====== March 17, 1973 - UMass vs. Missouri ======
  * Season: [[season_1972-73|1972-73]]
  * Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973
  * Opponent: [[opponent_missouri|Missouri]]
  * Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Madison Square Garden]], New York NY
  * Special Event: [[wp>1973_National_Invitation_Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]], First Round

  * **Result: UMass 78, Missouri (#15) 71**

^  Previous Game  ^  Next Game  ^
|  [[game19730303_fordham|Fordham (3/3)]]  |  [[game19730320_north_carolina|vs. North Carolina (3/20)]]  |

===== Preview =====
Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1071/mode/1up?view=theater|UMass-Missouri Even Match]]

===== Recap =====
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1071/mode/1up?view=theater|UMass Reaps First NIT Gold]]
  * MDC: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1079/mode/1up?view=theater|6000 UMies and a Win]]
  * MDC: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1086/mode/1up?view=theater|This Time It Should Be Different]]
  * MDC: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1086/mode/1up?view=theater|There's a Time to Go National and That Time is Now]]

===== Notes =====
  * This was UM's first post-season win, and first win over a ranked team.
  * Missouri's [[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownjo01.html|John Brown]] would go on to play seven seasons in the NBA, and [[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eberhal01.html|Al Eberhard]] played four.

===== Box score =====
{{::19730317_box_score.png?nolink|Box score as seen in The Collegian}}

{{tag>"1972-73 season" "Missouri" "Game versus Top 25 opponent" "Win over Top 25" "NIT Post-Season" "Work in progress"}}