University of Massachusets Athletics
Minutemen Head South To Battle The Seminoles
December 16, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 16, 1999
Massachusetts (4-3) vs. Florida State (3-4)
HIP Health Plan Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
4:00 p.m., Sat., Dec. 18
National Car Rental Center (20,763), Miami, Fla.
Today's Game
UMass comes into the game with an overall record of 4-3, while Florida State stands 3-4. This marks only the third all-time meeting between the schools, and the first since the 1993-94 season. Under head coach Bruiser Flint the Minutemen are 28-12 in day games and 20-10 on Saturdays. The only day games so far this season came at Boston College (74-67 victory and at Detroit (59-63 loss).
Game Information
Game #8 UMass vs. Florida State
Tipoff 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Radio WHMP 1400 AM/99.3 FM
(Bob Behler, Skip Connors, Jack Leaman)
Television SportsChannel Florida
Announcers Jay Randolph, Bob Wenzel
Bruiser Flint:
UMass head coach Bruiser Flint is in his fourth season as head coach of the Minutemen (58-44, .569) and 11th season as a coach at UMass.
NEXT UP:
The Minutemen will play
Southern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 21 at the Puerto Rico Holiday Shootout in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tipoff is 4:00 p.m. UMass will face Tennessee or American-Puerto Rico in the second round on Dec. 22.
Good Start
With a 4-3 record after seven games this year the Minutemen are in a much better situation than they were last season at this time of the year. After the first seven games of 1998, UMass was 2-5 and wouldn't win its fourth game until January 2nd. UMass entered last year's conference season with a 3-6 non-conference record. The 4-3 start equals the best start in the four years Bruiser Flint has been the UMass head coach. The 1997-98 squad also started 4-3 and would open its conference season with a 6-5 non-conference record.
Shooting Well
After seven games the Minutemen are shooting 40.2 percent from the field while averaging 65.7 points a game. Both marks are better than last years 34.4 percent and 64.3 ppg averages at the end of the season. In fact, UMass has shot better from the field than its opponent in all but one game in this young season. Only defending national champion UConn on its home court could outshoot the Minutemen. UMass is 4-2 on the year when it shoots better from the floor than its opponent.
WHO'S HOT?
Senior Chris Kirkland had another strong game at Detroit last Saturday, leading the team in both points (17) and rebounds (six). In the previous game against Villanova, he totaled 22 points, nine rebounds four steals and three assists against, including 18 points in the second half. Four days earlier against Boston University, Kirkland recorded a season-high of 23 points to lead the Minutemen to victory, hitting a career-high 10 field goals in 15 attempts. For the season, Kirkland is averaging 16.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
The Series with Florida State
This will be the third meeting between UMass and Florida State, with the Seminoles and Minutemen splitting both games in the series. The last game came during the 1993-94 season at the Mullins Center, with UMass coming from behind for the victory (see box). Florida State's win came during the 1992-93 season, with a 67-64 triumph in Tallahassee.
Series Quick Facts
Overall Series 1-1
Bruiser Flint vs. FSU 0-0
Last Meeting UMass (62-58) on 2/3/94 at Mullins
Last Five Meetings 1-1
Most UMass Points 64, (64-67) on 12/2/92 at FSU
Fewest UMass Points 62, (62-58) on 2/3/94 at Mullins
Largest UMass Margin 4, (62-58) on 2/3/94 at Mullins
Most FSU Points 67, (67-64) on 12/2/92 at FSU
Fewest FSU Points 58, (58-62) on 2/3/94 at Mullins
Largest FSU Margin 3, (67-64) on 12/2/92 at FSU
In Overtime n/a
Feb. 3, 1994 UMass 62, Florida State 58 @ Mullins Center
Lou Roe totaled 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the Minutemen to a 62-58 victory over the Seminoles in the last meeting between the two schools. The lead went back and forth throughout the first period, before Florida State's Bob Sura scored 11 points in the final three minutes of the half to put the Seminoles up 36-32 at the break. Florida State increased its lead to eight points with only 10 minutes remaining in the game, before the UMass defense stepped up. The Minutemen allowed only one basket and one free throw the rest of the way, outscoring the Seminoles 15-3 in the final 10 minutes to record the victory. Dana Dingle totaled nine points and nine rebounds for UMass, while Donta Bright added 10 points and seven boards. Chuck Graham led Florida State with 20 points, while Sura totaled 18 points and Charlie Ward had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
FLORIDA STATE MP FG 3FG FT R F A TO B S PTS Sura, f 36 7-15 1-4 3-5 9 3 5 5 0 3 18 Robinson, f 34 2-7 0-0 0-2 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 Luckman, c 29 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 2 0 0 2 Graham, g 31 7-12 2-4 4-5 3 1 2 2 0 0 20 Ward, g 37 4-10 2-6 0-2 11 1 4 3 0 3 10 Shepard 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Collins 13 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Reid 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 5 0 3 3 0 4 Kerner 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 23-56 5-15 7-14 41 18 14 19 3 6 58UMASS MP FG 3FG FT R F A TO B S PTS Dingle, f 31 4-8 0-0 1-3 9 1 1 0 0 0 9 Roe, f 34 7-16 0-0 1-5 8 1 1 0 2 2 15 Camby, c 26 3-3 0-0 5-8 5 3 2 4 4 1 11 Padilla, g 24 4-8 1-4 0-0 1 4 2 3 0 1 9 Kellogg, g 36 3-6 2-4 0-2 2 4 5 1 0 0 8 Bright 33 4-11 0-0 2-5 7 0 1 1 1 1 10 Travieso 9 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 Meyer 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nu?ez 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 25-57 3-10 9-23 36 15 13 13 7 5 62
HALFTIME: FSU, 36-32, Team Rebounds: UMass, 4-3, Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 9,493, Officials: Larry Lembo, Bob Donato, Dick Paparo Pts in the Paint: UMass, 44-39, 2nd Chance pts: UMass, 10-7, Pts off TOs: UMass, 15-9, Fastbreak Pts: FSU, 6-2
Statistical Matchup
UMass Statistics FSU 65.7 Scoring Average 64.7 64.7 Scoring Defense 67.7 +1.0 Scoring Margin +3.0 40.2 Field Goal % 41.6 39.8 FG % Defense 37.3 32.4 3-Point Field Goal % 38.4 33.3 3 FG % Defense 31.4 62.7 Free Throw % 62.0 37.0 Rebound Average 40.3 41.1 Rebounds Against Average 39.7 -4.1 Rebound Margin +0.6 14.9 Turnovers 16.6 16.1 Turnovers Forced 12.0 +1.3 Turnover Margin +4.6
Kirkland Stays Hot
Senior co-captain Chris Kirkland has stepped up his play over the last four games. He has led the team in scoring three times and in rebounding twice during that four-game span, while averaging 19.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Kirkland's streak of hot play began against Boston University of Dec. 2, when he scored a season-high 23 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He followed that up with 16 points at Boston College, before exploding for 22 points and nine rebounds in the come-from-behind victory over Villanova. Last Saturday, Kirkland once again led the team with 17 points and six rebounds at Detroit. For the season, Kirkland has now scored in double figures six times, while averaging 16.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Dating back to last season, Kirkland has now scored in double figures 13 times in his last 14 games.
A Visit with Florida State
Florida State is 3-4 this season, but has played one of the most difficult schedules in the country. The Seminoles lost a close game at No. 7 Auburn (55-54), while also dropping games to No. 7 Florida (96-61) and No. 10 Temple (69-58). Ron Hale is leading Florida State in scoring with 15.7 points per game and in rebounding with 6.4 boards per game. Last season the Seminoles posted an overall record of 13-17, with a 5-11 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Head coach Steve Robinson, who is in his third season at Florida State, has an overall record of 34-35 with the Seminoles.
Against the ACC
Head coach Bruiser Flint has faced teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference only four times, with all of those games coming during the 1996-97 season. The Minutemen went 1-3 in those four games, defeating Maryland (78-61), while falling to North Carolina (69-83), Virginia (68-75) and Wake Forest (47-71). UMass has an all-time record of 9-11 against the current members of the ACC, including winning marks against Maryland (4-2), Georgia Tech (1-0) and North Carolina State (1-0). Florida State is the only ACC school the Minutemen are scheduled to play this season.
Last Game
Detroit's Rashad Phillips made 15 of 17 free throws and finished with 27 points to lead the Titans to a 63-59 win over the Minutemen last Saturday.
Both teams played excellent defense and forced the offenses into poor shooting performances. The Titans were 20 of 55 (36.4 percent) from the floor, while the Minutemen made only 20 of 52 (38.5 percent) shots.
UMass led for most of the first half, before Julian Van Dyke made a layup for Detroit with 1:18 to go, giving the Titans a 27-26 lead at intermission.
The Minutemen regained the lead early in the second half, before Phillips was fouled as he made a jump shot with 16:21 remaining. He converted the free throw and then made a three-pointer 24 seconds later to give Detroit a 38-32 lead that the Titans would never surrender.
Chris Kirkland and Ronell Blizzard both made three-pointers for Massachusetts in the final minute, but Phillips finished the scoring with a free throw that secured the win.
Kirkland led the Minutemen with 17 points and six rebounds, while Shannon Crooks added 13 points and Micah Brand scored 11 off the bench. Desmond Ferguson added 10 points for Detroit.
Individual Career Totals
Player Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Mack 1,109 243 155 86 11 Kirkland 418 238 53 47 27 Babul 348 268 134 63 46 DePina 189 85 145 40 3 Smith 129 115 42 21 5 Rhymer 118 142 3 7 37 Crooks 63 25 21 9 4 Blizzard 34 35 2 1 7 Brand 32 22 0 2 4 Denson 4 0 0 1 0 Oates 4 11 0 2 0 Johnson 0 3 3 1 0 Early 0 0 0 1 0
The Stopper
Senior Mike Babul is known nationally as one of the best defensive players in the country. In the season opener he picked up right where he left off with a lock-down on MAAC preseason player of the year, Tarik Kirksay. Babul, who had been nursing a lower back strain the previous three weeks, did not draw the assignment at the beginning of the game and Kirksay would score 15 first half points. The high scoring Gael would fail to register a field goal in the second half after Babul took over on the coverage. Kirksay would not score until 19 seconds remained in the game with the final verdict already decided. Babul then clamped down on No. 7 UConn's Kevin Freeman. Freeman was 1-8 from the field and scored two points in 37 minutes of action. Last year against the Huskies, Babul held All-America Richard Hamilton to 11 points on 3-11 shooting from the field.
Player(school) fg-fga 3fg-3fga Pts Avg. Tarik Kirksay (Iona)* 0-2 0-0 5 13.8 Kevin Freeman (UConn) 1-8 0-0 2 13.3 *second half only
Coaching Debut
Associate head coach Geoff Arnold made his UMass head coaching debut on Dec. 2 in the 70-51 victory over Boston University. Head coach Bruiser Flint served a self-imposed one game suspension following the use of an expletive on his post-game radio show in the aftermath of UMass' 65-55 loss to Marshall Monday night.
"I always tell my players that when they do something wrong, there is a price to pay," said Flint. "Obviously, my language on the radio the other night was inappropriate. I caught it right away and apologized on the air, but after thinking about it and talking it over with Bob Marcum, sitting out for a game is the right thing to do."
Love Those Cameras
ESPN and UMass have gotten to know each other pretty well over the years. The upcoming Rhode Island game will be the 55th time ESPN has televised a UMass basketball game since the '90s began. UMass posts a 34-20 (.630) record on ESPN and 73-39 (.652) record overall in the 1990's on the national networks. The Villanova game was UMass' 21st appearance on ESPN2 where the Minutemen have posted a record of 13-8 (.619).
Climbing the Charts
Senior Monty Mack is attacking the UMass career leader boards for three-point shooting. His 86 three-pointers made last season were the third best single season performance in UMass history. He has 19 three-pointers on the season and currently sits fourth all-time for three-pointers made at UMass. At his current pace, he will pass Carmelo Travieso as the all-time leader in three-pointers made.
3-point Field Goals Made
Player 3FG 3FGA Pct. Years
1. Carmelo Travieso '97 245 666 .368 1993-97
2. Rafer Giles '91 221 592 .373 1987-91
3. Lorenzo Sutton '88 178 424 .420 1984-88
4. Monty Mack '00 159 443 .359 1997-
5. Derek Kellogg '95 138 362 .381 1991-95
6. Edgar Padilla '97 136 431 .316 1993-97
7. Mike Williams '95 123 406 .303 1991-95
8. Tony Barbee '93 116 341 .340 1989-93
9. Charlton Clarke '99 113 339 .333 1995-99
10. Anton Brown '92 92 218 .422 1988-92
3-point Field Goal Attempts
Player 3FG 3FGA Pct. Years
1. Carmelo Travieso '97 245 666 .368 1993-97
2. Rafer Giles '91 221 592 .373 1987-91
3. Monty Mack '00 159 443 .359 1997-
4. Edgar Padilla '97 136 431 .316 1993-97
5. Lorenzo Sutton '88 178 424 .420 1984-88
6. Mike Williams '95 123 406 .303 1991-95
7. Derek Kellogg '95 138 362 .381 1991-95
8. Tony Barbee '93 116 341 .340 1989-93
9. Charlton Clarke '99 113 339 .333 1995-99
10. Anton Brown '92 92 218 .422 1988-92
3-point Field Goal Percentage (min. 45 made)
Player 3FG 3FGA Pct. Years
1. Carl Smith '87 54 122 .443 1983-87
2. Anton Brown '92 92 218 .422 1988-92
3. Lorenzo Sutton '88 178 424 .420 1984-88
4. Jerome Malloy '95 86 215 .400 1991-93
5. Derek Kellogg '95 138 362 .381 1991-95
6. Rafer Giles '91 221 592 .373 1987-91
7. Carmelo Travieso '97 245 666 .368 1993-97
8. Monty Mack '00 159 443 .359 1997-
9. Tony Barbee '93 116 341 .340 1989-93
10. Charlton Clarke '99 113 339 .333 1995-99
POINTS: Margin Of Victory
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POINTS: Margin Of Defeat
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Crooks has Big Day at Detroit
Sophomore guard Shannon Crooks came up with one of the best performances of his UMass career last Saturday at Detroit, in a game which was played on his 21st birthday. Crooks scored a career-high 13 points against the Titans, while also picking up four rebounds and a career-high four steals. His performance against the Titans marked the third time this season Crooks has reached double figures in scoring. He totaled 11 points of five of 10 shooting at Iona in the season opener, and also scored 10 points on four of seven shooting against Boston University (making both of his three-point attempts). On the year, Crooks ranks third on the team in scoring with 9.0 points per game, while leading the team in assists with 21 and ranking second in steals with 13.
Brand Contributes off the Bench
Freshman center Micah Brand has contributed some key minutes off the bench along the UMass front line so far this season. In last Saturday's game at Detroit, Brand scored a career-high 11 points on five of eight shooting and pulled down four rebounds, while tying his career-high for minutes played with 22. A week earlier at Boston College, he scored nine points on four of six shooting, in addition to recording four rebounds. In the first game of his collegiate career at Iona, Brand tied for the team lead by pulling down a career-high seven rebounds. Through his first seven games as a Minuteman, Brand has averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest. The only freshman on the UMass roster, Brand has played 13.3 minutes per game, while hitting on nearly 50 percent of his field goal attempts (14 of 30).
1,000 Point Club
Jim McCoy's 2,374 points is Massachusetts' all-time scoring mark established from 1988-92. In 90 years of UMass basketball there have been 34 Minutemen to reach the 1,000 point plateau. Senior Monty Mack is the latest (vs. Iona) reaching the mark in only 63 games. Here is his current total and where he currently ranks at UMass:
21. Rafer Giles 1,163
22. Rodger Twitchell 1,151
23. Will Herndon 1,148
23. Lari Ketner 1,148
25. Mike Williams 1,122
26. Monty Mack 1,109
27. Jack Foley 1,081
28. Alex Eldridge 1,053
29. Dana Dingle 1,043
Kit is No Pussy Cat
Starting center Kitwana Rhymer has taken on the starting role in the middle and flourished so far in this young season. Rhymer is replacing Lari Ketner who is now playing for the Chicago Bulls. He had 11 rebounds while hitting six of six free throws from the charity stripe against Boston University on December 2. Rhymer registered his first double-double November 29th against Marshall with 10 points and 10 rebounds. He also established a career high with six blocked shots, five coming in the first half. The last time a Minuteman had six or more blocked shots in a game was in the Rock 'N' Roll Shootout in Cleveland against Cincinnati when Ajmal Basit had six at Gund Arena on Dec. 12, 1997. The last time a Minuteman had six or more blocked shots at the Mullins Center was January 27, 1996, when Marcus Camby had nine against St. Bonaventure. Only seven games into the season and Rhymer has already eclipsed most of Ketner's single game highs from a year ago. Ketner had season highs of four blocked shots, 15 rebounds and 21 points. Rhymer has a season high of six blocked shots (vs. Marshall), 17 rebounds (at UConn) and 12 points (at Iona). Rhymer currently leads the Atlantic 10 in rebounding with 9.0 rebounds per game.
THE ATLANTIC 10 1999-2000 STANDINGS
(as of 12/17/99)
EAST TEAM A-10 ALL PCT St. Bona 0-0 5-1 .833 Temple 0-0 3-2 .600 UMass 0-0 4-3 .571 Fordham 0-0 4-4 .500 St. Joe 0-0 2-3 .400 R. Island 0-0 3-6 .333WEST Dayton 0-0 8-0 1.000 La Salle 0-0 5-1 .833 Xavier 0-0 5-2 .714 Va. Tech 0-0 4-3 .571 Geo. Wash. 0-0 4-5 .444 Duquesne 0-0 3-4 .429
THIS WEEK IN THE A-10 Tuesday, Dec. 14 San Francisco 94, Rhode Island 88Wednesday, Dec. 15 Temple 69, Villanova 66
Saturday, Dec. 18 HIP Health Plan Orange Bowl Classic St. Bonaventure vs. Florida Int'l. 1:30 UMass vs. Florida State 4:00 La Salle at Drexel 1:00 Dayton at Cleveland State 3:05 Akron at Rhode Island 7:30 Cincinnati at Xavier 9:00
Monday, Dec. 20 San Juan Shootout Virginia Tech vs. Illinois State 2:00 Duquesne at Pittsburgh 7:30
UMASS vs. the Atlantic 10 in '99
At HOME W/L SCORE +/- Duquesne W 69-55 +14 Fordham L 60-66 -6 Rhode Island L 62-73 -11 St. Bona W 64-46 +18 St. Joseph's W 59-58 +1 Temple W 57-49 +8 Va. Tech W 55-40 +15 Xavier W 78-77 +1 Average 63.0 - 58.0 +5.0On ROAD W/L SCORE +/- Dayton W 59-57 +2 Fordham W 67-65 +2 Geo. Wash. L 72-78 -6 La Salle L 60-63 -3 Rhode Island L 56-59 -3 St. Bona L 50-53 -3 St. Joseph's W 63-55 +8 Temple L 57-65 -8 Average 60.5 - 61.9 -1.4
Keep it Going, Little Man
With All-America candidate Monty Mack out for most of the preseason, head coach Bruiser Flint has had to go down his bench and look for someone to step up. At 5-9 you may not have noticed it but junior Jonathan DePina has stepped up his game and more. After seven games he is averaging 5.0 points with five three-pointers in nine tries. Last season DePina had five three-pointers in 26 games. A more confident player in UMass' uptempo game, DePina is making the smart plays this season and should continue to get minutes even now that Mack is back at 100 percent after a stress fracture in his left foot sustained in the preseason.
Blizzard Picks Up More Key Minutes
Sophomore forward Ronell Blizzard continues to see more and more action off the bench for the Minutemen. Last week at Detroit, Blizzard hit a key three-point field goal in the final minute, as the Minutemen attempted to come from behind. In the previous game against Villanova, he tied his career-high of six points while hitting of three of four four field goal attempts in 11 minutes of action. Earlier in the year, Blizzard scored five points and Connecticut and pulled down a season-best five rebounds at Iona. For the season, Blizzard has totaled 16 points and 14 rebounds, seeing action off the bench in all seven games.
Any Time, Any Place, Any Team
This season, UMass will have 10 teams on their schedule which appeared in the 1999 NCAA Tournament and two teams that competed in last year's NIT. This schedule includes a game against defending national champion UConn, and games against perennial national powers Texas and Villanova, 1999 NCAA Tourney participants Detroit, Rhode Island, Temple and George Washington, and NIT participants, Xavier and Providence. The Minutemen will appear on television at least 20 times this year, including seven national telecasts.
Did You Know?
The 85-77 win at Iona was the first time UMass has opened a season in an opponent's home gym with a victory in 22 years. Not since the Minutemen defeated Harvard in Cambridge by a score of 73-66 to open the 1977-78 season under coach Jack Leaman had they accomplished it.
Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Cup
UMass sits atop the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Cup standings through the completion of the fall sports season. UMass earned 49.5 points during the fall season, six points better than second place Rhode Island. Massachusetts relied on a strong showing from its women's programs, grabbing 32 of its points on that side of the ledger. The Minutewomen earned first-place finishes in field hockey and women's cross country to catapult to the lead.
Overall Men Women 1. UMass 49.5 17.5 32.0 2. Rhode Island 43.5 19.0 24.5 3. Virginia Tech 38.0 18.0 20.0 4. Dayton 35.5 11.0 24.5 5. Duquesne 32.0 17.0 15.0 6. La Salle 30.5 16.5 14.0 7. St. Joseph's 28.0 13.0 15.0 8. Xavier 27.0 5.0 22.0 9. Temple 23.0 5.5 17.5 10. St. Bonaventure 20.5 10.5 10.0 11. George Washington 17.5 5.0 12.5 12. Fordham 13.0 6.0 7.0
Rankings: Here's a look at how UMass stacks up in the Atlantic 10 Conference this season...these are the regular season rankings through 12/14/99.
Overall Conference Blocked Shots 3rd 4.71 - - Steals 3rd 10.00 - - FG Pct. Defense 4th .398 - - Scoring Defense 5th 64.7 - - Defensive Rebounds 6th 23.43 - - Assists 7th 12.00 - - Turnover Margin 7th +1.29 - - Rebounding Offense 8th 37.0 - - Offensive Rebounds 8th 13.57 - - Assist/TO Ratio 8th 0.81 - - Scoring Margin 8th +1.0 - - 3-PT FG Pct. 8th .324 - - Scoring Offense 10th 65.7 - - Field Goal Pct. 10th .402 - - 3-PT FG Pct. Defense 10th .333 - - Free Throw Pct. 10th .627 - - 3-PT FG Made 11th 4.71 - - Rebounding Margin 11th -4.1 - - Rebounding Defense 11th 41.1 - -INDIVIDUAL Scoring Monty Mack 8th 17.7 Chris Kirkland 14th 16.0
Field Goal Percentage Chris Kirkland 4th .506 Monty Mack 15th .379
Free Throw Percentage Chris Kirkland 15th .721
Rebounding Kitwana Rhymer 1st 9.0
Assists Shannon Crooks 15th 3.00
Steals Monty Mack 4th 2.57
3-Point FG Made Monty Mack 6th 2.71
Blocked Shots Kitwana Rhymer 5th 2.29 Chris Kirkland 13th 0.86
Defensive Rebounds Kitwana Rhymer 4th 5.43
Offensive Rebounds Kitwana Rhymer 3rd 3.57
Assist/Turnover Ratio Mike Babul 4th 2.14
Exhibition Season
The Minutemen wrapped up a challenging exhibition season with an overtime victory, downing the Converse All-Stars 97-88 at the Mullins Center. Senior forward Chris Kirkland led the Minutemen with 23 points and eight rebounds, while junior center Kitwana Rhymer added 15 points and 17 rebounds.
UMass trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half before cutting the deficit to seven at the half. The Minutemen registered their first lead with 3:59 left in regulation when junior JoVann Johnson hit both of his free throws to put UMass up 71-70. After 40 minutes of play the game was knotted at 78 a piece.
In overtime UMass jumped out to an early lead but fell behind by two after five consecutive points by Converse. The Minutemen put the game away with a 12-2 run in the final 2:16 of play for the nine point victory.
Junior Jonathan DePina posted one of the best games of his UMass career with 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Also scoring in double figures was sophomore Shannon Crooks with 17 points while Johnson added 15 points and seven rebounds.
UMass opened the exhibition season with an impressive offensive showing, downing the California All-Stars 103-97 at the Mullins Center. Crooks led the Minutemen with 24 points and seven assists, while Kirkland added 26 points and six rebounds.
UMass opened the game with a 17-8 run and never trailed in the contest, behind its potent fast-break offense. The Minutemen saw their lead grow as large as 14 points with just under five minutes remaining in the game, before a late spurt by the All-Stars made the final score look close. UMass scored 30 fast break points on the evening, while also totaling 72 points in the paint.
Freshman forward Micah Brand, playing his first game in a UMass uniform, totaled 16 points and eight rebounds, including an impressive 10 for 10 performance at the free throw line. DePina had 13 points and six assists, while Rhymer added 10 points and nine boards.
Successful Debuts
Three UMass players made their collegiate debuts as a Minuteman in a regular season game at Iona. Junior JoVann Johnson, sophomore Shannon Crooks and freshman Micah Brand all saw game time in their first opportunity in the maroon & white. Crooks started at shooting guard and finished the game with 11 points on 50 percent shooting from the field. For Crooks it was his first regular season game after sitting out a year last season after transferring from St. John's University. Brand, the only freshman on the squad, had a team high seven rebounds coming off the bench in 22 minutes of action. Johnson, a junior college transfer from Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill., did not score in two minutes of play.
Captain(s) of the Ship
Senior leadership has always played an important part of UMass basketball and this year should be a banner year in that department. Seniors Mike Babul and Chris Kirkland were named co-captains this year not only because of their improved play but because of their leadership skills and poise under fire.
Welcome to the Team
Senior Dwayne Early is the latest addition to the UMass basketball family. Early is a 6-4, 205-pound walk-on guard from Springfield Central High School. Early will be wearing No. 24 this season. Joining him is C.W. Post transfer, Dale Menendez. Menendez is 5-8, 180 pound point guard who will not be eligible to play this season due to NCAA transfer rules. At Westhampton Beach high school, Menendez led his team to the New York State Class B Championship after posting a perfect 28-0 record. He pulled double duty for Westhampton scoring 1,000 points while also rushing for 1,000 yards in his career as a tailback.
Player Updates
#0 Anthony Oates - Played perhaps the best game of his UMass career at Iona in season opener...in only six minutes of play he scored two points, grabbed a pair of rebounds, garnered his first career steal and played solid defense...missed the Marshall game with a contusion in his left foot.
#1 Jonathan DePina - Hit a career-best three for three from three-point land and finished with 10 points against No. 7 UConn... Scored 11 points in the season-opener at Iona... Currently fifth on the team with a 5.0 ppg scoring average... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds against Boston University.
#3 Ronell Blizzard - Equalled his career-high with six points and three rebounds in one-point victory over Villanova... Played well in the first two games with five points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in 20 minutes... Hit his first career three-pointer at No. 7 UConn to cut the Huskies lead to three with 8:46 left to go in the game... Added another three-pointer at Detroit, cutting the Titans' lead to three in the final minute of play.
#4 JoVann Johnson - A junior college transfer who has seen only 11 minutes of playing time in his first four games... Had a pair of assists at Detroit... Registered his first career steal against Marshall.
#5 Monty Mack - Came off the bench and scored a season-high 26 points at No. 7 UConn... Knocked down another 26 points in front of friends and family in victory at Boston College... Equalled his career-high with six three-pointers at B.C.... Scored 21 points off the bench in the season-opener at Iona... Scored 22 against Marshall to give him three consecutive 20-point games for the first time in his career... Passed the 1,000 career points total in the Iona game, achieving the feat in only 63 contests... Has been the leading scorer for UMass four times this season... In his career, Mack has scored 25 points or more in a game six times, 20 points or more in a game 20 times and has scored in double figures 59 times out of 68 games.
#11 Darryl Denson - Played in the final minute of the win over Boston University.
#20 Winston Smith - Played a season-high 26 minutes at Boston College scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds... Dished out a season-high three assists against Boston University... Had another three assist game against Villanova.
#22 Chris Kirkland - Had team-highs of 17 points and six rebounds at Detroit... Nailed a career-high 10 field goals in 15 attempts posting a game-high 23 points against Boston University... Followed that game with 16 points, 12 in the second half, in victory at Boston College... Totaled 22 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three assists in one point victory over Villanova in front of a national TV audience on ESPN2... In the second half of the Villanova game, he had 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals... Registered nine points and five rebounds against the defending national champion UConn Huskies... Scored 15 points and grabbed another five boards in the season-opener at Iona... Registered 10 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots against Marshall.
#23 Mike Babul - Shut down UConn's Kevin Freeman holding him to two points on 1-8 shooting from the field. Shut down first team All-MAAC selection Tarik Kirksay, in the second half holding him to five points, all on free throws. Babul did not have the defensive coverage on Kirksay in the first half when the Gaels' leading scorer dropped in 15 points in the opening stanza.
#24 Dwayne Early - Played in the final minute of the victory over Boston University registering his first career steal.
#30 Shannon Crooks - Hit the game-winning three pointer from 25-feet with 14.7 seconds left in the game to give the Minutemen a one-point victory over Villanova... Posted a career-high six assists against the Wildcats... Scored a career-high 13 points and also recorded a career-high four steals at Detroit... Scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists in his first game as a Minuteman in the season-opener at Iona... Connected on his first career three-pointers as a Minuteman scoring 10 points, grabbing four rebounds and handing out four assists in 21 minutes in a 70-51 win over Boston University... Team leader in assists for the second consecutive game with four in the Commonwealth Classic victory at Boston College.
#33 Kitwana Rhymer - Scored a career-high 12 points in the season-opener at Iona along with a team-high seven rebounds in only 11 minutes of play... Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds at No. 7 UConn in Gampel Pavilion. The last UMass player to grab 17 or more rebounds was Ajmal Basit against Rhode Island in the 1997-98 season. Swatted away a career-high 6 blocked shots and registered his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Marshall...was six for six from the free throw line while grabbing 11 rebounds against Boston University...grabbed eight rebounds and scored six points in 25 minutes before fouling out at Boston College...grabbed another eight rebounds and blocked four shots in victory over Villanova.
#40 Micah Brand - Scored a career-high 11 points, while also pulling down four rebounds in 22 minutes of action at Detroit... In his collegiate debut, grabbed a team-high seven boards in the season-opener at Iona... Also registered four points and a blocked shot against the Gaels... Posted nine points at Boston College including a free throw with 24 seconds left in the game to give the Minutemen a four point lead.
Comeback Kids
UMass has rallied from double digit deficits on 15 occasions to claim victory during the last six years. This resiliency has shown in the last two games with the latest occurance coming against Villanova this past Monday night. The Wildcats held a 11 point lead with 16 minutes left in the game. UMass would hold 'Nova scoreless for over eight minutes and hold it to 20 points in the second half as UMass came back for the one point win. Two days earlier the Minutemen did it again at Boston College when the Eagles ran out to a 12-2 lead and held a 10 point lead off and on until the 5:51 mark in the first half up 26-16. The Minutemen would then go on a 20-9 run to finish the half with a one point lead. Here is a complete list of the comebacks made by UMass since Jan., 1995:
Opponent Date Time Remaining Score Final Score West Virginia 1/27/95 4:48 in second 80-62, 97-94 (ot) Maryland 12/2/95 4:39 in first 28-12, 50-47 Boston College 12/9/95 3:52 in first 33-20, 65-57 Pittsburgh 1/23/96 13:01 in first 15-3, 79-71 (ot) Xavier 2/4/96 10:59 in first 23-12, 78-74 (ot) La Salle 2/15/96 19:40 in second 30-20, 70-53 Drexel 12/12/96 12:00 in first 14-2, 69-48 Rhode Island 1/21/97 9:51 in first 21-11, 64-60 Geo. Washington 1/30/97 6:30 in first 26-16, 68-63 Rhode Island 2/8/97 3:40 in first 29-19, 64-61 UNC-Charlotte 1/15/98 13:50 in second 42-32, 68-62 St. Joseph's 2/21/98 12:18 in second 52-41, 82-79 Dayton 1/28/99 3:19 in first 25-15, 59-57 (ot) Boston College 12/4/99 5:51 in first 26-16, 74-67 Villanova 12/6/99 16:00 in second 33-22, 52-51
Sparking with Flint
Coach Bruiser Flint has already established himself as one of the best young head coaches in the country and his record at UMass supports it. With 40 wins in his first 63 games at the helm, he achieved that win total faster than any other UMass coach in Minuteman history. In only his fourth season he is already moving up the career wins chart by leaps and bounds. Flint moved into fifth place on the career wins list with win number 58 after beating Villanova at the Mullins Center on December 6th.
The Recruiting Wars
Lamb Signs with UMass Basketball - Raheim Lamb is a 6-5, 190 pound forward ranked among the top 150 seniors in the country by most of the recruiting services.
"At first I wanted to leave Massachusetts and see what was out there but after travelling this summer I found that I wanted to stay close to home so that I could be close to my family," said Lamb. "I can't wait to get up there because I'm going into a good conference and I like everything about the school. I just can't wait to get up there."
"He's going to be a wonderful addition to your program," said Boston English head coach Barry Robinson. "Bruiser Flint is going to bring out the best in Raheim Lamb. Right now Raheim can play at that level. He's a phenomenal athlete who has a good perimeter game. I'm just going to be ecstatic to come up there and watch this kid develop under Bruiser and the coaching staff."
As a junior last season at Boston English, Lamb averaged 21.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game. He is listed as a high honorable mention and All-Metro team selection for the Boston area in Street & Smith and is the 16th ranked small forward by Hoop Showcase.
"Raheim is another big piece for our team's future success," UMass head coach Bruiser Flint said. "He's the best player in the Boston area and we want the best of Massachusetts to stay in the state because we are the State University. We've done a good job in the past in keeping the state's best home grown talent here in Amherst and Raheim is another in that category." Pugh Signs with UMass Basketball - Jameel Pugh is a 6-4, 200-pound shooting guard ranked among the top 75 seniors in the country by most of the recruiting services.
As a junior last season at Grant Union High School in Sacramento, Calif., Pugh averaged 16.0 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game. He is listed as the no. 2 shooting guard on the West Coast by Pac-West Hoops, the 78th ranked senior in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Report and is the 71st ranked senior by Basketball News.
"Jameel is a talented shooting guard who is extremely athletic," UMass head coach Bruiser Flint said. "He is a great get for us because he is coming in from the West Coast, an area we haven't had a lot of success with in recruiting. He's a good fit because of his athleticism and the fact that we are trying to get to a more athletic style of play."
The Bruiser Show
Coach Flint's weekly radio show, "The Bruiser Flint Show," is on live from Rafter's Sports Bar and Restaurant in Amherst from 6-7 p.m. on WHMP 99.3 FM and 1400 AM.. The next show will be broadcast on Monday, Dec. 27. Flint's weekly television show, "The UMass Basketball Show with Bruiser Flint presented by the TJX Companies," airs on WGGB Channel 40 (ABC, Springfield) on Sunday evenings at 11:35 p.m. The show will also be shown by WGGB on Sunday afternoons at 12:30 p.m. on weekends when UMass does not play a Sunday game. Fox Sports New England will carry the show on Monday evenings.
Coach Wins 1. Jack Leaman 217 2. John Calipari 193 3. Harold M. Gore 119 4. Robert Curran 81 5. BRUISER FLINT 58 6. Matthew Zunic 57 7. Ron Gerlufsen 55 8. John M. Orr 39
Career & Season Bests
1999-2000 Season, Career
#23 Mike Babul
Pts: 7 at Iona 15, at St. John's
Reb: 6 at Iona 12, vs. Kansas (Jr.)
FGM: 2 two times 6, two times (So. & Jr.)
FGA: 5 at UConn 12, vs. Fordham (So.)
3-FGM: 1 vs. Boston U. 1, six times (Jr. & Sr.)
3-FGA: 1 two times 2, two times (Jr.)
FTM: 3 at Iona 6, vs. Detroit (Jr.)
FTA: 4 at Iona 12, vs. Detroit (Jr.)
Asts: 5 at UConn 5, four times (Jr. & Sr.)
Blks: 2 vs. Boston U. 3, two times (Jr.)
Stls: 3 two times 4, vs. Davidson (Jr.)
Min: 33 at UConn 43, vs. Xavier (Jr.)
#3 Ronell Blizzard
Pts: 6 vs. Villanova 6, three times (Fr. & So.)
Reb: 5 at Iona 6, two times (Fr.)
FGM: 3 vs. Villanova 3, three times (Fr. & So.)
FGA: 4 three times 6, at Marshall (Fr.)
3-FGM: 1 two times same
3-FGA: 2 two times 2, five times (Fr. & So.)
FTM: 0 0
FTA: 0 2, vs. Iona (Fr.)
Asts: 1 two times same
Blks: 2 at Iona 2, two times (Fr. & So.)
Stls: 1 vs. Marshall same
Min: 12 at UConn 17, at Marshall (Fr.)
#40 Micah Brand
Pts: 11 at Detroit same
Reb: 7 at Iona same
FGM: 5 at Detroit same
FGA: 8 two times same
3-FGM: 0 same
3-FGA: 0 same
FTM: 2 vs. Boston U. same
FTA: 3 two times same
Asts: 0 same
Blks: 1 four times same
Stls: 2 at Boston College same
Min: 22 two times same
#30 Shannon Crooks
Pts: 13 at Detroit same
Reb: 5 two times same
FGM: 5 at Iona same
FGA: 14 vs. Marshall same
3-FGM: 2 vs. Boston U. same
3-FGA: 4 vs. Villanova same
FTM: 4 at Detroit same
FTA: 5 two times same
Asts: 6 vs. Villanova same
Blks: 0 same
Stls: 4 at Detroit same
Min: 34 vs. Villanova same
#11 Darryl Denson
Pts: 0 4, vs. Boston College (So.)
Reb: 0 0
FGM: 0 2, vs. Boston College (So.)
FGA: 1 vs. Boston U. 2, vs. Boston College (So.)
3-FGM: 0 0
3-FGA: 0 1, at Marshall (So.)
FTM: 0 0
FTA: 0 0
Asts: 0 0
Blks: 0 0
Stls: 0 1, vs. Boston College (So.)
Min: 1 vs. Boston U. 2, vs. Boston College (So.)
#1 Jonathan DePina
Pts: 11 at Iona 15, vs. Cincinnati (Fr.)
Reb: 4 two times 8, vs. UNC-Charlotte (Fr.)
FGM: 4 at Iona 5, vs. Cincinnati (Fr.)
FGA: 9 at Iona 12, vs. Cincinnati (Fr.)
3-FGM: 3 at UConn same
3-FGA: 3 two times 3, five times (So. & Jr.)
FTM: 2 four times 6, at URI (Fr.)
FTA: 4 at Iona 9, vs. Cincinnati (Fr.)
Asts: 4 two times 8, at Kansas (Fr.)
Blks: 0 1, three times (Fr. & So.)
Stls: 2 three times 3, two times (So.)
Min: 25 three times 31, vs. Cincinnati (Fr.)
#4 JoVann Johnson
Pts: 0 same
Reb: 1 three times same
FGM: 0 same
FGA: 2 at UConn same
3-FGM: 0 same
3-FGA: 0 same
FTM: 0 same
FTA: 0 same
Asts: 2 at Detroit same
Blks: 0 same
Stls: 1 vs. Marshall same
Min: 4 two times same
#24 Dwayne Early
Pts: 0 0
Reb: 0 0
FGM: 0 0
FGA: 1 vs. Boston U. same
3-FGM: 0 0
3-FGA: 0 0
FTM: 0 0
FTA: 0 0
Asts: 0 0
Blks: 0 0
Stls: 1 vs. Boston U. same
Min: 1 vs. Boston U. same
#22 Chris Kirkland
Pts: 23 vs. Boston U. 26, at George Washington (Jr.)
Reb: 9 vs. Villanova 16, at La Salle (Jr.)
FGM: 10 vs. Boston U. same
FGA: 17 vs. Villanova 19, at George Washington (Jr.)
3-FGM: 1 at Detroit 1, three times (So., Jr. & Sr.)
3-FGA: 2 two times 2, three times (Jr. & Sr.)
FTM: 8 two times 10 vs. Duquesne (Jr.)
FTA: 13 at Boston College 13, two times (Jr. & Sr.)
Asts: 3 vs. Villanova 4, two times (So. & Jr.)
Blks: 3 vs. Marshall 3, four times (Jr. & Sr.)
Stls: 4 vs. Villanova 5, vs. Xavier (Jr.)
Min: 37 two times 48, vs. Xavier (Jr.)
#5 Monty Mack
Pts: 26 two times 34, at Charleston (Jr.)
Reb: 5 at Detroit 10, vs. Xavier (Jr.)
FGM: 9 two times 12, at Charleston (Jr.)
FGA: 21 at UConn 24, vs. Xavier (Jr.)
3-FGM: 6 at Boston College 6, four times (Jr. & Sr.)
3-FGA: 13 two times same
FTM: 8 at UConn same
FTA: 8 at UConn 10, vs. St. Bonaventure (Jr.)
Asts: 2 three times 11, vs. St. Joe (So.)
Blks: 1 vs. Boston U. 2, two times (Jr.)
Stls: 4 two times 5, vs. SW La. (So.)
Min: 36 two times 50, two times (So. & Jr.)
#0 Anthony Oates
Pts: 2 at Iona 2, two times (Jr. & Sr.)
Reb: 2 at Iona 2, two times (Jr. & Sr.)
FGM: 1 at Iona 1, two times (Jr. & Sr.)
FGA: 2 at Iona 2, three times (Jr. & Sr.)
3-FGM: 0 0
3-FGA: 0 0
FTM: 0 0
FTA: 0 1, vs. Boston College (Jr.)
Asts: 0 0
Blks: 0 0
Stls: 1 at Iona 1, two times (Jr. & Sr.)
Min: 6 at Iona 16, at Charleston (Jr.)
#33 Kitwana Rhymer
Pts: 12 at Iona same
Reb: 17 at UConn same
FGM: 6 at Iona same
FGA: 8 three times same
3-FGM: 0 0
3-FGA: 0 0
FTM: 6 vs. Boston U. same
FTA: 6 vs. Boston U. 6, four times (So. & Jr.)
Asts: 0 1, two times (So.)
Blks: 6 vs. Marshall same
Stls: 1 two times 1, seven times (So. & Jr.)
Min: 38 at UConn same
#20 Winston Smith
Pts: 4 at Boston College 10, two times (Fr.)
Reb: 3 at Boston College 7, two times (Fr.)
FGM: 1 at Boston College 5, two times (Fr.)
FGA: 4 vs. Boston U. 12, vs. California (Fr.)
3-FGM: 0 0
3-FGA: 1 two times same
FTM: 2 two times 3, two times (So.)
FTA: 2 three times 4, three times (Fr. & So.)
Asts: 3 two times 4, two times (RFr. & So.)
Blks: 0 1, five times (Fr., RFr. & So.)
Stls: 1 two times 3, vs. Boston College
Min: 26 at Boston College 29, vs. California (Fr.)
Flint's Team Highs
Pts: 85 at Iona
Reb: 48 at Iona
FGM: 30 at Iona
FGA: 69 at Iona
3-FGM: 8 at UConn
3-FGA: 22 at UConn
FTM: 20 at Iona
FTA: 30 at Iona
Asts: 14 vs. Boston U.
Blks: 10 vs. Marshall
Stls: 14 two times
Min: 40 all games
Inside The Numbers
Miscellaneous UMass Career Totals
In '99-00, Total
Double-digit scoring games
Mack 6 60
Kirkland 6 24
Crooks 3 3
DePina 2 5
Rhymer 2 2
Brand 1 1
Babul 6
Smith 2
30-point games
Mack 1
25-point games
Mack 2 6
Kirkland 2
20-point games
Mack 4 20
Kirkland 2 5
10+ assist games
Mack 1
5+ steal games
Kirkland 1
Mack 1
5+ block games
Rhymer 1 1
10+ rebound games
Rhymer 3 4
Kirkland 8
Babul 1
Mack 1
Double-doubles (pts.-reb.)
Rhymer 1 1
Kirkland 8
Mack 1
5 or more "3's" in a game
Mack 1 7
UMass 1999-00 Scoring Highs and Lows
Highest Point Total in the First Half, UMass 38 at Iona
Lowest Point Total in the First Half, UMass 21 vs. Villanova
Highest Point Total in the First Half, Opponent 43 at Iona
Lowest Point Total in the First Half, Opponent 22 vs. Boston U.
Highest Point Total in the Second Half, UMass 47 at Iona
Lowest Point Total in the Second Half, UMass 27 vs. Marshall
Highest Point Total in the Second Half, Opponent 42 at UConn
Lowest Point Total in the Second Half, Opponent 20 vs. Villanova
Highest Point Total in Overtime, UMass
Lowest Point Total in Overtime, UMass
Highest Point Total in Overtime, Opponent
Lowest Point Total in Overtime, Opponent
Largest Lead in Overtime, UMass
Largest Lead in Overtime, Opponent
Highest Point Total in a game, UMass 85 at Iona
Lowest Point Total in a game, UMass 52 vs. Villanova
Highest Point Total in a game, Opponent 79 at UConn
Lowest Point Total in a game, Opponent 51 vs. Boston U. & Villanova
Largest Winning Margin, UMass 19 vs. Boston U.
Smallest Winning Margin, UMass 1 vs. Villanova
Largest Winning Margin, Opponent 14 at UConn
Smallest Winning Margin, Opponent 4 at Detroit
Highest Point Total in a Win, UMass 85 at Iona
Lowest Point Total in a Win, UMass 52 vs. Villanova
Highest Point Total in a Loss, UMass 65 at UConn
Lowest Point Total in a Loss, UMass 55 vs. Marshall
Highest Point Total in a Win, Opponent 79 at UConn
Lowest Point Total in a Win, Opponent 63 at Detroit
Highest Point Total in a Loss, Opponent 77 at Iona
Lowest Point Total in a Loss, Opponent 51 vs. Boston U.& Villanova
UMASS UNDER FLINT
Under Flint, Massachusetts is 102g. In '00
Overall 58-44 4-3 At Home 28-12 2-1 On Road (including neutral) 30-32 2-2 Atlantic 10 (all games) 35-19 0-0 Atlantic 10 (regular season) 32-16 0-0 Home 17-7 0-0 Road 15-9 0-0 Non-Conference 22-25 4-3 Home 10-5 2-1 Road 13-20 2-2 Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-3 0-0 NCAA Tournament 0-2 0-0 In Overtime 4-5 0-0 In Double-Overtime 1-2 0-0 Longest winning streak 10 3 Longest losing streak 4 2 Largest margin of victory 31 19 Largest margin of defeat 24 14 Largest lead 23 Largest deficit 14 Highest FG percentage in a game 61.5 46.4 Lowest FG percentage in a game 26.5 32.8 vs. America East 2-0 1-0 vs. Atlantic Coast 1-3 0-0 vs. Big East 6-7 2-1 vs. Big Ten 0-1 0-0 vs. Big 12 2-2 0-0 vs. Colonial 1-0 0-0 vs. Conference USA 1-3 0-0 vs. Mid-American 1-2 0-1 vs. Midwestern Collegiate 1-1 0-1 vs. Metro Atlantic Athletic 2-1 1-0 vs. Pacific 10 0-1 0-0 vs. Pacific West 1-0 0-0 vs. Southern 2-2 0-0 vs. Sun Belt 1-0 0-0 vs. Trans America 1-0 0-0 vs. Western Athletic 1-2 0-0 In November 4-7 1-2 In December 12-14 3-1 In January 22-7 0-0 In February 15-10 0-0 In March 4-6 0-0
UMASS UNDER FLINT WHEN...
Career, In '00
Leading at halftime 43-13 2-0 Trailing at halftime 11-28 2-2 Tied at halftime 4-3 0-1UMass shoots 50% or better 18-4 0-0 UMass shoots 40-49 percent 33-13 3-1 UMass shoots 30-39 percent 7-25 1-2 UMass shoots below 30% 0-2 0-0
Opponent shoots 50% or better 1-8 0-0 Opponent shoots 40-49 percent 14-23 2-1 Opponent shoots 30-39 percent 37-13 2-2 Opponent shoots below 30% 6-0 0-0
UMass shoots better from field 54-14 4-2 UMass shoots same/worse from field 4-30 0-1
UMass shoots better from FT line 30-16 2-1 UMass shoots same/worse from FT line 28-28 2-2
UMass commits fewer turnovers 28-19 3-1 UMass commits more turnovers 25-21 1-1 Turnovers are even 5-4 0-1 Forcing 20 or more turnovers 4-2 1-0 Committing 20 or more TOs 5-7 0-0
UMass out rebounds opponent 42-19 2-0 UMass is out rebounded 14-22 2-3 Rebounds are even 2-3 0-0
UMass scores less than 50 points 1-5 0-0 UMass scores 50-59 points 10-12 1-2 UMass scores 60-69 points 18-19 0-1 UMass scores 70-79 points 19-4 2-0 UMass scores 80 or more points 10-4 1-0
Opponent scores less than 50 points 12-0 0-0 Opponent scores 50-59 points 18-7 2-0 Opponent scores 60-69 points 19-11 1-2 Opponent scores 70-79 points 9-18 1-1 Opponent scores 80 or more points 0-8 0-0
Game is decided by 1-4 points 11-14 1-1 Game is decided by 5-10 points 18-12 2-1 Game is decided by 11 points or more 28-16 1-1
UMass bench outscores oppon. bench 32-20 3-3 Oppon. bench outscores UMass bench 16-19 1-0 Bench scoring is even 4-5 0-0
when playing in the daytime 28-12 1-1 when playing at night 30-32 3-2 when playing on a Monday 5-2 1-2 when playing on a Tuesday 7-11 0-0 when playing on a Wednesday 6-9 0-0 when playing on a Thursday 13-1 1-0 when playing on a Friday 0-7 0-0 when playing on a Saturday 20-10 2-1 when playing on a Sunday 7-4 0-0