Clark scores 22 points; UMass beats North Carolina A&T 65-59
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Donte Clark scored 22 points and Massachusetts pulled away in the last four minutes to beat North Carolina A&T 65-59 on Tuesday night.
Clark was 9 of 14 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Luwane Pipkins added 11 points for Massachusetts (7-3), which bounced back from a 75-69 loss at Providence on Saturday.
Sam Hunt made four 3-point shots and finished with 16 points to lead North Carolina A&T (1-8). Eliel Gonzalez had six assists and chipped in 10 points.
C.J. Anderson had nine points and a team-high eight rebounds for Massachusetts.
Pipkins made a 3-pointer to give the Minutemen the lead for good, 55-53 with 4:27 remaining, as UMass closed on a 13-6 spurt to seal it. Pipkins scored seven points, and Anderson capped the scoring with a dunk with 32 seconds left.
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| Team Stats | ||
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| NC A&T - | 64.3 PPG | 38.7 RPG | 11.0 APG |
| Massachusetts - | 71.8 PPG | 38.5 RPG | 16.0 APG |
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