Massachusetts Minutemen at Boston College Eagles
· COACHES vs CANCER TRIPLEHEADER
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 62
71 - 62
UMass runs away from BC in 2nd half, 71-62
Junior guard Derrick Gordon, the first active openly-gay player in Division I basketball, received a nice hand from the sparse crowd in pregame introductions and scored all 15 of his points in the second half for the Minutemen (2-0).
Cady Lalanne had 11 points and 10 boards for UMass, which beat Boston College for the second straight year.
Olivier Hanlan led the Eagles (1-1) with 18 points.
The game was the middle one of the second annual Coaches vs. Cancer tripleheader, featuring six of the state's Division I programs.
UMass converted six turnovers into easy transition baskets during a 21-5 run to start the second half, turning an eight-point deficit into a 45-37 lead with 14 1/2 minutes to play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Seth Berger Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | John Cain Carney missed Free Throw. | 71 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | John Cain Carney made Free Throw. | 71 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Foul on Massachusetts. | 71 - 61 |
Statistics
 MASS |
 BC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-41 | FG | 20-57 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 0-3 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 0 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 31-46 | FT | 17-27 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: TD Garden
Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:
Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |