When the Massachusetts men’s basketball team squares off against Rhode Island Tuesday night for the second time this season, it will be a full 20 days since the Minutemen last won a game. In this near month-long losing streak, UMass (12-11, 2-8 Atlantic 10) has dropped to the bottom of the conference and is staring at three more games against top five A-10 teams.

When starting lineups were announced prior to Saturday’s game against George Mason, the Massachusetts men’s basketball starting five was without Donte Clark for the first time all season. Point guard DeJon Jarreau, like Clark, has been a lock in the starting lineup this season despite spurts of not playing well, especially in conference play.

The Massachusetts men’s basketball team is eager for a win. On Saturday afternoon against George Mason, it once again came down to the final seconds. Otis Livingston went to the line with four seconds left on the clock to shoot a one-and-one. The shot ricocheted off the rim and DeJon Jarreau picked up the rebound.

There are losses, there are some bad losses and then there was what happened to the Massachusetts men’s basketball team in its 74-70 loss to St. Louis Wednesday night. The game, which felt like it lasted an eternity, featured a total of 86 free throw atte

With the exception of a few short moments toward the beginning and end of its game against Fordham Saturday afternoon, the Massachusetts men’s basketball team played catch-up for the majority of the 40 minutes of play as UMass fell 71-68 to the Rams. Fordham is not an offensive juggernaut by any means; however UMass’ 19 turnovers allowed the Rams to maintain the lead throughout the game.

A 95-77 win over Kennesaw State made a miserable snowy Saturday afternoon much better for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team. Once UMass (8-3) took the lead in the middle of the first half, it kept firm control for the duration of the game. The shooting performance of Kendrick Ray (35 points, 11-for-17 shooting), kept the Owls from falling too far behind, but ultimately the Minutemen stayed in control throughout the entire contest.

(Katherine Mayo/ Daily Collegian) The Massachusetts men’s basketball team was expected to win against North Carolina A&T, Tuesday night and it ultimately did, however not in the fashion it had hoped for. Though UMass guard C.J. Anderson said he was not aw

Saturday’s matchup against Providence was a winnable game for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team. But excessive turnovers, fouls and a stagnant second-half offense sent it home with a 75-69 loss and bad a taste in its mouth. UMass’ (6-3) roster has been greatly improved since the last time they met the Friars a year ago; and Providence (8-2) is navigating through its first season post Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn.

The Massachusetts men’s basketball team has lived and died by the 3-pointer this season. Each half of the Minutemen’s 72-48 win over Pacific told a different side of that story. In the first half they showed much of the same. Keeping the ball on the perimeter and chucking up the 3 with or without a hand their face.

Though it’s not quite New York City, Amherst and the Massachusetts men’s basketball team will play host to Pacific on Thursday in the first of four games as part of the Gotham Classic. UMass has not been playing to full capacity through the first seven games of the season. Forward/center Brison Gresham has only been eligible for a week after the NCAA deemed him eligible, while guard DeJon Jarreau missed a week due to an inflamed callous on his foot.

Last-minute losses are never fun, but Saturday’s defeat against Central Florida stings a little more for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team. For many of the Minutemen, Saturday’s 65-62 loss to UCF just simply wasn’t their day. With the exception of Ty Flowers, UMass (5-2) only made four of its 28 attempted 3-pointers.

Brison Gresham’s days of having to watch the Massachusetts men’s basketball team play from the bench are over. The freshman forward/center was cleared by NCAA before practice on Tuesday and found himself in uniform and on the court for the Minutemen’s home game against Wagner Wednesday night. Having already missed UMass’ first five games, Gresham was not completely sure if he’d play at all this season.

(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/ Daily Collegian) The Massachusetts men’s basketball team is riding a three-game win streak and coming off another impressive victory against Harvard. With injuries to DeJon Jarreau and Chris Baldwin, freshman forward Ty Flowers co

Building a program begins with developing a quarterback. With Amherst Regional looking to improve on its football program’s 1-10 record a year ago, one of its biggest projects has been creating a quarterback out of Miles Foerster. Foerster is not a star quarterback, but he wants to be and he has made that evident this season.

The Massachusetts men’s basketball team escaped its contest with Holy Cross with a 68-60 victory in the DCU Center Sunday afternoon. Although the Minutemen came away with their third win of the season, they continue to show they have plenty to learn and improve on. It took the Crusaders (0-3) six minutes, 22 seconds to score their first field goal, however by the end of the first half the two teams were tied at 27.

On a night when an old Atlantic 10 rivalry was renewed, both the Massachusetts and Temple men’s basketball teams played a game that lived up to the hype. Seventeen lead changes that culminated with a DeJon Jarreau go-ahead three put the Mullins Center crowd into a frenzy as the Minutemen were able to hold on to win 70-67.