====== December 24, 2023 - Old Dominion vs. UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * Date: Sunday, December 24, 2023
  * Opponent: [[opponent_old_dominion|Old Dominion]]
  * Start Time: 3:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM HT
  * Site: [[wp>Stan Sheriff Center]], Honolulu HI
  * Special Event: [[https://espnevents.com/hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic/|Diamond Head Classic]], 5th Place game
  * Television: [[https://www.espn.com/watch/|ESPN2]]
  * Stream: [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]
  * Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM
  * Spread: UMass -7½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401581558))
  * UM personnel report: All players dressed

  * **Result: UMass 87, Old Dominion 65**
  * Attendance: 4342

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/23/mens-basketball-minuteman-face-old-dominion-in-christmas-eve-matchup|UM]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the UMassHoops.com [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17088|Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/24/mens-basketball-odu-recap|Massachusetts Close Out Diamond Head Classic With Dominant 87-65 Win Over Old Dominion]]
  * ODU: [[https://odusports.com/news/2023/12/24/mens-basketball-falls-in-diamond-head-classic-final-game-to-umass.aspx|Men's Basketball Falls In Diamond Head Classic Final Game To UMass]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-rolls-past-Old-Dominion-87-65-for-5th-place-at-Diamond-Head-Classic-53478330|UMass rolls past Old Dominion 87-65 for 5th place at Diamond Head Classic]]

Note: [[Josh Cohen]] was named to the All-Tournament Team((https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1739155758439342095))

===== Video =====
  * UM clips: [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1739035285420490895|Cohen and-one]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1739046578982400335|Cross burns his defender]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1739093582135652387|compilation]]

===== Audio =====
  * [[https://thevarsitynetwork.com/feed/source/oas-1218?audioPlayer=umass%3Aallaccess-Archive-8620|Game recording from Varsity / WEEI Springfield]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/old-dominion/boxscore/14990|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=494427|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2023/pdf/20231224052726-2371669.pdf|PDF]]

{{tag>"2023-24 season" "Old Dominion"}}