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point driving layup
17:08		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
17:05		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
16:44	+2	Mounir Hima makes two point jump shot (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	8-6
16:16		Mounir Hima personal foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
16:05		Ishmael El-Amin misses three point jump shot
16:03		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point driving layup	10-6
15:58		Malik Martin shooting foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Amir "Primo" Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-6
15:38		Toby Okani blocks Makhi Mitchell's two point turnaround jump shot
15:36		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
15:25		Kevin Easley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
15:15		Makhi Mitchell misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:13		Toby Okani defensive rebound
15:04		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point layup
15:02		Toby Okani offensive rebound
14:58		Toby Okani misses two point putback layup
14:56		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point driving layup	11-8
14:28		Davis Larson misses three point jump shot
14:26		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
14:06		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
14:04		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
13:51		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Kevin Easley Jr. draws the foul)
13:43		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
13:41		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
13:29		Mounir Hima personal foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
13:29		Official timeout
13:25	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point hook shot (Ishmael El-Amin assists)	11-10
13:05		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point jump shot
13:03		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
12:58		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass)
12:46		Makhel Mitchell blocks Toby Okani's two point dunk
12:44		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
12:36	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point driving layup	11-12
12:18	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point jump shot	13-12
11:52		Ishmael El-Amin turnover (bad pass)
11:52		TV timeout
11:45		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point driving layup
11:43		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
11:23		Sebastian Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:21		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
11:11		Antwan Walker blocks Jackie Johnson III's two point layup
11:09		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
11:02		Jalen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Easley Jr. steals)
10:58	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Kevin Easley Jr. assists)	16-12
10:34	+3	Antwan Walker makes three point jump shot	16-15
10:07	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	18-15
9:37	+3	Antwan Walker makes three point jump shot (Jalen Carey assists)	18-18
9:13	+3	Amir "Primo" Spears makes three point jump shot (Kevin Easley Jr. assists)	21-18
8:56		Mike Bekelja personal foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
8:50		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Easley Jr. steals)
8:44	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point jump shot	23-18
8:19		Makhel Mitchell misses two point jump shot
8:17		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
8:11		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
8:09		Malik Martin offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point driving layup	23-20
7:59		Rams 30 second timeout
7:59		TV timeout
7:45		Makhel Mitchell blocks Jackie Johnson III's two point driving layup
7:45		Dukes offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point reverse layup	25-20
7:19	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	25-23
7:06		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
7:04		Davis Larson misses two point jump shot
7:02		Malik Martin defensive rebound
6:52		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
6:41	+3	Kevin Easley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)	28-23
6:24		Antwan Walker turnover (bad pass) (Davis Larson steals)
6:19		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
6:16	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup (Tyson Acuff assists)	30-23
5:55		Makhel Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Acuff steals)
5:48		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
5:46		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point driving layup (Sebastian Thomas assists)	30-25
5:19		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point pullup jump shot
5:17		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
5:06	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup	30-27
5:04		Dukes 30 second timeout
4:48	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point driving layup	32-27
4:35		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Easley Jr. steals)
4:28	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point dunk	34-27
4:10	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	34-30
3:51	+2	Toby Okani makes two point alley-oop layup (Tyson Acuff assists)	36-30
3:37		Sebastian Thomas misses two point driving jump shot
3:35		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
3:23		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
3:21		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
3:21		Toby Okani personal foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:06	+3	Ishmael El-Amin makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	36-33
2:47		Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:45		Davis Larson offensive rebound
2:44		Davis Larson turnover (lost ball)
2:30		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point step back jump shot
2:28		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
2:07	+3	Amir "Primo" Spears makes three point step back jump shot	39-33
1:51	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point layup (Antwan Walker assists)	39-35
1:26		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point pullup jump shot
1:24		Malik Martin defensive rebound
1:00		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point floating jump shot
0:58		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
0:53		Antwan Walker misses two point putback layup
0:51		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
0:47	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point putback layup	39-37
0:37	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point driving layup	41-37
0:04		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:02		Rams offensive rebound
0:02		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUQ
Dukes
36
URI
Rams
42

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	43-37
19:36	+3	Antwan Walker makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	43-40
19:15		Davis Larson misses two point layup
19:13		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
19:07		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
19:05		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
18:59		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
18:53	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	45-40
18:33		Ishmael Leggett misses two point driving layup
18:31		Toby Okani defensive rebound
18:23		Malik Martin blocks Amir "Primo" Spears's two point driving layup
18:21		Ishmael El-Amin defensive rebound
18:17	+2	Malik Martin makes two point driving layup (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	45-42
18:17		Kevin Easley Jr. shooting foul (Malik Martin draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Malik Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-43
18:05		Davis Larson misses three point jump shot
18:03		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
17:57		Toby Okani blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
17:55		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
17:48		Malik Martin turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
17:40		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Kevin Easley Jr. draws the foul)
17:40		Kevin Easley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:40	+1	Kevin Easley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
17:23		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Easley Jr. steals)
17:18		Malik Martin blocks Tyson Acuff's two point layup
17:16		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
17:08		Kevin Easley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Malik Martin steals)
17:01	+2	Malik Martin makes two point driving layup (Jeremy Sheppard assists)	46-45
16:46		Jalen Carey blocks Davis Larson's two point layup
16:44		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
16:40		Tyson Acuff personal foul
16:33	+2	Ishmael El-Amin makes two point floating jump shot	46-47
16:13		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Malik Martin steals)
15:54		Jalen Carey misses two point driving layup
15:52		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
15:48	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point putback layup	46-49
15:33		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point step back jump shot
15:31		Mounir Hima offensive rebound
15:28		Jump ball. Mounir Hima vs. Sebastian Thomas (Rams gains possession)
15:28		Mounir Hima turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Thomas steals)
15:28		TV timeout
15:11		Toby Okani personal foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
15:03		Sebastian Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:01		Antwan Walker offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point putback layup	46-51
14:56		Official timeout
14:35	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point step back jump shot	48-51
14:08		Mounir Hima personal foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
13:58		Antwan Walker turnover (bad pass) (Davis Larson steals)
13:50		Amir "Primo" Spears turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Thomas steals)
13:44		Jalen Carey misses two point layup
13:42		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
13:39	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point putback layup	48-53
13:14		Davis Larson misses two point jump shot
13:12		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
12:54		Makhel Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
12:43		Jalen Carey shooting foul (Davis Larson draws the foul)
12:43		Davis Larson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:43	+1	Davis Larson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-53
12:19		Jalen Carey misses two point step back jump shot
12:17		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
12:07		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point step back jump shot
12:05		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Jalen Carey assists)	49-55
11:34		Rams 30 second timeout
11:34		TV timeout
11:20	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	51-55
11:05		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (traveling)
11:05		TV timeout
10:45	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point driving layup	53-55
10:45		Ishmael El-Amin shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-55
10:18		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
10:10		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
10:09		Rams defensive rebound
9:43		Davis Larson personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
9:30	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup	54-57
9:13		Jackie Johnson III turnover (lost ball) (Antwan Walker steals)
8:58		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
8:56		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point layup (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	56-57
8:29		Malik Martin turnover (bad pass) (Amir "Primo" Spears steals)
8:21		Jackie Johnson III misses two point pullup jump shot
8:19		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
8:05		Makhel Mitchell misses three point jump shot
8:03		Davis Larson defensive rebound
7:52		Sebastian Thomas personal foul (Kevin Easley Jr. draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:48		Kevin Easley Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:46		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Jeremy Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	56-60
7:13	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point reverse layup	58-60
6:52	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point driving layup	58-62
6:52		Toby Okani shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
6:52	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-63
6:36	+3	Amir "Primo" Spears makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	61-63
6:33		Dukes 30 second timeout
6:22		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
6:20		Makhel Mitchell offensive rebound
6:17		Makhel Mitchell misses two point putback dunk
6:15		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
6:00	+2	Amir "Primo" Spears makes two point pullup jump shot	63-63
5:37	+3	Makhi Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Jalen Carey assists)	63-66
5:13		Makhel Mitchell blocks Amir "Primo" Spears's three point jump shot
5:11		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
5:05		Jalen Carey misses three point jump shot
5:03		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
4:42		Makhi Mitchell misses two point jump shot
4:39		Rams offensive rebound
4:35		Jeremy Sheppard misses two point step back jump shot
4:33		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
4:32		Kevin Easley Jr. personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
4:32		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:32		Kevin Easley Jr. defensive rebound
4:16		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point step back jump shot
4:14		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
4:07		Malik Martin shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
4:07		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:07	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-66
3:49	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup	64-68
3:49		Davis Larson shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
3:49		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:49		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:49		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
3:32		Malik Martin shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
3:32		Jackie Johnson III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:32	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
3:32	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
3:17		Kevin Easley Jr. shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-69
3:17	+1	Makhi Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
3:07		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
3:07		Amir "Primo" Spears misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:07		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
2:40		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
2:39		Dukes defensive rebound
2:23		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point step back jump shot
2:21		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
1:39	+3	Kevin Easley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	68-72
1:59	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point driving layup	65-72
1:39	+3	Kevin Easley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amir "Primo" Spears assists)	68-72
1:28		Davis Larson personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
1:28		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:08		Jackie Johnson III turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Sheppard steals)
1:28		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:28		Amir "Primo" Spears defensive rebound
1:08		Jackie Johnson III turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Sheppard steals)
1:06		Ishmael El-Amin turnover (bad pass) (Amir "Primo" Spears steals)
1:02		Amir "Primo" Spears misses two point layup
1:00		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
0:59		Davis Larson personal foul (Antwan Walker draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Antwan Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-73
0:58	+1	Antwan Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
0:49		Amir "Primo" Spears misses three point jump shot
0:47		Malik Martin defensive rebound
0:44		Jackie Johnson III personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-75
0:44		Jeremy Sheppard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Tyson Acuff makes two point driving layup	70-75
0:27		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
0:31		Tyson Acuff personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-76
0:31	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
0:27		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Amir "Primo" Spears draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Amir "Primo" Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
0:27	+1	Amir "Primo" Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
0:21		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
0:19		Davis Larson defensive rebound
0:15		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
0:11		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
0:12		Antwan Walker blocks Kevin Easley Jr.'s two point layup
0:13		Kevin Easley Jr. offensive rebound
0:13	+2	Kevin Easley Jr. makes two point layup	74-77
0:13		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (Kevin Easley Jr. draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Kevin Easley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-77
0:13		Amir "Primo" Spears personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-78
0:13		Jeremy Sheppard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
0:07	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point driving layup	77-78
0:06		Toby Okani personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-79
0:06		Jeremy Sheppard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:06		Davis Larson defensive rebound

Davis Larson defensive rebound