Western Carolina Catamounts at Massachusetts Minutemen
· BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 85
76 - 85
Pipkins 21 points leads UMass past Western Carolina, 85-76
A game after knocking down seven 3-pointers in a win over Niagara, Pipkins drilled five treys against the Catamounts. Pipkins shared Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors after scoring 34 points against Niagara and 23 in a loss to Harvard last week.
The Minutemen hit 11 three-pointers, giving them 26 in their last two games. UMass shot 45.8 percent from the field (27 of 59), hitting 11 of 33 shots from deep.
Western Carolina shot 23 of 48 from the floor (47.9 percent), including 6 of 17 from deep.
Carl Pierre scored 15 points off the bench for UMass (3-1).
Freshmen Matt Halvorsen and Desmond Johnson scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, to lead Western Carolina (1-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Desmond Johnson made Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Luwane Pipkins made Free Throw. | 73 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Luwane Pipkins made Free Throw. | 73 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Matt Halvorsen. | 73 - 83 |
Statistics
 WCU |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 27-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 11-33 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 24-31 | FT | 20-22 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Mullins Center
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 2,042 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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 |