====== March 12, 2026 - UMass vs Miami Ohio ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
  * Opponent: [[opponent_miami_oh|Miami (OH)]]
  * Start Time: 11:00 AM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Rocket Arena]], Cleveland OH
  * Event: [[https://getsomemaction.com/feature/MBB-2026?path=mbball|MAC Tournament]] Quarterfinal.  Seeds: Miami #1, UMass #8
  * Television: none
  * Stream: [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]
  * Radio: [[https://www.audacy.com/stations/weei-1055fmspringfield|WEEI 105.5 FM]], [[https://wcrnradio.com/|WCRN 830 AM]], [[https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1218/content/umass:allaccess-Live-5156|Varsity]] (stream)
  * Spread: UMass +6½((per Covers.com))
  * UM personnel report: [[Josh Engel]] was not dressed, no official word as to why.

[{{ :20260312_ndjigue_defends_suder.jpg?direct&300|[[Jayden Ndjigue]] had the best game of his UMass career, shooting 7-10 from the field, tallying 16-8-4, and holding MAC Player of the Year Peter Suder to 10 points, five below his average. Photo courtesy: Mass. Daily Collegian}}]
  * **Result: UMass 87, #20 Miami 83**
  * Attendance: n/a

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|  [[game20260303_ohio|Ohio (3/3)]]  |  [[game20260313_toledo|vs Toledo (3/13)]]  |

===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/3/10/mens-basketball-minutemen-ready-to-face-20-miami-oh-in-mac-quarterfinals-thursday|UM]], [[https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2026/3/10/mens-basketball-miami-begins-mac-tournament-against-umass-on-thursday|Miami]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/2026/03/10/umass-mens-and-womens-basketball-teams-set-to-make-mac-tournament-debut/|UMass men’s and women’s basketball teams set to make MAC Tournament debut]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/03/previewing-the-mac-mens-basketball-tournament/|Previewing the MAC men’s basketball tournament]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/mac-tourney-provides-umass-with-one?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|MAC Tourney Provides UMass With One More Chance]]
  * MC: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/season-on-the-line-for-umass-today?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Season On The Line For UMass Today In Cleveland]]
  * sMACk Talk: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/smacktalk/p/mid-american-mens-tournament-2026?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Mid-American Men's Tournament 2026 Preview]]
  * Miami Student: [[https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2026/03/we-don-t-want-to-get-stagnant-miami-men-s-basketball-enters-mac-tournament-undefeated|‘We don’t want to get stagnant’: Miami men’s basketball enters MAC tournament undefeated]]

Notes:
  * Miami entered the game with an undefeated record, 31-0 / 18-0
  * Miami was ranked #20 in the AP poll((https://collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1319))
  * Miami had recently tallied numerous MAC honors, including Coach and Player of the Year, and five players on the All-MAC teams((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2026/3/11/mac-announces-2025-26-mens-basketball-all-mac-teams-specialty-award-winners.aspx))

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17483|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.\\
Check out the opposition chatter on [[https://miamihawktalk.fans/|MiamiHawkTalk.fans]].

[{{ ::20260312_win_probability.jpg?direct&300|ESPN's Win Probability metric gave us just a 4.2% chance of winning when Miami took the 11-point lead with 8:33 remaining.}}]
===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/3/12/mens-basketball-minutemen-knock-off-no-22-miami-oh-in-mac-quarterfinals|Minutemen Knock Off No. 20 Miami (OH) In MAC Quarterfinals]]
  * Miami: [[https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2026/3/12/mens-basketball-miami-umass-quarterfinal|UMass Hands No. 20 Miami First Loss of Season]]
  * MassLive: [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2026/03/umass-stuns-no-20-miami-ohio-creating-ncaa-bubble-chaos.html|UMass stuns No. 20 Miami (Ohio), creating NCAA Tournament bubble chaos]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/03/mac-madness-umass-dethrones-no-20-miami-oh/|MAC madness: UMass dethrones No. 20 Miami (OH)]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/03/jayden-ndjigue-wills-the-minutemen-to-first-postseason-win-since-2022/|Jayden Ndjigue wills the Minutemen to first postseason win since 2022]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/03/late-game-execution-matters-for-minutemen-on-massive-stage/|Late-game execution matters for Minutemen on massive stage]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-gets-past-miami-keeps-season?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass Gets Past Miami, Keeps Season Alive]]
  * sMACk Talk: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/smacktalk/p/undefeated-no-more-minutemens-second?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Undefeated No More: Minutemen's Second Half Efforts Ends Miami's Perfect Season]]
  * Miami Student: [[https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2026/03/miami-men-s-basketball-s-takes-first-loss-of-season-against-umass-in-mac-tournament-quarter-finals|Miami men’s basketball’s takes first loss of season against UMass in MAC tournament quarter finals]]

Note: this was UM's first win over an AP Top 25 team since [[game20131122_new_mexico|11/22/2013 over #19 New Mexico]].

===== Other content =====
  * Photos: [[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18LRPXHMCT/|UMass after the W]]
  * Photo gallery: [[https://flickr.com/photos/dailycollegian/albums/72177720332490926/|Mass. Daily Collegian]]
  * Video: [[https://x.com/MACSports/status/2032148789495046648|Jayden Ndjigue plasters UM's name into the semis]]
  * Video, UMass highlight reels: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXrfAXJFS4s|YouTube]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/2032491195511783745|Twitter]]
  * Video from the MAC: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=030Kdv_1ZPI|Highlights]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0xaStGaD0Q&pp=0gcJCcUKAYcqIYzv|condensed game]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9vy9pTJ6Y|UMass presser]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo1XI5O14-0&pp=0gcJCcUKAYcqIYzv|Miami presser]]
  * Video: [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/video/_/gameId/401858186|Highlights and clips from ESPN]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/miami-oh-quarterfinals-/boxscore/16702|Standard]]

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{{tag>"2025-26 season" "Miami (OH)" "Conference tournament" "MAC Tournament" "Top 25 Opponent" "Win over Top 25"}}