University of Massachusets Athletics
Postgame Notes: GW 69, UMass 66
February 16, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 16, 2006
Recap | Box Score | Quotes
* James Life scored a season-high 25 points and a Division I career-high in the loss. Life scored 55 in a game at Manatee Community College last season. Life set new season/UMass highs with eight field goals made and tied his best from the foul line making 6-of-6.
* Life was one of four double-figure scorers for UMass.
* Brandon Thomas scored UMass' first seven points of the game. It marked the seventh time this season he scored UMass' first field goal of the game. He finished with 13 points.
* Thomas reached double-figures for the second straight game, in his second start in a row, coming after nine games in a row without reaching 10 points. It was Thomas' seventh game this season and double-figures and 22nd overall.
* Thomas had a season-high six rebounds, a personal high at UMass. He had 12 in a game while at LIU.
* Jeff Viggiano tallied 11 points -- all in the second half -- his second game in a row with 11 points. It was his 11th time with 10 or more in 22 games this season. It was his 37th career game in double-figures.
* Stephane Lasme played an all-around game with 11 points, team-high nine rebounds and four blocks. He made 5-of-6 from the floor in the loss. It was his 10th time in double-figures this season and 15th of his career. He has doubled his total of 10-point games coming into the season in his freshmanand sophomore year combined.
* Lasme had four blocked shots and now has 214 in his career to remain third all-time at UMass, but he is now just eight shy of Harper Williams (222) for second all-time.
* UMass' 29 turnovers in a game was a season-high. The UMass school record for TOs in a game is 38 set vs. Boston University on Jan. 15, 1980.