Like I did during football season, for every UMass men's basketball game this season, I'll be giving out three stars to the top three performers from the Minutemen and keeping track of who earns the most three start points over the course of the season.

I'm putting a little extra weight on No. 1. So a No. 1 star is worth 5 points. A No. 2 is worth three and a No. 3 is worth 2.

Three Stars from UMass vs. Cornell

Not a great game to choose stars from as the Minutemen struggled.

No. 1 - Terrell Vinson - The freshman looked much more confident with 11 points and four rebounds.

No. 2 - Ricky Harris  - He wasn't terrific, but he had 26 points against a defense designed to stop him.

No. 3 - Anthony Gurley - Took good shots. Made 5-of-7 free throws.

Season-to-date points:

Terrell Vinson - 5
Freddie Riley - 5
Anthony Gurley - 4
Ricky Harris - 3
Javorn Farrell - 2

Game updates are at http://twitter.com/GazetteUMass.

UMass looked better than it did against Central Florida.

The defense still needs work, but had moments where the players seemed to get it a little better.

If David Gibbs or Gary Correia doesn't get better UMass is going to continue to struggle offensively. I think Kellogg did the right thing cutting Doug Wiggins loose, but the Minutemen could use him.

Vinson looked pretty good. I have a feeling he'll be playing closer to the basket as the season continues. Against a smaller team, he could have some big nights inside.

Still no Putney, which leads me to believe a redshirt is till very possible.

UMass needs some offense from Sean Carter.