• Season: 2025-26
• Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
• Opponent: Charleston
• Start Time: 3:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM local
• Site: Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, USVI
• Event: Paradise Jam, First Round
• Television: none
• Stream: ESPN+
• Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM, Varsity (stream)
• Spread: UMass +1½¹⁾
• UM personnel report: Josh Engel was not dressed, no official report as to why

Marcus Banks Jr. led the Minutemen with 18 points. Photo via UMass Athletics

• Result: Charleston 69, UMass 65
• Attendance: 1224

• Game notes: UM, C of C
• Mass. Daily Collegian: UMass heads to the Caribbean for Paradise Jam

See the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread for pre-game and post-game discussion.

• UM: Massachusetts Drops First Game of Paradise Jam to Charleston, 69-65
• C of C: Cougars Top UMass, Advance to Paradise Jam Winners Bracket
• Mass. Daily Collegian: UMass goes cold in loss to College of Charleston
• MDC: UMass’ offensive gameplan leads to rock fight on Friday

• Bettiol dunked on

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