The Minutemen were eliminated from the Atlantic 10 Championship in Saturday's semifinal.
NEW YORK — Virginia Commonwealth defeated the University of Massachusetts basketball team in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship Saturday 71-62.
Chaz Williams led UMass with 18 points, while Troy Daniels had a game-high 20 for VCU
The Minutemen now return home to Amherst to await their postseason fate — either a trip to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid or a return to the National Invitational Tournament.
UMass reached the NIT semifinals last season before falling to Stanford.