University of Massachusets Athletics

Saturday, November 27
Amherst, Mass.
2 PM

University of Massachusetts

vs

Rutgers

MBB Celebration

Men’s Basketball Hosts Rutgers Tomorrow In The Mullins Center

November 26, 2021 | Men's Basketball

The Minutemen will tip off against the Scarlet Knights at 2 p.m.

University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 8 Massachusetts (4-3 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) vs. Rutgers (3-2 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Date | Time Saturday, November 27, 2021  |  2 p.m.
Location    Amherst, Mass.  |  Mullins Center
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AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team hosts Rutgers for a 2 p.m. tip tomorrow in the Mullins Center as part of a three-game homestand for the Minutemen. The game will be available on the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com.

Home Sweet Home
The three-game homestand for UMass rolls on Saturday against Rutgers with game two of three in a row at home. The Minutemen are 3-0 in the Mullins Center and have ourscored opponents 83.3-65.7 on their home floor.

Last Time Out
UMass defeated UMass Lowell 92-81 on Wednesday in the Mullins Center behind six double-digit scorers. Javohn Garcia led the Minutemen with a season-high 18 points while T.J. Weeks Jr. and C.J. Kelly each added 12 points. Dyondre Dominguez added season-highs in rebounds with seven and assists with four. UMass shot 53.6-percent from the field and built its largest lead of the night of 24 points with 14:23 remaining. Rich Kelly and Trent Buttrick each finished with 11 points while Michael Steadman chipped in 10 points and hauled in 4 boardss in 12 minutes of his UMass debut.

High Powered Offense
The Minutemen are averaging 81.9 points per game through seven games this season. UMass led the Atlantic 10 a season ago with 76.7 points per contest and ranked 51st nationally in scoring and 55th in assist to turnover ratio.

Game Notes
 
Thursday, March 12
Tuesday, March 03
Tuesday, March 03
Tuesday, March 03