The UMass Minutemen host Atlantic 10 rival, the LaSalle Explorers on Wednesday night. The Minutemen are 10-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference while the Explorers are 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the conference. UMass beat LaSalle twice last season and has won 6 in a row against them overall. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass.
The LaSalle Explorers come into this game with a record of 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the Atlantic 10. After getting blown out by Virginia Commonwealth in their conference opener, the Explorers bounced back with a 77-75 overtime win over Rhode Island last Saturday. The Explorers sent it to overtime when Jhamir Brickus hit two free throws with 5 seconds left in overtime and then scored 5 points in overtime to seal the win.
Khalil Brantley dropped a career-high 29 points and Jhamir Brickus hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 31.3 seconds left in overtime to lift the Explorers to a 77-75 win over Rhode Island on Saturday!
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Khalil Brantley led LaSalle with 29 points while Brickus had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Fouuseyni Drame added 9 points and 8 rebounds while Anwar Gill had 9 points and 7 assists. Brantley leads the team with 15.1 points and 3.8 assists per game. LaSalle is ranked No. 264th in the KenPom. The Explorers are 260th in points per game and 288th in points allowed.