University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, December 2
Cambridge, Mass.
7 PM
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Minutemen Storm Back To Beat Crimson, 71-68
December 02, 2022 | Men's Basketball
UMass trailed by as many as 11 in the second half before taking its first lead since the 11:48 mark of the first half with under three remaining.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team won its fifth straight game to mark the best start to a season since 2013-14 with a 71-68 win over Harvard on Friday night in the Lavietes Pavilion. The Minutemen (6-1 Overall) trailed by as many as 11 in the second half before storming back to take their first lead since the 11:48 mark of the first half with just 2:53 remaining.
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T.J. Weeks Jr. gave the Minutemen a two-point advantage on a layup through contact with 2:53 left as part of his 13 points on the evening. Harvard came back to take a one-point lead on a pair of Chris Ledlum free throws with 1:13 remaining before a Tafara Gapare 3-pointer pushed the UMass lead back to two. Gapare finished with a season-high eight points and shot 2-of-3 from range.
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Fellow freshman RJ Luis knocked down a pair of free throws with one second left to give UMass a three-point advantage after Gapare helped force a Crimson turnover at the other end with two seconds remaining up one.
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Noah Fernandes finished with a team-high 18 points, with 15 coming in the second half, on 7-of-11 from the field. Fernandes knocked down four field goals for 11 points during a span of under three minutes as the Minutemen chipped away at an eight-point deficit. The guard also converted on two free throws to tie at 63-63 with 3:20 left before exiting the game.
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Wildens Leveque finished with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds, including a drive and slam with 5:29 left to make it a two-point contest.
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Dyondre Dominguez scored seven points on the night and score five straight off the bench early in the game before a 14-0 Harvard run saw the Crimson take a 24-13 lead with 7:08 left in the first.
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The Minutemen return home to the Mullins Center on Monday night for a 7 p.m. matchup against UAlbany.
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For complete coverage of the UMass men's basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter at @UMassMBB, on Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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T.J. Weeks Jr. gave the Minutemen a two-point advantage on a layup through contact with 2:53 left as part of his 13 points on the evening. Harvard came back to take a one-point lead on a pair of Chris Ledlum free throws with 1:13 remaining before a Tafara Gapare 3-pointer pushed the UMass lead back to two. Gapare finished with a season-high eight points and shot 2-of-3 from range.
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Fellow freshman RJ Luis knocked down a pair of free throws with one second left to give UMass a three-point advantage after Gapare helped force a Crimson turnover at the other end with two seconds remaining up one.
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Noah Fernandes finished with a team-high 18 points, with 15 coming in the second half, on 7-of-11 from the field. Fernandes knocked down four field goals for 11 points during a span of under three minutes as the Minutemen chipped away at an eight-point deficit. The guard also converted on two free throws to tie at 63-63 with 3:20 left before exiting the game.
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Wildens Leveque finished with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds, including a drive and slam with 5:29 left to make it a two-point contest.
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Dyondre Dominguez scored seven points on the night and score five straight off the bench early in the game before a 14-0 Harvard run saw the Crimson take a 24-13 lead with 7:08 left in the first.
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The Minutemen return home to the Mullins Center on Monday night for a 7 p.m. matchup against UAlbany.
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For complete coverage of the UMass men's basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter at @UMassMBB, on Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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Team Stats
UMass
HU
FG%
.429
.489
3FG%
.333
.231
FT%
.688
.750
RB
30
36
TO
11
17
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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