====== March 1, 2021 - UMass vs. Saint Louis ======
  * Season: [[season_2020-21|2020-21]]
  * Date: Monday, March 1, 2021
  * Opponent: [[opponent_st_louis|Saint Louis]]
  * Start Time: 6:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Chaifetz Arena]], St. Louis MO
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] conference game
  * Television: CBS Sports Network
  * Radio: WEEI (105.5 FM), WCRN (830 AM)
  * Spread: UMass +10((per Covers.com))

  * **Result: Saint Louis 78, UMass 57**
  * Attendance: Approximately 1500,((https://twitter.com/Burnham_Jay/status/1366505536842305543)) capacity restricted due to [[wp>COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]].

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/2/28/mens-basketball-minutemen-travel-to-saint-louis-for-regular-season-finale-on-cbssn.aspx|UMass]], [[https://slubillikens.com/news/2021/2/28/mens-basketball-mbb-preview-umass-in-town-for-a-10-showdown-on-senior-night.aspx|Saint Louis]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-can-clinch-A-10-tournament-double-bye-with-win-at-Saint-Louis-39140047|UMass basketball can clinch Atlantic 10 tournament double bye by beating Saint Louis]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/02/depth-back-to-full-strength-heading-into-the-final-game-of-regular-season-for-the-minutemen/|Depth back to full strength heading into the final game of regular season for the Minutemen]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/umass-mens-basketball-locked-in-on-saint-louis-with-atlantic-10-tournament-double-bye-up-for-grabs/|UMass men’s basketball locked in on Saint Louis with Atlantic 10 tournament double bye up for grabs]]

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/3/1/mens-basketball-saint-louis-runs-past-massachusetts-78-57.aspx|Saint Louis Runs Past Massachusetts, 78-57]]
  * SLU: [[https://slubillikens.com/news/2021/3/1/mens-basketball-billikens-race-past-umass-78-57.aspx|Billikens Race Past UMass, 78-57]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-at-Saint-Louis-39158517|Saint Louis rips away UMass basketball’s A-10 tournament double bye with dominant 2nd half]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-notebook-Saint-Louis-39187614|UMass basketball notebook: Late tests help prepare Minutemen for A-10 tournament]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/umass-loses-78-57-to-saint-louis-in-final-game-of-regular-season/|UMass loses, 78-57, to Saint Louis in final game of regular season]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/results-aside-minutemen-received-a-taste-of-playoff-basketball-in-regular-season-finale-against-saint-louis/|Results aside, Minutemen received a taste of “playoff basketball” in regular season finale against Saint Louis]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/umass-is-fifth-in-atlantic-10-seeding-with-loss-to-st-louis/|UMass is fifth in Atlantic 10 seeding with loss to St. Louis]]
  * St. Louis Post-Dispatch: [[https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/slu-routs-umass-and-earns-double-bye-in-a-10-tournament/article_b5e80f36-d916-516a-b2f3-cbb8c51ae25c.html|SLU routs UMass and earns double bye in A-10 tournament]], [[https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/photos-billikens-beat-minutemen-celebrate-seniors/collection_bab3c456-e3af-5c8a-bbbc-42032a8d1541.html|Photos]]

==== Notes ====
Rebounding numbers:
  * UM 23 total, lowest of the season, by far (29 previous)
  * UM -13 vs Opp, largest gap of the season (-10)
  * SLU 14 offensive, most UM allowed in the season (13)
  * UM 16 defensive, lowest of the season (18)

===== Box score =====
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2020-21/saint-louis/boxscore/12378|Standard]], [[https://umassathletics.com/mens-basketball/2020-21/boxscore/at-saint-louis/12378/pdf|PDF]], [[https://umassathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball;game=12378/summary|SideArm]]

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