AMHERST, Mass.

-- Micah Brand had 17 points and Jackie Rogers added 15 as Massachusetts beat Marshall 81-58 Saturday.

The Minutemen (4-6) led 47-28 at halftime and pulled ahead by as many as 25 in the second half. A pair of free throws by Michael Lasme with 4:50 to play made it 70-45. Lasme and Jeff Viggiano both finished with 13.

Marshall (5-3) was led by David Anderson with 10 points.

Rogers scored six points as the Minutemen opened the game with an 18-3 run. They extended the lead as high as 30-11 before Marshall pulled within 34-23 with just over four minutes to play in the half.

Gabe Lee had five points as Massachusetts went on a 13-0 run over the next three minutes to make it 47-23.

Massachusetts shot 57 percent from the field while limiting the Thundering Herd to 37 percent.

MASSACHUSETTS 81, MARSHALL 58

MARSHALL

(5-3)

Patton 2-4 0-0 4, Armpalu 3-3 2-4 8, Wright 3-7 3-3 9, Hamilton 1-3 0-0 2, Blackshear 1-12 6-6 9, Black 4-9 0-1 8, Dixon 0-1 0-0 0, Bunch 0-2 0-0 0, Dawn 2-5 0-0 5, McComas 0-0 0-0 0, D.Anderson 4-10 2-2 10, Joe Dressel 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 21-57 13-16 58.

MASSACHUSETTS

(4-6)

Rogers 7-10 1-2 15, Viggiano 4-6 2-6 13, Brand 4-6 8-8 17, Lasme 3-8 7-8 13, A.Anderson 3-5 2-3 9, Lee 4-5 1-3 9, Wilson 1-1 0-0 3, Kotaridis 0-0 0-0 0, Onuara 0-0 0-0 0, Kouyate 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 1-4 0-0 2, Cox 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-47 21-30 81.

Halftime--Massachusetts 47, Marshall 28. 3-Point goals--Marshall 3-16 (Dressel 1-1, Dawn 1-4, Blackshear 1-6, Patton 0-1, Dixon 0-1, Wright 0-3), Massachusetts 6-14 (Viggiano 3-5, Brand 1-1, Wilson 1-1, A.Anderson 1-3, Cox 0-1, Lasme 0-3). Fouled out--Wright. Rebounds--Marshall 29 (Black, D.Anderson 6), Massachusetts 31 (A.Anderson 9). Assists--Marshall 12 (Hamilton 5), Massachusetts 19 (Lamb 5). Total fouls--Marshall 22, Massachusetts 18. A--3,474.