BOSTON, Mass. (November 10, 2026) — Junior guard Davon Sanders (Mansfield, Mass.) scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double as UMass Boston erased a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Wentworth Institute of Technology 71-63 in overtime Tuesday night at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium in the Beacons' 2026-27 season and home opener.
Senior forward Max DePina (Port Orange, Fla.) was a force on the boards, pulling down a game-high 19 rebounds to go with nine points and four blocks. Senior guard Steven Cordero (Everett, Mass.) orchestrated the comeback with 12 points, six assists and four steals, while freshman guard Trokon Harris (Lowell, Mass.) turned in a well-rounded collegiate debut with four points, seven rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes.
UMass Boston outrebounded Wentworth Institute of Technology 52-48 and held a commanding 48-22 edge in points in the paint. The Beacons forced 14 turnovers while committing just seven, turning that differential into a 22-2 advantage in points off turnovers. UMass Boston opens the season at 1-0; Wentworth Institute of Technology falls to 0-1.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: UMass Boston 71, Wentworth Institute of Technology 63 (OT)
RECORDS: UMass Boston 1-0, Wentworth Institute of Technology 0-1
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Davon Sanders (Mansfield, Mass.) led all scorers with 26 points on 11-of-23 shooting, including 2-of-7 from three and 2-of-3 from the free throw line, with 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals in 45 minutes. His layup at the 4:41 mark of overtime gave UMass Boston the lead for good at 60-58.
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Max DePina (Port Orange, Fla.) dominated the glass with a game-high 19 rebounds — four offensive and 15 defensive — and added nine points on 3-of-9 shooting, going 3-of-3 from the free throw line, with four blocks and one steal in 30 minutes. His dunk off a Trokon Harris assist with 0:57 remaining in overtime pushed the lead to six and sealed the win.
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Steven Cordero (Everett, Mass.) posted 12 points, six assists, four steals and three rebounds in 37 minutes, with a pair of back-to-back layups during the Beacons' 15-1 second-half opening run that helped erase the halftime deficit.
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Trokon Harris (Lowell, Mass.) contributed four points, seven rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes, including the assist to DePina for the game-sealing dunk in overtime.
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Lansana Kaba (Dorchester, Mass.) provided an efficient spark off the bench with six points — including a crucial 3-pointer late in the second half — four rebounds and one assist in six minutes. Ivan Yhomby (Quincy, Mass.) also contributed six points off the bench.
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The Beacons recorded 12 steals as a team and forced 14 turnovers while committing just seven, converting that pressure into a 22-2 edge in points off turnovers. Davis Lunn led Wentworth with 16 points on four 3-pointers, while Colin Mannke posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds and Jayden Williams added 11 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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UMass Boston opened the second half with a 15-1 run in the first 4:13, with Mikell Orelus (Randolph, Mass.) starting the surge with a layup at 19:40, followed by a Sanders 3-pointer, back-to-back Cordero layups, a Harris layup and a DePina layup-plus-free-throw to flip the lead to 39-37. The score was tied at 43-43 at the 11:41 mark of the second half when Colin Mannke hit a 3-pointer for Wentworth before the Beacons retook control. Kaba's 3-pointer late in the half kept UMass Boston within striking distance, and the Beacons outscored Wentworth 34-22 in the second half to force overtime at 58-58.
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UMass Boston dominated the extra period 13-5, opening overtime on a 7-0 run. Sanders finished a layup at 4:41 to put the Beacons ahead 60-58 for good, and DePina's dunk off a Harris assist with 0:57 remaining extended the lead to six and closed out the comeback victory.
UP NEXT
UMass Boston hosts University of Maine-Farmington Thursday, Nov. 12, at noon at the Clark Athletic Center in Boston, Mass.
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