University of Massachusets Athletics
Monday, December 5
Amherst, Mass.
7 PM
University of Massachusetts
7-1,0-0Atlantic 10
87
vs
73
UAlbany
3-7,0-0America East
1
2
F
UAlbany
21
52
73
Massachusetts
46
41
87
UMass Rolls UAlbany For Sixth Straight Win, 87-73
December 05, 2022 | Men's Basketball
Six Minutemen finished in double-figures led by Tafara Gapare’s 15 points and 14 from Isaac Kante.
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team won its sixth straight game as they rolled to an 87-73 win over UAlbany on Monday night in the Mullins Center. Six players finished in double figures for the Minutemen (7-1 Overall), led by Tafara Gapare's career-high 15 points on 6-of-10 from the field.
UMass dominated the first half after falling behind early before an 8-of-11 start from the field helped the Minutemen gain a 16-10 lead. Brandon Martin and Keon Thompson each started the night 3-for-3 from the field as UMass shot a blistering 68-percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes. Both players finished with a season-high in scoring, with Martin finishing with 10 and Thompson recording a career-best 13.
The Minutemen used a 10-0 scoring run with six points from Isaac Kante to push their lead to a then game-high 18 points at 35-17 with 3:24 left in the opening half. Kante finished the night a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line for 14 points to go along with four boards.
UMass knocked down 10 straight field goals near the end of the first half to stretch the least to 26 at 44-19 before Martin beat the buzzer on a second chance bucket to make it a 46-21 game at the break. The Minutemen forced the Great Danes into 10 first half turnovers and held them to 23-percent from the field in the first half. UMass finished with 12 steals, led by a career-high five from Gapare, while forcing UAlbany into 19 turnovers in the game.
UAlbany opened the second half 7-of-10 from the field to trim its deficit to 16 after the UMass lead grew to the largest of the evening at 53-26 with 18:02 to go. UMass went on to hold UAlbany to one made field goal in their next 12 attempts to extend the lead back to 25 points with just over eight minutes to go. The Great Danes made 10 of their final 12 field goals to help bring it to an 87-73 final.
T.J. Weeks Jr. added 10 points and team-leading marks in rebounds with eight and assists with five on the night while Dyondre Dominguez chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench. UMass posted 50 of its 87 points in the paint and got 58 points of production off the bench.
The Minutemen remain home in the Mullins Center for an in-state battle with UMass Lowell on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
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.
UMass dominated the first half after falling behind early before an 8-of-11 start from the field helped the Minutemen gain a 16-10 lead. Brandon Martin and Keon Thompson each started the night 3-for-3 from the field as UMass shot a blistering 68-percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes. Both players finished with a season-high in scoring, with Martin finishing with 10 and Thompson recording a career-best 13.
The Minutemen used a 10-0 scoring run with six points from Isaac Kante to push their lead to a then game-high 18 points at 35-17 with 3:24 left in the opening half. Kante finished the night a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line for 14 points to go along with four boards.
UMass knocked down 10 straight field goals near the end of the first half to stretch the least to 26 at 44-19 before Martin beat the buzzer on a second chance bucket to make it a 46-21 game at the break. The Minutemen forced the Great Danes into 10 first half turnovers and held them to 23-percent from the field in the first half. UMass finished with 12 steals, led by a career-high five from Gapare, while forcing UAlbany into 19 turnovers in the game.
UAlbany opened the second half 7-of-10 from the field to trim its deficit to 16 after the UMass lead grew to the largest of the evening at 53-26 with 18:02 to go. UMass went on to hold UAlbany to one made field goal in their next 12 attempts to extend the lead back to 25 points with just over eight minutes to go. The Great Danes made 10 of their final 12 field goals to help bring it to an 87-73 final.
T.J. Weeks Jr. added 10 points and team-leading marks in rebounds with eight and assists with five on the night while Dyondre Dominguez chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench. UMass posted 50 of its 87 points in the paint and got 58 points of production off the bench.
The Minutemen remain home in the Mullins Center for an in-state battle with UMass Lowell on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
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.
Team Stats
ANY
UMass
FG%
.397
.532
3FG%
.333
.200
FT%
.600
.692
RB
40
35
TO
19
12
STL
4
12
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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