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Mullins Center 3/20/13. Umass #34 Raphiael Putney, takes it up strong in the lane to the hoop over Stonie Brook's #20 Jameel Warney in the 1st half. photo by J. Anthony Roberts

Stony Brook KOs UMass

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

AMHERST — If Kentucky’s loss to Robert Morris Tuesday resounded around college basketball with a lesson about teams’ willingness and motivation to play certain postseason games, UMass used Wednesday night’s game to further drive home that message. The Minutemen, seeded second in their National Invitation Tournament bracket, played dispirited basketball throughout and No. 7 seed Stony Brook, already the winningest road team in Division I hoops this season, took full advantage. Stony Brook hit UMass with a 17-0 run to close out the first half and stayed in control to the end for a 71-58 first-round NIT victory before 2,173 at the Mullins Center. The … 0

Amherst women gain 5th straight Final Four berth

Sunday, March 10, 2013

AMHERST — The scene at LeFrak Gymnasium after the Amherst College women’s basketball team’s win over Widener University on Saturday was a familiar one for anyone who has followed the program in recent years. The Jeffs gathered around their coach and watched as a ladder was brought out to one of the rims. A pair of scissors was passed down a line from … 0

UMass gets past URI, gets 6th seed in A-10s

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Chaz Williams scored 15 of his team-high 20 points in the second half and also dished out 10 assists Saturday, while Freddie Riley threw in six 3-pointers for 18 points as UMass got past Rhode Island, 75-66, in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball at the Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I. The Minutemen (19-10, 9-7 A-10) finished the regular season as the No. 6 … 0

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Gromacki, Jeffs set sights on NCAAs

Thursday, March 7, 2013

AMHERST — A little less than a year after losing six seniors, Amherst College women’s basketball head coach G.P. Gromacki once again has his team primed to make yet another deep NCAA tournament run. “As a coach you always look for your team to get better,” Gromacki said. … 0

Bulldogs dump Minutemen

Thursday, March 7, 2013

AMHERST — UMass may have laid the colossal egg on Senior Night, but it was Butler that incubated it. The Bulldogs controlled the tempo throughout Thursday night’s nationally televised game and handled the Minutemen on defense and the backboards, never trailing for a second in a 73-62 wipeout … 0

Temple hangs on to beat Minutemen, 83-82

Sunday, February 17, 2013

AMHERST — The number 21 figured prominently in the storied UMass-Temple men’s basketball rivalry, but in Saturday’s potential final meeting of the two longtime Atlantic 10 Conference rivals, it was the Owls who hit blackjack. Temple won every one of the first 21 all-time meetings against the Minutemen … 0

UMass dunks St. Joe’s

Sunday, February 10, 2013

AMHERST — College basketball rules prevented Julius Erving from unleashing his highlight-reel dunks during games in his UMass days of the late ’60s and early ’70s, so perhaps the modern-day Sons of Dr. J had a little unfinished business on their minds Saturday night. The Minutemen pounded down … 0

UMass rolls

Thursday, February 7, 2013

AMHERST — It was the kind of butt-whooping performance UMass basketball hadn’t visited on an opponent in a good long while. Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley made sure to call upon that same imagery in his postgame remarks. The Minutemen doubled their 10-point halftime lead with the first … 0

Gromacki, Jeffs just keep winning

Monday, January 28, 2013

AMHERST — South Deerfield native G.P. Gromacki continues his success in Division III women’s college basketball at Amherst College this season. Gromacki, now in his sixth season as head coach at the school, has led the Lord Jeffs to a 19-0 record this season as the team looks … 0

UMass leaves Dukes in dust, 79-66

Thursday, January 17, 2013

AMHERST — The last few minutes of each half provided the essential cushion for UMass Thursday night, when another sizable lead got away from the Minutemen before they could finally stabilize themselves down the stretch. Duquesne trimmed a 17-point deficit down to three on three separate occasions late … 0

Rams turned back

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Another double-figure lead nearly got away for UMass Sunday before the Minutemen held on to edge Fordham, 77-73, in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball at Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, N.Y. UMass (11-4, 1-1 A-10) led 18-14 midway through the first half before putting on a 13-2 run … 0

UMass hangs on

Sunday, December 23, 2012

AMHERST — All the good work UMass had put in to build a 19-point second-half lead Saturday came all but unraveled in a flash. East Carolina reeled in the Minutemen by unleashing a vicious press, made 10-of-13 shots at one stretch and pulled to within three points with … 0

Minutemen survive Bobcats, 84-75

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

AMHERST — This one looked on the verge of getting out of hand in the wrong direction midway through the first half Wednesday night, but Jesse Morgan — seemingly nowhere to be found in UMass’ last victory — reappeared just in time to take a run at the … 0

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