By Canadian Press on November 8, 2025.
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Leonardo Bettiol scored 23 points as UMass beat Albany (NY) 83-62 on Saturday. Bettiol also contributed eight rebounds for the Minutemen (1-1). Daniel Hankins-Sanford added 14 points while going 4 of 9 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line and also had 10 rebounds. K’Jei Parker had 12 points and shot 3 for 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jaden Kempson finished with 17 points, four assists and four steals for the Great Danes (0-2). Albany (NY) also got 16 points and three steals from Zach Matulu. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 8