NCAAB

Massachusetts Minutemen at La Salle Explorers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
81 - 82
12-14, 8-6 Home

Shepherd and Brickus score 19 points apiece as La Salle downs UMass 82-81

Brickus made a pair of free throws to give La Salle an 80-75 lead with 10 seconds left, and he added two more from the line with four seconds to go that made it 82-78. Jaylen Curry hit a 3-pointer to end it.

Shepherd shot 6 for 11 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Explorers (12-14, 3-10 Atlantic 10 Conference). Brickus was 7 of 13 from the floor and added six assists. Khalil Brantley chipped in with 10 rebounds and six assists. The Explorers ended a five-game slide with the victory.

Josh Cohen finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Minutemen (16-9, 7-6). UMass also got 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals from Matt Cross. In addition, Rahsool Diggins had 14 points and two blocks.

La Salle turned an 11-point second-half lead into an 18-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 71-53 lead with 10:23 left in the half. Brickus scored 10 second-half points.

How can I watch Massachusetts vs. La Salle?

  • TV Channel: Massachusetts at La Salle 2021 College Basketball, week 15, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Matchup Prediction

La Salle: 26.9%
Massachusetts: 73.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 81 - 82
2nd 0:00 Jaylen Curry made Three Point Jumper. 81 - 82
2nd 0:04 Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw. 78 - 82
2nd 0:04 Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw. 78 - 81

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/113.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMASS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2325.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAS
25-59 FG 28-59
42.4 Field Goal % 47.5
8-27 3PT 9-21
29.6 Three Point % 42.9
23-28 FT 17-22
82.1 Free Throw % 77.3
35 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
13 Assists 18
6 Steals 6
4 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 12
3 Fast Break Points 15
30 Points in Paint 28
17 Fouls 19
0 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Tom Gola Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1,636 | Capacity:

2023-24 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Richmond 15-3 - 23-10
Loyola Chicago 15-3 - 23-10
Dayton 14-4 1 25-8
Massachusetts 11-7 4 20-11
VCU 11-7 4 24-14
Duquesne 10-8 5 25-12
George Mason 9-9 6 20-12
St. Bonaventure 9-9 6 20-13
Saint Joseph's 9-9 6 21-14
La Salle 6-12 9 16-17
Fordham 6-12 9 13-20
Rhode Island 6-12 9 12-20
Davidson 5-13 10 15-17
Saint Louis 5-13 10 13-20
George Washington 4-14 11 15-17
Full Standings