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Frank Martin and the Minutemen beat Duquesne Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center.
AMHERST — Back-to-back wins are nice in college basketball. Back-to-back conference wins are always better.
“It feels great,” UMass guard R.J. Luis said after the Minutemen held off Duquesne 87-79 Saturday afternoon, before 3,810 fans at the Mullins Center. “We were struggling in adversity, so it just feels great to get these two wins back-to-back at home with the fans.
“They
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Howard Herman can be reached at hherman@berkshireeagle.com or 413-496-6253.
Sportswriter-Columnist
Howard Herman is a sports columnist at The Berkshire Eagle. The dean of full-time sportswriters in Western Mass., he has been with the Eagle since 1988, and is a member of the New England Baseball and Basketball Hall of Fame.
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