Matthews, Iverson help Rhode Island beat UMass, 79-77
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) E.C. Matthews made 10 of 14 from the field and scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, Kuran Iverson hit a late 3-pointer and Rhode Island overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Massachusetts 79-77 win on Sunday.
Iverson finished with 10 points, Hassan Martin added 17 with six blocked shots and Jeff Dotwin scored 11 for Rhode Island (11-6, 3-2 Atlantic 10).
Matthews scored six points during a 9-2 run that gave the Rams the lead, 67-62, for good with four minutes left. Dejon Jarreau's layup pulled the Minutemen within four about a minute later but Iverson's 3 made it 73-66 with 2:35 to go and Rhode Island held on from there.
Malik Hines' layup gave UMass (11-7, 1-4) a 31-16 lead, but the Rams closed the half on an 11-2 run to pull within 38-34 and a 3-point play by Matthews gave them their first lead, 43-42, with 16 minutes to play. There were eight lead changes and five ties from there.
Rashaan Holloway had 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Jarreau finished with 15 points, a career-high nine assist and five rebounds for UMass.
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Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
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Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
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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Massachusetts 11-7 | 71.8 PPG | 38.5 RPG | 16.0 APG |
Rhode Island 11-6 | 73.6 PPG | 40.1 RPG | 13.3 APG |
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. Holloway C | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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. Matthews G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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R. Holloway C | 20 PTS | 7 REB | 0 AST | ||
E. Matthews G | 22 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST |
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