====== December 30, 2023 - Siena at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023
  * Opponent: [[opponent_siena|Siena]]
  * Start Time: 1:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: 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
  * Spread: UM -17½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401581087))
  * UM personnel report: All players dressed

  * **Result: UMass 79, Siena 66**
  * Attendance: 4036

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/29/mens-basketball-massachusetts-hosts-siena-for-final-non-conference-matchup-2|UM]], [[https://sienasaints.com/news/2023/12/29/mens-basketball-saints-look-to-build-momentum-into-new-year.aspx|Siena]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-teams-back-in-action-for-2023-finales-53523351|Minutemen, Minutewomen back in action Saturday for 2023 finales]]
  * Berkshire Eagle: [[https://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/college_sports/college-basketball-umass-men-amherst-minutemen-frank-martin-diamond-head-classic-hawaii-siena/article_d4fe53c2-a5c6-11ee-8a44-3fa9f5722aa5.html|Off Hawaii trip, Minutemen wrap up non-conference slate Saturday, hosting Siena]]
  * Albany Times Union: [[https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/siena-men-s-basketball-adjusts-life-mccollum-18576471.php|Siena men’s basketball adjusts to life after McCollum, Pickett]]
  * ATU: [[https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/struggling-siena-basketball-focused-improvement-18579316.php|Struggling Siena basketball focused on improvement entering UMass]]
  * Troy Record: [[https://www.troyrecord.com/2023/12/28/mens-college-basketball-siena-meets-umass-in-non-conference-finale/|Siena meets UMass in non-conference finale]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17074|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/30/mens-basketball-siena-recap|Minutemen Close Out Non-Conference Slate With 79-66 Victory Over Siena]]
  * Siena: [[https://sienasaints.com/news/2023/12/30/mens-basketball-umass-fends-off-saints-in-2023-non-conference-finale.aspx|UMass Fends Off Saints in 2023, Non-Conference Finale]]
  * DHG: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Siena-men-s-basketball-Saturday-afternoon-53531118|Matt Cross, Keon Thompson lift Minutemen past Siena 79-66 in non-conference finale]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/12/umass-mens-basketball-concludes-non-conference-play-with-79-66-win-over-siena/|UMass men’s basketball concludes non-conference play with 79-66 win over Siena]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2023/12/matt-cross-ties-program-record-in-outstanding-game-against-siena/|Matt Cross ties program record in outstanding game against Siena]]
  * MassLive: [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2023/12/umass-holds-off-siena-in-final-non-conference-tune-up.html|UMass holds off Siena in final non-conference tune-up]]
  * Berkshire Eagle: [[https://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/college_sports/college-basketball-umass-minutemen-amherst-siena-saints/article_fbd50dfc-a755-11ee-beb0-f3e4d0f4b507.html|UMass holds off a challenge from Siena, ending the non-conference schedule with a win]]
  * ATU: [[https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/siena-men-s-basketball-sees-encouraging-signs-18581199.php|Siena men's basketball sees encouraging signs in loss at UMass]]
  * TR: [[https://www.troyrecord.com/2023/12/30/mens-college-basketball-umass-sends-siena-into-new-year-still-on-losing-streak/|UMass sends Siena into New Year still on losing-streak]]

Note: The 8 steals from [[Matt Cross]] tied the UMass single-game record ([[pipkins_luwane|Luwane Pipkins]], vs [[opponent_lowell|UMass Lowell]], 11/11/2016)

===== Video =====
  * UM pressers: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6A4ZOG7MkI|players]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPwcMzSOOkg|Frank]]
  * UM clips: [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741165083441377785|Diggins for 3]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741166989761036708|Curry glides in]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741168577212764534|Cross steal and-one]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741175508795035972|first half]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741178276490482115|Cross throws it down]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741184388702912731|Cross feeds Keon]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741187154196230486|May as well do it again]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1741268772315344897|Keon's career day]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/siena/boxscore/14991|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=485670|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2023/pdf/20231230023845-2340199.pdf|PDF]]

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