March 12, 2026 - UMass vs Miami Ohio

• Season: 2025-26
• Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
• Opponent: Miami (OH)
• Start Time: 11:00 AM ET
• Site: Rocket Arena, Cleveland OH
• Event: MAC Tournament Quarterfinal. Seeds: Miami #1, UMass #8
• Television: none
• Stream: ESPN+
• Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM, Varsity (stream), WMUA 91.1 FM
• Spread: UMass +6½¹⁾
• UM personnel report: Josh Engel was not dressed, no official word as to why.

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

• Game notes: UM, Miami
• Daily Hampshire Gazette: UMass men’s and women’s basketball teams set to make MAC Tournament debut
• Mass. Daily Collegian: Previewing the MAC men’s basketball tournament
• Minuteman Command: MAC Tourney Provides UMass With One More Chance
• MC: Season On The Line For UMass Today In Cleveland
• sMACk Talk: Mid-American Men's Tournament 2026 Preview
• Miami Student: ‘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 poll²⁾
• Miami had recently tallied numerous MAC honors, including Coach and Player of the Year, and five players on the All-MAC teams³⁾

See the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread for pre-game and post-game discussion.
Check out the opposition chatter on MiamiHawkTalk.fans.

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.

• UM: Minutemen Knock Off No. 20 Miami (OH) In MAC Quarterfinals
• Miami: UMass Hands No. 20 Miami First Loss of Season
• MassLive: UMass stuns No. 20 Miami (Ohio), creating NCAA Tournament bubble chaos
• Mass. Daily Collegian: MAC madness: UMass dethrones No. 20 Miami (OH)
• MDC: Jayden Ndjigue wills the Minutemen to first postseason win since 2022
• MDC: Late-game execution matters for Minutemen on massive stage
• Minuteman Command: UMass Gets Past Miami, Keeps Season Alive
• sMACk Talk: Undefeated No More: Minutemen's Second Half Efforts Ends Miami's Perfect Season
• Miami Student: 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 11/22/2013 over #19 New Mexico.

• Photos: UMass after the W
• Photo gallery: Mass. Daily Collegian
• Video: K'Jei Parker captures the vibe in the locker room
• Video: Jayden Ndjigue plasters UM's name into the semis
• Video, UMass highlight reels: YouTube, Twitter
• Video from the MAC: Highlights, condensed game, UMass presser, Miami presser
• Video: Highlights and clips from ESPN
• Video: WMUA's call of the end of the game

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