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Back To Mullins As Men's Hoops Hosts Dayton On Tuesday Night
February 25, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Special night as Minutemen face Flyers in critical match-up on NESNPlus (7 PM).
| University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information | |
| Game 28 | Dayton (18-9, 10-4 A-10) at Massachusetts (10-17, 3-11 A-10) |
| Date // Time | Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 // 7:00 PM (ET) |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Mullins Center |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Live Stats |
| Game Notes | vs. Dayton (PDF) |
| Watch | TV: NESNPlus // Digital: ESPN+, NESNGo |
| Listen | 105.5 FM WEEI, 830 AM WCRN, Tune-In App |
| @UMassAthletics // @UMassBasketball | |
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| UMass Home Tickets | 866-UMASS-TIX // Single Game, Season Ticket, Mini-Plan, Parquet Pass Info |
| University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball - Dayton Preview |
• It's a special Tuesday night edition of A-10 hoops as the UMass basketball team hosts Dayton at the Mullins Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 PM as the two programs meet for the second time this season. The Minutemen are coming off a thrilling 80-79 win over Saint Joseph's last Saturday that saw a pair of 20-point performances from Jonathan Laurent and Carl Pierre.
• Wednesday's game will be televised on NESNPlus with Josh Maurer (play-by-play) and Frank Sullivan (analyst) calling the action. It will also be streamed digitally via on ESPN+ and NESNGo for desktop and mobile devices.
• On the radio airwaves, the game will be broadcast on the UMass Sports Network anchored by flagship station 105.5 FM WEEI and online via the TuneIn App. New Voice of the Minutemen Jay Burnham will be joined courtside by former player Tim Collins.
• Overall, UMass holds a slight 14-13 advantage in the overall series following the road loss in Ohio earlier this season. The last time the two teams played at the Mullins Center, UMass came away with an 86-82 win in double-overtime thanks to 28 points from Luwane Pipkins. Unique McLean hit a jumper in the paint with 11 seconds left in the second OT to seal the win. In the earlier game this year, UMass used a hot-shooting second half to comeback against the Flyers hitting 54 percent of its shots in the stanza. The Minutemen tied the game 63-63 with just over seven minutes left in regulation. Four Minutemen scored in double figures led by 19 from Pipkins and 16 from Carl Pierre.
• The Minutemen have played in a number of close games this year with 14 games being decided by seven-or-fewer points. The Minutemen are 6-8 in those contests. Six of UMass' 13 league games were decided by five-or-fewer points with the Minutemen in position to tie or go ahead late in each of the loses.
• UMass is led again this season by Pipkins who is the top returning scorer in the Atlantic 10 after notching 21.2 points per game last year. He was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason First Team after a breakout sophomore campaign. He is one of just six players in program history to average over 21 points a game in a single-season joining the likes of Julius Erving and Marcus Camby. He also became the 51st player in program history to eclipse 1,000 points for his career.
• With 1,397 career points, Pipkins needs 32 more points to pass Horace Neysmith (12th, 1,428 pts, 1981-85) on the all-time scoring list at UMass. If Pipkins maintains his current scoring average, he could finish among UMass' top-10 all-time scorers as a junior.
• Pipkins also ranks 14th in career scoring average (15.9 pts), 5th for career three-pointers (225), 13th in assists (324), and 10th in steals (140).
• On the year, UMass has the seventh best scoring average (71.0 pts) in the Atlantic 10, ranks fifth in field goal percentage (44.3) and is third in three point field goal percentage (35.1). Defensively, UMass is 13th in the league giving up 72.6 points per night - though in league play that number has fallen to 69.6 points allowed which ranks 9th overall. While the defense has improved during league play, the offense has averaged just 63.3 points which ranks 14th.
• Individually, Rashaan Holloway leads the A-10 for field goal percentage (71.0) while Pipkins ranks fifth in the league for points per game (16.6) and third in assists per game (5.2). Jonathan Laurent remains the top three-point shooter in the A-10, connecting on 46.7 percent of his attempts from range while Carl Pierre is third (40.5 percent).
• On the season, Pipkins' 16.6 points per night leads the Minutemen. Pierre ranks second with an 11.8 point per game average, while Holloway rounds out the top scorers with a 8.9 point average. Laurent and Curtis Cobb are just shy of double figures as well averaging 8.8 and 8.4 points, respectively, per night.
• Pierre has been the hot hand over the last five games averaging 20.6 points on 36-of-66 shooting that includes 23 three pointers. He has scored 20-plus points in the last three of the last four games with a career-best 26 points in the overtime loss at George Mason and the game-winner against Saint Joseph's with 2.3 seconds left in regulation.
