Minutemen Fall 80-87 to Temple in Game 1 At Mohegan Sun

AMHERST, MASS. -- Massachusetts (1-4) dropped a competitive 87-80 game to Temple (4-2) on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun.

The Minutemen orchestrated a 15-2 scoring run late in the first half to bring the game within one possession but could not close the gap in the second half. Massachusetts held a strong presence down low, scoring 30 points in the paint while swatting four shots.

Sophomore Jaylen Curry led the Minutemen with 17 points to go along with three rebounds and a pair of assists. Curry has now scored in double figures in four consecutive games.

Shahid Muhammad scored a season-high 12 points, shooting 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. The performance marks the first double-digit scoring total for Muhammad.

Daniel Hankins-Sanford recorded his second double-double of the year, scoring 15 points while snagging a team-high 10 rebounds.

The Owls were led by Jamal Mashburn Jr., who scored a game-high 26 points on the night.

Breaking Down The Action

A free throw from Daniel Rivera got the scoring going, giving Massachusetts a 1-0 lead 19 seconds after the opening tip.
An and-one layup from Temple's Quante Berry made it 7-2 Owls with just under 18 minutes to go in the first half.
A fast break three-pointer from Jaylen Curry punctuated a 7-0 swing for the Minutemen, providing a 9-7 lead with 16:18 left in the half.
A three-point basket from Jameel Brown made it 18-11 Temple, with 12:27 on the clock.
A pair of free throws from Berry gave Temple their largest lead of the game at 32-17 with 7:07 remaining.
A turnaround jumper from Rahsool Diggins capped a 15-2 scoring run from the Minutemen cutting the Temple lead to 35-34 with 2:30 to play in the first half.
Temple's Brown sunk his second three of the night to push lead back to seven with less than a minute on the clock.
The Minutemen went into halftime trailing 43-36.
Shahid Muhammad finished an alley-oop to cut the deficit to four just one minute into the second half.
Temple secured their largest lead of the second half at 62-48 after a transition dunk from Shane Dezonie with 13:38 remaining on the clock.
The Minutemen traded baskets with the opposition for much of the next 11 minutes, cutting the deficit to nine on five different occasions.
A made jumper from Daniel Hankins-Sanford cut the Temple advantage to seven with 1:19 to go in regulation.
Two free-throws from Tarique Foster brought the deficit down to six points with 20 seconds left in regulation but Massachusetts was unable to close the gap, falling 87-80 at Mohegan Sun.

Newcomer Notifications

Four newcomers saw action on the evening, with Muhammad and Rivera both entering as starters.
Muhammad's poured in a season-high 12 points, including six at the free throw line.
Guerengomba played a career-high 20 minutes, scoring seven points.

Numbers To Know

1: Shahid Muhammad earned his first start as a Minuteman.
2: Hankins-Sanford tallied his second double-double of the season.
4: Four Minutemen finished the game in double digits, Curry (17), Hankins-Sanford (15), Muhammad (12) and Ndjigue (11).
18: Muhammad has now recorded 18 blocks through four games.
30: UMass scored 30 points in the paint on the night.

Series History

With the result, Massachusetts now holds a 23-44 record against the Owls all-time.
The two programs last faced each other in 2018 with Temple claiming a 65-63 victory on Dec. 12 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Up Next

The Minutemen continue their stay at Mohegan Sun to challenging Florida State in game two of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Uncasville, CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).

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Team Stats

Jaylen Curry

Hankins-Sanford Daniel

Shahid Muhammad

Jayden Ndjigue

Players Mentioned

Jaylen Curry

Rahsool Diggins

Tarique Foster

Daniel Hankins-Sanford

Shahid Muhammad

Daniel Rivera

Players Mentioned

Jaylen Curry

Rahsool Diggins

Tarique Foster

Daniel Hankins-Sanford

Shahid Muhammad

Daniel Rivera

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