Massachusetts Minutemen at La Salle Explorers
· ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
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69 - 67
69 - 67
UMass holds off La Salle 69-67 in A10 Tournament first round
No. 13 seed UMass (13-19) will face fifth-seeded George Mason (15-16) in a Thursday quarterfinal.
Pookie Powell's 3-point play gave La Salle its last lead, 62-61, before UMass pushed ahead to 68-67 with 44 seconds to play. La Salle's B.J. Johnson blocked Unique McLean's jumper with 14 seconds remaining, but Powell missed a jumper and a 3-pointer in the final eight seconds.
Luwane Pipkins added 15 points, Malik Hines had 14 and Carl Pierre 11 for the Minutemen. Anderson and Pipkens both shot 4 of 7 from long range.
Tony Washington scored 20 points to lead No. 12 seed La Salle (13-19). Johnson and Powell chipped in 18 points apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UMass Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Pookie Powell missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Luwane Pipkins made Free Throw. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:04 | UMass Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 67 |
Statistics
 MASS |
 LAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 21-57 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 1-16 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 6 |
| 17-24 | FT | 24-29 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC
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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 |
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 |