====== January 27, 2026 - UMass at Miami Ohio ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  * Opponent: [[opponent_miami_oh|Miami (OH)]]
  * Start Time: 9:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Millett Hall]], Oxford OH
  * Event: [[MAC]] game
  * Television: [[https://www.espn.com/college-sports/|ESPNU]]
  * Stream: [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]((If your TV package contains ESPNU))
  * 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-5106|Varsity]] (stream)
  * Spread: UMass +9½((per Covers.com))
  * UM personnel report: [[Josh Engel]] was not dressed, no official report as to why.

[{{ ::20260127_crowd_pregame.jpg?direct&300|Miami's crowd turned out to see their first ranked game since 1953.  Photo courtesy: @_CoachHolmes((https://x.com/_CoachHolmes/status/2016574160537850294))}}]
  * **Result: Miami (#24) 86, UMass 84**
  * Attendance: 9223 (10th largest crowd in Millett Hall History)((https://x.com/MiamiRedHawks/status/2016359850993729953))

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/26/mens-basketball-massachusetts-basketball-heads-to-miami-oh-for-tuesday-night-matchup|UM]], [[https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2026/1/25/mens-basketball-redhawks-host-umass-tuesday-night-on-espnu|Miami]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/2026/01/26/umass-mens-basketball-to-face-undefeated-no-24-miami-oh-in-mac-showdown/|UMass men’s basketball to face undefeated No. 24 Miami (OH) in MAC showdown]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-to-face-toughest-test-yet?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass To Face Toughest Test Yet]]
  * Associated Press: [[https://apnews.com/article/miami-redhawks-steele-fcc8d0d25b686cf7556c28f298c7ce03|Miami University RedHawks make history with 20-0 start, break into AP Top 25]]

Notes: Miami was ranked #24 in the latest AP poll.((https://collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1313))  This is the first home game Miami has played as a ranked team in 73 years.((https://x.com/jaron_may/status/2015949728844795968?s=61))

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17453|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/27/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-drops-tight-road-battle-at-24-miami-oh|Men’s Basketball Drops Tight Road Battle At #24 Miami (OH)]]
  * Miami: [[https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2026/1/28/mens-basketball-elmers-career-night-lifts-miami-over-umass-86-84|Elmer's Career Night Lifts Miami Over UMass, 86-84]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/01/minutemens-upset-hopes-squandered-late-against-unbeaten-no-24-miami-ohio/|Minutemen’s upset hopes squandered late against unbeaten No. 24 Miami (Ohio)]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/01/wendel-umass-on-tuesday-jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/|Wendel: UMass on Tuesday: Jack of all trades, master of none]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-comes-up-just-short-at-miami?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass Comes Up Just Short At Miami-OH]]
  * sMACk Talk: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/smacktalk/p/redhawks-remain-undefeated-with-strong?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|RedHawks Remain Undefeated With Strong Second Half Performance Against Minutemen]]
  * CLNS Media: [[https://clnscincy.com/after-latest-thriller-at-millett-hall-travis-steele-has-redhawks-on-a-special-path-can-we-be-at-our-best-in-march|After Latest Thriller at Millett Hall, Travis Steele Has RedHawks On A Special Path ‘Can We Be at Our Best in March?’]]
  * Cincinnati Enquirer: [[https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/othercolleges/2026/01/28/reds-john-sadak-calls-miami-redhawks-college-basketball-season-fun-story/88391322007/|Reds' John Sadak calls Miami RedHawks 'such a fun story this season']]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://miamiredhawks.com/galleries/mens-basketball/miami-mens-basketball-vs-umass-1-27/2428|Photo gallery]]
  * Condensed games: [[https://x.com/MACSports/status/2016544715034808710|2:57]], [[https://youtu.be/vWHTub3rabY?si=Rdn8HNxhxWGbPXYy|9:24]]
  * [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/video/_/gameId/401814543|Highlights and clips from ESPN]]
  * Video: [[https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2016365766845624568|UM's last chance]]
  * Miami video clips: [[https://x.com/MiamiOH_BBall/status/2016336753355870545|Elmer for 3]], [[https://x.com/MiamiOH_BBall/status/2016340241213227310|Byers finishes the breakaway]], [[https://x.com/willsfc/status/2016418075629781233|Crowd fired up]], [[https://x.com/MiamiOH_BBall/status/2016344007429812488|Elmer from deep]], [[https://x.com/MiamiOH_BBall/status/2016353964447486096|Byers mirror-image breakaway dunk]], [[https://x.com/MiamiOH_BBall/status/2016547679942115627|Highlight pack]], [[https://x.com/MiamiRedHawks/status/2016581249955938439|Crowd shots]]
  * [[https://x.com/MiamiOH_BBall/status/2016381158745948502|Miami Coach Steele's postgame presser]]
  * Video from Rebound Rundown: [[https://x.com/ReboundRundown/status/2016599233214775740|Highlight pack]], [[https://x.com/ReboundRundown/status/2016574839771828474|interview with Coach Steele]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/miami-oh-/boxscore/16366|Standard]], [[https://miamiredhawks.com/sidearmstats/mbball;game=20511/summary|Sidearm]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2025/pdf/20260127101921-2754749.pdf|PDF]]

{{tag>"2025-26 season" "Miami (OH)" "Game versus Top 25 opponent"}}