====== February 6, 2021 - UMass vs. Rhode Island ======
  * Season: [[season_2020-21|2020-21]]
  * Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021
  * Opponent: [[opponent_rhode_island|Rhode Island]]
  * Start Time: 8:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Ryan Center]], Kingston RI
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] conference game
  * Television: ESPN2
  * Radio: WEEI (105.5 FM), WCRN (830 AM)
  * Spread: UMass +10((per ESPN))

  * **Result: UMass 75, URI 63**
  * Attendance: 0 (no fans allowed per [[wp>COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] restrictions)

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/2/5/mens-basketball-minutemen-set-for-primetime-battle-at-rhode-island-saturday-on-espn2.aspx|UMass]], [[https://gorhody.com/news/2021/2/5/mens-basketball-rhody-umass-set-for-saturday-night-rematch-on-espn2.aspx|URI]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-taking-short-handed-show-on-the-road-to-Rhode-Island-38737230|UMass basketball at Rhode Island will go on without stars]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/02/umass-will-head-to-kingston-saturday-looking-for-a-season-sweep-over-uri/|UMass will head to Kingston Saturday looking for a season sweep over URI]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/02/ronnie-degray-iii-and-javohn-garcia-rising-to-the-challenge-of-their-freshman-seasons/|Ronnie DeGray III and Javohn Garcia rising to the challenge of their freshman seasons]]
  * Providence Journal: [[https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/02/05/university-rhode-island-prepares-play-university-massachusetts-atlantic-10-mens-basketball/4407062001/|URI hoping Russell can return against UMass]]
  * Providence Journal: [[https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/02/06/university-rhode-island-plays-umass-atlantic-10-mens-basketball/4420690001/|Rams Journal: Tough times for both URI and UMass]]

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/2/6/mens-basketball-massachusetts-knocks-off-rhode-island-on-the-road-75-63.aspx|Massachusetts Knocks Off Rhode Island On The Road, 75-63]]
  * URI: [[https://gorhody.com/news/2021/2/6/mens-basketball-rams-drop-third-straight-fall-to-umass-75-63.aspx|Rams Drop Third Straight, Fall to UMass, 75-63]]
  * ProJo: [[https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/02/06/uri-umass-atlantic-10-basketball/4424756001/|UMass 75, URI 63: Rams swept by rival Minutemen]]

===== Other content =====
  * Video: [[https://twitter.com/CurryHicksSage/status/1358259211835211777|Gasperini hits his first three as a Minuteman]]
  * Video: [[https://twitter.com/NEBallAcademy/status/1358236447153782786|Gasperini with the flush to open up the second half scoring]]

===== Box score =====
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=12374|Standard]], [[https://umassathletics.com/mens-basketball/2020-21/boxscore/at-rhode-island/12374/pdf|PDF]], [[https://umassathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball;game=12374/summary|SideArm]]

{{tag>"2020-21 season" "Rhode Island" "Black uniforms"}}