Saint Joseph's Hawks at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 80
79 - 80
Pierre's late heroics lead UMass past Saint Joseph's 80-79
Pierre buried a 3 with 17.6 seconds to go to bring the Minutemen (10-17, 3-11 Atlantic 10) within 79-78. Saint Joseph's turned it over on its next possession and after Pierre's go-ahead shot, Lamarr Kimble missed a 3-point shot as time expired.
The Hawks (11-16, 4-10) led 54-37 at halftime and the two teams traded baskets to start the second half. Pierre's late score marked UMass' only lead of the game. Jonathan Laurent led UMass with 24 points and eight rebounds. The Minutemen finished 31-of-54 shooting (57.4 percent) including 10 of 21 from 3-point range. Keon Clergeot distributed seven assists to help UMass snap a two-game skid.
Chris Clover led the Hawks with 19 points and Kimble scored 14 to lead six players in double-digit scoring.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UMass Deadball Team Rebound. | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Lamarr Kimble missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Saint Joseph's Timeout | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Carl Pierre made Jumper. Assisted by Keon Clergeot. | 79 - 80 |
Statistics
 JOES |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 31-54 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 21-24 | FT | 8-10 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Mullins Center
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 3,967 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |