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Pipkins scores 44 points, UMass gets by La Salle 86-79 in OT
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Pipkins scores 44 points, UMass gets by La Salle 86-79 in OT
Luwane Pipkins set a program record with 44 points and Massachusetts overcame a 21-point deficit to beat La Salle 86-79 in overtime
Pipkins broke the nearly 50-year-old mark of 41 points set by Billy Tindall on Feb. 10, 1968. Pipkins was 15-of-27 shooting, made six 3s, all eight of his free throws, grabbed five rebounds and passed five assists.
Pipkins, who scored 11 straight UMass points to close the second half, made a pair of free throws to tie the game at 74 with 25 seconds left in regulation. La Salle's Pookie Powell missed a jumper at the other end with four seconds left.
Carl Pierre, who tied a career-high with 25 points, started overtime with a 3-point play and a jumper, Pipkins added back-to-back 3s and the Minutemen never trailed in the extra session.
La Salle started the second half with a 6-2 run and led 48-27 with Isiah Deas' 3. He made a pair of free throws with 9:12 left, which marked La Salle's last double-digit lead at 58-47. UMass went on a 21-8 run to tie it at 66 as Pipkins scored 14.
Powell set a career-high with 30 points for La Salle (7-10, 1-3) and Deas scored 19.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Isiah Deas Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Pookie Powell missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Amar Stukes Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Johnnie Shuler missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 86 |
Statistics
 LAS |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-64 | FG | 31-64 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 15-19 | FT | 13-15 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 2,056 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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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 |