UMass defeated Xavier 59-49. Those who braved the rain and chose to forgo romance for roundball were treated to an entertaining game Wednesday. Not only that, we're playing one of the best teams in the league. We're playing exciting basketball and we're playing hard. Flint criticizes the area's fan base, but was practical in his explanation as well.
People have other things they can do now.
You have to be a true, true fan to go to sporting events nowadays. With basketball you play so many games that people can pick and choose which games they want to come to. Flint promised more fans for Saturday's 1 p.m. game against Temple. Mack is averaging 19.4 points per game this season and 22.4 points against Atlantic 10 opponents. Xavier remained one of his favorite opponents.