====== February 17, 2026 - Miami Ohio at UMass ======
  * Season: [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
  * Opponent: [[opponent_miami_oh|Miami (OH)]]
  * Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[Mullins Center]]
  * Event: [[MAC]] game
  * Television: none
  * 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/university-of-massachusetts:oas-1218/content/umass:allaccess-Live-5106|Varsity]] (stream), [[https://fastcast4u.com/player/qernhlca/|WMUA 91.1 FM]]
  * Spread: UMass +2½((per Covers.com))
  * UM personnel report: [[Josh Engel]] was not dressed, no official report as to why.

[{{ ::20260217_student_section.jpg?direct&300|Students turned out for the chance to spoil the opponent's undefeated season. Photo courtesy: UMass.}}]
  * **Result: Miami 86, UMass 77**
  * Attendance: 7524

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===== Previews =====
  * Game notes: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/2/16/mens-basketball-massachusetts-vs-24-miami-ohio|UM]], [[https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2026/2/16/mens-basketball-redhawks-set-to-visit-umass-tuesday-night|Miami]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2026/02/umass-hosts-second-round-against-no-23-miami-oh/|UMass hosts second round against No. 23 Miami (OH)]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/another-big-opportunity-for-umass?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Another Big Opportunity For UMass]]
  * [[https://open.spotify.com/show/4Es00QqwlPUQscrG8FEw3h|Preview within WMUA's MBB show]]

==== Notes ====
  * Miami entered the game undefeated: 25-0 overall and 12-0 in the MAC, and the only unbeaten team in men's Division I.  The RedHawks were ranked #22 in the latest AP poll.((https://collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm))
  * It had been six years since the last time UMass hosted a ranked team.  Last: [[opponent_dayton|Dayton]], ranked #6, [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-no-6-dayton-hangs-on-to-top-umass-71-63-despite-26-points-from-mitchell.aspx|visited Mullins on 2/15/2020]].
  * UMass hadn't faced an undefeated team this late in the season since 2004, when [[opponent_saint_josephs_pa|Saint Joseph's]] [[https://umasshoops.com/games/2003-04/0225saint_josephs/|came to Mullins with a 24-0 overall / 13-0 Atlantic 10 record, on 2/25/2004]].

===== Game Thread =====
See [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17466&sid=c517959f2ae438e073429c26bb65a097|the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.\\
Also see [[https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/redhawks-set-to-visit-umass-tuesday-night-game-notes-and-game-thread/6094|what they're saying on MiamiHawkTalk.fans]].

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/2/17/mens-basketball-minutemen-comeback-attempt-falls-short-to-22-miami-oh|Minutemen Comeback Attempt Falls Short to #22 Miami (OH)]]
  * Miami: [[https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2026/2/17/mens-basketball-miami-defeats-umass-86-77-to-set-new-record-for-wins-in-a-season|Miami Defeats UMass 86-77 to Set New Record For Wins in a Season]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://gazettenet.com/2026/02/17/umass-mens-basketball-no-22-miami-oh-maneuvers-past-minutemen-86-77/|No. 22 Miami (OH) maneuvers past Minutemen, 86-77]]
  * MassLive: [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2026/02/umass-mens-basketball-falls-to-undefeated-miami-ohio.html|UMass men’s basketball falls to undefeated Miami (Ohio)]]
  * Minuteman Command: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/umass-comes-up-short-against-miami?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|UMass Comes Up Short Against Miami-Ohio]]
  * MC: [[https://open.substack.com/pub/minutemancommand/p/frustration-continues-for-martin?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web|Frustration Continues For Martin, UMass]]

===== Other content =====
  * [[https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2026/02/umass-mens-basketball-falls-to-undefeated-miami-ohio.html|Photo gallery]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFD-B16Jp3w|Just Being Frank episode 18 recapped the game]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/miami-oh-/boxscore/16370|Standard]], [[https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=612888|StatBroadcast]], [[https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/stats/mbball/2025/pdf/20260217083909-2754751.pdf|PDF]]

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