# 2018–19 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks split their home games between the Costello Athletic Center and the Tsongas Center, both of which are located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and they were led by sixth-year head coach Pat Duquette. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2017–18 season 12–18, 6–10 in the America East Conference play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the America East tournament, they were defeated by UMBC in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., NESNPlus/Eleven Sports | | at UMass | L 75–83 | 0–1 | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,976) Amherst, MA |
| November 10, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Wagner | W 88–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Costello Athletic Center (1,078) Lowell, MA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | L 74–86 | 1–2 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,024) New Britain, CT |
| November 16, 2018* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic | L 74–82 | 1–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,131) Providence, RI |
| November 17, 2018* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Army Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic | W 92–85 | 2–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (863) Providence, RI |
| November 18, 2018* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Sacred Heart Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic | W 94–90 | 3–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (946) Providence, RI |
| November 23, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | UMass Boston | W 88–59 | 4–3 | Costello Athletic Center (617) Lowell, MA |
| November 25, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 71–83 | 4–4 | Palumbo Center (1,638) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 p.m., SNY | | at UConn | L 75–97 | 4–5 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,507) Storrs, CT |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 94–71 | 5–5 | Tsongas Center (1,152) Lowell, MA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Boston University | L 60–79 | 5–6 | Case Gym (603) Boston, MA |
| December 7, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Maine Fort Kent | W 110–63 | 6–6 | Tsongas Center (651) Lowell, MA |
| December 11, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 69–75 | 6–7 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (518) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Loyola (MD) | W 97–79 | 7–7 | Costello Athletic Center (706) Lowell, MA |
| December 29, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Sacred Heart | W 100–91 | 8–7 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | L 63–75 | 8–8 (0–1) | Costello Athletic Center (652) Lowell, MA |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 64–68 | 8–9 (0–2) | Lundholm Gym (340) Durham, NH |
| January 12, 2019 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 74–63 | 9–9 (1–2) | Tsongas Center (3,118) Lowell, MA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Albany | W 84–72 | 10–9 (2–2) | Costello Athletic Center (411) Lowell, MA |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Hartford | W 76–73 | 11–9 (3–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 85–79 | 12–9 (4–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (4,710) Vestal, NY |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | L 59–78 | 12–10 (4–3) | Tsongas Center (1,232) Lowell, MA |
| February 2, 2019 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 65–74 | 12–11 (4–4) | Tsongas Center (2,378) Lowell, MA |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 72–62 | 13–11 (5–4) | Costello Athletic Center (451) Lowell, MA |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 65–76 | 13–12 (5–5) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,658) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Albany | W 86–54 | 14–12 (6–5) | SEFCU Arena (1,876) Albany, NY |
| February 16, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 66–70 | 14–13 (6–6) | UMBC Event Center (2,688) Catonsville, MD |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Binghamton | L 66–81 | 14–14 (6–7) | Costello Athletic Center (301) Lowell, MA |
| February 23, 2019 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 73–75 | 14–15 (6–8) | Tsongas Center (2,893) Lowell, MA |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 70–61 | 15–15 (7–8) | Cross Insurance Center (981) Bangor, ME |
| March 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 57–74 | 15–16 (7–9) | Patrick Gym (2,546) Burlington, VT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Hartford Quarterfinals | L 70–78 | 15–17 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (993) West Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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