AMHERST, Mass. -- Luwane Pipkins scored 30 points on 12-of-16 shooting on Saturday and Massachusetts rallied in the second half to beat Providence 72-63.
Pipkins scored eight of his points while the Minutemen (5-5) went on a 21-3 run to make it 67-54 on Malik Hines' dunk with 2:35 left. The Friars (7-3) had a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to seven before the final minute, but UMass made 5 of 8 free throws from there.
The Friars trailed from the opening minutes until taking the lead with a 9-0 run that ended at 51-46.