====== December 13, 2025 - UMass vs Florida State ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
  * Opponent: [[opponent_florida_state|Florida State]]
  * Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Amerant Bank Arena]], Sunrise FL
  * Event: [[https://www.orangebowl.org/basketball/|Orange Bowl Classic]]
  * Television: [[wp>ACC Network]]
  * Stream: [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]
  * Radio: [[https://www.audacy.com/stations/weei-1055fmspringfield|WEEI 105.5 FM]], [[https://wcrnradio.com/|WCRN 830 AM]], [[https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1218/content/umass:allaccess-Live-5065|Varsity]] (stream)
  * Spread: UM +12½((per Covers.com https://www.covers.com/sport/basketball/ncaab/boxscore/366153))
  * UM personnel report: [[Isaiah Placide]] out (foot). [[Josh Engel]] was not dressed, no official report as to why.

[{{ ::20251213_dhs_game_mvp.jpg?direct&250|[[Frank Martin]] looks on as [[Daniel Hankins-Sanford]] accepts the game's MVP award from Orange Bowl Committee Henri Crockett.}}]
  * **Result: UMass 103, Florida State 95**
  * Attendance: N/A

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/12/12/mens-basketball-minutemen-take-on-florida-state-at-orange-bowl-basketball-classic|UM]], [[https://seminoles.com/news/2025/12/12/mens-basketball-osceola-and-seminoles-umass-in-autonation-orange-bowl-classic-sarturday-at-12-noon|FSU]]

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17375|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/12/13/mens-basketball-second-half-rally-lifts-massachusetts-basketball-over-florida-state-at-the-orange-bowl-classic|Second Half Rally Lifts Massachusetts Basketball Over Florida State At Orange Bowl Classic]]
  * FSU: [[https://seminoles.com/news/2025/12/13/mens-basketball-mccray-v-scores-21-in-seminoles-loss-to-umass-in-orange-bowl-classic|McCray V Scores 21 in Seminoles' loss to UMass in Orange Bowl Classic]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/12/umass-continue-surge-with-upset-win-over-florida-state/|UMass continue surge with upset win over Florida State]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/12/umass-offensive-identity-shines-in-sunrise-fla/|UMass’ offensive identity shines in Sunrise, Fla.]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2025/12/kjei-parker-and-danny-carbuccias-lineup-swap-reaps-benefits/|K’Jei Parker and Danny Carbuccia’s lineup swap reaps benefits]]
  * Tallahassee Democrat: [[https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mensbasketball/2025/12/13/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-umass-upset-win/87751665007/|FSU basketball stunned by UMass 103-95 for a fourth consecutive loss]]
  * Miami Herald: [[https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/florida-state-university/article313652576.html|UMass hands FSU its fourth loss in a row at Orange Bowl Classic]]
  * Minutemen Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/martin-praises-team-first-mentality?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Martin Praises Team-First Mentality As MAC Play Approaches]]
  * sMACk Talk: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/smacktalk/p/hankins-sanford-double-double-day?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Hankins-Sanford Double-Double Day Put Minutemen Over the Seminoles]]

Note: Former Minuteman [[Shahid Muhammad]] logged 15 minutes, 4 points, 3 rebounds.

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAKdxemVZ4|Post-game presser with Frank and DHS]]
  * Video: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-PfiB80Fs|Game condensed to 12 minutes]]
  * Video: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSHlItrFIF4|Full game recording]]
  * Video: [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/video/_/gameId/401826711|Highlights and clips from ESPN]]
  * Video: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jLcvATDSas|Brief cinematic recap]]
  * UM clips: [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1999915193971958142|DHS soar and slam]], [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1999960298841850232|UM victorious]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/florida-state/boxscore/16299|Standard]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2025/pdf/20251213013817-2720884.pdf|PDF]]\\
Note: Box score incorrectly states that the game was at FSU's home court (Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee).  The game was a neutral site contest in Sunrise FL.

{{tag>"2025-26 season" "Florida State"}}