The No. 11 Minutemen (12-19 overall, 7-11 A-10) will take on No. 14 La Salle in the first round of the bracket at 4:30 p.m. on USA Network, with the winner turning around to play Thursday against ...

The Minutemen shot 37.3 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from 3-point range. Free throws once again haunted UMass, as it converted just 12-of-24 from the charity stripe.

Last year, UMass was the No. 4 seed and was eliminated in its first game. In last season's tournament, all four of the top seeds lost their openers. The last time UMass got out of its first game with ...