====== February 13, 2026 - UMass at Akron ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Friday, February 13, 2026
  * Opponent: [[opponent_akron|Akron]]
  * Start Time: 9:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>James A. Rhodes Arena]], Akron OH
  * Event: [[MAC]] game
  * Television: [[https://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/|CBS Sports Network]]
  * Stream: [[https://www.cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network|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-5106|Varsity]] (stream)
  * Spread: UMass +12½((per Covers.com))
  * UM personnel report: [[Josh Engel]] was not with the team, no official report as to why.

  * **Result: Akron 99**
  * Attendance: TBD

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/2/11/mens-basketball-massachusetts-akron|UM]], [[https://gozips.com/gameday/men-s-basketball-vs-umass/mbball/175/|Akron]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/02/umass-eyes-statement-win-in-showdown-versus-akron/|UMass eyes statement win in showdown versus Akron]]
  * Minutemen Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-faces-important-test-against?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass Faces Important Test Against Akron]]

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17474|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.\\
Also check out [[https://zipsnation.org/forums/topic/49795-game-24-umass/|what they're saying on ZipsNation]].

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/2/13/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-falls-at-akron|Men’s Basketball Falls At Akron, 99-92]]
  * Akron: [[https://gozips.com/news/2026/2/14/mens-basketball-akron-gets-37-bench-points-in-99-92-victory-over-umass|Zips Score 55 in the Second Half to Beat UMass 99-92; Record 29th Straight Home Win]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-falls-99-92-at-akron?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass Falls 99-92 At Akron]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://gozips.com/galleries/mens-basketball/2-13-26-mbb-vs-umass/2859|Photo gallery]]
  * [[https://open.spotify.com/show/4Es00QqwlPUQscrG8FEw3h|Recap on WMUA's UMMBB show]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/akron/boxscore/16369|Standard]], [[https://gozips.com/sidearmstats/mbball;game=11014/summary|Sidearm]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2025/pdf/20260213104211-2748983.pdf|PDF]]

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