Saint Joseph's Defeats UMass 62-56

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — DeAndre Bembry scored 25 points with seven assists and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Saint Joseph's to a 62-56 win over UMass on Wednesday night.

Isaiah Miles added 18 points for the Hawks (8-9, 2-4 Atlantic 10 Conference). Aaron Brown had nine. The team hit 47.9 percent from the field overall and 60 percent from the line.

Saint Joseph's led by a slim margin through most of the first half, which ended in a 27-27 tie.

Bembry carried his team through the first 10 minutes of the second half, scoring 15 of the Hawks' 17 points into a 44-40 lead with 9:53 left. The Minutemen (10-9, 3-3) trailed throughout the rest of the period, pulling to within five, 61-56, on a 3-pointer by Trey Davis before Bembry sealed with win with a pair of free throws in the final seconds.

Davis led the Minutemen with 14 points.

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