AST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Massachusetts had a chance to get back to the top of the rankings, and the Minutemen didn't waste it.
The second-ranked Minutemen beat No. 21 Georgia Tech 75-67 Friday night, just hours after No. 1 Kansas was beaten 74-66 in overtime by Temple in the opening game of the inaugural Jimmy V Classic at the Meadowlands.
"Number one means more to the other team. Now we're just a bigger target," UMass coach John Calipari said. "There are 25 games left in the season. I don't know if we're the best team in the country."
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"We were a little tentative to start, but this was finding a way to win and we did it again," said Calipari, whose team had 10 days off for exams.
Freshman guard Stephon Marbury led GeorgiaTech (6-5) with 18 points, while Eddie Elisma had 17 and 15 rebounds.
"They have a great team," Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins said of the Minutemen.
"They will be there at the end of the season. I look forward to watching them."
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (#21) | 67 |
Massachusetts Minutemen (#2) | 75 |
The Jimmy V Classic at Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford NJ |
GEORGIA TECH-Harpring 2-11 0-0 5, Maddox 5-12 2-6 13, Elisma 8-16 1-3 15, Marbury 7-20 3-4 18, Barry 1-9 4-4 6, Saunders 4-7 0-1 8 , Gaston 0-2 0-0 0, Hod 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Bren- nan 0-0 0-0 0, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-77 10-18 67. MASSACHUSETTS - Dingle 4-9 2-5 10, Bright 4-6 4-6 13, Camby 8-18 2-9 18, E.Padilla 3-5 5-8 12, Travieso 5-11 4-6 17, Weeks 2-4 0-0 4, Norville 0-0 0-0 0, Burns 0 0 0 0 0, G.Padilla 0-0 1-2 1, Cottrell 0-1 0-0 0, Nunez 0-0 0-0 0, Maclay 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 18-36 75. Halftime-Massachusetts 35, Georgia Tech 26. 3 Point goals- Georgia Tech 3-17 (Harpring 1-2, Maddox 1-2, Marbury 1-8, Barry 0-5) Massachusetts 5-12 (Travieso 3-9, Bright 1-1, E-Padilla 1-2). Fouled out-Harpring, Maddox, Elisma. Rebounds- Georgia Tech 46 (Elisma 15) Massachusetts 48 (Camby, Dingle 9). Assists- Georgia Tech 12 (Barry 7) Massachusetts 12 (E.Padilla 5). Total fouls- Georgia Tech 27. Massachusetts 17. Technicals- Massachusetts bench, Harpring A-13,452.