BOSTON, Mass. – In what started off as a back-and-forth contest, quickly turned into a blowout as UMass Dartmouth outscored the Beacons 44-15 over the final 18 minutes to hand men's basketball a 82-56 Little East Conference loss Wednesday evening in the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 56, UMass Dartmouth 82

UMass Boston (6-17, 2-11 Little East Conference)
UMass Dartmouth (14-10, 7-6 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Corsairs erupted offensive in the first half behind their 47% shooting from the field, while the Beacons were ice cold as they shot just 21.4%.  Jordan Rezendes, who leads the country in scoring led the way for the Corsairs with his 13 points, while Nick Portelance finished with 11 in the opening half.

UMass Boston saw Maurice Magras (Medford, Mass.) score a first half high eight points for the Beacons.  After the break, the Beacons still struggled to get anything going, as Dartmouth continued to add to their lead.  Rezendes would finish with six more points to cap-off a 19 point showing for the senior All-American.

Dan Powers (Westwood, Mass.) emerged as the Beacons go-to player in the second half with his 11 points, and four rebounds.  Off the bench Iser Barnes (Boston, Mass.) combined for seven points to close out Wednesday's contest.

On the night, the Corsairs shot 40.0% from the field, while the Beacons finished shooting 30.9%.  Dartmouth held a slim +4 advantage on the glass as they outrebounded the Beacons 49-45. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• UMass Dartmouth improved to 48-7 all-time against the Beacons, and swept their two regular season meetings
• The Corsairs have now won three straight over UMass Boston
• Senior Mike Arneaud (Boston, Mass.) scored his first collegiate basket in the conference loss, and finished with four rebounds as well.

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will host Eastern Connecticut State University on Saturday at 3 p.m. on senior day.