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11/02 20:47 CST Wang scores 18 points and grabs 13 rebounds as UMass downs Troy
71-60
Wang scores 18 points and grabs 13 rebounds as UMass downs Troy 71-60
By The Associated Press
TROY, Ala. (AP) --- Junjie Wang had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Massachusetts
beat Troy 71-60 on Monday night in a season opener.
Jordan Clayton added 16 points while shooting 6 for 14, including 4 for 10 from
beyond the arc for UMass. Noa Zemljic shot 4 for 5, including 2 for 3 from
beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.
Donovan Oday finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and six steals for the
Trojans. Troy got 10 points and five assists from Jacoi Hutchinson. Caua
Pacheco had eight points and two steals.
UMass took the lead for good with 4:23 to go in the first half and led 38-28 at
halftime, with Zemljic racking up nine points. UMass turned a 10-point
second-half lead into a 25-point advantage with a 15-0 run to make it a 53-28
lead with 16:29 left in the half. Wang scored 12 second-half points.
Up next
Both teams play again on Friday. UMass plays Boston College and Troy travels to
play Florida State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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