| Game |
Final Score |
Features |
Record |
| Date |
Opponent |
UM |
Opp. |
Box Score |
Recap |
Overall |
A-10 |
| 8/18 |
Explorers Bahamas Exhibition |
128 |
59 |
 |
 |
|
|
| UM runs over Explorers in hot, humid gym. Lasme 26 points, Freeman & Forbes 18, Thomas 17. |
| 8/19 |
Crimestoppers Bahamas Exhibition |
135 |
77 |
 |
 |
|
|
| Gary "Who can't shoot?!" Forbes scores 31 points, Lasme & Thomas 23. |
| 8/21 |
Rockets Bahamas Exhibition |
126 |
59 |
 |
 |
|
|
| New gym, same result: Minutemen dominate local competition. |
| 8/22 |
Giants Bahamas Exhibition |
103 |
42 |
 |
 |
|
|
| Minutemen hold Giants to 8 second-half points. Milligan & Thomas 14 points. |
| 8/23 |
Rattlers Bahamas Exhibition |
138 |
86 |
 |
 |
|
|
| Island All-Star team can't stop Minutemen. Thomas 32 points, Forbes 27. |
| 11/4 |
Bridgeport Exhibition |
88 |
61 |
 |
 |
|
|
| Forbes 21 points, Mayben 9 assists, Lasme 6 blocks. |
| 11/11 |
Dartmouth |
98 |
61 |
 |
 |
1-0 |
|
| Freeman 25 & 10, Life 5-7 from 3, Mayben 12 points & 11 assists (ties Mullins record) in debut. |
| 11/17 |
Oakland Colonial Classic at Pittsburgh PA |
65 |
56 |
 |
 |
2-0 |
|
| Lasme 11 pts, 14 reb, 5 blocks. UMass only converts 8-22 from line (36.4%). |
| 11/18 |
Pittsburgh (#4) Colonial Classic at Pittsburgh PA |
68 |
85 |
 |
 |
2-1 |
|
| Four Minutemen in double-figures. Life continues hot 3-point shooting. Black uniforms return. |
| 11/19 |
Northeastern Colonial Classic at Pittsburgh PA |
79 |
56 |
 |
 |
3-1 |
|
| Freeman 24 & 10, Life 19 points. UM defense holds N'Eastern to 26% shooting. |
| 11/22 |
St. Francis (NY) |
63 |
49 |
 |
 |
4-1 |
|
| Lasme triple-double (first for UM in 33 years and 2nd ever) and 11 blocks sets new UM record. |
| 11/25 |
at Jacksonville State |
100 |
69 |
 |
 |
5-1 |
|
| 7 Minutemen in double-figures. First 100 pt game since 1999. Walk-on Mike Sinn makes debut. |
| 11/28 |
at Savannah State |
72 |
49 |
 |
 |
6-1 |
|
| UMass starts with 8-0 run and never looks back. Freeman leads charge with 14 & 7. |
| 12/2 |
Boston College The Commonwealth Classic |
73 |
84 |
 |
 |
6-2 |
|
| Eagles 20-3 second half run seals the win in front of a sellout crowd. Lasme 24 & 11. |
| 12/6 |
at Boston University |
56 |
54 |
 |
 |
7-2 |
|
| UM goes scoreless over last 4+ minutes but holds on for win. Freeman 20 & 12. |
| 12/9 |
Central CT State at Mohegan Sun Uncasville CT |
79 |
66 |
 |
 |
8-2 |
|
| Forbes handles point guard duties as UM closes out win. Freeman 23 points, Lasme 14 boards. |
| 12/13 |
at Louisville Billy Mindardi Classic |
72 |
68 |
 |
 |
9-2 |
|
| Minutemen win biggest non-conf road game since NC State in 2001. Freeman 21 points. |
| 12/22 |
at Kentucky |
68 |
82 |
 |
 |
9-3 |
|
| Cats shoot lights out (59% FG, 64% 3-pt). Life 24 points, Harris 13. |
| 12/28 |
Yale |
78 |
69 |
 |
 |
10-3 |
|
| UMass lucky to win with 30 turnovers (new Mullins record). Lasme 16 boards, 7 blocks. |
| 1/2 |
Miami (FL) |
71 |
72 |
 |
 |
10-4 |
|
| Missed FTs (52%) and poor guard D cost UM the win. Freeman 16 & 10, Lasme 7 blocks. |
| 1/6 |
at La Salle |
79 |
71 |
 |
 |
11-4 |
1-0 |
| UM comes back from double-digit deficit. Freeman & Lasme double-doubles, Lasme 9 blocks. |
| 1/10 |
George Washington |
91 |
84 |
 |
 |
12-4 |
2-0 |
| Lasme another triple-double (23 pts, 15 boards, 11 blocks). Freeman 21 points. |
| 1/13 |
Temple |
88 |
77 |
 |
 |
13-4 |
3-0 |
| UM slows down Temple in 2nd half. Freeman & Lasme both get double-doubles. |
| 1/18 |
at Xavier |
77 |
83 |
 |
 |
13-5 |
3-1 |
| UM gets 56 points in paint but only 4 trips to line in early battle for A-10 first place. |
| 1/21 |
Duquesne |
101 |
87 |
 |
 |
14-5 |
4-1 |
| New UM record for points in the Mullins Center. Life 24 points, Lasme 14 & 17. |
| 1/24 |
at Rhode Island |
72 |
75 |
 |
 |
14-6 |
4-2 |
| Rhody wins battle for 1st place. Freeman 19 & 12. Lasme ties Camby's career blocks record. |
| 1/28 |
at Charlotte |
66 |
61 |
 |
 |
15-6 |
5-2 |
| Lasme becomes new UMass blocks leader. Freeman 18 & 11. |
| 2/3 |
Richmond |
72 |
56 |
 |
 |
16-6 |
6-2 |
| Forbes outrebounds Richmond 16-13. 16 is new career high. Chris Lowe 19 points also career high. |
| 2/8 |
Rhode Island |
77 |
55 |
 |
 |
17-6 |
7-2 |
| Forbes 22 points (UMass career high), Lasme another triple-double. UM into 1st place. |
| 2/11 |
at Temple |
89 |
98 |
 |
 |
17-7 |
7-3 |
| Forbes 31 points (career high), but Temple shoots their way to victory. |
| 2/15 |
at Fordham |
74 |
59 |
 |
 |
18-7 |
8-3 |
| Mass quiets hostile crowd. Lasme 18 & 10 with 7 blocks. Milligan 9 & 11 on birthday. |
| 2/18 |
at Dayton |
77 |
69 |
 |
 |
19-7 |
9-3 |
| First Dayton home loss on season. Forbes 23 points, Freeman & Lasme double-doubles. |
| 2/21 |
St. Bonaventure |
83 |
44 |
 |
 |
20-7 |
10-3 |
| All players get time in romp. Lasme 17 points, Forbes 10 boards, Mayben 8 assists. |
| 2/24 |
St. Louis |
53 |
50 |
 |
 |
21-7 |
11-3 |
| Life & Forbes seal the last-minute win as Minutemen keep pace in first place. |
| 2/28 |
La Salle |
102 |
63 |
 |
 |
22-7 |
12-3 |
| Lasme notches 4th triple-double of season in Senior Day romp. |
| 3/3 |
at Saint Joseph's |
71 |
67 |
 |
 |
23-7 |
13-3 |
| Minutemen split A-10 Regular Season Championship with Xavier, first A-10 title since 1996. |
| 3/8 |
St. Louis (OT) A-10 Tournament Quarter-Final at Atlantic City NJ |
71 |
74 |
 |
 |
23-8 |
|
| St. Louis bursts UMass's bubble as most Minutemen battle flu. |
| 3/13 |
Alabama (OT) NIT First Round |
89 |
87 |
 |
 |
24-8 |
|
| Chris Lowe (19 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 5 stls) leads the Minutemen to post-season victory. |
| 3/15 |
at West Virginia NIT Second Round |
77 |
90 |
 |
 |
24-9 |
|
| 24 wins and .727 percentage are highs since the 1995-96 season. |