• Season: 1972-73
• Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973
• Opponent: Missouri
• Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Site: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
• Special Event: National Invitation Tournament, First Round

• Result: UMass 78, Missouri (#15) 71

Mass. Daily Collegian: UMass-Missouri Even Match

• Mass. Daily Collegian: UMass Reaps First NIT Gold
• MDC: 6000 UMies and a Win
• MDC: This Time It Should Be Different
• MDC: There's a Time to Go National and That Time is Now

• This was UM's first post-season win, and first win over a ranked team.
• Missouri's John Brown would go on to play seven seasons in the NBA, and Al Eberhard played four.