====== March 4, 2021 - Saint Joseph's vs. UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2020-21|2020-21]]
  * Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
  * Opponent: [[opponent_saint_josephs_pa|Saint Joseph's]]
  * Start Time: 1:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Robins Center]], Richmond VA
  * Special Event: [[conference_tournaments|Atlantic 10 Tournament]], Second Round.  Seeds: UMass 5, Saint Joe's 13.
  * Television: NBC Sports Network
  * Radio: WEEI (105.5 FM), WCRN (830 AM)
  * Spread: UMass -3((per Covers.com))

  * **Result: UMass 100, Saint Joseph's 66**
  * Attendance: No general public permitted, per [[wp>COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] restrictions.  Small amount of team family members were permitted.((https://atlantic10.com/sports/2021/2/25/CHAMP_0225215649.aspx))

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/3/3/mens-basketball-umass-set-for-saint-josephs-in-a-10-second-round-thursday.aspx|UMass]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Atlantic-10-tournament-first-round-39205604|A10 tournament: UMass basketball opens with red-hot Saint Joseph's]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/umass-needs-production-out-of-its-veteran-players-on-thursday-if-it-wants-to-advance-in-the-tournament/|UMass needs production out of its veteran players on Thursday if it wants to advance in the tournament]]

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/3/4/mens-basketball-fireworks-on-offense-send-no-5-umass-past-no-13-saint-josephs-100-66.aspx|Fireworks On Offense Send No. 5 UMass Past No. 13 Saint Joseph's, 100-66]]
  * A-10: [[https://atlantic10.com/news/2021/3/4/mens-basketball-minutemen-offensive-explosion-brings-quarterfinal-berth.aspx|Minutemen Offensive Explosion Breaks A-10 Records, Brings Quarterfinal Berth]]
  * SJU: [[https://sjuhawks.com/news/2021/3/4/mens-basketball-battles-but-fall-to-umass-in-second-round-of-a-10-championship.aspx|Men's Basketball Battles, But Falls To UMass In Second Round of A-10 Championship]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/A10-tournament-umass-basketball-st-joes-39224332|A10 Tournament: UMass basketball overwhelms Saint Joseph’s with 3-point barrage]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-notebook-Dibaji-Walker-makes-surprise-return-to-lineup-39229132|UMass basketball notebook: Youth shines in first A-10 Tournament exposure]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/umass-dominates-saint-josephs-in-second-round-of-atlantic-10-tournament-win-100-66/|UMass dominates Saint Joseph’s in second round of Atlantic 10 tournament, win 100-66]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/umass-cruises-past-saint-joes-will-face-saint-louis-for-second-time-this-week/|UMass cruises past Saint Joe’s, will face Saint Louis for second time this week]]
  * Philly Inquirer: [[https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/st-joes/st-joes-hawks-umass-three-pointers-atlantic-10-tournament-ryan-daly-20210304.html|UMass sets A-10 tournament record in 34-point win over St. Joe’s]]

==== Notes ====
In Atlantic 10 Tournament games...
  * Largest margin of victory.((https://twitter.com/wayneeppsjr/status/1367574025577230337))
  * First 100 point game since 3/4/1999, George Washington 100 - Dayton 90.((https://twitter.com/wayneeppsjr/status/1367574025577230337))
  * 100 points are tied for 3rd-most in history.((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1367653431096311812))
  * 59 points in the first half are tied for 4th-most in history.((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1367653431096311812))
  * UMass' 15 made three-pointers was, at the time, second-most ever.  Most was 17 from St. Bonaventure (17-44 versus Richmond on 3/7/2002).((https://twitter.com/A10MBB/status/1367568922128572417))((https://richmondspiders.com/news/2002/3/7/205201695.aspx))  Davidson tied the most-ever the next day, with 17 (of 31) versus George Mason.((https://davidsonwildcats.com/news/2021/3/5/mens-basketball-grady-and-hot-shooting-cats-cruise-in-a-10-quarterfinals-99-67.aspx))

In all UMass games...
  * 40 made field goals were most since [[game19950127_west_virginia|1/27/1995 versus West Virginia (overtime game)]].((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1367653431096311812))

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=Atlantic10&set=a.10158002644616527|Photo gallery]]
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=178738373803620|Video highlights]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbdMCBFWSoM|Post-game press conference]]

===== Box score =====
  * [[https://atlantic10.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7Gx48kkB20iPlOppZhxXHy%2f5Zy4VtNXkGzuHdKHXRgkPSK5%2bp3PEzKikQqXRT8kf3SoPgtImRyHnt979%2bp9KHbpo8MOQpyMfJr%2f%2fV9QjEYNdVSg%2fRZNqZ99puq92hKAP1ci6MZGh28WZuuybAGn%2f8g%3d%3d&path=mbball|Standard]], [[https://atlantic10.com/document.aspx?docpath=7Gx48kkB20iPlOppZhxXHy%2f5Zy4VtNXkGzuHdKHXRgkPSK5%2bp3PEzKikQqXRT8kf3SoPgtImRyHnt979%2bp9KHcJ1z4p7o50fBaDIDe5PcmmJZWziCZ%2bVQTY3DgPIwdxFsQfqoi244SwmcAkvngZ%2b0Q%3d%3d&type=boxscore|PDF]], [[http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=343547|StatBroadcast]]
  * [[https://twitter.com/A10Stats/status/1367570613536251905|Graphs from @A10Stats]]

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