Pipkins scores 20, UMass holds off Quinnipiac 69-62
AMHERST, Mass. -- Luwane Pipkins scored 20 points with seven assists, Curtis Cobb added 13 with eight rebounds and Massachusetts defeated Quinnipiac 69-62 Wednesday night.
Carl Pierre scored 12 points and Rashaan Holloway tied a career high with 13 rebounds for UMass (5-3), which shot 45 percent from the floor (25 of 56) while holding Quinnipiac to 30-percent shooting (18 of 60).
The Minutemen led by 21 with just over 11 minutes remaining when Quinnipiac poured on a 27-15 run, hoisting up 10 3-pointers, making four, and converting 9 of 10 at the free throw line. Still, the Bobcats (2-3) couldn't get closer than 68-61 with 48 seconds left.
Pipkins made 1 of 2 free throws with 19 seconds to go and Cobb closed out the game with a steal.
Travis Atson scored 16 for Quinnipiac with eight rebounds, Aaron Robinson added 15 points with five boards and three assists.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Sean Hull
- John Gaffney
- Tony Henderson
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 9-1 | - | 16-3 |
| Quinnipiac | 9-1 | - | 13-8 |
| Merrimack | 8-2 | 1 | 11-10 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 5-5 | 4 | 12-9 |
| Manhattan | 5-5 | 4 | 10-9 |
| Iona | 5-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Sacred Heart | 4-5 | 4.5 | 8-12 |
| Siena | 4-6 | 5 | 9-12 |
| Fairfield | 4-6 | 5 | 8-13 |
| Rider | 4-6 | 5 | 8-13 |
| Niagara | 3-7 | 6 | 8-13 |
| Saint Peter's | 2-7 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
| Canisius | 2-8 | 7 | 2-19 |
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason | 8-1 | - | 17-5 |
| VCU | 7-2 | 1 | 17-5 |
| Saint Louis | 6-3 | 2 | 13-9 |
| Dayton | 5-4 | 3 | 15-7 |
| Massachusetts | 5-4 | 3 | 10-12 |
| St. Bonaventure | 5-5 | 3.5 | 17-6 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-4 | 3.5 | 13-8 |
| Rhode Island | 4-5 | 4 | 15-6 |
| George Washington | 4-5 | 4 | 15-7 |
| Saint Joseph's | 4-5 | 4 | 13-9 |
| La Salle | 4-5 | 4 | 12-10 |
| Duquesne | 4-5 | 4 | 9-13 |
| Davidson | 3-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Fordham | 2-7 | 6 | 10-12 |
| Richmond | 2-7 | 6 | 7-15 |
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