====== December 16, 2023 - West Virginia vs. UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
  * Opponent: [[opponent_west_virginia|West Virginia]]
  * Start Time: 6:30 PM ET
  * Site: [[springfield_civic_center|MassMutual Center]], Springfield MA
  * Special Event: [[https://www.hoophall.com/events/basketball-hall-of-fame-classic/|Basketball Hall of Fame Classic]]
  * Television: [[https://www.espn.com/watch/|ESPNU]]
  * Stream: [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]
  * Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM, WMUA 91.1 FM
  * Spread: UM +3½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401575475))
  * UM personnel report: [[Tyler Mason]] not dressed((Recent addition not ready to play yet))

  * **Result: UMass 87, West Virginia 79**
  * Attendance: 4264

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/15/mens-basketball-massachusetts-face-west-virginia-in-hall-of-fame-classic|UM]], [[https://wvusports.com/news/2023/12/15/mens-basketball-wvu-and-umass-to-meet-in-basketball-hall-of-fame-classic.aspx|WV]]
  * WVU: [[https://wvusports.com/news/2023/12/15/mens-basketball-battle-farrakhan-to-be-available-against-umass.aspx|Battle, Farrakhan to be Available Against UMass]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-men-s-basketball-battles-West-Virginia-in-Springfield-53384674|Kerr Kriisa’s first game with West Virginia to come against the Minutemen in Springfield]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/12/umass-basketball-set-to-face-off-against-west-virginia/|UMass basketball set to face off against West Virginia]]
  * The Daily Athenaeum: [[https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/mens_basketball/battle-farrakhan-to-dress-for-massachusetts-game/article_431462c0-9b90-11ee-94fc-87d299549969.html|Battle, Farrakhan to dress for Massachusetts game]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16990|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/16/mens-basketball-minutemen-claim-basketball-hall-of-fame-classic-victory-over-west-virginia-87-79|Minutemen Claim Basketball Hall Of Fame Classic Victory Over West Virginia, 87-79]]
  * WVU: [[https://wvusports.com/news/2023/12/16/mens-basketball-west-virginias-second-half-rally-falls-short.aspx|West Virginia’s Second Half Rally Falls Short]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-men-s-basketball-meets-West-Virginia-in-Hall-of-Fame-Classic-53394904|Minutemen find second wind, hold off West Virginia in Springfield 87-79]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/12/offense-shines-as-umass-beats-west-virginia/|Offense shines as UMass beats West Virginia]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/12/robert-davis-jr-delivers-from-deep-in-umass-win-over-west-virginia/|Robert Davis Jr. delivers from deep in UMass win over West Virginia]]

===== Video =====
  * UM highlight packages: [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1736187722119643159|first half]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassAthletics/status/1743374920451494213|:30]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-xdvxdFu-M|2:09 compilation]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5fos9sqJ-o|5:43 compilation]]
  * Clips: [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1736488356626796856|Cohen fired up]], [[https://twitter.com/hoophallu/status/1736216458609205540|Cohen part 2]], [[https://twitter.com/Kjpistons/status/1736221641649119568|Robert Davis Jr's night]]

===== Audio =====
  * [[https://thevarsitynetwork.com/feed/source/oas-1218?audioPlayer=umass%3Aallaccess-Archive-8610|Game recording from Varsity / WEEI Springfield]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/west-virginia/boxscore/14987|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=494546|StatBroadcast]], [[https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/documents/2023/12/17/2339299.PDF?timestamp=20231217020247|PDF]]

{{tag>"2023-24 season" "West Virginia" "Springfield"}}