UMass at Fairfield 11/9/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The UMass Minutemen visit Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday to play the Fairfield Stags. The Minutemen (1-0) opened the regular season with a 70-64 victory over UMass Lowell on Tuesday. T.J. Weeks led UMass with 23 points. The freshman hit 4 3-pointers to lead the Minutemen to the win. Carl Pierre added 13 points, while Samba Biallo chipped in with 12 points.

The Skags (0-1) were beaten in the season opener Tuesday night by Bucknell 68-64. The game was close throughout with the scored tied at the half 33-33. Jesus Cruz led the Stags with 24 points, while Landon Taliaferro chipped in with 17 points and Taj Benning added 12 points and seven boards.

T.J. Weeks leads the Minutemen in scoring with an average of 23.0 points per game. Tre Mitchell is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.0 per game, while Sean East II leads UMass in assists with an average of 6.0 per game. Five players are scoring in double figures for the Minutemen.

Jesus Cruz is the leading scorer for Fairfield with an average of 24.0 points per game. Landon Taliaferro is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.0 points per game, while Taj Benning leads in rebounding with an average of 7.0 per game and Vincent Eze is the assists leader with an average of 2.0 per game.