Massachusetts Minutemen @ Davidson Wildcats
Aldridge's career-high 38 sends Davidson past UMass 83-78
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Peyton Aldridge scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Davidson held off Massachusetts for an 83-78 win Saturday night.
Aldridge- a rebound shy of tying his career best -- traded 3-pointers with Luwane Pipkins and the score was knotted at 47 with 13:59 left before Davidson proceeded to outscore the Minutemen 21-8 over the next 6 1/2 minutes for a 13-point cushion. Kellan Grady, KiShawn Pritchett and Jon Axel Gudmundsson buried 3s during that span.
UMass responded with a 23-15 outburst at the end and closed to 82-78 with five seconds left with back-to-back 3s from Pipkins before Aldridge sank 1 of 2 foul shots to end it.
Davidson (15-10, 10-4 Atlantic 10) shot 27 of 49 (55 percent) and got 12 points from Grady and 11 points from Will Magarity.
Pipkins led UMass (11-16, 4-10) with 31 points, Malik Hines, 17 and Carl Pierre scored 15.
Game Information
Davidson, NC
Referee:Garrick Shannon
Referee:Bill McCarthy
Referee:Mike Pearson
2025-26 Standings
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 10-0 | - | 22-0 |
| Akron | 9-1 | 1 | 18-4 |
| Kent State | 7-3 | 3 | 16-6 |
| Toledo | 6-4 | 4 | 12-10 |
| Ohio | 6-5 | 4.5 | 12-11 |
| Massachusetts | 5-6 | 5.5 | 14-9 |
| Buffalo | 4-6 | 6 | 14-8 |
| Bowling Green | 4-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| Ball State | 3-6 | 6.5 | 7-14 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-7 | 7 | 9-13 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-7 | 7 | 7-14 |
| Central Michigan | 3-7 | 7 | 7-15 |
| Western Michigan | 2-7 | 7.5 | 8-13 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 9-0 | - | 21-1 |
| George Mason | 8-1 | 1 | 20-2 |
| VCU | 7-2 | 2 | 16-6 |
| Saint Joseph's | 6-3 | 3 | 14-8 |
| Dayton | 5-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Davidson | 5-4 | 4 | 13-8 |
| George Washington | 4-5 | 5 | 13-9 |
| Rhode Island | 4-5 | 5 | 13-9 |
| Duquesne | 4-5 | 5 | 12-10 |
| Fordham | 3-6 | 6 | 12-10 |
| La Salle | 3-6 | 6 | 7-15 |
| Richmond | 3-7 | 6.5 | 13-10 |
| St. Bonaventure | 2-7 | 7 | 13-9 |
| Loyola Chicago | 1-9 | 8.5 | 5-18 |
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