La Salle Explorers at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 66
59 - 66
UMass keeps La Salle at bay for 66-59 win
UMass (14-9, 7-3 Atlantic 10) matched its largest lead of 12 points at 48-36 with 11:04 to go. La Salle (13-10, 5-5) scored eight straight to close within 48-44, but the Minutemen kept their lead between four and eight points the rest of the way.
Lalanne finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds and Maxie Esho also scored 11.
The freshman Clark made a season-high five 3-pointers on seven attempts and finished two points short of the personal best (25) he set against Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 7.
Jordan Price led the Explorers with 30 points. His missed a 3-point attempt with 25 seconds left that would have closed the deficit to two. UMass made all four free throws from there.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Derrick Gordon Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Cleon Roberts missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Trey Davis made Free Throw. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Trey Davis made Free Throw. | 59 - 65 |
Statistics
 LAS |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 21-49 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 14-22 | FT | 18-24 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Mullins Center
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 4,673 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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 |