University of Massachusets Athletics
Postgame Notes: UMass 74, Fordham 61
January 18, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2006
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Postgame Notes -- UMass 74, Fordham 61 Mullins Center, Jan. 18, 2006
* UMass is now 6-0 at home this season and has won its last 10 games in a row at the Mullins Center.
* Rashaun Freeman posted his sixth double-double of the season and 25th of his career with 21 points and 13 rebounds. It was his 11th game with 10 or more this season in 14 games. In him 71 career games, he has double-figures 57 times. Freeman passed 20 points for the fifth time this year and 17th in his career.
* Freeman moved to 28th in career scoring at UMass with 1,097. He passed Jack Foley (1,081, played 1954-57).
* Chris Lowe drew his first collegiate start at point guard and tallied a career-high 14 points and had a career-high seven assists. His previous scoring best was 10 points vs. Siena (12/23). Lowe also had two turnover - the first coming with just 3:11 left in the game.
* Jeff Viggiano scored in double-figures for the second game in a row with 15. It was his seventh game this season with 10 or more and 33rd of his career.
* Stephane Lasme had seven blocks to move to fifth on UMass' all-time blocked shots list with 189, passing Kitwana Rhymer (184 from 1998-2002). The nation's third-leading shot blocker is averaging 4.6 per game. Next on the list is Edwin Green (190 from 1980-84). It was the fifth time this season Lasme had five or more blocks.
* UMass had just 13 turnovers after tying its season high of 23 at Saint Louis in its last game.
* UMass had 12 blocks in the game, topping its average of 8.3 coming into the game, which was second-best in the nation behind UConn (9.0).
* Rashaun Freeman, playing a headband in the first half for the first time at UMass scored the game's first basket just 36 seconds into the game.
* Jeff Viggiano drew his second charge of the season in the second half on Marcus Stout. Rashaun Freeman also drew a charge with 8:30 left in the game.
* UMass improved to 3-1 in Atlantic 10 play for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
* UMass is now 10-1 all-time against Fordham at the Mullins Center and leads the all-time series 21-10. The Minutemen have won seven straight at home vs. Fordham, last losing in 1999.