Marcus Banks Jr.’s 29 help UMass hold off Boston College 76-74
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Marcus Banks Jr. scored a season-high tying 29 points, which included two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, as UMass survived Boston College’s comeback bid to win 76-74 on Wednesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.
The Minutemen (7-3) led by as many as 14 points in the second half, but BC rallied back with a 23-2 run that put them ahead 63-56. Banks hit a 3-pointer with 3:12 remaining to give UMass the lead once again, and BC trailed the rest of the way.
Banks made 10 of 17 from the field and 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Daniel Hankins-Sanford added 17 points and Leonardo Bettiol scored 12.
Donald Hand Jr. paced the Eagles (5-6) with 18 points on 6-of-16 shooting. Chase Forte and Boden Kapke each tallied 12, and Fred Payne scored 11.
Forte’s potential winning 3-pointer as time expired rattled off the rim. Five of the Eagles’ six losses this season have come when leading or tied in the final minute.
Up next
UMass faces Florida State in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday.
BC is not in action until Dec. 22, when the Eagles host Fairleigh Dickinson.
___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball