====== December 31, 2024 - UMass at Saint Joseph's ======
  * Season: [[season_2024-25|2024-25]]
  * Date: Saturday, December 31, 2024
  * Opponent: [[opponent_saint_josephs_pa|Saint Joseph's]]
  * Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Hagan Arena]], Philadelphia PA
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] conference game
  * Television: none
  * Stream: [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]
  * 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]]
  * Spread: UM +10½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401724224))
  * UM personnel report: No official report, but it appeared that [[Lewis Walker]], [[Josh Engel]] and [[John Brigham]] did not make the trip

  * **Result: Saint Joe's 81, UMass 72**
  * Attendance: 2227

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/12/29/mens-basketball-massachusetts-opens-a-10-play-with-new-years-eve-clash-at-saint-joseph-s|UM]], [[https://sjuhawks.com/news/2024/12/30/mens-basketball-hawks-open-a-10-play-against-umass-on-new-years-eve.aspx|SJU]]

===== Game Thread =====
[[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17255|See the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/12/31/mens-basketball-massachusetts-falls-72-81-to-saint-josephs-in-a-10-opener|Massachusetts Falls 72-81 To Saint Joseph’s In A-10 Opener]]
  * SJU: [[https://sjuhawks.com/news/2024/12/31/mens-basketball-claims-a-10-opener-against-umass.aspx|Men's Basketball Claims A-10 Opener Against UMass]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Despite-career-high-33-points-from-Rahsool-Diggins-Minutemen-drop-A-10-opener-at-Saint-Joseph-s-58708918|Despite career-high 33 points from Rahsool Diggins, Minutemen drop A-10 opener at Saint Joseph's]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/12/umass-opens-final-season-of-a-10-play-with-loss-to-saint-josephs/|UMass opens final season of A-10 play with loss to Saint Joseph’s]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/12/outside-shooting-woes-continue-for-umass/|Outside shooting woes continue for UMass]]

===== Other content =====
  * UM video clips: [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874173731452706927|Diggins starts feeling it early]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874177560939999353|Diggins to the rack]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874178324370452776|Diggins and-one]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874179153999614171|Shahid finishes the lob from Curry]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874180049894510994|trap defense turns into points]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874187036820660231|Diggins step-back mid-range]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1874196219586552300|Curry feeds Rivera]]
  * SJU video clips: [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874172299521516033|Xzayvier Brown over Curry]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874173211518377984|Fleming posterizes Muhammad]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874238054837465237|other angles]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874175603836129609|fast assist]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874177553516331347|Reynolds corner 3]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874182666687480001|UM defensive lapse before the half]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874189358619910160|Reynolds step-back 3]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874193407649997059|second-chance points]], [[https://x.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1874199426488819948|Ajogbor dunk]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/saint-joseph-s/boxscore/15644|Standard]], [[https://sjuhawks.com/sidearmstats/mbball;game=12943/summary|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2024/pdf/20241231040100-2556105.pdf|PDF]]

{{tag>"2024-25 season" "Saint Joseph's"}}