By Stephen Ur –
The UMass men’s basketball team hosted NJIT at the Mullins Center in Amherst, MA on Sunday.
UMass built a lead as big as 20 towards the end of the half en route to taking a 41-24 lead into the locker room. NJIT came within seven early in the second half, but the Minutemen had answers for every NJIT move and they came away with an 80-68 victory.
Daniel Rivera led the Minutemen with 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting. The win also snaps a two-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, in New Britian, CT, Central Connecticut State hosted UMass Lowell. It was a back and forth game in both halves with the biggest lead being just five in that first half for the Blue Devils.
They built a 10-point lead in the second half, but UMass Lowell was able to come back and close it to a one-point game at the 10:56 mark in the second half. In the end, a steal as time expired clinched a 69-67 victory for CCSU.