====== November 7, 2023 - Albany at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  * Opponent: [[opponent_albany|Albany]]
  * Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: Season opener, Non-conference game
  * Television: [[https://nesn.com/nesn-channel-listings/|NESN]]
  * Stream: [[https://nesn.com/watch/|NESN Watch]], [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]
  * Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM, WMUA 91.1 FM
  * Spread: UMass -10½((https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401581082))
  * UM personnel report: Out - [[Mathok Majok]] suspended,((https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1721552338169503783)) [[Jackson Cronin]] did not dress.

  * **Result: UMass 92, Albany 71**
  * Attendance: 3015

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/11/6/Massachusetts-Season-Opener-Preview|UM]], [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2023/11/6/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-opens-2023-24-season-with-visit-to-umass.aspx|Albany]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/11/umass-mens-basketball-opens-season-against-albany/|UMass men’s basketball opens season against Albany]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17058|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/11/7/mens-basketball-massachusetts-open-2023-24-season-with-dominant-victory-over-ualbany-92-71|Massachusetts Opens 2023-24 Season With Dominant Victory Over UAlbany, 92-71]]
  * Albany: [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2023/11/7/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-falls-to-umass-in-season-opener-71-92.aspx|Men’s Basketball Falls to UMass in Season Opener, 71-92]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-men-s-basketball-season-opener-against-Albany-52947362|Josh Cohen, Minutemen rout Albany in season-opening win]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/Through-the-Maroon-volume-4-52957895|Through the Maroon: Amherst’s Dwayne Killings returns with Albany]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/11/umass-dominates-albany-in-season-opener/|UMass dominates Albany in season opener]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/11/josh-cohen-proves-his-worth-in-first-game-with-umass-mens-basketball/|Josh Cohen proves his worth in first game with UMass men’s basketball]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/11/umass-keon-thompson-shines-in-win-over-albany/|UMass’ Keon Thompson shines in win over Albany]]
  * Albany Times Union: [[https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/ualbany-men-s-basketball-blown-opener-umass-18475073.php?IPID=Times-Union-sports-spotlight|UAlbany men's basketball blown out in opener at UMass]]

===== Other content =====
  * Photo galleries: [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2023/11/josh-cohen-leads-umass-mens-basketball-past-ualbany-photos.html|MassLive]], [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/dailycollegian/albums/72177720312540239|Collegian]]
  * Postgame press conference: [[https://youtu.be/8VqPVt2Km_M?si=Md9uE0S7uDkeylB0|Frank Martin]], [[https://youtu.be/JgS5bQaIlJ4?si=Gj9ua6wMF8Doznyc|UM players]]
  * UM highlight reels: [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722106786583630285|23 seconds]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722379446319993271|51 seconds]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-dVh0N-RcE|4 minutes]]
  * UM video clips: [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722039679116087307|pregame]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722044712029458534|Ndjigue 3-ball]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722049044145705460|Cohen's first career 3]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722059154599424116|Cohen powers in]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722061102786531530|pair of 3s from DHS]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722068104191369253|Diggins dunk]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1722071477166444852|Davis' first career bucket]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/ualbany/boxscore/14980|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=485664|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2023/pdf/20231107093144-2333894.pdf|PDF]]

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