====== February 3, 2024 - George Mason at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
  * Opponent: [[opponent_george_mason|George Mason]]
  * Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] 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 -5½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401596879/george-mason-umass))
  * UM personnel report: All players dressed

  * **Result: UMass 66, George Mason 65**
  * Attendance: 4418

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/2/2/mens-basketball-massachusetts-host-george-mason-for-midday-saturday-tip|UM]], [[https://gomason.com/news/2024/2/2/mens-basketball-george-mason-heads-to-new-england-for-saturday-showdown-with-umass.aspx|GMU]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/02/umass-mens-hoops-to-host-george-mason-in-crucial-a-10-matchup-saturday/|UMass men’s hoops to host George Mason in crucial A-10 matchup Saturday]]
 
===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17107|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2024/2/3/mens-basketball-massachusetts-claims-last-minute-victory-over-george-mason-66-65|Massachusetts Claims Last Minute Victory Over George Mason, 66-65]]
  * GMU: [[https://gomason.com/news/2024/2/3/mens-basketball-patriots-fall-in-last-second-at-massachusetts-66-65.aspx|Patriots Fall in Last Second at Massachusetts, 66-65]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Last-second-George-Mason-foul-helps-Minutemen-pull-off-66-65-victory-53923818|Last-second George Mason foul helps Minutemen pull off 66-65 victory]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/02/umass-wins-wild-game-in-final-seconds-against-george-mason/|UMass wins wild game in final seconds against George Mason]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2024/02/umass-mens-basketball-continues-to-rebound-at-high-level/|UMass men’s basketball continues to rebound at high level]]

Note: Former Minuteman [[wood_tre|Tre Wood]] did not play for the Patriots, out with a back injury (day-to-day).((https://x.com/MasonMBB/status/1753822192675041389))

===== Video =====
  * Pressers: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggf1JkiKXdM|Diggins]] & [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggf1JkiKXdM|Ndjigue]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpUYue3FQ4|Frank]]
  * UM highlight packs: [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753896229157679196|short]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1754309560926457963|medium]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI5sACf9dTg|long]]
  * UM clips: [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753828748930027897|Keon stops Maddox]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753835729350726000|Diggins 3]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753843174819172472|Jayden strips, Matt finishes]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753844279506522295|Cohen screen frees up Diggins]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753844597568971067|All 5 Patriots defend down low, Diggins makes 'em pay]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753847132769878478|Cohen finishes]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753854261484548200|Cross -> Keon -> Jayden]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1753855707869253925|Another Diggins 3]]
  * GMU clips: [[https://x.com/MasonMBB/status/1753828741904580955|Maddox top of the key]], [[https://x.com/MasonMBB/status/1753835741262615039|Hall finishes the break]], [[https://x.com/MasonMBB/status/1753845698041098459|Hall for 3]], [[https://x.com/MasonMBB/status/1753852749253402659|Newton for 3]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/george-mason/boxscore/15079|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=485675|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2023/pdf/20240203015033-2345074.pdf|PDF]]

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