Hopkins Scores Team-High 15 Points in 104-75 Loss at UMass

Friday, November 9

Amherst, Mass.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-1

104

UMass

2-0

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

104

11/9/2018 10:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

AMHERST, Mass. – Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) led four double-digit scorers with 15 points but the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team was upended 104-75 by the University of Massachusetts on Friday night at the Mullins Center.

Hopkins was followed by Jordan Reed (Lucas, Texas) and Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) with 12 apiece. Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) netted 10 points.

Elijah Jordan (Orlando, Fla.) recorded a team-high five assists and six points. Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.) pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds and also scored seven points.

UMass was led by Rashaan Holloway (18 points), Luwane Pipkins (14), Curtis Cobb (12), Tre Wood (11) and Sy Chatman (10).

UNH is now 1-1 and UMass improved to 2-0.

LOOKING AHEAD

New Hampshire returns to action Nov. 12 (1 p.m.) at home against the College of Mount Saint Vincent for a one o'clock matinee at Lundholm Gym.

Tickets for all home games are available online at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling (603) 862-4000.

THE DIFFERENCE

* UMass scored in transition and from 3-point range to extend its lead at every media timeout in the first half.

* The Minutemen shot 65.5 percent from the floor (19-29), including 54.5 percent (6-11) from 3-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.

* In comparison, UNH was 11-for-29 from the floor (37.9 percent) with 3 of 13 made 3-pointers (23.1 percent).

GAME RECAP

* UMass scored the first five points of the game to and led wire-to wire.

* The Wildcats closed within 7-4 on a layup by Jayden Martinez (Cibolo, Texas) at 16:26, but the home team went on a 9-0 run to buile a double-digit lead, 16-4.

* The Minutemen, who led 10-4 at the first media timeout, held an 18-7 advantage at the next media timeout (at 11:38).

* UMass continued to pull away and held a 33-16 advantage at the third media timeout (6:43).

* The Minutemen took a 56-29 lead into halftime.

* Reed hit a pair of 3-pointers in the opening four minutes of the second half, but UMass' lead was pushed to 67-37 when the next media break was whistled at 15:17.

* The margin was still 30 points, 75-45, at the sixth media timeout of the game with 11:23 to play.

* Wood converted a three-point play at 7:52 to give the home team an 87-51 lead.

* Hopkins made back-to-back 3's to make the score 93-63 at 4:08.

* UMass answered with a 3-pointer to take a 96-63 lead into the last media timeout (3:29).

* UNH outscored the hosts 12-8 the rest of the way as Maultsby connected twice from beyond the arc in the last two minutes.

* The Wildcats' second-half shooting improved to 42.9 percent (15-35) to end at 40.6 percent (26-64).

* UMass made 34 of 51 field goal attempts (66.7 percent), including 10-for-19 from 3-point range.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

* Despite the regional proximity of the schools, this was the first meeting at the Mullins Center and first between the UNH and UMass men's basketball programs since Jan. 2, 1993. UMass won that game, 75-61, in Lundholm Gym.

* UMass has a 62-23 advantage in the series and has won each of the last eight matchups.

* UNH's most recent win is Nov, 26, 1985 (57-54 road win).

UNH NOTEBOOK

* Hopkins (3-5) and Maultsby (2-4) combined to make five 3-pointers. The rest of the team shot 5-for-15 on 3's.

* Martinez finished with eight points and three rebounds before fouling out in the final minutes. He made 6 of 8 foul shots.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

* UMass outscored UNH 40-26 in the paint. The Minutemen also had the edge in second-chance points (21-18) and fastbreak points (6-0).

* The Wildcats, who recorded a 12-3 edge on the offensive glass, had the 14-4 advantage in second-chance points.

* UMass had the 31-27 rebounding edge.