Analyzing St. Joe's vs. UMass A-10 matchup

What: Atlantic 10 Tournament,  first round

When: Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Records: St. Joe's, the 13th seed (11-19, 4-14); UMass, the 12th seed (14-17, 4-14).

TV/Radio: Comcast SportsNet/WKND (800-AM).

Coaches: St. Joe's, Phil Martelli (414-292, 22nd season); UMass, Derek Kellogg (168-153, 10th season).

Series: UMass leads, 36-34.

Last meeting: Minutemen won on Hawk Hill on Feb. 11, 87-76. That was the game St. Joe's Lamarr Kimble broke his foot midway through second half . . . They also won in Amherst on Jan. 18, 62-57.

What to watch: The defending champion Hawks have been decimated by injuries . . . They'd lost nine straight, their longest such streak in six years, before rallying from a double-digit second-half deficit to take the regular-season finale at Duquesne . . . James Demery is averaging 14.2 points in A-10 games, Charlie Brown 13.6 . . . Chris Clover is averaging 14.5 in last six games . . . Foul shooting and turnovers have been issues . . . UMass has five guys averaging between 8.8 and 13 . . . Has lost 10 of last 12. Wins were against St. Joe's and La Salle . . . This is first meeting in A-10 tourney since 2001 . . . The winner gets fifth-seeded St. Bonaventure in Wednesday afternoon's second round.