Northeastern Huskies at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 80
UMass wins 3rd straight, knocks off Northeastern 80-71
The heralded freshman center came into the contest averaging 14 points and eight rebounds per game. He pulled down six caroms against Northeastern.
Carl Pierre had 18 points for UMass, which is now 3-0 to start the season for the first time since the 2015-16 season. Sean East II added 17 points and seven assists.
Freshman T.J. Weeks, who is averaging 16 points per game through his first two games, added 12 points.
Bolden Brace had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Huskies (2-1). Tomas Murphy added 18 points. Jordan Roland, who scored 81 points in the first two games combined, was held to just 14 points.
Tyson Walker, who was second on the Huskies in scoring coming into the contest with 13.0 points per game, scored 2 points. He failed to make a shot from beyond the arc (0 of 4).
UMass plays Central Connecticut at home on Saturday. Northeastern plays Old Dominion at home on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:13 | UMass Timeout | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Jason Strong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker. | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Greg Eboigbodin Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:32 | T.J. Weeks missed Free Throw. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
 NE |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 27-57 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 13-27 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 7-8 | FT | 13-17 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 2,145 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
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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 |