====== December 21, 2024 - Arizona State vs UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2024-25|2024-25]]
  * Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
  * Opponent: [[opponent_arizona_state|Arizona State]]
  * Start Time: 4:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[springfield_civic_center|MassMutual Center]], Springfield MA
  * Special Event: [[https://www.hoophall.com/events/basketball-hall-of-fame-classic/|Hall of Fame Classic]]
  * Television: [[https://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/|CBS Sports Network]]
  * Stream: [[https://www.cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network|CBS Sports Network]]
  * Radio: [[https://www.audacy.com/weei/wwei_springfield|WEEI (105.5 FM)]], [[https://wcrnradio.com/|WCRN (830 AM)]], [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-varsity-network/id1574519982|Varsity Network App]], [[https://www.umass.edu/wmua|WMUA (91.1 FM)]]
  * Spread: UM +9½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401718426/arizona-st-umass))
  * UM personnel report: [[Daniel Hankins-Sanford]] out (hand)

  * **Result: Arizona State 78, UMass 62**
  * Attendance: not announced

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/12/20/mens-basketball-minutemen-matchup-with-arizona-state-as-part-of-basketball-hall-of-fame-classic|UM]], [[https://sundevils.com/about/news/mens-basketball-faces-umass-basketball-hall-fame-classic|ASU]]
  * AZ Central: [[https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2024/12/20/arizona-state-basketball-team-looks-to-rebound-in-hall-of-fame-classic/77076449007/|Hall of Fame duel: Arizona State basketball team looks to rebound against UMass]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17252|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/12/21/mens-basketball-massachusetts-falls-62-78-to-arizona-state-in-hall-of-fame-classic|Massachusetts Falls 62-78 To Arizona State In Hall of Fame Classic]]
  * ASU: [[https://sundevils.com/about/news/quaintance-jihad-power-mens-basketball-win-over-umass|Quaintance, Jihad Power Men's Basketball to Win over UMass]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Minutemen-host-Arizona-State-at-MassMutual-Center-in-Springfield-58571051|Arizona State swarms Minutemen in second half to capture Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/12/umass-concludes-non-conference-slate-with-loss-to-arizona-state/|UMass concludes non-conference slate with loss to Arizona State]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/12/rahsool-diggins-emerges-out-of-shooting-slump-against-arizona-state/|Rahsool Diggins emerges out of shooting slump against Arizona State]]
  * AZ Central: [[https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2024/12/21/jayden-quaintance-notches-3rd-double-double-to-lead-arizona-state-basketball-past-umass/77137804007/|Jayden Quaintance notches third double-double to lead Arizona State past UMass]]

Note: ASU's Jayden Quaintance won the next Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor, after his 18 & 11 game vs UMass((https://sundevils.com/about/news/jayden-quaintance-wins-big-12-newcomer-week))

===== Other content =====
  * [[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svmpqvLpRsU|speaks to the team before the game]]
  * ASU video clips: [[https://x.com/SunDevilHoops/status/1870580299736002593|Quaintance steals and scores]], [[https://x.com/SunDevilHoops/status/1870585101416808923|Friendly bounce for Sanon's 3]], [[https://x.com/SunDevilHoops/status/1870594283625214179|Quaintance denies Rivera]], [[https://x.com/SunDevilHoops/status/1870599001071858107|Miller's 3 caps a 13-0 ASU run]], [[https://x.com/SunDevilHoops/status/1870601963852755449|Jihad declared on Worthy's layup attempt]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/arizona-state/boxscore/15610|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=556938&vislive=mass|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2024/pdf/20241221085937-2556006.pdf|PDF]], [[https://thesundevils.com/documents/2024/12/21/2556006.PDF|PDF alt]]

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