Danny Carbuccia<\/a>, Hankins-Sanford,\u00a0Bettiol,\u00a0Ndjigue\u00a0and Banks Jr.\u00a0started for the Minutemen.\u00a0
\n\tNeither team led by more than four in an extremely tight first half.\u00a0
\n\tIt was UMass who jumped to a quick 8-4 lead after a Hankins-Sanford jumper with 17:05 on the clock. He\u00a0previously\u00a0opened the scoring with a driving layup.\u00a0
\n\tThe RedHawks responded with nine of the next 14 points to pull even at 13 after two Trey Perry free throws.\u00a0
\n\tConsecutive layups from Carbuccia and\u00a0Bettiol\u00a0gave UMass its largest lead back at 17-13, but Miami used a mini 7-2 run to take a 20-19\u00a0advantage\u00a0with 10:03 on the clock.\u00a0
\n\tThe RedHawks’\u00a0lead reached as much as four at 27-23, but the Minutemen responded with a 9-2 run to take a 32-29 advantage after a\u00a0Bettiol\u00a0jumper with 3:37 until halftime.\u00a0
\n\tThe final 2:30 saw four lead changes, with an Antwone Woolfolk\u00a0buzzer beater giving Miami a 39-37 halftime lead.\u00a0
\n\tThe RedHawks began the second half on a 13-5 run, as\u00a0Peter Suder hit Miami’s second straight three, to make the score 52-42, with 14:37 on the clock.\u00a0
\n\tThe Minutemen responded with a 10-2 run, capped off by a triple from\u00a0Banks\u00a0Jr.,\u00a0to cut the Miami\u00a0lead\u00a0to just four, 56-52, with 11:24 remaining in the game.\u00a0
\n\tThe RedHawks\u00a0lead ballooned back to 10 points following a slam and\u00a0Trey\u00a0Perry triple, to make the score 66-56 at 10:07.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tFollowing two\u00a0Miami\u00a0free throws\u00a0at\u00a07:38,\u00a0Ndjigue, Banks Jr.\u00a0and\u00a0Bettiol\u00a0combined to go on a 9-0 run\u00a0to tie the game at 71 with 5:22\u00a0remaining in the game.\u00a0
\n\tA Banks\u00a0Jr.\u00a0trey\u00a0gave the Minutemen\u00a0their first lead since the first half\u00a0at\u00a077-76,\u00a0with 3:54 on the clock.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tSuder connected on a step-back jumper with 0:50 left to play in the game to knot the score\u00a0at\u00a081.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tHankins-Sankins\u00a0responded with what proved to be\u00a0the go-ahead\u00a0basket\u00a0with 29 seconds\u00a0remaining.\u00a0
\n\tFour free throws from\u00a0Banks Jr. sealed\u00a0the\u00a0victory,\u00a0with the Minutemen securing\u00a0an\u00a087-83 victory.\u00a0\u00a0
<\/p>\nNumbers To Know\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\t4: Four Minutemen recorded double-digit points on the night:\u00a0Bettiol\u00a0(25), Banks Jr. (18),\u00a0Ndjigue\u00a0(16) and Hankins-Sanford (11).\u00a0
\n\t109: The number of three-pointers in the career of Banks Jr., a new program record.\u00a0
\n\t10: The number\u00a0of made\u00a0field goals for\u00a0Bettiol, who finished 10-of-15.\u00a0
\n\t202: Carbuccia\u00a0is\u00a0up to 202 career assists in his career. He became just the sixth different Minuteman player to eclipse 200 assists in a season.
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With Thursday’s\u00a0win, the Minutemen earned a\u00a0spot\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0MAC\u00a0Semifinals.\u00a0UMass will face the winner of Toledo vs. Bowling\u00a0Green at 5 p.m.\u00a0Friday’s\u00a0game will be streamed on\u00a0CBS Sports Network\u00a0with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).\u00a0<\/p>\n
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