Final
for this game
Massachusetts defeats Grambling State 81-58
Dec 12, 2009 - 3:45 AM AMHERST, Mass.(AP) -- Terrell Vinson scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Massachusetts beat Grambling State 81-58 on Friday night.Vinson became the first UMass freshman to tally a double-double since Rashaun Freeman in 2004.
Playing without top scorer Ricky Harris (17.7 points per game), who suffered a right ankle sprain in Thursday's practice, the Minutemen (5-5) used a strong inside game to win their fourth straight at home.
UMass outrebounded the Tigers 55-30, scored 56 points in the paint and scored 28 second-chance points, compared to four by Grambling State (1-5).
Gary Correia and Sampson Carter scored 11 points each and Javon Farrell added 10 rebounds for the Minutemen.
UMass led by as many as 27, 69-42 on a Sean Carter dunk with 5:56 to go.
George Akpele, Torez Young and Lance Fuertado scored 11 points each for the Tigers, who lost their fourth straight.
- NCAA BB
GRAMBLING 58
MASSACHUSETTS 81 FINAL
Dec 11 10:08 PM - NCAA BB
GRAMBLING 25
MASSACHUSETTS 33 HALFTIME
Dec 11 9:07 PM
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