Massachusetts Minutemen at Providence Friars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 78
79 - 78
Luwane Pipkins lifts UMass over Providence 79-78
Curtis Cobb and Carl Pierre added 16 and 15 points, respectively, as the three starting guards for UMass (6-4) combined for 57 points.
Alpha Diallo led Providence with 21 points and backup center Nate Watson added 14 points.
Pipkins' final basket gave the Minutemen just their second lead of the second half after trailing by 18 points at halftime.
Diallo's layup gave Providence (7-3) a 78-77 lead with 2:03 remaining but the Friars went scoreless the rest of the game while missing their last four shots.
Providence led 63-49 with 10:58 remaining in the game before the Minutemen stormed back over the next five minutes, cutting their deficit to one point, 71-70. The Friars extended their lead to 76-70 before UMass rallied again.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rashaan Holloway Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Alpha Diallo missed Layup. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Luwane Pipkins made Layup. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:25 | UMass Timeout | 77 - 78 |
Statistics
 MASS |
 PROV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 26-55 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 10-17 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 59 |
| 9-17 | FT | 16-25 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Amica Mutual Pavilion
Location: Providence, RI
Attendance: 10,427 | Capacity:
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