UMass Can Get Shot at NCAA Tournament At-Large Bid With Wins Over Butler, Rhode Island
When the University of Massachusetts lost 99-94 to a mediocre St. Bonaventure team on Feb. 20, the Minutemen’s NCAA Tournament at-large hopes went on life support.
The loss was the third straight defeat for UMass, dropping the Minutemen to 16-9 (6-6 Atlantic 10).
But UMass bounced back from that loss with a solid home win Feb. 23 against Dayton and then really improved its Big...
UMass 77, Xavier 72
Terrell Vinson and Freddie Riley combined to hit 10 3-pointers in Massachusetts' 77-72 victory over Xavier on Saturday.
Vinson scored 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including four from deep, while Riley tallied 18 points, all from 3-point range. Trey Davis came off the bench to score 12 for UMass (18-9, 8-6 Atlantic 10 Conference), which shot a season-high 52 percent (13 of...
Xavier taken down by hot-shooting UMass
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Terrell Vinson and Freddie Riley combined to hit 10 3-pointers in Massachusetts' 77-72 victory over Xavier on Saturday.
Vinson scored 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including four from deep, while Riley tallied 18 points, all from 3-point range. Trey Davis came off the bench to score 12 for UMass (18-9, 8-6 Atlantic 10 Conference), which shot a season-high...
UMass 80, Saint Joseph's 62
Terrell Vinson had a game-high 18 points to power Massachusetts past Saint Joseph's 80-62 Saturday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup.
Sampson Carter scored 16, Chaz Williams added 11 points and nine assists and Freddie Riley chipped in 10 to help UMass (15-6, 5-3) win its third straight game.
Cady Lalanne finished with a game-high 12 rebounds and the Hawks outscored...
UMass 81, Rhode Island 53
Chaz Williams scored a season-high 27 points and dished eight assists as Massachusetts downed Rhode Island 81-53 in Atlantic 10 Conference action Wednesday night.
Williams hit 9 of 14 from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and 6 of 6 at the foul line for the Minutemen (15-6, 5-3), who extended a 41-31 halftime lead into the 28-point victory.
Xavier Munford paced the Rams (6...
Charlotte 66, UMass 65
Victor Nickerson knocked down two go-ahead free throws with 1:16 left and Charlotte held on to beat Massachusetts 66-65 on Saturday.
A free throw by Willie Clayton pushed the 49ers lead to three points with 33 seconds remaining. Massachusetts cut the deficit to one point with 15 seconds left on Chaz Williams' layup.
The Minutemen had an opportunity to pull ahead after two missed...
UMass 79, Duquesne 66
Chaz Williams had 22 points and nine assists as Massachusetts dominated late in both halves and defeated Duquesne 79-66 Thursday night.
The Minutemen (12-4, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference), who have won nine of their last 10 games, led 65-62 with 7:12 remaining before a 14-2 run gave them a 79-64 advantage with 1:04 left. The run included three baskets by Terrell Vinson, who finished...
UMass holds off Northern Illinois 64-59
Maxie Esho scored 14 points as Massachusetts held off Northern Illinois 64-59 Saturday for its fifth straight victory.
Chaz Williams added 12 points for the Minutemen (8-3), Freddie Riley had 11 and Terrell Vinson 10.
Abdel Nader led Northern Illinois (2-10) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Aksel Bolin added 11 points and Akeem Springs had 10.
Massachusetts broke open a close...
UMass 64, N. Illinois 59
Maxie Esho scored 14 points as Massachusetts held off Northern Illinois 64-59 Saturday for its fifth straight victory.
Chaz Williams added 12 points for the Minutemen (8-3), Freddie Riley had 11 and Terrell Vinson 10.
Abdel Nader led Northern Illinois (2-10) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Aksel Bolin added 11 points and Akeem Springs had 10.
Massachusetts broke open a close...
UMass 78, Elon 73
Terrell Vinson scored a career-high 22 points and Chaz Williams added 20 with nine assists as Massachusetts pulled away in the final 1:39 of overtime to defeat Elon 78-73 Saturday.
Jesse Morgan's layup - his first points of the game after he'd missed his first eight shots - broke a 70-70 tie and started an 8-1 run for the Minutemen (5-3).
Massachusetts led 62-55 with 3...
UMass 64, Siena 63
Chaz Williams made a layup with 4 seconds left to push Massachusetts to a 64-63 victory over Siena on Wednesday.
Williams led the Minutemen (3-2) with 23 points, and Terrell Vinson scored 18.
Evan Hymes led Siena (2-5) with 15 points, O.D. Anosike had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Rob Poole scored 11.
Siena held a 63-60 advantage with 2:04 remaining but did not score again. Jesse...
N.C. State handles UMass
T.J. Warren had 21 points to lead No. 6 North Carolina State to a 94-76 win over UMass at the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Friday.
Richard Howell added 19 points and nine rebounds and Lorenzo Brown had 11 points and 10 assists for the Wolfpack (3-0), who had five players score in double figures and shot 8 for 18 from 3-point range.
''Everybody was making shots and finding the...
UMass 77, Providence 75
Terrell Vinson's tip-in as time expired gave UMass a 77-75 win over Providence in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Thursday.
Trailing 75-72, UMass guard Jesse Morgan hit a 3-pointer with 1:22 left to tie the game.
Morgan led the Minutemen (2-0) with 18 points. Chaz Williams added 17 points and seven rebounds and Vinson added 14 points and six rebounds.
Bryce...
UMass edges Providence 77-75
Terrell Vinson's tip-in as time expired gave UMass a 77-75 win over Providence in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Thursday.
Trailing 75-72, UMass guard Jesse Morgan hit a 3-pointer with 1:22 left to tie the game.
''The kids told me they were ready to make a run in the last three minutes,'' UMass coach Derek Kellogg said. ''I just don&...
#43 UMass Minutemen: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season.
We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order...
UMass Season Ends in NIT Final Four
During the 2011-2012 college basketball season the UMass Minutemen were 1-4 heading into Tuesday night's NIT Final Four game against Stanford when they were held under 70 points in a game. The reality of this particular UMass team was that if they were going to win, they were going to do it on offense, and if the shots weren't falling, or the ball bounced the wrong way at...
The (NIT) Final Four and the Cardinal
The story has been told a thousand times already so I won't rehash it, but on Tuesday night the 1991 NIT Final Four will be revisited when the Minutemen take on the Stanford Cardinal with a chance to play for the 2012 NIT Championship. Back in 1991 the Cardinal beat the Minutemen 73-71, a loss that would soon be forgotten by Minutemen fans when the team would break off a run...
Refuse To Lose, Minutemen Head to MSG
On a night when Derek Kellogg and Bruiser Flint were involved in a UMass basketball game in March it was tough to not conjure images of John Calipari and the mid-90's Minutemen, and with those teams came the slogan "Refuse to Lose." On this night, the Derek Kellogg led Minutemen lived every bit of that iconic mid-90s theme getting manhandled in the first half, dominated...
UMass 72, Drexel 70
Chaz Williams scored 20 points and UMass rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to defeat Drexel and former Minutemen coach Bruiser Flint 72-70 in a NIT quarterfinal game on Tuesday.
Terrell Vinson had 14 of his 18 points after halftime and Jesse Morgan added 13 points for the Minutemen (25-11), who advanced to next Tuesday's NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden against...
UMass 77, Seton Hall 67
Chaz Williams scored 20 points and hit a big 3-pointer with 2:26 to play to lead Massachusetts to a 77-67 victory over Seton Hall in the NIT's second round Saturday.
Raphiael Putney added 15 points, Sean Carter had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Terrell Vinson added a backbreaking 3-pointer less than a minute after Williams' bomb for the Minutemen (24-11).
Fuquan Edwin had...
An A-10 Tournament Win and Other Strange Events
Heading into last night's tilt at the Bill against Duquesne the UMass basketball team was 1-9 in their last ten A-10 Tournament games. Duquesne had already beaten the Minutemen once this year and while they played well against Temple, it'd be fair to say that the team didn't exactly sprint to the finish line, unless you use that phrase to describe a team desperately trying...
UMass 76, St. Bonaventure 67
Jesse Morgan scored 24 points and Massachusetts defeated St. Bonaventure 76-67 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight win at home.
UMass trailed by 10 points in the first half and took the lead for good after a 14-0 run to start the second half gave it a 45-34 cushion with 17 minutes to play. The Bonnies trimmed the lead to 54-51 on a layup by Andrew Nicholson. UMass then went...
Evaluating Where Things Stand
Coach Kellogg has figured some stuff outSince the November 21st game at Boston College I had watched, or listened to every UMass basketball game this season until Saturday night. On Saturday night my very pregnant wife and I went out for what very well may be the last date night sans children that we will ever go on -- and with that in mind I sacrificed the George Washington road...
UMass 86, George Washington 75
Terrell Vinson matched his career high with 21 points and Massachusetts won its 11th game in 14 tries by defeating George Washington 86-75 on Saturday night.
The Minutemen avoided their first losing streak of the season, bouncing back from an overtime loss at Rhode Island.
Chaz Williams scored 15 points and Freddie Riley added 12 for Massachusetts (17-6, 6-3 Atlantic 10 Conference...
Same Old Minutemen Travel to URI and Get Dropped
I'm consistent when I repeat that it is terribly difficult to win in the Atlantic 10 anytime you hit the road, and nothing helps prove that point any more than the result of this evening's UMass/URI game from The Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. Heading into the game the Minutemen were 16-5, 5-2 in the A-10, battling for first place and coming off a huge victory in...
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