Yale Bulldogs at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 80
Yale tops UMass 83-80 in OT for sixth straight win
Jordan Bruner scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, made six assists and got a key block in OT as the Minutemen made just 2-of-7 shots.
Swain hit a baseline jumper and a layup and Paul Atkinson made 1-of-2 free throws before the Minutemen got on the board in OT with Tre Mitchell's jumper. Eric Monroe and Atkinson combined for three free throws for an 83-77 lead before Carl Pierre hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left.
Atkinson added 15 points and had 10 rebounds and Matthue Cotton scored 13 points for Yale (9-3). Eric Monroe had eight assists.
UMass led 45-40 at halftime and Bruner tied it at 75-all with a dunk with 49 seconds left to play in regulation.
Pierre scored 26 points and hit a career-high eight 3-pointers for UMass (5-6), which has lost six straight. Mitchell scored a career-high 24 points with nine rebounds and Sean East II added 16 points.
UMass plays Maine at home next Friday and Yale plays at Clemson on Dec. 22.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Carl Pierre made Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Paul Atkinson made Free Throw. | 83 - 77 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Paul Atkinson made Free Throw. | 82 - 77 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Foul on Sean East II. | 81 - 77 |
Statistics
 YALE |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 34-64 | FG | 32-66 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 4-6 | FT | 4-4 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 2,212 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |