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 "Offensively, we got a little bit crazy in the first half," said Calipari. "Part of it was we forgot we've got the best player in the country on our team. So we went through a five- to six-minute stretch where Marcus didn't even touch the ball.
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 "So in the second half, every pass that came down, Marcus got the ball."
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 Freshman Charlton Clarke recorded his first field goal last night and finished with four points, two steals and one assist.
+Minutemen Notes: UMass guard Carmelo Travieso (no points on 0-for-2 shooting) played only 10 minutes in the Fordham game due to a head cold.
+"At halftime [Carmelo] said he felt a little wheezy,” Calipari said. "So I just decided to sit him, and he said it was all right."
+**Camby shows no ill-effects in his return**\\
+By Candice Flemming, [[http://www.dailycollegian.com|The Massachusetts Daily Collegian]] Staff, January 31, 1996
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+For those expecting Marcus Camby to be sluggish and out-of-sync upon his return to the court last Saturday against St. Bonaventure, forget about it.
+The 6-foot-11 inch National Player of the Year candidate did have to shake off a little rust, but he showed how dominating he can be with his performance against the Bonnies and against Fordham last night.
+On Saturday, Camby finished with a game-high 19 points, seven boards and a career-high nine blocks; and against the Rams last night, he broke out for 24 points, five boards and five blocks. The nine blocks against the Bonnies tied Camby with Harper Williams for the UMass record for most blocks in a game.
+"When he's on a mission and he's focused, it's a joke how good he is. You see how he played [Saturday], and you can imagine that the last week and a half he's really made an effort," Massachusetts coach John Calipari said after the St. Bonaventure game. "He was fine, aggressive. He was probably more aggressive then a couple of games before he fainted. That's good to see."
+Last night Camby must have been on a mission, because he scored 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field in the second half, after a first half which saw him shoot the ball only four times.
+"[At halftime] Coach said in order for us to be successful in the second half, I had to score more," Camby said.
+"We went a 5-to-6 minute stretch where Marcus doesn't touch the ball. [In the second half], every pass came down and Marcus got the ball — every single time," Calipari said. "Let him touch the ball because he's unselfish. He can score one-on-one. If they double him, he can pass it."
+At one point in the second half, Camby scored eight straight points, nailing three outside jumpers and two free throws to help increase UMass' lead to 22.
+Against the Bonnies, Camby started off slow as well — offensively at least, attempting only three shots from the field and scoring five of his first-half seven points on free throws.
+Defensively though, Camby was solid, blocking four shots before halftime while also pulling down four defensive rebounds.
+In the second half he got it going offensively, shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the field while also scoring his 1,000 career point. In one sequence midway through the second half, he scored six straight points. After a basket underneath with 13:13 left, he scored on a turnaround jumper on the baseline and then dunked a pass from Edgar Padilla to give the Minutemen a 51-34 lead at the time.
+"What I was telling [Camby] to do before the game [against St. Bonaventure] was worry about defense, rebounding and blocking shots," Calipari said. "Because those are just efforts. You don't have to think much.
+"Coach was telling me to just play defense, rebound the ball and block a lot of shots. Thai's what I concentrated on at first and my offense just came along with it," Camby said.
+Camby was originally cleared to play in time for the Pittsburgh game Jan. 23, but because he hadn't practiced enough Calipari chose not to play him, although Camby was aching to play. But against the Bonnies, he got his chance.
+"It felt like my freshman year all over again, getting in the starting lineup," Camby said about his return. "My palms were getting sweaty. I was just anxious to get out there on the court. It's been tough sitting in a hospital for a week watching my guys play, but it was a relief to get out there and finally get it over with, and show the world that there's truly nothing wrong.
+"It felt great. I got out there in the starting lineup, the place was going crazy. I had a lot of blocks and scored my 1,000 point. It's been a great day for me. I just went out there and just played."