# 2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by 12th-year head coach Pat Duquette, played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center located in Lowell, Massachusetts as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 6–10 in America East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the America East tournament, they lost to Maine in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2023–24 season with a 22–10, including an 11–5 mark in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UMBC and Bryant, before falling to top-seeded Vermont in the America East tournament championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rivier | W 115–59 | 1–0 | Costello Athletic Center (564) Lowell, MA |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 81–74 | 2–0 | Costello Athletic Center (601) Lowell, MA |
| November 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 4 Gonzaga | L 54–113 | 2–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 17, 2024* 10:30 pm, B1G+ | | at Washington | L 69–74 | 2–2 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,378) Seattle, WA |
| November 20, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fisher | W 121–66 | 3–2 | Costello Athletic Center (246) Lowell, MA |
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac 314 Classic | W 80–70 | 4–2 | Costello Athletic Center (504) Lowell, MA |
| November 25, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 81–74 | 5–2 | Costello Athletic Center (578) Lowell, MA |
| November 27, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis 314 Classic | L 90–93 | 5–3 | Chaifetz Arena (4,925) St. Louis, MO |
| December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 67–69 | 5–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (871) New Britain, CT |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 96–83 | 6–4 | Mullins Center (2,357) Amherst, MA |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LIU | W 69–62 | 7–4 | Costello Athletic Center (427) Lowell, MA |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 92–83 | 8–4 | Costello Athletic Center (511) Lowell, MA |
| December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 78–67 | 9–4 | Costello Athletic Center (395) Lowell, MA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 83–71 | 10–4 | Costello Athletic Center (532) Lowell, MA |
| December 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Emerson | W 101–39 | 11–4 | Costello Athletic Center (441) Lowell, MA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 73–69 | 12–4 (1–0) | Broadview Center (2,025) Albany, NY |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 63–67 | 12–5 (1–1) | Costello Athletic Center (957) Lowell, MA |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 70–62 | 13–5 (2–1) | Costello Athletic Center (535) Lowell, MA |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 62–85 | 13–6 (2–2) | Chace Athletic Center (734) Smithfield, RI |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | L 85–86 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (2–3) | Costello Athletic Center (532) Lowell, MA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 97–80 | 14–7 (3–3) | Costello Athletic Center (845) Lowell, MA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 62–83 | 14–8 (3–4) | Wellness and Events Center (576) Newark, NJ |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 83–67 | 15–8 (4–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,856) Catonsville, MD |
| February 6, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 54–66 | 15–9 (4–5) | Dr. Bai Lee Court (2,163) Vestal, NY |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (4–6) | Costello Athletic Center (515) Lowell, MA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 79–80 | 15–11 (4–7) | Lundholm Gym (545) Durham, NH |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 98–79 | 16–11 (5–7) | Costello Athletic Center (691) Lowell, MA |
| February 22, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 61–85 | 16–12 (5–8) | Patrick Gym (2,819) Burlington, VT |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | L 78–79 | 16–13 (5–9) | Costello Athletic Center (508) Lowell, MA |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 79–53 | 17–13 (6–9) | Costello Athletic Center (755) Lowell, MA |
| March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 70–71 | 17–14 (6–10) | Memorial Gymnasium (658) Orono, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Maine Quarterfinals | L 64–72 | 17–15 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,282) Orono, ME |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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