====== January 8, 2025 - Dayton at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2024-25|2024-25]]
  * Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
  * Opponent: [[opponent_dayton|Dayton]]
  * Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Special Event: [[Atlantic 10]] conference game
  * Television: none
  * Stream: [[https://www.peacocktv.com/|Peacock]]
  * 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 +10½((per ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401724353/dayton-umass))
  * UM personnel report: No official report, but it appeared that [[Lewis Walker]], [[Josh Engel]] and [[John Brigham]] were not dressed

  * **Result: UMass 76, Dayton 72**
  * Attendance: 2373

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/1/7/mens-basketball-massachusetts-welcomes-dayton-for-a-10-clash|UM]], [[https://daytonflyers.com/news/2025/1/6/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-heads-to-umass-wednesday.aspx|UD]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/01/umass-searching-for-first-win-in-conference-play-against-dayton/|UMass searching for first win in conference play against Dayton]]
  * Dayton Daily News: [[https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/dayton-at-umass-what-to-know-about-wednesdays-game/X5ZHGI7HI5BDZHWZY7F7OIHDWE/|Dayton at UMass: What to know about Wednesday’s game]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17260|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/1/8/mens-basketball-minutemen-erase-10-point-deficit-defeat-dayton-76-72|Minutemen Erase 10 Point Deficit, Defeat Dayton 76-72]]
  * UD: [[https://daytonflyers.com/news/2025/1/8/mens-basketball-stumbles-at-umass-falls-76-72.aspx|Men's Basketball Stumbles At UMass, Falling 76-72]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Career-night-from-Marqui-Worthy-helps-Minutemen-stun-Atlantic-10-power-Dayton-76-72-58837341|Career night from Marqui Worthy helps Minutemen stun Atlantic 10 power Dayton 76-72]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/01/umass-gets-statement-win-over-dayton/|UMass gets statement win over Dayton]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/01/umass-upsets-dayton-with-dominant-defense-and-rebounding/|UMass upsets Dayton with dominant defense and rebounding]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/01/marqui-worthys-development-apparent-for-umass/|Marqui Worthy’s development apparent for UMass]]
  * Berkshire Eagle: [[https://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/columnist_sports/college-basketball-sports-column-howard-herman-designated-hitter-umass-minutemen-frank-martin-ucla-bruins-mick-cronin/article_b36e170c-cf81-11ef-b9ed-d753115eb76a.html|Howard Herman: A tale of two college basketball coaches]]
  * Dayton Daily News: [[https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/dayton-falls-to-0-2-in-a-10-road-games-with-loss-at-umass/BVLWZM4VBJDTJOPTMQR5TINIME/|Dayton falls to 0-2 in A-10 road games with loss at UMass]]
  * DDN: [[https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/three-takeaways-from-daytons-loss-at-umass/IDTLVATFS5BY3IAASOW67AM4T4/|Analysis: 3 takeaways from Dayton’s loss at UMass]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duJZXg-PEmg|Game highlights (UMass compilation)]]
  * Postgame pressers: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ASyWEExt1Y|Worthy & Diggins]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msKt-KIpO10|Frank]]
  * Audio: [[https://bsky.app/profile/jayburnham.bsky.social/post/3lfcpppxvfc2n|Jay Burnham's call of Rivera's steal and dunk at the other end]]
  * [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2025/01/umass-mens-basketball-erases-deficit-defeats-dayton.html|Photo gallery from MassLive]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/dayton/boxscore/15646|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=547840|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2024/pdf/20250108100729-2553641.pdf|PDF]], [[https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2025/1/8/2553641.PDF|PDF alt]]

{{tag>"2024-25 season" "Dayton"}}