====== January 10, 2026 - Ball State at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
  * Opponent: [[opponent_ball_state|Ball State]]
  * Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Event: [[MAC]] game
  * Television: none
  * Stream: [[https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/8c3e6c82-0b25-4035-9fe2-a2a7b772b28a|ESPN+]]
  * 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-5069|Varsity]] (stream)
  * Spread: UMass -10½((per Covers.com))
  * UM personnel report: [[Josh Engel]] was not dressed, no official report as to why.

[{{ ::20260110_bettiol_works_in_paint.jpg?direct&300|Leo Bettiol led the Minutemen again in scoring, with 20 points, and pulled in 8 rebounds.  Photo credit: J. Anthony Roberts / MassLive}}]
  * **Result: UMass 79, Ball State 71**
  * Attendance: 4010

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/9/mens-basketball-massachusetts-vs-ball-state|UM]], [[https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/1/9/mens-basketball-playing-at-umass-saturday-afternoon|BSU]]

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17448|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/10/massachusetts-mens-basketball-defeats-ball-state-79-71|Massachusetts Men's Basketball Defeats Ball State, 79-71]]
  * BSU: [[https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/1/10/mens-basketball-falls-79-71-in-first-mac-meeting-with-umass|Men's Basketball Falls 79-71 in First MAC Meeting with UMass]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://www.minutemancommand.com/p/umass-gets-first-mac-win-over-ball?r=5ah85e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web|UMass Gets First MAC Win Over Ball State]]
  * MC: [[https://www.minutemancommand.com/p/martin-talks-much-needed-umass-win?r=5ah85e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web|Martin Talks Much-Needed UMass Win]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2026/01/leonardo-bettiols-big-day-leads-umass-mens-basketball-past-ball-state.html|Photo gallery from MassLive]]
  * [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/video/_/gameId/401814511|Highlights and video clips from ESPN]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/ball-state/boxscore/16361|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=612881|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2025/pdf/20260110044236-2749134.pdf|PDF]]

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