====== February 24, 2024 - St. Bonaventure at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
  * Opponent: [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure]]
  * Start Time: 2:30 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] conference game
  * Television: [[https://www.usanetwork.com|USA]]
  * Stream: [[https://www.usanetwork.com/live|USA]], [[https://www.nbcsports.com/watch|NBC Sports app]]
  * Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM
  * Spread: UM -4½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401596917/st-bonaventure-umass))
  * UM personnel report: All players dressed

  * **Result: St. Bonaventure 75, UMass 67**
  * Attendance: 7,016((Largest since the 2014-15 season opener https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-men-s-basketball-loses-at-home-to-St-Bonaventure-Saturday-afternoon-54168739))

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/2/23/mens-basketball-minutemen-face-st-bonaventure-in-pivotal-matchup-on-alumni-weekend|UM]], [[https://gobonnies.com/news/2024/2/23/mens-basketball-bonnies-finish-week-on-the-road-at-umass-saturday.aspx|SBU]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/Winners-of-three-of-its-last-four-UMass-men-s-basketball-looks-to-keep-momentum-going-against-St-Bonaventure-on-Saturday-54147871|Winners of three of their last four, Minutemen look to keep momentum going against St. Bonaventure]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/02/umass-hosts-st-bonaventure-in-pivotal-a-10-matchup/|UMass hosts St Bonaventure in pivotal A-10 matchup]]
  * Olean Times Herald: [[https://www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/bonnies-fall-back-at-500-as-minutemen-await/article_fd731f30-d2bd-11ee-9ad1-375facf565a0.html|Bonnies fall back at .500 as Minutemen await]]
 
===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17119|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/2/24/mens-basketball-massachusetts-falls-in-an-a-10-battle-to-st-bonaventure-75-67|Massachusetts Falls In An A-10 Battle to St. Bonaventure, 75-67]]
  * SBU: [[https://gobonnies.com/news/2024/2/24/mens-basketball-bonnies-surge-past-umass-75-67.aspx|Bonnies Surge Past UMass, 75-67]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-men-s-basketball-loses-at-home-to-St-Bonaventure-Saturday-afternoon-54168739|St. Bonaventure beats Minutemen at own game, scores 75-67 win in front of largest crowd of the season at Mullins Center]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/02/umass-fails-to-convert-late-in-loss-to-st-bonaventure/|UMass fails to convert late in loss to St. Bonaventure]]
  * OTH: [[https://www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/closing-time-board-crashing-bonnies-beat-umass-75-67/article_7e919302-d369-11ee-a97f-7b76d871499c.html|Closing time: Board-crashing Bonnies beat UMass, 75-67]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2024/02/umass-mens-basketball-falls-to-st-bonaventure-in-a-10-matchup-on-alumni-weekend-photos.html|Photo gallery]]
  * [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761816710603034979|Bona highlight pack]]
  * Bona video clips: [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761483811991208309|Pride gets past Ndjigue]], [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761485697746157865|Flowers for 3]], [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761486878052635072|Good ball movement]], [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761495496642711899|Essamvous gets Cross to bite, hits the open J]], [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761496516856840313|UM loses Pride on the perimeter]], [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761504678666199378|Adams-Woods capitalizes on the blown coverage]], [[https://x.com/BonniesMBB/status/1761505636913680565|Essamvous slams the door on UM's comeback hopes]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/st-bonaventure/boxscore/15085|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=485678|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2023/pdf/20240224044848-2347841.pdf|PDF]]

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