Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Massachusetts Minutemen
UMass routs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 92-60, en route to Vegas
AMHERST, Mass. -- Curtis Cobb scored 17 points and led four players in double-figure scoring as UMass bounced back from consecutive home court losses with a rout of winless Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Tournament campus game Monday night.
The Minutemen, who played their first five games at home, now head to Las Vegas for two tournament games.
UMass (3-2) scored the game's first seven points and pushed the lead to 10 points on Carl Pierre's 3-pointer seven minutes into the game. By intermission the lead was 17 points.
Cobb hit 4 of 5 shots from long range and Pierre was 4 of 9 to finish with 16 points. Luwane Pipkins added a double-double with 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Martaveous McKnight finished with 27 points to lead the Golden Lions (0-4). Trevor Banks added another 13 points.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff returns home to host California Baptist in a tournament campus game.
Game Information
Amherst, MA

Referee:Mark Schnur
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:Matt Dorn

2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 14 | 9-21 |
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