• Season: 2025-26
• Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
• Opponent: Eastern Michigan
• Start Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Site: George Gervin GameAbove Center, Ypsilanti MI
• Event: MAC game, UM's first road trip as a MAC member
• Television: none
• Stream: ESPN+
• Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM, Varsity (stream)
• Spread: UMass -2½¹⁾
• UM personnel report: Josh Engel was not dressed and Rollie Castineyra was not with the team. No official report as to why on either.

UM held EMU to 25% from deep, but sent them to the line 39 times. Photo courtesy: Chris Tucci / UMass Athletics

• Result: Eastern Michigan 80, UMass 74
• Attendance: 2860

• Game notes: UM, EMU

See the UMassHoops.com Message Board thread for pre-game and post-game discussion.

• UM: Massachusetts Basketball Falters To Eastern Michigan On The Road
• EMU: Eastern Earns First Win Over UMass, 80-74
• Mass. Daily Collegian: UMass disappoints in second straight MAC loss
• MDC: Dimitri Clerc steps up offensively in UMass loss
• Minuteman Command: UMass Drops Tight One To Eastern Michigan
• MC: UMass HC Frank Martin Not Pleased With Lack Of Physicality

• Video: Highlights and clips from ESPN
• UM clips: Some of Clerc's career high 13 points, 'Bucc finds a cutting DHS

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