University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, February 28
Richmond, Va.
7 PM
University of Massachusetts
11-19 (4-13)
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at
90
Richmond
10-19 (8-9)
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UMASS
32
33
65
Richmond
40
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90
Early Second-Half Runs Guides Richmond Past UMass, 90-65
February 28, 2018 | Men's Basketball
C.J. Anderson led three double-digit scorers for UMass with 18 of his 22 points in the first half.
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team rallied back from down 10 points in the early moments of Wednesday night's contest against Richmond before the Spiders put together a pair of scoring runs to lead them to a 90-65 win over the Minutemen. C.J. Anderson led UMass (11-19 Overall, 4-13 Atlantic 10) in scoring with 22 points on 4-of-4 from behind the arc, narrowly missing out on a new career-high for scoring by one point while recording his fourth 20-point game of the season.
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Richmond (10-19 Overall, 8-9 Atlantic 10) jumped out to a 10-0 lead on 5-of-6 from the field in the early moments of the game on their way to finishing the half by out-shooting the Minutemen 58-percent to 41-percent.
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Anderson quickly brought UMass into the game, connecting on three shots on as many attempts from behind the arc to pull the Minutemen within three at 12-9. Luwane Pipkins followed with back-to-back triples off the bench as UMass opened the contest 5-of-7 from three with their first five made field goals coming from deep before Malik Hines eventually tied the game up for the first time since the opening tip at 19-19 halfway through the first. Pipkins finished as one of three Minutemen to reach double-figures with 14 points.
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Anderson and Pipkins both reached double figures in the first half with 18 and 10 respectively. Anderson's final made field goal of the opening half put the senior at 7-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from deep as the Minutemen pulled within one at 31-30 with 4:53 left in the half.
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Richmond answered Anderson's eight straight points with four consecutive shots made of their own, using a quick 5-0 scoring run to take a 40-32 lead into halftime while UMass ended the half on a two-minute scoring drought. Grant Golden scored 18 points of his game-high 26 points the first half to lead four double-digit scorers for Richmond. The Spiders used a 9-0 run early in the second half to push their lead to 20 points for the first time at 58-38 with 15:51 left in the game. Richmond shot 7-of-9 from the field early on their way to finishing the half and the game at 57-percent from the field.
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Carl Pierre scored all 11 of his points in the second half, finishing the night with a trio of 3-poiners while Malik Hines added eight points on 4-of-4 from the field. Randall West came off the bench to grab a team-high six rebounds for a team that was outrebounded by one on the night with a 9-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
BOX SCORE
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UMass returns home for the Mullins Center finale on Saturday, March 3 against Duquesne for Senior Night at 8 p.m.
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Richmond (10-19 Overall, 8-9 Atlantic 10) jumped out to a 10-0 lead on 5-of-6 from the field in the early moments of the game on their way to finishing the half by out-shooting the Minutemen 58-percent to 41-percent.
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Anderson quickly brought UMass into the game, connecting on three shots on as many attempts from behind the arc to pull the Minutemen within three at 12-9. Luwane Pipkins followed with back-to-back triples off the bench as UMass opened the contest 5-of-7 from three with their first five made field goals coming from deep before Malik Hines eventually tied the game up for the first time since the opening tip at 19-19 halfway through the first. Pipkins finished as one of three Minutemen to reach double-figures with 14 points.
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Anderson and Pipkins both reached double figures in the first half with 18 and 10 respectively. Anderson's final made field goal of the opening half put the senior at 7-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from deep as the Minutemen pulled within one at 31-30 with 4:53 left in the half.
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Richmond answered Anderson's eight straight points with four consecutive shots made of their own, using a quick 5-0 scoring run to take a 40-32 lead into halftime while UMass ended the half on a two-minute scoring drought. Grant Golden scored 18 points of his game-high 26 points the first half to lead four double-digit scorers for Richmond. The Spiders used a 9-0 run early in the second half to push their lead to 20 points for the first time at 58-38 with 15:51 left in the game. Richmond shot 7-of-9 from the field early on their way to finishing the half and the game at 57-percent from the field.
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Carl Pierre scored all 11 of his points in the second half, finishing the night with a trio of 3-poiners while Malik Hines added eight points on 4-of-4 from the field. Randall West came off the bench to grab a team-high six rebounds for a team that was outrebounded by one on the night with a 9-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
BOX SCORE
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UMass returns home for the Mullins Center finale on Saturday, March 3 against Duquesne for Senior Night at 8 p.m.
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Team Stats
UMASS
RICH
FG%
.418
.571
3FG%
.391
.444
FT%
.769
.909
RB
31
32
TO
15
6
STL
4
10
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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