UMass Hosts Unbeaten Northeastern In Wednesday Matinee

Nov. 25, 2014

Massachusetts (4-1) vs (rv/nr) Northeastern (4-0)
Date	Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Location	Amherst, Mass. \| Mullins Center
Tickets	866-UMASS-TIX \|  Ticket Info
TV	None
Radio	105.5 FM WEEI (Springfield/Amherst), 1440 AM WVEI (Worcester)  Listen Online \| Use the TuneIn App for Mobile Devices to listen
Online Video	A-10 Digital Network ($)
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Notes	Massachusetts (pdf) \| Northeastern (pdf)
Social Media	@UMassAthletics \| Live Game Blog

 Weekly Game Notes - UMass Hosts Unbeaten Northeastern In Wednesday Matinee

 Coming off a weekend split against ACC teams Notre Dame and Florida State, UMass will return home for the conclusion of the campus-site portion of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament where it will face Northeastern on Wednesday at 2 PM.
 The UMass Sports Network will feature the "Voice of the Minutemen" Josh Maurer handling play-by-play duties alongside analyst Tim Collins. The game can be heard live starting at 1:40 PM (ET) on 105.5 FM WEEI (Springfield) and 1440 AM WVEI (Worcester). The broadcast is also available online through www.UMassAthletics.com and on smart phones and tablets through the TuneIn app.
 The game will not be televised but webstreamed on the A-10 Digital Network.

QUICK HITTERS
 This is the 106th season of UMass Basketball. UMass has an all-time record of 1,235-1,081 (.537) in 2,313 games. UMass is 458-314 (.593) in conference games, including a 294-294 in Atlantic 10 play. The Minutemen have claimed 15 regular-season conference championships and five tournament titles.
 Wednesday's game will be the continuation of 6 games in 13 days to start the season. 
 The Minutemen rank first nationally in free throws made (140) and attempted (186), 42nd in free throw pct. (75.2) and 29th in total blocks (22). 
 The Minutemen return seven letterwinners, including starters Maxie Esho and Cady Lalanne, from last season that went 24-9 overall and 10-6 in Atlantic 10 play en route to it's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 16 years (1998). The team also returned to the national rankings for the first time since 1998-99, climbing as high as No. 12 in late January. 
 UMass entered the year having won 70 games in the last 3 years (25, 21 & 24) and participated in 2 NITs (reaching the Final Four in 2012) and 1 NCAA tourney. 
 UMass lost three senior starters from the 2013-14 squad in Chaz Williams (professionally in Turkey), Raphiael Putney (NBA D-League) and Sampson Carter (Slovakia/Portugal).

SERIES HISTORY WITH NORTHEASTERN & THE CAA
 UMass and Northeastern are meeting for the 54th time in men's basketball on Wednesday. UMass lists a 36-17 series lead.
 UMass leads 20-7 in Amherst and has split the only two games played at the Mullins Center.
 UMass is 38-45 all-time against current members of the Colonial Athletic Association, with 53 contests coming against Northeastern. They also have winning records against Drexel (2-0), Hofstra (2-1), UNC Wilmington (2-0), Towson (2-0) and William & Mary (1-0). UMass has won six-consecutive over CAA foes. Its last loss came to NU in 2004.

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