UNCASVILLE, MASS. — Massachusetts (1-5) dropped an 59-92 decision to Florida State (6-1) on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Sun.
The Minutemen showed fight early, tying the game with just five minutes to go in the first half but struggled to keep the momentum going into the second. Massachusetts owned the glass, grabbing 38 rebounds including 17 on the offensive side of the ball.
Sophomore Jaylen Curry scored a team-high 17 points for the second consecutive night. Curry has now scored in double figures in five consecutive games, leading the Minutemen in points in four straight.
Freshman Nate Guerengomba scored a career-high 10 points across 25 minutes of action. Senior Daniel Rivera tallied 12 points while snagging six rebouns.
The Seminoles were led by Jamir Watkins, who scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Breaking Down The Action
The Minutemen showed fight early, tying the game with just five minutes to go in the first half but struggled to keep the momentum going into the second. Massachusetts owned the glass, grabbing 38 rebounds including 17 on the offensive side of the ball.
Sophomore Jaylen Curry scored a team-high 17 points for the second consecutive night. Curry has now scored in double figures in five consecutive games, leading the Minutemen in points in four straight.
Freshman Nate Guerengomba scored a career-high 10 points across 25 minutes of action. Senior Daniel Rivera tallied 12 points while snagging six rebouns.
The Seminoles were led by Jamir Watkins, who scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Seminoles jumped out to an early 5-0 lead after a three-pointer from Jamir Watkins with 18:15 on the clock.
- Another three-pointer from Bostyn Holt extended the Florida State lead to eight with just over 15 minutes in the first half.
- A hook shot from Florida State’s Chandler Jackson made the score 23-14 at the 8:06 mark of the half.
- A physical and-one layup from Akil Watson punctuated a 9-0 Massachusetts scoring run to tie the score at 23-23 with 5:24 to go before the break.
- Daniel Hankins-Sanford sunk a free throw to extend the scoring run to 10-0 and give Massachusetts its lone lead of the night at 24-23.
- Florida State ended the first half on a 14-3 scoring run as a three-point basket from Jerry Deng sent both teams to the break with the score 37-27.
- Watkins sunk a driving layup to give the Seminoles a 13-point advantage under a minute into the second half.
- Jaylen Curry beat the shot clock with a corner three to keep the deficit at 40-30 with 18:40 remaining.
- Taylor Bol Bowen put home a layup to give Florida State a 21-point lead at the 15:22 mark of the second half.
- A layup from Chandler Jackson gave Florida State its largest lead of the night at 89-53 with just over three minutes to play.
- The final whistle sounded with the score 92-59 in favor of Florida State.
Newcomer Notifications
- Seven newcomers saw action on the evening, with Muhammad and Rivera both entering as starters.
- Rivera led newcomers with 12 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field.
- Guerengomba tallied a career-high 25 minutes on the night.
- Freshman Luka Damjanac and Amadou Doumbia made their second appearances of the season, recording three and two minutes respectively.
Numbers To Know
- 3: Three Minutemen finished the game in double digits, Curry (17), Rivera (12), and Guerengomba (10)
- 10: The Minutemen scored 10 points off of second chance opportunities.
- 17: Massachusetts grabbed 17 offensive rebounds in the matchup.
- 38: UMass owned a 38-34 rebound advantage on the night.
Series History
- With the result, Massachusetts now holds a 4-5 record against the Seminoles all-time.
- The two programs last faced each other in 2014 with UMass claiming a 75-69 victory on Nov. 23 in Uncasville, CT.
Up Next
- The Minutemen continue their three-game road swing, facing Harvard in Cambridge, Mass. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).
