Minutemen Roll Past RIC 109-78, in Exhibition Win

AMHERST, MA. -- Massachusetts basketball earned a 109-78 win over Rhode Island College in exhibition action on Saturday evening at the Mullins Center.

The Minutemen were led by senior Daniel Hankins Sanford who recorded his first double-double of the season with 22 points and 13 rebounds on 28 minutes of action. Leonardo Bettiol also tallied a team-high 22 points, going 7-8 from the field with three rebounds.

Dimitri Clerc totaled a season high 14 points with three rebounds and an assist over nearly 19 minutes of gameplay.

The Anchormen were led by Kyle Prete, who scored a team-high 16 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field. Prete recorded four made three pointers and two rebounds in the matchup.

Breaking Down The Action

Massachusetts opened the scoring with a pair of free throws by Daniel Hankins-Sanford with 18:33 on the clock into the first half.
A buzzer beater in the paint from Leonardo Bettiol gave Massachusetts an early 7-0 lead.
The Anchormen got their first points of the afternoon from a free throw by Kanye Wavezwa sparking a 10-0 run over two minutes to give RIC the lead.
Bettiol's jumpshot with 7:36 in the half tied the game at 29-29 a piece.
A free throw from Hankins-Sanford capped a 9-3 Massachusetts run, giving the Minutemen a 38-32 lead with 4:24 remaining in the first half.
Back-to-back layups from Hankins-Sanford and Dimitri Clerc gave the Minutemen a 47-40 advantage at halftime.
Five points from Marcus Banks Jr. fueled a 12-3 run, extending the Massachusetts advantage to 72-51 with 12:48 remaining.
Bettiol led a 9-0 Massachusetts run with seven points over 1:07 of play, giving the Minutemen an 83-58 lead with 9:39 left on the clock.
Dwayne Wimbley Jr. sank a layup to push Massachusetts over 100 points, giving the Minutemen a 101-76 lead with 3:01 remaining.
A final 7-2 run extended the Massachusetts lead, 109-78 to finish the game.

Newcomer Notifications

10 newcomers saw action on the evening, with Bettiol, Marcus Banks Jr., and K'Jei Parker entering as starters.
Bettiol matched Hankins-Sanford with a team-high 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field.

Numbers To Know

3: Three Minutemen tallied five assists: Parker, Danny Carbuccia and Wimbley Jr.
4: Four Minutemen reached double figures on the night: Hankins-Sanford (22), Bettiol (22), Clerc (14), and Wimbley (11).
10: UMass had a combined 10 steals.
29: Massachusetts recorded 29 total assists.
44: The Minutemen nabbed 44 rebounds over the afternoon.

Up Next

The Minutemen welcome Marshall for their regular season opener on Monday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Banks Jr.

Leonardo Bettiol

Danny Carbuccia

Dimitri Clerc

Daniel Hankins-Sanford

K'Jei Parker

Dwayne Wimbley Jr.

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