Massachusetts Falls 73-59 to St. Bonaventure

AMHERST, MASS. -- Massachusetts basketball (11-15, 6-7 A-10) fell in a 73-59 game to St. Bonaventure (18-9, 6-8) at the Mullins Center on Saturday afternoon.

Tarique Foster led the Minutemen setting multiple career highs on the afternoon. The sophomore recorded 14 points going 4-for-5 from the free throw line, while tacking on three steals.

Rahsool Diggins scored 13 points, marking his 19th game this season in double digits.

Daniel Rivera had an all-around performance scoring 11 points, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out three assists. The San Juan native also contributed a steal and a block.

The Bonnies were led by Chance Moore who tallied a double-double, scoring a game-high 15 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.

Breaking Down The Action

Marqui Worthy opened the scoring for the Minutemen with from the free throw line keying an early 5-0 run highlighted by a Tarique Foster three-pointer over less than a minute.
Lajae Jones got the Bonnies on the board with a jumper in the paint with 18:37 on the clock.
A Daniel Hankins-Sanford layup made it an 8-4 lead in favor of the Minutemen.
Back-to-back buckets by Bonaventure's Noel Brown put the Bonnies in front, 11-8, with 14:28 left in the half.
The two teams exchanged baskets with a layup by Malek Abdelgowad to tie the game.
UMass took a small lead off a dunk by Rivera but was answered by a shot from the arc by St. Bonaventure's Jonah Hinton to retake the lead.
The Bonnies momentum continued pulling away, 29-20 with over four minutes until the half.
Diggins hit a basket from downtown to generate a 6-0 run pulling the Minutemen within three.
Bonaventure answered with a 10-0 run to take a 39-26 lead into halftime.
Out of the locker room, Worthy's jumper in the paint at 18:24 made the score 39-28.
The teams went back and forth with Bonaventure extending their lead off a handful of layups.
Daniel Rivera's layup started a 9-1 run for the Minutemen highlighted by baskets from the charity stripe with 3:04 left in the game.
Diggins put UMass within ten with two free throws followed by a three-pointer by Foster.
Bonaventure took advantage of their time at the line to close out the game for a final score of 73-59.

Newcomer Notifications

Six newcomers saw action on the evening, with Rivera entering as a starter.
Rivera scored 11 points, shooting 5-of-10 from the field.
Malek Abdelgowad recorded four points with five rebounds in 12 minutes of play.
Akil Watson went perfect from the charity line.
Amadou Doumbia claimed four rebounds in seven minutes of court time.

Numbers To Know

3: Four Minutemen reached double digits: Foster (14), Diggins (13), Rivera (11).
6: Hankins-Sanford put away a team-high six rebounds.
10: Massachusetts swiped 10 steals in the matchup.
14: Foster scored a career-high 14 points across 37 minutes of action.
15: The Minutemen forced 15 turnovers on the afternoon.
16: Rivera's double-digit performance marked his 16th as a Minuteman.
19: Diggins recorded his 19th game in double figures.
31: Massachusetts nabbed 31 rebounds on the afternoon.

Series History

With the result, Massachusetts now holds a 41-36 record against the Bonnies all-time.
Massachusetts is now 23-26 in A-10 play and 28-16 at home with Coach Martin at the helm.

Up Next

The Minutemen head to Richmond for a midweek tilt against VCU on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Siegel Center. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).

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Team Stats

Tarique Foster

Rahsool Diggins

Daniel Rivera

Marqui Worthy

Players Mentioned

Malek Abdelgowad

Rahsool Diggins

Amadou Doumbia

Tarique Foster

Daniel Hankins-Sanford

Daniel Rivera

Akil Watson

Marqui Worthy

Players Mentioned

Malek Abdelgowad

Rahsool Diggins

Amadou Doumbia

Tarique Foster

Daniel Hankins-Sanford

Daniel Rivera

Akil Watson

Marqui Worthy

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