Lopez leads Sacred Heart over UMass Lowell 87-80
LOWELL, Mass. -- Joseph Lopez scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Sacred Heart beat UMass Lowell 87-80 on Wednesday night.
Lopez was 8-of-15 shooting. Mario Matasovic and Sean Hoehn added 18 points apiece for Sacred Heart (3-4), which shot 56 percent from the field and bounced back from an 81-50 loss at Northwestern on Nov. 24. Zach Radz finished with 13 points.
Matt Harris scored 23 points and Jahad Thomas added 22 to lead the River Hawks (5-2), who had their five-game win streak snapped.
Sacred Heart trailed 39-35 at halftime, but opened the second half on a 15-2 surge for a 50-41 lead. Lopez and Kinnon LaRose scored five points each during the stretch.
Trailing 75-62 with 2:10 to play, Harris scored seven points, and Connor Bennett and Ryan Jones chipped in four points apiece as UMass Lowell cut the deficit to 79-75 with 54 seconds left. Radz then shot 6 of 6 from the line to help the Pioneers seal it.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brandon Cruz
- Carl Luciano
- Tom Deneen
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |