University of Massachusets Athletics
Notes: UMass 78, Richmond 74
March 01, 2008 | Men's Basketball
March 1, 2008
UMass won at Richmond for the first time in history with a 78-74 win. The Minutemen were previously 0-3.
The Minutemen are now on a four-game win streak the longest since a six-game win streak at the end of December and early January.
Forbes continued to score in double-figures in every game this season with 17. He has scored 10 or more in 32 games in a row dating to last season.
Ricky Harris reached double-figures for the 25th time in 28 games this season with 24. He had 10 in the game's first 8:40 and 18 in the first half alone, making four 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes.
For Harris, it was his 13th game with 20 or more points and first in more than a month when he had 21 at Duquesne on Jan. 30.
Etienne Brower scored in double-figures for the ninth time in 10 games with 17. It was his 20th game this season with 10 or more points.
Matt Glass had a career-high in rebounds with seven with all seven in the first half. His previous high was four.
UMass made 10 or more 3-pointers for the 11th time this season. The 10-of-19 for 52.6 percent was the second-best of the year. Only the Northern Illinois game (53.8) was better back on Nov. 10.