====== January 4, 2025 - Richmond at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2024-25|2024-25]]
  * Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
  * Opponent: [[opponent_richmond|Richmond]]
  * 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: [[https://www.audacy.com/weei/wwei_springfield|WEEI (105.5 FM)]], [[https://wcrnradio.com/|WCRN (830 AM)]], [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-varsity-network/id1574519982|Varsity Network App]]
  * Spread: UM -4½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401724352/richmond-umass))
  * UM personnel report: No official report, but it appeared that [[Lewis Walker]], [[Josh Engel]] and [[John Brigham]] were not dressed

  * **Result: Richmond 72, UMass 64**
  * Attendance: 3046

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/1/3/mens-basketball-massachusetts-hosts-richmond-for-a-10-home-opener|UM]], [[https://richmondspiders.com/documents/2025/1/3/15_-_UR_at_UMass.pdf|UR]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17259|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-massachusetts-drops-a-10-home-opener-to-richmond-64-72|Massachusetts Drops A-10 Home Opener To Richmond, 72-64]]
  * UR: [[https://richmondspiders.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-spiders-beat-minutemen-at-their-own-game-start-2-0-in-atlantic-10|Spiders Beat Minutemen at Their Own Game, Start 2-0 in Atlantic 10]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Minutemen-drop-to-0-2-in-Atlantic-10-play-following-72-64-loss-to-Richmond-58763101|Minutemen drop to 0-2 in Atlantic 10 play following 72-64 loss to Richmond]]
  * DHG: [[https://gazettenet.com/Frank-Martin-UMass-men-s-basketball-optimistic-amid-recent-rough-stretch-58795049|Frank Martin, Minutemen optimistic amid recent rough stretch]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/01/umass-falls-to-richmond-for-its-second-straight-loss-in-conference-play/|UMass falls to Richmond for its second straight loss in conference play]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/01/turnovers-haunt-umass-in-loss-to-richmond/|Turnovers haunt UMass in loss to Richmond]]
  * Berkshire Eagle: [[https://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/umass/college-basketball-umass-minutemen-richmond-spiders/article_634540da-cad5-11ef-a0cb-8b9bd7e78450.html|UMass starts fast against Richmond, can't hold off the Spiders who rally for a win]]
  * Richmond Times Dispatch: [[https://richmond.com/sports/college/schools/university-richmond/university-of-richmond-atlantic-10-conference/article_d4867718-c91e-11ef-86aa-276daa0cc11f.html|'Mentality change' continues for UR in picking up 72-64 road win at UMass]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401724352/richmond-umass|ESPN's game highlights]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkzHGEB67w|Frank's post-game presser]]
  * UM video clips: [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1875589399356043574|Diggins hits a 3 on the first possession]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1875590341623246995|Ndjigue fights for the and-one]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1875592363231297880|Ndjigue coast-to-coast]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1875594631980695988|Worthy steal -> Curry finish]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1875604519171526947|Step-back 3 for Diggins]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1875611721424871438|Diggins' 3 gives UM the momentum]]
  * UR video clips: [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875595891328868474|Walz 3-ball]], [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875596936092234185|UM's D loses Hunt out top]], [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875599541606424949|Hunt's 3 closes out the first half]], [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875606085077250116|UR goes up double-digits in the second]], [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875613225431032210|Tanner quiets UM's second half run]], [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875613697390891458|UM fouls the 3pt shooter, again]], [[https://x.com/SpiderMBB/status/1875617795393630324|UR's final 3 ices it]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/richmond/boxscore/15645|Box score]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=547839|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2024/pdf/20250104021743-2553253.pdf|PDF]]

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