Troy basketball falls to UMass 71-60 in Adam Howard’s head-coaching debut

UMass spoiled Adam Howard’s Troy coaching debut in a 71-60 victory Monday night at Trojan Arena as part of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.

Junjie Wang posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Minutemen (1-0), while Jordan Clayton added 16 points with seven rebounds and four assists. Dwayne Wimbley contributed 10 points and eight rebounds for the visitors, who won the rebounding battle 47-40.