====== February 14, 2013 - UMass at Virginia Commonwealth ======
  * Season: [[season_2012-13|2012-13]]
  * Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013
  * Opponent: [[opponent_vcu|Virginia Commonwealth]]
  * Start Time: 9:00 PM ET
  * Site: at VCU (Verizon Wireless Arena at the [[wp>Stuart_C._Siegel_Center|Stuart C. Siegel Center]])
  * Special Event: [[atlantic_10|Atlantic 10]] Regular Season
  * Television: [[http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/|CBS Sports Network]]
  * Streaming video: none
  * Radio / Streaming audio: [[radio_network|UMass Radio Network]]

  * Result: VCU 86, UMass 68
  * Attendance: 7,693 (capacity: 7,693, 100% full)((capacity per VCU game notes))

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===== Previews =====
==== UMass Athletics ====
[[http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021313aaa.html|UMass Game Notes]]

==== Daily Hampshire Gazette ====
[[http://www.gazettenet.com/sports/umasssports/4394084-95/ball-game-umass-vcu|Student faces teacher when UMass men's basketball visits Virginia Commonwealth Thursday]]

==== Springfield Republican ====
[[http://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2013/02/speed_thrills_when_umass_baske.html|Speed thrills when UMass basketball visits Virginia Commonwealth]]\\
[[http://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2013/02/what_to_watch_for_four_ball_ha.html|What to Watch for: Four ball handlers in VCU lineup could present trouble for UMass]]

==== Daily Collegian ====
[[http://dailycollegian.com/2013/02/14/umass-men%E2%80%99s-hoops-faces-toughest-test-of-season-at-vcu/|UMass faces toughest test of season at VCU]]

==== Richmond Times Dispatch ====
[[http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/college/caa/vcu-umass-gear-up-for-high-speed-game/article_b0f039ae-81c6-5ae0-85f4-83ab241d0d6f.html|VCU, UMass gear up for high-speed game]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[http://umasshoops.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=13167|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
==== UMass Athletics ====
**UMass Falls To VCU, 86-68**\\
Minutemen will play Temple at home on Saturday\\
From [[http://www.umassathletics.com|UMass Athletics]], 2/14/2013

RICHMOND, Va. - VCU opened the second half with a 21-1 run and erased a five-point UMass halftime lead en route to a 86-68 win at the Siegel Center Thursday.

Raphiael Putney finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for his fifth-career double-double and first of the season. Chaz Williams had seven assists and nine rebounds but also committed six turnovers.

UMass (16-7, 6-4 Atlantic 10) shot 41 percent but was just 6-of-22 for 27 pct. in the second half. The Minutemen shot 51 pct in the opening 20 minutes and held a 42-37 lead at the intermission.

Treveon Graham scored 19 points for VCU (20-5, 8-2). Melvin Johnson had 18 and Rob Brandenberg added 12 points. The Rams did their damage with pressure defense in the first 6:10 of the second half, forcing UMass into seven of its 13 second-half miscues during the stretch. UMass committed a season-high 24 turnovers.

In the first half, UMass used a 16-5 run to take a 37-32 lead with 3:03 on the clock before a 42-37 halftime edge.

Freddie Riley had 12 points and Cady Lalanne finished with six points and five blocks. The Minutemen had ten blocks as a team, their most since 11 in the season-opener.

UMass will return home to play host to Temple on Saturday evening. Tip-off at the Mullins Center is set for 6 p.m. 

==== Daily Hampshire Gazette ====
[[http://www.gazettenet.com/home/4394219-95/umass-half-game-minutemen|Virginia Commonwealth pulls away from UMass men's hoop]]\\
[[http://www.gazettenet.com/sports/umasssports/4394244-95/umass-game-williams-beard|UMass point guard Chaz Williams takes responsibility for loss at Virginia Commonwealth]]

==== Springfield Republican ====
[[http://masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2013/02/umass_basketball_crushed_in_se.html|UMass basketball crushed in second half, falls to VCU 86-68]]\\
[[http://masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2013/02/vcus_havoc_reigns_supreme_agai.html|VCU's 'havoc' reigns supreme against UMass]]

==== Daily Collegian ====
[[http://dailycollegian.com/2013/02/15/second-half-collapse-costs-umass-men%e2%80%99s-hoops-at-vcu/|Second half collapse costs UMass men’s hoops at VCU]]

==== Richmond Times Dispatch ====
[[http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/college/vcu/rams-bury-umass-beneath-second-half-avalanche/article_d8f7aa7c-772a-11e2-8d5c-0019bb30f31a.html|Rams bury UMass beneath second-half avalanche]]\\
[[http://vcusports.blogs.timesdispatch.com/2013/02/15/late-night-game-story-vcus-win-umass/|Late-night game story from VCU’s win over UMass]]

==== Other Content ====
  *Photo gallery: [[http://www.timesdispatch.com/multimedia/photos/sports/college/vcu/vcu-mass/collection_abebfeec-772b-11e2-afa7-0019bb30f31a.html|Richmond Times-Dispatch]]

===== Box Score =====
^ ^^^  TOTAL  ^^^  3-PTS  ^^^ ^^^  REBOUNDS  ^^^ ^^^^^^^
^MASSACHUSETTS^ ^Min^FG^FGA^Pct^FG^FGA^Pct^FT^FTA^Pct^Off^Def^Tot^PF^FO^A^TO^Blk^Stl^Pts^
|Carter, Sampson|F|25|1|4|.250|0|1|.000|4|5|.800|1|2|3|0|0|1|2|0|0|6|
|Vinson, Terrell|F|29|2|6|.333|0|1|.000|3|6|.500|1|3|4|4|0|1|4|0|0|7|
|Putney, Raphiael|F|30|8|11|.727|3|6|.500|0|1|.000|3|7|10|2|0|1|3|4|2|19|
|Williams, Chaz|G|34|1|7|.143|0|4|.000|4|6|.667|1|8|9|3|0|7|6|0|2|6|
|Riley, Freddie|G|32|5|13|.385|2|7|.286|0|0|--|0|2|2|2|0|1|1|0|1|12|
|Esho, Maxie||18|0|1|.000|0|0|--|3|4|.750|2|2|4|2|0|0|3|1|1|3|
|Bergantino, Tyler||6|1|1|1.000|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|2|
|Davis, Trey||11|2|3|.667|0|0|--|3|5|.600|1|3|4|1|0|1|3|0|0|7|
|Lalanne, Cady||15|1|5|.200|0|0|--|4|4|1.000|2|1|3|3|0|0|2|5|0|6|
|TEAM||||||||||||1|4|5| |||0| |||
|TOTALS||200|21|51|.412|5|19|.263|21|31|.677|12|33|45|18|0|12|24|10|6|68|
|First half|||15|29|.517|5|12|.417|7|12|.583| |||||||||42|
|Second half|||6|22|.273|0|7|.000|14|19|.737| |||||||||26|

|Points in the paint|32|
|Points off turnovers|11|
|Second chance points|12|
|Fast break points|11|

^ ^^^  TOTAL  ^^^  3-PTS  ^^^ ^^^  REBOUNDS  ^^^ ^^^^^^^
^VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH^ ^Min^FG^FGA^Pct^FG^FGA^Pct^FT^FTA^Pct^Off^Def^Tot^PF^FO^A^TO^Blk^Stl^Pts^
|Theus, Darius|*|28|3|7|.429|0|1|.000|0|0|--|1|2|3|3|0|7|2|0|3|6|
|Brandenberg, Rob|*|27|3|16|.188|1|4|.250|5|6|.833|1|3|4|0|0|1|1|1|4|12|
|Reddic, Juvonte|*|23|3|7|.429|0|0|--|2|2|1.000|4|3|7|3|0|3|1|2|2|8|
|Graham, Treveon|*|30|6|11|.545|2|5|.400|5|6|.833|2|4|6|0|0|1|0|0|1|19|
|Daniels, Troy|*|26|3|9|.333|3|9|.333|0|0|--|0|5|5|3|0|1|1|0|1|9|
|Weber, Briante||14|3|6|.500|1|2|.500|2|2|1.000|1|1|2|3|0|1|0|0|3|9|
|Okereafor, Teddy||2|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Guest, Jared||13|1|2|.500|0|1|.000|0|0|--|0|1|1|4|0|0|1|0|0|2|
|Tuoyo, Justin||6|0|2|.000|0|2|.000|0|0|--|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Johnson, Melvin||18|8|13|.615|2|4|.500|0|0|--|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|18|
|Haley, DJ||7|1|2|.500|0|0|--|1|2|.500|1|2|3|2|0|0|1|2|0|3|
|Hinton, David||6|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|1|1|4|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|TEAM||||||||||||0|1|1| |||1| |||
|TOTALS||200|31|75|.413|9|28|.321|15|18|.833|12|25|37|23|0|15|8|5|15|86|
|First half|||14|38|.368|6|18|.333|3|4|.750| |||||||||37|
|Second half|||17|37|.459|3|10|.300|12|14|.857| |||||||||49|

|Points in the paint|42|
|Points off turnovers|28|
|Second chance points|20|
|Fast break points|17|

|Score by Periods|1st|2nd|OT1|OT2|OT3|Final|
|MASSACHUSETTS|42|26| |||68|
|VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH|37|49| |||86|

|Attendance|7693|
|Officials|Michael Roberts, Michael Stephens, Lamar Simpson|
|Technical Fouls|none|

===== Play-by-Play =====
[[http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/021413vc.html#GAME.PLY|Available at UMassAthletics.com]]

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