Minutemen Begin Three-Game Homestand Tomorrow Against UMass Lowell

University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 7	Massachusetts (3-3 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) vs UMass Lowell (4-1 Overall, 0-0 America East)
Date \| Time	Wednesday, November 23, 2021 \| 7 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. \| Mullins Center
Tickets	Tickets
Watch	NESN+ / ESPN+
Listen	WEEI (105.5 FM) \| WCRN (830 AM) \| Varsity Network App
Live Statistics	SideArm Live Stats
Twitter	@UMassAthletics \| @UMassBasketball
Instagram	UMass Basketball
Facebook	UMass Basketball

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team returns home to the Mullins Center for its next three contests, beginning with UMass Lowell tomorrow at 7 p.m. on NESN+. The Minutemen also host Rutgers on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. and Harvard on Saturday, Dec. 4 at noon as part of the three-game homestand.

Jersey Mike's Classic

UMass fell to Ball State 89-86 in its third and final game of the Jersey Mike's Classic on Sunday in Saint Petersburg, Fla. The Minutemen dropped the first game of the tournament to Weber State on Thursday before bouncing back on Friday with a 93-90 overtime win over UNC Greensboro. UMass stormed back from down 13-0 early and went into the break tied after a Noah Fernandes buzzer beating 3-pointer. Fernandes finished with a career-high 25 points and went 11-of-12 at the line for a UMass team that finished 26-of-28 from the stripe.

Fernandes On Fire

Noah Fernandes put together back-to-back games with new career-highs in scoring, first with 21 on Thursday against Weber State before setting a new career-high the following day on Friday with 25 points in the win over UNC Greensboro.

Home Sweet Home

The Minutemen are home in the Mullins Center for their next three games beginning with the game against UMass Lowell tomorrow as part of the Kennedy Cup Challenge. UMass heads into the three-game homestand with a 2-0 record at home and are outscoring opponents 79-58 on its home court.

They're Free, Right?

UMass shot 93-percent (26-of-28) from the line in the win over UNC Greensboro, including going 24-of-24 in the second half and overtime. The performance at the line marked the first time since Jan. 20, 2018 that a UMass team has shot over 90-percent from the stripe with a minimum 10 attempts.

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— UMass Basketball (@UMassBasketball) November 23, 2021

2??1?? last night, 2??5?? tonight

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— UMass Basketball (@UMassBasketball) November 20, 2021

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