Providence Friars at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 72
63 - 72
Massachusetts rallies in 2nd half to beat Providence 72-63
Pipkins scored eight of his points while the Minutemen (5-5) went on a 21-3 run to make it 67-54 on Malik Hines' dunk with 2:35 left. The Friars (7-3) had a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to seven before the final minute, but UMass made 5 of 8 free throws from there.
The Friars trailed from the opening minutes until taking the lead with a 9-0 run that ended at 51-46. They missed their next 11 shots from the field while UMass retook the lead and pulled away.
Pipkins was 4 of 7 from 3-point range, Rashaan Holloway added 11 points and C.J. Anderson had 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists.
Rodney Bullock had 15 points and Jalen Lindsey scored 11 for Providence.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:19 | C.J. Anderson made Free Throw. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Foul on Kyron Cartwright. | 63 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Kyron Cartwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Makai Ashton-Langford. | 63 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Chris Baldwin made Free Throw. | 60 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:34 | UMass Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 70 |
Statistics
 PROV |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 27-48 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 11-20 | FT | 11-19 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Mullins Center
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 4,015 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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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 |