UMass Lowell River Hawks at UMBC Retrievers

· America East Playoffs - Semifinal

UMass Lowell River Hawks

15-17, 5-13 Away

UMBC Retrievers

22-8, 13-2 Home

UMBC Retrievers square off against the UMass-Lowell River Hawks in America East Tournament

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UMass-Lowell River Hawks (15-17, 10-7 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (22-8, 15-2 America East)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EDT

Retrievers -7.5; over/under is 146.5

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC plays in the America East Tournament against UMass-Lowell.

The Retrievers' record in America East games is 15-2, and their record is 7-6 in non-conference play. UMBC ranks fourth in the America East with 12.3 assists per game led by Anthony Valentine averaging 4.0.

The River Hawks' record in America East action is 10-7. UMass-Lowell has a 4-10 record against teams over .500.

UMBC's average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 more made shots on average than the 7.5 per game UMass-Lowell gives up. UMass-Lowell has shot at a 46.4% clip from the field this season, 3.8 percentage points greater than the 42.6% shooting opponents of UMBC have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time this season. UMBC won 84-60 in the last matchup on Feb. 28. Jah'likai King led UMBC with 24 points, and JJ Massaquoi led UMass-Lowell with 17 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: DJ Armstrong averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Retrievers, scoring 12.7 points while shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc. King is averaging 14 points over the past 10 games.

Xavier Spencer is shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the River Hawks, while averaging 11.9 points. Angel Montas is averaging 21.9 points and 6.3 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 10-0, averaging 78.0 points, 35.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points per game.

River Hawks: 7-3, averaging 76.6 points, 34.7 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.

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UMBC: 83.4%

UMass Lowell: 16.6%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

UML		UMBC
W2	Streak	W10
75.8	Points Against	67.2
75.1	Points Per Game	75.8
46	Field Goal %	47
32	Three Point %	36
37.5	Rebounds Per Game	35.5
12.7	Assists Per Game	12.3
3.1	Blocks Per Game	2.5
5.3	Steals Per Game	4.9
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
12.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.2
75.8	Points Against	67.2

Game Information

Venue: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

Location: Baltimore, MD
Capacity:

2025-26 America East Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UMBC	14-2	-	22-8
Vermont	12-4	2	21-11
NJIT	10-6	4	16-16
UMass Lowell	9-7	5	15-17
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