University of Massachusets Athletics
Sunday, January 17
New York, N.Y.
2:30 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
5-3,4-1Atlantic 10
65
at
46
Fordham
1-5,1-5Atlantic 10
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 44 | 21 | 65 |
| Fordham | 15 | 31 | 46 |
Mitchell Drops 24 As UMass Tops Fordham On The Road, 65-46
January 17, 2021 | Men's Basketball
BRONX, N.Y. – The UMass men's basketball team (5-3, 4-1) used a 52% shooting performance to open up a 29-point halftime lead to coast to a 65-46 victory over Fordham on Sunday at Rose Hill Gym. Sophomore Tre Mitchell led the way with 24 points to pace two Minutemen in double-figures on the day as UMass secured its best start to conference play since the 2013-14 season and moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic 10 standings.
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Mitchell finished the day 7-of-18 from the floor to record double-figures for the 31st straight game. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native was also a perfect 7-of-7 from the line. T.J. Weeks Jr. had 11 points, all in the first half, on 3-of-10 shooting (2-of-5 from three) for a UMass team that shot 34% (20-of-59) overall and 10-of-28 from deep and turned 16 Rams turnovers into 21 points. Ronnie DeGray III (eight points, 10 rebounds) and Carl Pierre (nine points, five rebounds) also had strong days for Massachusetts.
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The Minutemen were red hot from the field to start the game, shooting 52% overall and going 9-of-14 from three to open up a commanding lead on the Rams in the field half, 44-15. Mitchell had 13 and 5 while Weeks Jr. contributed 11 off the bench on the offensive side while the defense held Fordham to a 7-of-26 start, the fewest points allowed in a half since Dec. 22, 2017 against Maine (15).
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Massachusetts used runs to 13-0 and 16-2 to take control early with six different Minutemen finding the scoresheet.
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It was more of the same for the visitors to start the second half, using an 8-0 run to build on its lead to go up by as many as 35 with 15:58 to play. The Rams would continue to fight, though, chipping away at the deficit over the final 15 minutes to pull within 17 after a 10-2 run with 4:17 to play.
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The Rams were led by Joel Soriano's 12 points on 6-of-13 from the floor along with 12 rebounds while Chris Austin added 10 points for a Fordham team that shot 37% (19-of-51) overall and just 2-of-11 from deep.
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Mitchell finished the day 7-of-18 from the floor to record double-figures for the 31st straight game. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native was also a perfect 7-of-7 from the line. T.J. Weeks Jr. had 11 points, all in the first half, on 3-of-10 shooting (2-of-5 from three) for a UMass team that shot 34% (20-of-59) overall and 10-of-28 from deep and turned 16 Rams turnovers into 21 points. Ronnie DeGray III (eight points, 10 rebounds) and Carl Pierre (nine points, five rebounds) also had strong days for Massachusetts.
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The Minutemen were red hot from the field to start the game, shooting 52% overall and going 9-of-14 from three to open up a commanding lead on the Rams in the field half, 44-15. Mitchell had 13 and 5 while Weeks Jr. contributed 11 off the bench on the offensive side while the defense held Fordham to a 7-of-26 start, the fewest points allowed in a half since Dec. 22, 2017 against Maine (15).
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Massachusetts used runs to 13-0 and 16-2 to take control early with six different Minutemen finding the scoresheet.
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It was more of the same for the visitors to start the second half, using an 8-0 run to build on its lead to go up by as many as 35 with 15:58 to play. The Rams would continue to fight, though, chipping away at the deficit over the final 15 minutes to pull within 17 after a 10-2 run with 4:17 to play.
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The Rams were led by Joel Soriano's 12 points on 6-of-13 from the floor along with 12 rebounds while Chris Austin added 10 points for a Fordham team that shot 37% (19-of-51) overall and just 2-of-11 from deep.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
UMass
FU
FG%
.339
.373
3FG%
.357
.182
FT%
.833
.400
RB
37
39
TO
9
16
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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