Massachusetts Minutemen at Holy Cross Crusaders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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68 - 60
68 - 60
UMass uses second-half run to beat Holy Cross 68-60
Seth Berger added 13 points, Luwane Pipkins 11 and Rashaan Holloway 10 with eight rebounds for the Minutemen (3-1), who shot 50 percent from the floor and made eight 3-pointers while surviving 23 turnovers.
The Crusaders (0-3) also had eight 3-pointers but shot just 30.9 percent overall. Malachi Alexander and Anthony Thompson scored 14 points each while Patrick Benzan had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. Benzan's double-double was the first this season for Holy Cross.
Trailing by nine in the second half, the Crusaders rallied to tie at 50-all on Benzan's basket with seven minutes remaining. But the Minutemen went on a 15-2 run, capped by a Zach Lewis bucket for a 65-52 lead with two minutes remaining.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Malachi Alexander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Thompson. | 68 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Patrick Benzan Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Zach Lewis missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Chris Baldwin Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 57 |
Statistics
 MASS |
 HC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-46 | FG | 17-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 14-18 | FT | 18-28 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 17 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 23 | Fouls | 14 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Hart Center Arena
Location: Worcester, MA
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Location: Worcester, MA
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
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