University of Massachusets Athletics
Tuesday, February 26
Amherst, Mass.
7 PM
University of Massachusetts
10-18 (3-12)A-10
48
vs
72
Dayton
19-9 (11-4 A-10)
1
2
F
Dayton
40
32
72
Massachusetts
18
30
48
Menโs Hoops Drops Home Contest To Dayton, 72-48
February 26, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Jonathan Laurent scored a game-high 21 points for UMass to go along with five rebounds.
AMHERST, Mass. โ Jonathan Laurent scored a game-high 21 points for UMass as the Minutemen fell to Dayton 72-48 on Tuesday evening in the Mullins Center. The Minutemen (10-18 Overall, 3-12 Atlantic 10) head back out on the road for a Saturday matchup at Duquesne before returning home for the home finale on March 6 against Richmond.
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Laurent's game-high came on an 8-of-13 night from the field as the junior scored 20 or more points for the second consecutive game after dropping in a career-high 24 points against Saint Joseph's on Saturday. Laurent added five rebounds and two steals.
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Tre Wood finished with eight points for the Minutemen, including four early as UMass connected on four of its first five attempts in the first half to take an 8-2 lead.
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Dayton (19-9 Overall, 11-4 Atlantic 10) took control of the contest with a quick 10-0 run to go ahead 12-8 before Laurent ended the run with a layup on the other end. The Flyers shot 14-of-17 from the field in the first half in addition to connecting on 10-of-14 attempts from the line in the opening 20 minutes to take a 40-18 lead into the locker room for half. Obi Toppin led Dayton with 19 points and eight rebounds while Josh Cunningham added 18 points.
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UMass opened up the second half by connecting on their first field goals, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Laurent and Carl Pierre. Defensively, the Minutemen held Dayton to 40-percent from the field in the final 20 minutes of play while shooting 39-percent on the offensive end.
BOX SCORE
For complete coverage of the UMass basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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Laurent's game-high came on an 8-of-13 night from the field as the junior scored 20 or more points for the second consecutive game after dropping in a career-high 24 points against Saint Joseph's on Saturday. Laurent added five rebounds and two steals.
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Tre Wood finished with eight points for the Minutemen, including four early as UMass connected on four of its first five attempts in the first half to take an 8-2 lead.
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Dayton (19-9 Overall, 11-4 Atlantic 10) took control of the contest with a quick 10-0 run to go ahead 12-8 before Laurent ended the run with a layup on the other end. The Flyers shot 14-of-17 from the field in the first half in addition to connecting on 10-of-14 attempts from the line in the opening 20 minutes to take a 40-18 lead into the locker room for half. Obi Toppin led Dayton with 19 points and eight rebounds while Josh Cunningham added 18 points.
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UMass opened up the second half by connecting on their first field goals, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Laurent and Carl Pierre. Defensively, the Minutemen held Dayton to 40-percent from the field in the final 20 minutes of play while shooting 39-percent on the offensive end.
BOX SCORE
For complete coverage of the UMass basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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Team Stats
UD
UMASS
FG%
.553
.346
3FG%
.250
.143
FT%
.680
.769
RB
31
29
TO
13
21
STL
10
4
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
4
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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