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MHERST - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball players didn't get much sleep Tuesday night and Travis Ford didn't get any after the Minutemen's 89-87 overtime win over Alabama in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
The team left Amherst at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday for an 11 a.m. flight to Pittsburgh after a game that ended just before midnight. It then bused the 80 miles south to Morgantown, W.Va., for tonight's game at 9 against West Virginia in the second round of the NIT.
UMass (24-8), the No. 4 seed in the East, advanced with its first postseason win in a national tournament since 1996.
Ford planned to stay up all night watching video of the Mountaineers, but admitted that preparation for tonight's game would be limited.
"It's tough preparation-wise because West Virginia plays a different style of basketball, but I think our kids are running on adrenaline right now. I think they're going to be excited about playing," Ford said. "I do believe that this time of year it's more about yourself. As much as I love preparation and scouting, you have to focus on yourself and make sure you're ready to play."
He did plan to utilize inside knowledge of Mountaineers' system from Luke Bonner, the sophomore backup center who played for West Virginia for a season before transferring to UMass.
"We're going to lean on him as much as possible. We'll run things by him and he'll give us suggestions and opinions," Ford said. "It's great to have somebody who was just in that system a couple years ago."
Bonner said he wasn't sure how much help he'd be scouting his former team.
"They've got a pretty different makeup. They're a very difficult team to scout because they have so many different plays," Bonner said. "But I'm definitely going to be involved trying to help out as much as I can."
Bonner added, "It's exciting to go back. I haven't been back since I transferred. I've been talking trash a little bit with a couple of my buddies who I still talk to."
Bonner said he is uncertain about how the crowd would treat him. "I'm curious. I left there on good terms. I was kind of like a fan favorite when I was there and I still get emails every once in a while from West Virginia fans wishing me luck. They're one of the toughest student sections to play against, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they have to say. I get a kick out of it. It's funny."
Bonner is the third Minuteman to face his former school this year. Dante Milligan squared off against Pittsburgh and Etienne Brower was on the bench when the Minutemen played Boston University.
West Virginia (23-9) was likely one of the last teams who were considered but left out of the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers' 4-5 finish to the season likely cost them a bid.
The top-seeded team in the East, West Virginia defeated No. 8 Delaware State 74-50 Tuesday.
Seven of the Mountaineers nine losses came against teams in the NCAA Tournament. They boast wins over UCLA, Villanova, North Carolina State and Connecticut.
Senior Frank Young, a 6-foot-5 forward, leads the Mountaineers with 14.2 points per game, followed by sophomore big man Joe Alexander, who averages 11.1 points and a team-best 4.7 rebounds.
West Virginia does most of its damage from deep as it has hoisted almost 900 3-point attempts which puts it among the nation's leaders.
The Mountaineers have made 328 of those shots, a .367 percentage, which is well ahead of a point per shot.
"They play a combination of Princeton with a little more aggressiveness to it. I know they've shot almost 900 3-point shots this year," Ford said. "They're going to shoot a lot of them. That's going to be a key to the game, defending the three. Rebounding is a must. You have to limit how many shots they get period."
Matt Vautour can be reached at [email protected]. For more UMass coverage including a frequently updated UMass sports blog, go to www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/umsports.
ess than 48 hours after winning its first postseason game since 1996, the Massachusetts men's basketball team travels to West Virginia to face the No. 1-seeded Mountaineers in the second round of the NIT this evening at 9 p.m.
UMass (24-8) defeated Alabama, 89-87, in overtime on Tuesday night at the Mullins Center. It was the team's first national playoff win since 1996 when the Minutemen went to the Final Four.
In perhaps one of the biggest tests for UMass this season, West Virginia (23-9) hosts the Minutemen at the WVU Coliseum, with the winner hosting the quarterfinals against either No. 6 NC State or No. 7 Marist next week.
UMass and West Virginia's paths to the NIT quarterfinals have been nearly identical. West Virginia finished the regular season in seventh place in the Big East. The Mountaineers defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East Tournament, but were eliminated by No. 12 Louisville, 82-71, in double overtime of last Thursday's quarterfinals - the exact same night UMass was ousted from the Atlantic 10 Tournament by Saint Louis in overtime.
The Mountaineers thought their resume was good enough for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid after the first-round win over the Friars, but they never got the call from the Selection Committee, just like the Minutemen.
Six Big East teams advanced to the Big Dance, with West Virginia and Syracuse being surprisingly shutout of the action and thrown into the NIT - Providence is the third Big East team in the tournament.
UMass will have to shut down the Mountaineers' prominent 3-point shooting, as West Virginia leads the Big East in 3-point field goals made, averaging 10.25 buckets from behind the arc per game.
West Virginia is led by senior Frank Young. The 6-foot-5 forward leads the team in scoring with 14.2 points per game. The Mountaineers have four players averaging in double figures in scoring. Young is joined by forward Joe Alexander (11.1 ppg) and guards Darris Nichols (10.6 ppg) and Alex Ruoff (10.3 ppg). Alexander also leads the team in rebounding with 4.7 boards per game.
Young (17) and Ruoff (14) combined for 31 points in the Mountaineers' 74-50 first round win over Delaware State on Tuesday night. West Virginia outscored Delaware State 39-13 in the first half, en route to its 23rd win of the season.
Now UMass comes into the WVU Coliseum after putting together one of its greatest performances of the year on Tuesday night. Sophomore point guard Chris Lowe hit a fade-away floater in the lane with 1.6 seconds remaining in overtime, giving the Minutemen an 89-87 win over Alabama.
Lowe tied his career-high with 19 points in the win, but A-10 Player of the Year Stephane Lasme carried the team on his back throughout the game. Lasme fouled out of the game with three minutes left in overtime, but he finished the game with a team-high 21 points and nine blocks.
His fifth and final foul led to two free throws made by Alabama's Jermareo Davidson, putting the Crimson Tide on top 85-84. But he wasn't done contributing.
"When [Stephane] fouled out, it was the best leadership I've ever seen from a player," UMass coach Travis Ford said. "He was getting after it, and maybe coaching more than I was. He wanted to win so bad."
Lasme was standing next to Ford for the remainder of the game, and had been more vocal than ever before, not wanting to end his last game at the Mullins Center with a loss.
There's still a chance to come home for one more. The only obstacle is West Virginia, a team that is also looking to prove something to the NCAA Selection Committee.
ORGANTOWN, W.Va. - It looked like it might be a repeat of the 1995 season when UMass rallied back from 18 points down to beat West Virginia in overtime the last time these two teams faced each other. This time, the Minutemen trailed by 19 in the second half, whittling it to four on two occassions, but the Mountaineers were too much down the stretch defeating UMass 90-77 in the second round of the 2007 MasterCard NIT on Thursday night at the WVU Coliseum.
At 24-9 overall, UMass finishes its season with the fifth best record in school history.
West Virginia's Frank Young led all scorers in the game with a career-high 31 points on the strength of six three pointers and 11-of-15 shooting from the floor. His six three pointers in the game gave him the school record for treys in a single-season with 101.
Stephane Lasme (Libreville, Gabon) led UMass with 14 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks to finish his career with 1,011 points. James Life (Fort Myers, Fla.) was the high-scorer for the Minutemen with 20 points despite going 0-4 in the first half from behind the three-point arc and scoring just two points. He found his stroke in the second half hitting four-of-five from down town to help the UMass rally.
West Virginia (24-9) led by as many as 19 early in the second half before the Minutemen were able to whittle that down to a 56-52 with 11:52 to play. UMass cut the lead thanks to a 16-5 run on the strenght of seven points from Life and five points from Dante Milligan (New York, N.Y.). Milligan finished the game with a career-high 10 points after Rashaun Freeman (Schenectady, N.Y.) was saddled early in the second half with his fourth foul.
WVU hit six free throws to extend the lead to 62-52 in the next two minutes.
The Mountaineers continued to build their lead before Life hit back-to-back treys and then scored a lay-up off a WVU turnover to make it a four point game, 74-70, with 4:55 to go.
A jumper from Da'Sean Butler and two free throws from Young stretched the lead back to eight, 78-70.
The Mountaineers, however, closed the final minutes of the half on a 12-7 run to improve to 16-1 at home this season.
WVU led at the half 37-23 after UMass had one of its worst halves of basketball all season. The Minutemen scored the second-fewest total points in a half and had their second-worst field goal shooting percentage.
UMass finished the game shooting 50 percent hitting 31-of-62 field goals. The Minutemen were able to convert 13 Mountaineer turnovers into 22 points, however, the WVU bench outscored UMass 23-to-19.
West Virginia will now play the winner of the N.C. State/Marist game tomorrow night.
| Massachusetts Minutemen (#4 East seed) | 77 |
| West Virginia Mountaineers (#1 East seed) | 90 |
| NIT Second Round at West Virginia | |
Official Basketball Box Score
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
3/15/07 9:00 p.m. at WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va.
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VISITORS: Massachusetts 24-9
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
13 Lasme, Stephane..... f 7-15 0-0 0-2 7 7 14 4 14 1 4 3 0 38
3 Forbes, Gary........ f 6-13 1-3 2-3 2 2 4 0 15 3 4 0 1 31
1 Freeman, Rashaun.... c 2-5 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 4 6 0 2 0 0 15
14 Lowe, Chris......... g 3-4 0-1 2-4 0 1 1 3 8 5 1 0 3 29
34 Life, James......... g 7-13 4-9 2-2 0 3 3 2 20 0 2 0 2 36
10 Mayben, Tiki........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 16
2 Thomas, Brandon..... 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
20 Milligan, Dante..... 4-6 0-0 2-4 2 0 2 5 10 1 0 0 1 15
22 Brower, Etienne..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
31 Bonner, Luke........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
5 Harris, Ricky....... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 31-62 5-15 10-17 16 19 35 20 77 15 15 3 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 2nd Half: 21-30 70.0% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 8-15 53.3% Game: 58.8% 2
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HOME TEAM: West Virginia 24-9
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 ALEXANDER, Joe...... f 4-9 0-3 1-1 2 1 3 1 9 0 0 1 0 17
21 YOUNG, Frank........ f 11-15 6-8 3-6 0 4 4 2 31 3 0 1 2 35
33 SUMMERS, Rob........ c 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 3 5 2 5 1 0 2 0 21
14 NICHOLS, Darris..... g 4-5 2-3 4-4 1 1 2 4 14 6 4 0 0 37
22 RUOFF, Alex......... g 3-10 1-8 1-3 0 4 4 3 8 7 5 2 1 32
1 BUTLER, Da'Sean..... 4-8 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 10 2 3 0 1 28
3 MAZZULLA, Joe....... 1-2 0-0 6-6 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 11
43 SMALLIGAN, Jamie.... 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 5 0 1 0 1 19
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 31-57 12-28 16-21 9 20 29 15 90 19 13 6 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 16-26 61.5% Game: 54.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-18 38.9% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 42.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 16-21 76.2% Game: 76.2% 3
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Officials: John Gaffney, Sean Hull, Tim Nestor
Technical fouls: Massachusetts-None. West Virginia-None.
Attendance: 7146
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Massachusetts................. 23 54 - 77
West Virginia................. 37 53 - 90
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Milligan (UMass) fouled out with 3:09 left in the game.
Points in the paint-UMASS 46,WVU 28. Points off turnovers-UMASS 22,WVU 19.
2nd chance points-UMASS 17,WVU 10. Fast break points-UMASS 6,WVU 4.
Bench points-UMASS 14,WVU 23. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-UMASS 2nd-00:08, WVU 2nd-00:55.
Largest lead-UMASS None, WVU by 19 2nd-16:48.
Play-by-Play
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
3/15/07 9:00 p.m. at WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va.
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: West Virginia TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Massachusetts
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MISSED JUMPER by YOUNG, Frank 19:46
REBOUND (OFF) by ALEXANDER, Joe 19:46
GOOD! 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 19:31 3-0 H 3
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 19:31
REBOUND (DEF) by RUOFF, Alex 19:13 MISSED 3 PTR by Life, James
MISSED 3 PTR by ALEXANDER, Joe 19:04 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
REBOUND (DEF) by NICHOLS, Darris 18:49 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
TURNOVR by NICHOLS, Darris 18:42
FOUL by NICHOLS, Darris 18:42
18:33 3-2 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Forbes, Gary [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by YOUNG, Frank 18:02 5-2 H 3
17:39 TURNOVR by Freeman, Rashaun
MISSED 3 PTR by ALEXANDER, Joe 17:24 REBOUND (DEF) by Forbes, Gary
BLOCK by RUOFF, Alex 17:17 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
17:17 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
REBOUND (DEF) by RUOFF, Alex 16:53 MISSED 3 PTR by Life, James
MISSED JUMPER by YOUNG, Frank 16:46 REBOUND (DEF) by Life, James
16:37 TURNOVR by Forbes, Gary
STEAL by YOUNG, Frank 16:36
16:10 FOUL by Freeman, Rashaun
MISSED LAYUP by SUMMERS, Rob 15:53 BLOCK by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (OFF) by NICHOLS, Darris 15:52
MISSED 3 PTR by NICHOLS, Darris 15:49 REBOUND (DEF) by Freeman, Rashaun
BLOCK by RUOFF, Alex 15:39 MISSED LAYUP by Freeman, Rashaun
15:38 REBOUND (OFF) by Freeman, Rashaun
15:36 5-4 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Freeman, Rashaun [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 15:07
REBOUND (OFF) by SUMMERS, Rob 15:07
TURNOVR by RUOFF, Alex 14:44
14:43 STEAL by Forbes, Gary
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 14:39 MISSED 3 PTR by Life, James
TIMEOUT MEDIA 14:36
14:36 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
14:36 SUB IN : BUTLER, Da'Sean
14:36 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
14:36 SUB OUT: ALEXANDER, Joe
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 14:22
REBOUND (OFF) by BUTLER, Da'Sean 14:22
GOOD! 3 PTR by NICHOLS, Darris 13:49 8-4 H 4
13:34 TURNOVR by Forbes, Gary
STEAL by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 13:32
TURNOVR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 13:30
13:29 STEAL by Lowe, Chris
13:27 8-6 H 2 GOOD! DUNK by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
13:27 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! JUMPER by YOUNG, Frank [PNT] 13:08 10-6 H 4
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 13:08
12:51 10-8 H 2 GOOD! DUNK by Freeman, Rashaun [PNT]
12:51 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris
TURNOVR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 12:38
12:36 STEAL by Life, James
12:34 10-10 T 1 GOOD! DUNK by Life, James [FB/PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 12:13 13-10 H 3
ASSIST by NICHOLS, Darris 12:13
REBOUND (DEF) by YOUNG, Frank 11:56 MISSED LAYUP by Freeman, Rashaun
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 11:51
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 11:51
SUB IN : Thomas, Brandon 11:49
SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 11:49
SUB IN : Milligan, Dante 11:49
SUB OUT: Freeman, Rashaun 11:49
SUB OUT: Life, James 11:49
SUB OUT: Forbes, Gary 11:49
11:48 FOUL by Lasme, Stephane
TURNOVR by RUOFF, Alex 11:35
11:30 STEAL by Lowe, Chris
11:28 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
11:28 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
11:26 13-12 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by NICHOLS, Darris 10:50 15-12 H 3
10:43 15-14 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Thomas, Brandon [PNT]
10:43 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! JUMPER by YOUNG, Frank 10:21 17-14 H 3
BLOCK by YOUNG, Frank 10:04 MISSED LAYUP by Milligan, Dante
10:04 REBOUND (OFF) by Milligan, Dante
SUB IN : Mayben, Tiki 10:04 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
SUB IN : Bonner, Luke 10:04 SUB IN : ALEXANDER, Joe
SUB OUT: Lasme, Stephane 10:04 SUB OUT: YOUNG, Frank
SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris 10:04 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
REBOUND (DEF) by SUMMERS, Rob 09:52 MISSED 3 PTR by Thomas, Brandon
TURNOVR by NICHOLS, Darris 09:43
SUB IN : Freeman, Rashaun 09:43 SUB IN : MAZZULLA, Joe
SUB OUT: Milligan, Dante 09:43 SUB OUT: RUOFF, Alex
09:29 TURNOVR by Freeman, Rashaun
GOOD! JUMPER by BUTLER, Da'Sean [PNT] 09:03 19-14 H 5
08:59 TURNOVR by Thomas, Brandon
SUB IN : Lasme, Stephane 08:53
SUB IN : Forbes, Gary 08:53
SUB OUT: Thomas, Brandon 08:53
SUB OUT: Bonner, Luke 08:53
GOOD! LAYUP by ALEXANDER, Joe [PNT] 08:38 21-14 H 7
08:27 MISSED 3 PTR by Harris, Ricky
08:27 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
BLOCK by ALEXANDER, Joe 08:23 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
08:22 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
08:21 TURNOVR by Lasme, Stephane
GOOD! LAYUP by ALEXANDER, Joe [PNT] 08:07 23-14 H 9
ASSIST by SUMMERS, Rob 08:07
08:06 TIMEOUT 30sec
SUB IN : Brower, Etienne 08:06 SUB IN : RUOFF, Alex
SUB OUT: Forbes, Gary 08:06 SUB OUT: NICHOLS, Darris
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 07:51 MISSED LAYUP by Harris, Ricky
07:51 FOUL by Freeman, Rashaun
TIMEOUT MEDIA 07:51
SUB IN : Life, James 07:51
SUB IN : Forbes, Gary 07:51
SUB OUT: Freeman, Rashaun 07:51
SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky 07:51
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 07:24 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
07:14 23-16 H 7 GOOD! JUMPER by Mayben, Tiki
07:14 ASSIST by Forbes, Gary
MISSED 3 PTR by ALEXANDER, Joe 06:59 REBOUND (DEF) by Mayben, Tiki
REBOUND (DEF) by ALEXANDER, Joe 06:48 MISSED 3 PTR by Forbes, Gary
MISSED LAYUP by ALEXANDER, Joe 06:35 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (DEF) by BUTLER, Da'Sean 06:28 MISSED 3 PTR by Life, James
MISSED JUMPER by BUTLER, Da'Sean 06:04 REBOUND (DEF) by Forbes, Gary
REBOUND (DEF) by RUOFF, Alex 05:47 MISSED LAYUP by Forbes, Gary
SUB IN : Lowe, Chris 05:43 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
SUB OUT: Brower, Etienne 05:43 SUB IN : YOUNG, Frank
05:43 SUB IN : NICHOLS, Darris
05:43 SUB OUT: MAZZULLA, Joe
05:43 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
05:43 SUB OUT: ALEXANDER, Joe
GOOD! 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 05:35 26-16 H 10
ASSIST by BUTLER, Da'Sean 05:35
05:21 MISSED LAYUP by Forbes, Gary
05:21 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
FOUL by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 04:57 26-17 H 9 GOOD! FT SHOT by Forbes, Gary
04:57 26-18 H 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by Forbes, Gary
TURNOVR by NICHOLS, Darris 04:56 STEAL by Lowe, Chris
04:42 26-20 H 6 GOOD! DUNK by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
04:42 ASSIST by Forbes, Gary
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 04:13 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
REBOUND (DEF) by YOUNG, Frank 03:37 MISSED 3 PTR by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! 3 PTR by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 03:22 29-20 H 9
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 03:22
03:04 TURNOVR by Mayben, Tiki
STEAL by YOUNG, Frank 03:03
GOOD! 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 02:56 32-20 H 12
ASSIST by NICHOLS, Darris 02:56
02:41 32-23 H 9 GOOD! 3 PTR by Forbes, Gary
02:41 ASSIST by Mayben, Tiki
GOOD! 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 02:24 35-23 H 12
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 02:24
02:12 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
02:12 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (DEF) by RUOFF, Alex 02:09 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 01:51 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (DEF) by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 01:26 MISSED 3 PTR by Forbes, Gary
TURNOVR by RUOFF, Alex 01:18
FOUL by RUOFF, Alex 01:18
01:18 TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : Thomas, Brandon 01:18 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
SUB OUT: Mayben, Tiki 01:18 SUB IN : ALEXANDER, Joe
01:18 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
01:18 SUB OUT: BUTLER, Da'Sean
01:00 TURNOVR by Lasme, Stephane
MISSED 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 00:44 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
BLOCK by SUMMERS, Rob 00:33 MISSED JUMPER by Thomas, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by SUMMERS, Rob 00:32
GOOD! LAYUP by RUOFF, Alex [PNT] 00:05 37-23 H 14
West Virginia 37, Massachusetts 23
1st period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads
Massachusetts 16 10 6 2 4 1 0
West Virginia 10 9 6 0 5 0 0
2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: West Virginia TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Massachusetts
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19:49 FOUL by Freeman, Rashaun
MISSED LAYUP by ALEXANDER, Joe 19:18 BLOCK by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 19:18
MISSED JUMPER by SUMMERS, Rob 19:12
REBOUND (OFF) by ALEXANDER, Joe 19:12
GOOD! LAYUP by ALEXANDER, Joe [PNT] 19:02 39-23 H 16
FOUL by SUMMERS, Rob 18:57
FOUL by RUOFF, Alex 18:54 39-24 H 15 GOOD! FT SHOT by Life, James
18:54 39-25 H 14 GOOD! FT SHOT by Life, James
MISSED LAYUP by SUMMERS, Rob 18:47 REBOUND (DEF) by Life, James
18:33 TURNOVR by Life, James
GOOD! LAYUP by NICHOLS, Darris [PNT] 18:17 41-25 H 16
REBOUND (DEF) by YOUNG, Frank 18:02 MISSED 3 PTR by Life, James
GOOD! JUMPER by YOUNG, Frank 17:48 43-25 H 18
BLOCK by SUMMERS, Rob 17:32 MISSED JUMPER by Forbes, Gary
17:30 REBOUND (OFF) by Forbes, Gary
17:27 MISSED JUMPER by Forbes, Gary
17:27 REBOUND (OFF) by Freeman, Rashaun
REBOUND (DEF) by SUMMERS, Rob 17:25 MISSED LAYUP by Freeman, Rashaun
MISSED 3 PTR by RUOFF, Alex 17:17 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
17:11 43-27 H 16 GOOD! LAYUP by Lowe, Chris [FB/PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by SUMMERS, Rob [PNT] 16:52 45-27 H 18
ASSIST by YOUNG, Frank 16:52
GOOD! FT SHOT by SUMMERS, Rob 16:48 46-27 H 19 FOUL by Freeman, Rashaun
SUB IN : Milligan, Dante 16:48 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
SUB OUT: Freeman, Rashaun 16:48 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
FOUL by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 16:40
16:35 46-29 H 17 GOOD! LAYUP by Forbes, Gary [PNT]
TURNOVR by RUOFF, Alex 16:18
16:17 STEAL by Milligan, Dante
16:09 46-31 H 15 GOOD! LAYUP by Forbes, Gary [PNT]
15:49 FOUL by Milligan, Dante
TIMEOUT MEDIA 15:49
15:49 SUB IN : MAZZULLA, Joe
15:49 SUB IN : BUTLER, Da'Sean
15:49 SUB OUT: RUOFF, Alex
15:49 SUB OUT: ALEXANDER, Joe
15:41 FOUL by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! LAYUP by MAZZULLA, Joe [PNT] 15:30 48-31 H 17
ASSIST by BUTLER, Da'Sean 15:30
15:11 48-33 H 15 GOOD! LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
15:11 ASSIST by Milligan, Dante
TURNOVR by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 14:58
14:36 48-35 H 13 GOOD! JUMPER by Milligan, Dante
FOUL by NICHOLS, Darris 14:36 48-36 H 12 GOOD! FT SHOT by Milligan, Dante
14:36 SUB IN : RUOFF, Alex
14:36 SUB OUT: MAZZULLA, Joe
14:20 FOUL by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! 3 PTR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 14:03 51-36 H 15
ASSIST by YOUNG, Frank 14:03
FOUL by RUOFF, Alex 13:44 MISSED FT SHOT by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (DEF) by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 13:44
SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 13:44 SUB IN : MAZZULLA, Joe
SUB OUT: Forbes, Gary 13:44 SUB OUT: RUOFF, Alex
13:42 51-38 H 13 GOOD! LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
13:42 ASSIST by Forbes, Gary
MISSED 3 PTR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 13:23 REBOUND (DEF) by Lowe, Chris
13:18 51-40 H 11 GOOD! JUMPER by Lowe, Chris [FB/PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 13:00 REBOUND (DEF) by Life, James
12:49 TIMEOUT 30sec
12:49 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
12:49 SUB IN : ALEXANDER, Joe
12:49 SUB OUT: YOUNG, Frank
12:49 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
12:36 51-43 H 8 GOOD! 3 PTR by Life, James
12:36 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! LAYUP by ALEXANDER, Joe [FB/PNT] 12:20 53-43 H 10
ASSIST by NICHOLS, Darris 12:20
GOOD! FT SHOT by ALEXANDER, Joe 12:20 54-43 H 11 FOUL by Lasme, Stephane
12:12 54-46 H 8 GOOD! 3 PTR by Life, James
12:12 ASSIST by Lowe, Chris
TURNOVR by NICHOLS, Darris 12:03
12:01 STEAL by Life, James
12:00 54-48 H 6 GOOD! JUMPER by Life, James
11:52 FOUL by Milligan, Dante
TIMEOUT MEDIA 11:52
GOOD! FT SHOT by NICHOLS, Darris 11:52 55-48 H 7
GOOD! FT SHOT by NICHOLS, Darris 11:52 56-48 H 8
SUB IN : Bonner, Luke 11:52 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
SUB OUT: Lasme, Stephane 11:52 SUB IN : YOUNG, Frank
11:52 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
11:52 SUB OUT: BUTLER, Da'Sean
11:33 MISSED LAYUP by Milligan, Dante
11:33 REBOUND (OFF) by Milligan, Dante
11:32 56-50 H 6 GOOD! LAYUP by Milligan, Dante [PNT]
FOUL by ALEXANDER, Joe 11:32 MISSED FT SHOT by Milligan, Dante
11:32 REBOUND (OFF) by Bonner, Luke
11:32 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
11:32 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
FOUL by SUMMERS, Rob 11:24 56-51 H 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by Lowe, Chris
11:24 56-52 H 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by Lowe, Chris
SUB IN : Lasme, Stephane 11:24
SUB OUT: Milligan, Dante 11:24
GOOD! FT SHOT by MAZZULLA, Joe 11:10 57-52 H 5 FOUL by Harris, Ricky
GOOD! FT SHOT by MAZZULLA, Joe 11:10 58-52 H 6
SUB IN : Milligan, Dante 11:10 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
SUB OUT: Bonner, Luke 11:10 SUB IN : BUTLER, Da'Sean
11:10 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
11:10 SUB OUT: ALEXANDER, Joe
REBOUND (DEF) by BUTLER, Da'Sean 10:57 MISSED JUMPER by Life, James
GOOD! FT SHOT by MAZZULLA, Joe 10:47 59-52 H 7 FOUL by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! FT SHOT by MAZZULLA, Joe 10:47 60-52 H 8
SUB IN : Mayben, Tiki 10:47 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
SUB OUT: Lowe, Chris 10:47 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
REBOUND (DEF) by YOUNG, Frank 10:28 MISSED JUMPER by Lasme, Stephane
MISSED 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 10:12
REBOUND (OFF) by SUMMERS, Rob 10:12
GOOD! FT SHOT by NICHOLS, Darris 09:54 61-52 H 9 FOUL by Mayben, Tiki
GOOD! FT SHOT by NICHOLS, Darris 09:54 62-52 H 10
SUB IN : Forbes, Gary 09:54 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
SUB OUT: Harris, Ricky 09:54 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
09:36 62-54 H 8 GOOD! LAYUP by Forbes, Gary [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 09:22 BLOCK by Lasme, Stephane
09:20 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
09:14 SUB IN : RUOFF, Alex
09:14 SUB OUT: NICHOLS, Darris
FOUL by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 09:02 MISSED FT SHOT by Lasme, Stephane
REBOUND (DEF) by SMALLIGAN, Jamie 09:02
GOOD! 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 08:50 65-54 H 11
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 08:50
08:37 65-56 H 9 GOOD! LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
08:37 ASSIST by Mayben, Tiki
GOOD! FT SHOT by MAZZULLA, Joe 08:26 66-56 H 10 FOUL by Milligan, Dante
GOOD! FT SHOT by MAZZULLA, Joe 08:26 67-56 H 11
08:26 SUB IN : NICHOLS, Darris
08:26 SUB OUT: MAZZULLA, Joe
08:00 67-58 H 9 GOOD! LAYUP by Milligan, Dante [PNT]
08:00 ASSIST by Mayben, Tiki
07:37 FOUL by Life, James
TIMEOUT MEDIA 07:37
MISSED FT SHOT by YOUNG, Frank 07:37
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 07:37
MISSED FT SHOT by YOUNG, Frank 07:37 REBOUND (DEF) by Lasme, Stephane
07:37 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
07:37 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
07:20 67-60 H 7 GOOD! LAYUP by Milligan, Dante [PNT]
07:20 ASSIST by Mayben, Tiki
GOOD! 3 PTR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 07:00 70-60 H 10
ASSIST by NICHOLS, Darris 07:00
06:49 70-62 H 8 GOOD! LAYUP by Forbes, Gary [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by SUMMERS, Rob [PNT] 06:38 72-62 H 10
ASSIST by NICHOLS, Darris 06:38
06:18 TURNOVR by Forbes, Gary
TURNOVR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 06:17
06:03 72-65 H 7 GOOD! 3 PTR by Life, James
06:03 ASSIST by Mayben, Tiki
GOOD! LAYUP by YOUNG, Frank [FB/PNT] 05:51 74-65 H 9
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 05:51
05:51 MISSED LAYUP by Forbes, Gary
05:51 REBOUND (OFF) by Forbes, Gary
FOUL by NICHOLS, Darris 05:35 MISSED FT SHOT by Forbes, Gary
05:35 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
05:33 74-68 H 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by Life, James
05:33 ASSIST by Lasme, Stephane
TIMEOUT 30sec 05:26
TURNOVR by RUOFF, Alex 05:02
05:01 STEAL by Mayben, Tiki
04:55 74-70 H 4 GOOD! LAYUP by Life, James [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by BUTLER, Da'Sean 04:34 76-70 H 6
04:09 TURNOVR by Forbes, Gary
STEAL by RUOFF, Alex 04:08
03:52 FOUL by Milligan, Dante
TIMEOUT MEDIA 03:52
GOOD! FT SHOT by YOUNG, Frank 03:52 77-70 H 7
GOOD! FT SHOT by YOUNG, Frank 03:52 78-70 H 8
03:52 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
03:52 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
FOUL by YOUNG, Frank 03:33 MISSED FT SHOT by Milligan, Dante
03:33 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
03:33 78-71 H 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by Milligan, Dante
SUB IN : Lowe, Chris 03:33
SUB OUT: Mayben, Tiki 03:33
MISSED FT SHOT by YOUNG, Frank 03:32 FOUL by Life, James
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 03:32
GOOD! FT SHOT by YOUNG, Frank 03:32 79-71 H 8
03:32 SUB IN : SUMMERS, Rob
03:32 SUB OUT: SMALLIGAN, Jamie
03:23 TURNOVR by Lasme, Stephane
03:23 FOUL by Lasme, Stephane
MISSED FT SHOT by RUOFF, Alex 03:09 FOUL by Milligan, Dante
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 03:09
GOOD! FT SHOT by RUOFF, Alex 03:09 80-71 H 9
SUB IN : Brower, Etienne 03:09 SUB IN : SMALLIGAN, Jamie
SUB OUT: Milligan, Dante 03:09 SUB OUT: SUMMERS, Rob
02:53 MISSED LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane
02:53 REBOUND (OFF) by Lasme, Stephane
02:51 80-73 H 7 GOOD! LAYUP by Lasme, Stephane [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by SMALLIGAN, Jamie [PNT] 02:40 82-73 H 9
ASSIST by NICHOLS, Darris 02:40
02:36 TURNOVR by Lasme, Stephane
STEAL by BUTLER, Da'Sean 02:35
GOOD! 3 PTR by YOUNG, Frank 02:06 85-73 H 12
ASSIST by RUOFF, Alex 02:06
FOUL by NICHOLS, Darris 02:01 MISSED FT SHOT by Lowe, Chris
02:01 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
02:01 MISSED FT SHOT by Lowe, Chris
02:01 REBOUND (OFF) by Freeman, Rashaun
SUB IN : Freeman, Rashaun 02:01
SUB OUT: Forbes, Gary 02:01
FOUL by YOUNG, Frank 02:00 85-74 H 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by Freeman, Rashaun
02:00 85-75 H 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by Freeman, Rashaun
SUB IN : Harris, Ricky 02:00
SUB OUT: Brower, Etienne 02:00
GOOD! 3 PTR by NICHOLS, Darris 01:32 88-75 H 13
ASSIST by YOUNG, Frank 01:32
01:22 TURNOVR by Lowe, Chris
GOOD! LAYUP by RUOFF, Alex [PNT] 00:55 90-75 H 15
MISSED FT SHOT by RUOFF, Alex 00:55 FOUL by Lasme, Stephane
00:55 REBOUND (DEF) by Freeman, Rashaun
00:45 TURNOVR by Life, James
SUB IN : Brower, Etienne 00:45 SUB IN : MAZZULLA, Joe
SUB OUT: Lasme, Stephane 00:45 SUB OUT: RUOFF, Alex
MISSED LAYUP by MAZZULLA, Joe 00:19
REBOUND (OFF) by MAZZULLA, Joe 00:19
MISSED 3 PTR by BUTLER, Da'Sean 00:14 REBOUND (DEF) by Freeman, Rashaun
00:08 90-77 H 13 GOOD! JUMPER by Lowe, Chris [PNT]
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 10 12 - 22
West Virginia........... 9 10 - 19
POINTS IN PAINT 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 16 30 - 46
West Virginia........... 10 18 - 28
2ND CHANCE POINTS 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 6 11 - 17
West Virginia........... 6 4 - 10
FAST BREAK POINTS 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 2 4 - 6
West Virginia........... 0 4 - 4
BENCH POINTS 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 4 10 - 14
West Virginia........... 5 18 - 23
SCORE TIED BY 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 1 0 - 1
West Virginia........... 0 0 - 0
LEAD GAINED BY 1 2 - Tot
Massachusetts........... 0 0 - 0
West Virginia........... 0 0 - 0