UMass stuns Davidson, snaps Wildcats’ 5-game winning streak
Carl Pierre had a season-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, as Massachusetts stunned Davidson 54-51 Saturday, snapping the Wildcats’ five-game losing streak.
Keon Clergeot had 12 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5 seconds left, for UMass (9-15, 2-9 Atlantic 10).
Jon Axel Gudmundsson led Davidson (17-6, 8-2) with 17 points and six rebounds. Kellan Grady, who averaged 16 points for the Wildcats, scored four points on 1-of-10 shooting.
Trailing 38-33 early in the second half, Davidson scored eight unanswered to lead 41-38 with 10 minutes, 18 seconds left. Following a Pierre 3-pointer that tied the score at 41, the Wildcats got layups from Luke Frampton and KiShawn Pritchett to push the margin to four.
UMass responded with a 10-4 run to retake the lead before a pair of Gudmundsson free throws evened the score at 51 with 1:20 left.
Worth mentioning
▪ UMass had a 36-27 rebounding edge, including 13 offensive rebounds that led to outscoring the Wildcats 10-0 on second-chance points.
▪ Davidson held the Minutemen to 38.5 percent shooting.
Up next
▪ Davidson is at Fordham Tuesday. UMass visits George Mason Wednesday.
UMASS 54, DAVIDSON 51
Davidson | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | F | Pt |
Brajkovic | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Frampton | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Grady | 39 | 1-10 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Gudmundsson | 40 | 6-12 | 5-7 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
Pritchett | 31 | 2-3 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Collins | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Kovacevic | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 19-45 | 9-15 | 25 | 12 | 51 |
Percentages: FG .422, FT .600. 3-Point Goals: 4-14, .286 (Collins 2-2, Frampton 1-3, Grady 1-5, Kovacevic 0-1, Pritchett 0-1, Gudmundsson 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 8 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Brajkovic 2, Grady). Turnovers: 8 (Brajkovic 3, Grady 2, Frampton, Gudmundsson, Kovacevic). Steals: 3 (Collins, Frampton, Pritchett). Technical Fouls: None.
Umass | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | F | Pt |
Diallo | 28 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Baptiste | 27 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Clergeot | 28 | 4-13 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
McLean | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Pierre | 38 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
Wood | 15 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cobb | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Chatman | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Holloway | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Laurent | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 20-52 | 6-12 | 34 | 19 | 54 |
Percentages: FG .385, FT .500. 3-Point Goals: 8-21, .381 (Pierre 5-7, Clergeot 2-8, Diallo 1-3, Wood 0-1, Cobb 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 9 (11 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Baptiste). Turnovers: 9 (Diallo 2, Pierre 2, Wood 2, Cobb, Laurent, McLean). Steals: 2 (McLean, Pierre). Technical Fouls: None.
Davidson | 25 | 26 | — | 51 |
UMass | 27 | 27 | — | 54 |
A—3,878 (9,493).
This story was originally published February 9, 2019 at 4:43 PM.