NEW YORK (AP) - Chaz Williams scored 22 points as Massachusetts held off Fordham 77-73 Sunday in Atlantic 10 Conference action.
The Minutemen (11-4, 1-1), whose 70-62 loss Thursday at Saint Louis snapped their seven-game winning streak, took a double-digit lead with 7:21 left in the first half and led by 14 in the second.
But the Rams chipped away, getting within two points with 2 minutes left and again with 1:04 remaining. Freddie Riley hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 34 seconds to go and Massachusetts hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 26 seconds to hold on.
Terrell Vinson added 19 points for the Minutemen, Trey Davis a career-high 12 and Riley 11. Cady Lalanne had 11 rebounds.
Branden Frazier had 21 points for Fordham (5-12, 1-1) and Chris Gaston added 20 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan Canty grabbed 13 boards as the Rams dominated the glass 55 -42.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Massachusetts (11-4) « | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Fordham (5-12) | 26 | 47 | 73 |
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| Massachusetts Minutemen | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Vinson, F | 32 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| S. Carter, F | 15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| R. Putney, F | 13 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| C. Williams, G | 38 | 8-16 | 3-4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| F. Riley, G | 36 | 4-12 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Lalanne | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Davis | 21 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| M. Esho | 18 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Bergantino | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 27-70 | 16-24 | 42 | 16 | 23 | 77 | |
| 38.6% | 66.7% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Gaston, F | 34 | 8-19 | 4-6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| R. Canty, C | 20 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| B. Frazier, G | 39 | 5-18 | 8-12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| M. Thomas, G | 39 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| B. Smith, G | 29 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Leonard | 14 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| R. Rhoomes | 12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Myers | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Short | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-71 | 18-30 | 55 | 6 | 20 | 73 | |
| 35.2% | 60% | ||||||
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