2001-02 Massachusetts Minutemen — schedule and results

The 2001-02 Massachusetts Minutemen went 13-16 (6-10 in the A-10) under head coach Steve Lappas. Simple Rating System: 2.88.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
2001-11-16vs Little Rock TrojansW 66–60
2001-11-24vs Marist Red FoxesW 66–59
2001-11-27neutral Oregon DucksW 62–58
2001-12-01at NC State WolfpackW 69–62
2001-12-04vs Holy Cross CrusadersL 56–67
2001-12-08at Boston College EaglesL 78–80
2001-12-11vs UConn HuskiesL 59–69
2001-12-15at Central Connecticut Blue DevilsW 64–49
2001-12-23vs Maine Black BearsW 78–60
2001-12-29at Marshall Thundering HerdL 66–81
2002-01-05vs Saint Joseph's HawksL 38–63
2002-01-09vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 62–70
2002-01-12at Fordham RamsL 86–95
2002-01-16at Richmond SpidersL 54–63
2002-01-19vs Temple OwlsW 63–53
2002-01-23vs George Washington RevolutionariesW 73–60
2002-01-26at St. Bonaventure BonniesW 67–65
2002-01-29vs Dayton FlyersL 68–83
2002-02-02at Rhode Island RamsL 59–70
2002-02-06at Duquesne DukesL 69–78
2002-02-09vs La Salle ExplorersW 62–47
2002-02-13vs St. Bonaventure BonniesL 56–60
2002-02-16at Temple OwlsL 47–64
2002-02-19at Saint Joseph's HawksL 67–72
2002-02-23vs Fordham RamsW 67–54
2002-02-27vs Rhode Island RamsW 79–69
2002-03-02at Xavier MusketeersL 52–72
2002-03-06neutral George Washington RevolutionariesW 73–62
2002-03-07neutral Xavier MusketeersL 59–65 (OTOT)

Game recaps

2001-11-16: Behind BRAND,Micah's 23 points, Massachusetts Minutemen defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 66–60. ZACHERY,Nick had 17 for Arkansas-Little Rock.

2001-11-24: Behind RHYMER,Kitwana's 16 points, Massachusetts Minutemen defeated Marist ( 3- 1) 66–59. EPPEHIMER,Nick had 14 for Marist ( 3- 1).

2001-11-27: Massachusetts Minutemen got past Oregon ( 4- 1) 62–58 as CROOKS,Shannon scored a team-high 13. JONES,Frederick had 13 for Oregon ( 4- 1).

2001-12-01: Massachusetts Minutemen beat North Carolina State 69–62. CROOKS,Shannon led the winners with 20 points. MILLER,Archie had 18 for North Carolina State.

2001-12-04: Holy Cross ( 3- 3) beat Massachusetts Minutemen 67–56 as SERRAVALLE,Ryan scored a team-high 16. BRAND,Micah had 15 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2001-12-11: Connecticut ( 5- 1) beat Massachusetts Minutemen 69–59 as ROBERTSON,Tony scored a team-high 15. CROOKS,Shannon had 14 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2001-12-15: Massachusetts Minutemen handled Central Connecticut State 64–49. RHYMER,Kitwana led the winners with 24 points. BATTLES,Damian had 13 for Central Connecticut State. RHYMER,Kitwana grabbed 15 rebounds.

2001-12-23: Massachusetts Minutemen beat Maine ( 2- 8) 78–60 as BRAND,Micah scored a team-high 17. GREENE,Errick had 23 for Maine ( 2- 8).

2001-12-29: Behind BLACKSHEAR,Ronald's 26 points, Marshall pulled away from Massachusetts Minutemen 81–66. CROOKS,Shannon had 15 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-01-05: St. Joseph'S ( 7- 4, 1- 0) blew out Massachusetts Minutemen 63–38 as PHILLIPS,Bill scored a team-high 13.

2002-01-12: Fordham ( 5- 9, 1- 2) got past Massachusetts Minutemen 95–86 as WALTON,Adrian scored a team-high 25. CROOKS,Shannon had 24 for Massachusetts Minutemen. FREEMAN-MCKAMEY,Duke f grabbed 15 rebounds.

2002-01-23: Massachusetts Minutemen beat George Washington (10- 8, 3- 4) 73–60 as BRAND,Micah scored a team-high 17. MONROE,Chris had 24 for George Washington (10- 8, 3- 4).

2002-01-26: Massachusetts Minutemen survived St. Bonaventure 67–65 as RHYMER,Kitwana scored a team-high 23. BREMER,J.R. had 27 for St. Bonaventure.

2002-01-29: Dayton (13- 5, 5- 2) beat Massachusetts Minutemen 83–68 as MARSHALL,Ramod scored a team-high 16. CROOKS,Shannon had 21 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-02-02: Rhode Island ( beat Massachusetts Minutemen 70–59 as WILEY,Troy scored a team-high 15. ANDERSON,Anthony had 17 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-02-06: Duquesne University ( beat Massachusetts Minutemen 78–69. SMITH, Wayne led the winners with 25 points. CROOKS, Shannon had 19 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-02-09: Behind CROOKS,Shannon's 15 points, Massachusetts Minutemen pulled away from La Salle ( 62–47. OKOSA,Reggie had 14 for La Salle (.

2002-02-13: Behind BREMER,J.R.'s 31 points, St. Bonaventure (15- 8, 7- 5) defeated Massachusetts Minutemen 60–56. LAMB,Raheim had 18 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-02-16: Temple ( beat Massachusetts Minutemen 64–47 as GREER,Lynn scored a team-high 19. ANDERSON,Anthony had 15 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-02-19: Behind PHILLIPS,Bill's 19 points, St. Joseph'S (16- 9, 10- 3) defeated Massachusetts Minutemen 72–67. CROOKS,Shannon had 21 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-02-23: Massachusetts Minutemen handled Fordham ( 67–54. ANDERSON,Anthony led the winners with 16 points. WALTON,Adrian had 15 for Fordham (.

2002-02-27: Massachusetts Minutemen handled Rhode Island ( 79–69. CROOKS,Shannon led the winners with 23 points. HELLENGA,Dustin had 16 for Rhode Island (.

2002-03-02: Behind WEST,David's 22 points, Xavier (22- 5, 14- 2) rolled past Massachusetts Minutemen 72–52. WILLIAMS,Eric had 15 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

2002-03-06: Behind ANDERSON,Anthony's 16 points, Massachusetts Minutemen pulled away from George Washington ( 73–62. MONROE,Chris had 19 for George Washington (.

2002-03-07: Xavier (23- 5) beat Massachusetts Minutemen 65–59. SATO,Romain led the winners with 21 points. CROOKS,Shannon had 16 for Massachusetts Minutemen.

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