Brown downs UMass Lowell 89-75
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brandon Anderson scored 20 points and made all 12 of his free throws, Zach Hunsaker added 16 points, and Brown beat UMass Lowell 89-75 on Saturday to snap a three-game skid.
Jason Massey scored 13 points, Chris Sullivan added 11 with three 3-pointers, and the Bears (5-5) made 25 free throws and shot 52 from the field.
Ryan Jones' 3 sparked an 8-1 run and the River Hawks led 44-43 on Matt Harris' 3 early in the second half, but Brown replied with a 9-1 run in which Sullivan and Hunsaker hit 3s and led 52-46. Up four, Brown went on a 17-5 run as the River Hawks made two baskets in six minutes for a 71-55 lead. Jahad Thomas scored six points in a 9-0 run and UMass Lowell closed to 10 points, but got no closer.
Massey's go-ahead layup made it 15-13 Brown and the Bears led 42-36 at halftime behind his 10 points.
Jones scored 20 points and Harris and Thomas had 15 apiece for the River Hawks (5-5), who have lost four straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Gregg Durrah
- Roberto Marquez
- David Niven
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |