====== October 25, 2025 - Rhode Island College at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
  * Opponent: [[opponent_rhode_island_college|Rhode Island College]]
  * Start Time: 1:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: Exhibition
  * Television: none
  * Stream: none
  * Radio: none
  * Spread: N/A
  * UM personnel report: No reports of injuries

  * **Result: UMass 109, RIC 78**
  * Attendance: N/A (non-ticketed game, free admission)

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/9/30/mens-basketball-set-for-two-exhibition-matchups|UM]]

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17390|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
**Minutemen Roll Past RIC 109-78, in Exhibition Win**\\
From [[http://www.umassathletics.com|UMass Athletics]], 10/25/2025((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/10/25/mens-basketball-minutemen-roll-past-ric-in-exhibition-win))

AMHERST, MA. -- Massachusetts basketball earned a 109-78 win over Rhode Island College in exhibition action on Saturday evening at the Mullins Center. 

The Minutemen were led by senior [[Daniel Hankins-Sanford]] who recorded his first double-double of the season with 22 points and 13 rebounds on 28 minutes of action. [[Leonardo Bettiol]] also tallied a team-high 22 points, going 7-8 from the field with three rebounds.

[[Dimitri Clerc]] totaled a season high 14 points with three rebounds and an assist over nearly 19 minutes of gameplay.  

The Anchormen were led by Kyle Prete, who scored a team-high 16 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field. Prete recorded four made three pointers and two rebounds in the matchup.

Breaking Down The Action 
  * Massachusetts opened the scoring with a pair of free throws by Daniel Hankins-Sanford with 18:33 on the clock into the first half. 
  * A buzzer beater in the paint from Leonardo Bettiol gave Massachusetts an early 7-0 lead. 
  * The Anchormen got their first points of the afternoon from a free throw by Kanye Wavezwa sparking a 10-0 run over two minutes to give RIC the lead. 
  * Bettiol's jumpshot with 7:36 in the half tied the game at 29-29 a piece. 
  * A free throw from Hankins-Sanford capped a 9-3 Massachusetts run, giving the Minutemen a 38-32 lead with 4:24 remaining in the first half. 
  * Back-to-back layups from Hankins-Sanford and Dimitri Clerc gave the Minutemen a 47-40 advantage at halftime. 
  * Five points from [[marcus_banks|Marcus Banks Jr.]] fueled a 12-3 run, extending the Massachusetts advantage to 72-51 with 12:48 remaining. 
  * Bettiol led a 9-0 Massachusetts run with seven points over 1:07 of play, giving the Minutemen an 83-58 lead with 9:39 left on the clock. 
  * [[dwayne_wimbley|Dwayne Wimbley Jr.]] sank a layup to push Massachusetts over 100 points, giving the Minutemen a 101-76 lead with 3:01 remaining. 
  * A final 7-2 run extended the Massachusetts lead, 109-78 to finish the game.

Newcomer Notifications
  * 10 newcomers saw action on the evening, with Bettiol, Marcus Banks Jr., and [[kjei_parker|K'Jei Parker]] entering as starters. 
  * Bettiol matched Hankins-Sanford with a team-high 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field.

Numbers To Know 
  * 3: Three Minutemen tallied five assists: Parker, [[Danny Carbuccia]] and Wimbley Jr.  
  * 4: Four Minutemen reached double figures on the night: Hankins-Sanford (22), Bettiol (22), Clerc (14), and Wimbley (11).  
  * 10: UMass had a combined 10 steals. 
  * 29: Massachusetts recorded 29 total assists. 
  * 44: The Minutemen nabbed 44 rebounds over the afternoon.

Up Next\\
The Minutemen welcome [[game20251103_marshall|Marshall for their regular season opener on Monday, Nov. 3]] at 7 p.m.  The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).

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  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/10/umass-mens-basketball-defeats-rhode-island-college-in-final-preseason-exhibition/|UMass men’s basketball defeats Rhode Island College in final preseason exhibition]]

Note: RIC got 14 & 5 from Tyriek Weeks, son of [[weeks_tyrone|Tyrone]], and brother of [[weeks_tj|TJ]].

===== Box score =====
[[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=622535|StatBroadcast]]

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