University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Rams Defeat Minutemen 58-55 On Last Second Shot
January 25, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2006
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Dawan Robinson's 3-pointer with three seconds to play lifted Rhode Island to a 58-55 win over Massachusetts on Wednesday night.
The Minutemen's Chris Lowe missed a 25-foot desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Robinson finished with 14 points for Rhode Island (11-6 overall, 5-1 Atlantic 10) which won its fifth consecutive game.
Massachusetts (9-7, 4-2) trailed 53-45 with 1:13 to play but tied the game 55-55 on Rashaun Freeman's layup with 10.6 seconds to play.
Robinson brought the ball up the court and hit an open 3-pointer from the right.
Freeman led UMass with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Will Daniels and Parfait Bitee each had 11 for Rhode Island and Jimmy Baron scored 10.
Jeff Viggiano also had 14 and James Life scored 13 for Massachusetts, including 11 in the final six minutes.
Viggiano sparked Massachusetts with nine points in the first half, including a 3-pointer and a dunk on back-to-back possessions to start a 9-0 run that turned a 14-8 deficit into a 17-14 lead.
Bitee scored the last four points of the first half to give the Rams a 28-22 lead at halftime.
