Men's Basketball Falls To Massachusetts 84-63
WORCESTER, Mass – Massachusetts guard Ricky Harris totaled
19 points, six assists and three rebounds, to lead the Minutemen to
an 84-63 victory over the Holy Cross men’s basketball team at
the DCU Center. The Crusaders were led by sophomore guard R.J.
Evans with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists. Holy Cross
falls to 2-7 on the season, while UMass improves to 4-4.
The Minutemen held a 10-7 lead after the first five minutes of the
opening half, before an 11-0 run to put Massachusetts ahead 21-7.
The Crusaders answered by scoring nine straight points to make the
score 23-18, but that was as close as Holy Cross would get. The
Minutemen came back by scoring 12 of the next 16 points, and
eventually took a 49-34 advantage into the locker room.
The Crusaders came out strong in the early minutes of the second
half, using a 16-8 spurt to cut the margin to seven points (57-50)
with just under 13 minutes to play. But UMass then scored 11
straight points, and eventually increased its lead to 74-54 with
five minutes left in the game. The Minutemen would lead by at least
20 points the rest of the way, finishing with a 84-63 victory.
Junior forward Andrew Keister (Galloway, N.J.) posted 12 points
and four rebounds for Holy Cross, while junior guard Andrew Beinert
(Floral Park, N.Y.) added 12 points and three steals. Senior center
Eric Meister (Boalsburg, Pa.) totaled nine points and a team-high
seven rebounds for the Crusaders.
Anthony Gurley had 18 points and five rebounds for UMass, with
Freddie Riley adding 12 points and five boards.
The Crusaders return to action on Wednesday, December 9, when they
travel to Fairfield for a 7:00 p.m. game.
