LOWELL, Mass. - The UMass Lowell men's basketball team (7-4) continues its five-game homestand when the Dartmouth Big Green (4-5) comes to Costello on Saturday, December 14.
A WIN WOULD
A win would move the River Hawks to 8-4 on the season and improve the team's all-time record against the Big Green to 2-3. It would also improve the squad's home record to 7-0.
LAST TIME OUT
Fifth year
Quinton Mincey tallied a game-high 20 points, as the UMass Lowell men's basketball team (7-4) held on down the stretch to close out a 69-62 victory against LIU (4-8) on Dec. 11. Brooks, who added to the offense with 18 points and led the way on the glass with nine boards, registered eight blocks to become UMass Lowell's all-time leader in that category, surpassing a 35-year-old record to total 248 so far. Senior
Cam Morris III rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points, while fifth year
Anthony Blunt finished with five assists.
LEADING THE FLOCK
Four River Hawks are averaging double-digits, as
Quinton Mincey leads the charge with 17.1 points per game. Behind him,
Max Brooks averages 14.1 points alongside a team-high 7.9 rebounds, while freshman
Martin Somerville adds 13.2 points in his first season, including a team-high 24 three-pointers.
Yuri Covington rounds things out with 12.2 points per game. Serving as the primary playmaker,
Quincy Clark totals a team-best 33 assists so far this season.
HOME SWEET HOME
Costello Athletic Center has been very kind to the home team during the last three seasons, as the River Hawks are currently 33-1 in the building since the start of the 2022-23 campaign, including 6-0 in 2024-25. The team's current 11-game win streak at home is also tied for ninth longest in the country.
NATIONAL NEWS
UMass Lowell is currently ranked in the top 25 in the nation in four team categories, including free throws made (6th) and defensive rebounds (21st).
BLOCK PARTY
After a season-high eight blocks against LIU,
Max Brooks now owns the all-time program record with 248 career blocks, surpassing Leo Parent's 246, which stood as the record for 35 years. He is also third among active career leaders in the NCAA in that category. This season, Brooks is averaging 2.73 blocks per game, over half a block higher than his career average of 1.90. He is currently ranked third in the country with 30 total blocks this year and his eight blocks against LIU matches the most in a single game by anyone in the nation so far.
ROOKIE YEAR
Martin Somerville has already logged two, 20-point games this season with a season-high 22 points at Massachusetts and leads all America East freshmen (12th overall) with 13.2 points per game. With a 45% clip from beyond the arc, he is seventh in the conference for three-pointers per game (2.2). He has won the league's Rookie of the Week award in four out of the first five weeks of the season, as well.
SHARP SHOOTERS
UMass Lowell is first in the league and 27th in the country for field goal percentage, shooting 49.5% from the floor. For the second year in a row,
Max Brooks is leading the way in efficiency for the squad and is ranked seventh in the country with a 69.7% clip on field goals. He is also 12th nationally among active NCAA career leaders (62.8%).
GOING UP AND STAYING UP
The team plays well when they get out in front, owning a 5-0 record when leading at halftime so far this year.
COMEBACK KIDS
The River Hawks have shown their composure and toughness this season, trailing or being tied in the second half before pulling out the victory in three games so far this year.
HELPING HANDS
The River Hawks' passing and connectedness has been on full display early this year, as the team has logged three games with over 20 assists so far. The team is currently second in the America East with 15.5 assists per game.
SCORING POWER
With an average of 83.9 points per game through 11 games, the River Hawks currently sit second in the America East in scoring offense and 36th in the nation. Last season, UMass Lowell finished ranked 36th in the nation, averaging 80.0 points per game, the highest scoring average for any America East team since 2016-17 when UMBC averaged 81.1 ppg. The team set a new DI record and scored its most points in a single games since 1995 with 121 in the contest against Fisher.
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