UMass Lowell River Hawks at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mincey scores 27, UMass-Lowell knocks off UMass 96-83
Mincey added six rebounds for the River Hawks (6-4). Martin Somerville scored 22 points and added five assists. Yuri Covington had 19 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line.
Jayden Ndjigue led the way for the Minutemen (3-7) with 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. Jaylen Curry added 17 points and two steals for UMass. Marqui Worthy finished with 15 points.
UMass-Lowell took a 17-13 lead in the first half with a 10-0 run. Led by 12 first-half points from Covington, UMass-Lowell carried a 40-38 lead into the break. UMass-Lowell took the lead for what would be the final time on Xzavier Lino's jump shot with 15:41 left in the contest. His team would outscore UMass by 11 points in the final half.
UMass-Lowell plays Wednesday against LIU at home, and UMass hosts UMass-Boston on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 96 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 96 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jaylen Curry made Free Throw. | 96 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Massachusetts Offensive Rebound. | 96 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jaylen Curry missed Free Throw. | 96 - 82 |
Statistics
 UML |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-50 | FG | 30-63 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 2-14 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 30-34 | FT | 21-33 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fouls | 29 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 2,357 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 0-0 | - | 8-6 |
| UMBC | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
| New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| NJIT | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| Bryant | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
| UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
| Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 3-11 |
| Maine | 0-0 | - | 1-13 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Buffalo | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Kent State | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Bowling Green | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Akron | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Toledo | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-6 |
| Massachusetts | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Ohio | 0-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Western Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Central Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 4-9 |
| Ball State | 0-1 | 1 | 3-9 |