AMHERST, Mass. (AP) – Quinton Mincey had 27 points in UMass-Lowell’s 96-83 win over UMass on Saturday
Mincey added six rebounds for the River Hawks (6-4). Martin Somerville scored 22 points and added five assists. Yuri Covington had 19 points and shot 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, and was 7-of-8 from the line.
Jayden Ndjigue led the Minutemen (3-7) with 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. Jaylen Curry added 17 points and two steals for UMass. Marqui Worthy finished with 15 points.
UMass-Lowell took a 17-13 lead in the first half with a 10-0 run. Led by 12 first-half points from Covington, UMass-Lowell took a 40-38 lead into halftime. UMass-Lowell took the lead one last time on Xzavier Lino’s jump shot with 15:41 left in the contest. His team would outscore UMass by 11 points in the final half.
UMass-Lowell plays LIU at home on Wednesday, and UMass hosts UMass-Boston next Saturday.
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