A construction site collapsed, and an apartment building was destroyed after a large fire near UMass Amherst's campus on Friday night.

Francesco Dell’Elce got the Minutemen rolling on Friday with a first-quarter goal en route to a shutout victory over Maine.

An unprecedented sight catching the eyes of UMass Amherst students and others on Saturday. Several people went to watch construction equipment rip apart the Olympia Place apartment complex. At least 230 people, mostly UMass students, displaced and trying to figure out what to do next.

University at Albany men's basketball fell 83-62 on the road Saturday against UMass. Jaden Kempson led the Great Danes with 17 points, Zach Matulu scored 16.

Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Silas Demary Jr. added 16 points and seven assists to lead No. 4 UConn to a 110-47 win over UMass Lowell on Friday night. Seven Huskies scored in double figures as UConn scored its most points in a game since a 2022 win against Long Island University.

BOTTOM LINE: New Haven heads into the matchup with UMass-Lowell as losers of three in a row. UMass-Lowell went 17-15 overall with a 14-4 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The River Hawks allowed opponents to score 74.1 points per game and shoot 44.0% from the field last season.

The UConn Huskies came into their second game of the year against the UMass-Lowell River Hawks, at 1-0 after defeating the New Haven Chargers in their opener. T

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Leonardo Bettiol scored 23 points as UMass beat Albany (NY) 83-62 on Saturday.