Maine Black Bears at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 74
53 - 74
Mitchell propels Massachusetts to 74-53 victory over Maine
Mitchell buried 9 of 17 shots from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, for the Minutemen (6-6), who snapped a six-game losing streak. Mitchell added seven rebounds. Carl Pierre had 14 points, Sean East II added 12 points, six assists and five boards and C.J. Jackson scored 10.
Nedeljko Prijovic led the Black Bears (3-9) with 14 points. Sergio El Darwich, who was second on the Black Bears in scoring heading into the matchup with 10 points per game, shot only 18 percent for the game (2 of 11).
UMass plays Akron on the road next Monday. Maine plays Hawaii on the road next Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Stephane Ingo made Free Throw. | 53 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Stephane Ingo made Free Throw. | 52 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Randall West. | 51 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Stephane Ingo Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 74 |
Statistics
 ME |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-48 | FG | 29-66 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-18 | FT | 5-7 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Mullins Center
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 2,194 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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 |