====== January 10, 2018 - La Salle vs. UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2017-18|2017-18]]
  * Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018
  * Opponent: [[opponent_la_salle|La Salle]]
  * Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[mullins_center|Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] conference game
  * Television: NESNplus, Eleven Sports
  * Radio: ?
  * Spread: ?

  * **Result: UMass 86, La Salle 79 (OT)**
  * Attendance: 2056

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===== Recaps =====
  * UMass: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2018/1/10/mens-basketball-umass-erases-21-point-deficit-to-defeat-la-salle-pipkins-sets-scoring-mark|UMass Erases 21-Point Deficit To Defeat La Salle, Pipkins Sets Scoring Mark]]
  * La Salle: [[https://goexplorers.com/news/2018/1/10/mens-basketball-drops-overtime-decision-at-umass-86-79.aspx|Men's Basketball Drops Overtime Decision at UMass, 86-79]]

Note:
  * [[pipkins_luwane|Luwanne Pipkins]] scored 44 points to set a new UMass record in points in a game, eclipsing the 41 from [[Billy Tindall]] on [[game19680210_vermont|2/10/1968 against Vermont]].

===== Box score =====
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2017-18/saint-joseph-s/boxscore/10498|Standard (UM]], [[https://goexplorers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2017-18/massachusetts/boxscore/6894|Standard (La Salle)]], [[https://goexplorers.com/documents/2018/1/10//UMass_86_La_Salle_79_OT_.pdf|PDF]]

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