DARTMOUTH, Mass. – After a back-and-forth first half, UMass Dartmouth erupted in the second half as they shot over 52% from the field and over 47% from distance to earn an 88-58 Little East Conference win over men's basketball Monday afternoon at the Tripp Athletic Center.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 58, UMass Dartmouth 88
UMass Boston (5-8, 1-4 Little East Conference)
UMass Dartmouth (10-2, 3-1 Little East Conference)
HOW IT HAPPENED
As a team the Corsairs outscored the Beacons 53-31 over the final 20 minutes to pick-up their 10
th win of the regular season. Marcus Azor had one of his most dominant performances posting a triple-double of 23 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds.
The Beacons who went shot-for-shot with the Corsairs in the first half, could not keep pace in the second especially from behind the arc as they made just one 3-pointer. UMass Dartmouth had 12 made 3-pointers in the contest, with eight coming in the second.
Stephen DiGregorio (Marlborough, Mass.) led the Beacons with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting.
Malik Lorquet (Sharon, Mass.) was the only other Beacon to finish in double figures as he dropped in 10 points. The Sharon native also had a team-high nine rebounds and three blocks.
BY THE NUMBERS
- All-time the Beacons are now 19-62 against their intra-state rival
- Since February 2017 the Beacons are 5-3 against the Corsairs
- Lorquet now sits with 42 blocks on the season which has him ranked tied for 10th for blocks in a season
- For a career, Lorquet sits at 132 blocks which is second most all-time and is 27 blocks shy of tying the program record of 159 set by Terry Kennedy
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will host the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
