====== January 6, 2026 - UMass at Ohio ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
  * Opponent: [[opponent_ohio|Ohio]]
  * Start Time: 6:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Convocation Center (Ohio University)|Convocation Center]], Athens OH
  * Event: [[MAC]] game
  * Television: [[https://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/|CBS Sports Network]]
  * Stream: [[https://www.cbssports.com/watch/college-basketball/LET-211531453|CBS Sports Network]]
  * Radio: [[https://www.audacy.com/stations/weei-1055fmspringfield|WEEI 105.5 FM]], [[https://wcrnradio.com/|WCRN 830 AM]], [[https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/university-of-massachusetts:oas-1218/content/umass:allaccess-Live-5107|Varsity]] (stream)
  * Spread: UMass +4½((per Covers.com))
  * UM personnel report: [[Josh Engel]] was not dressed, no official report as to why.

[{{ ::20260106_ndjigue_defense.jpeg?direct&250|The UM defense was a couple steps slow in the first half, as Ohio shot 68%. Photo courtesy Ohio Athletics.}}]
  * **Result: Ohio 86, UMass 83**
  * Attendance: 2,699

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/5/mens-basketball-massachusetts-basketball-travels-to-ohio-for-tuesday-matchup|UM]], [[https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2026/1/5/ohio-mens-basketball-set-to-host-umass-on-cbssn-tuesday-night-in-athens.aspx|Ohio]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-search-for-mac-win-1-continues?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass Search For MAC Win #1 Continues At Ohio Tonight]]

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17447|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/6/mens-basketball-massachusetts-basketballs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-ohio|Massachusetts Basketball’s Second Half Comeback Falls Short At Ohio]]
  * Ohio: [[https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2026/1/6/simmons-surpasses-1-000-career-points-as-ohio-mens-basketball-defeats-umass-86-83.aspx|Simmons Surpasses 1,000 Career Points as Ohio Men's Basketball Defeats UMass, 86-83]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://youtu.be/pi4Iyl9C6y4?si=-8pDJfVPqeNK8fYl|Ohio's pressers]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/ohio/boxscore/16360|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=613784|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2025/pdf/20260106071344-2738126.pdf|PDF]]

{{tag>"2025-26 season" "Ohio"}}