Game 23: GMU (12-10 / 4-5) vs UMass (13-8 / 4-5) on Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00 PM.

[Patriotsince81]

GMU is 11-5 against UMass all time with all of the meetings taking place while members of the A10.

KenPom: Gives us a 67% chance of winning.
GMU - 130
UMass - 152

NET:
Mason - 128
UMass - 160

UMass is currently 13-8 on the season and 4-5 in A10 play. They are 7-3 at home, 2-4 on the road, and 4-1 at neutral sites.

Wins: Central Connecticut St. (94-67), Colorado (66-63), Murray St. (71-69), Charlotte (60-54), USF (73-67), Harvard (71-68), Albany (87-73), Hofstra (71-56), Dartmouth (68-57), St. Louis (90-81), Rhode Island (75-65), Richmond (85-76), Duquesne (87-79)

Losses: Towson (67-55), UMass Lowell (85-80), North Texas (62-44), St. Bonaventure (83-64), GW (81-73), LaSalle (78-77), vcu (83-55), St. Joe’s (74-68),

Schedule: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats: https://umassathletics.com/documents/2023/1/28/MBB_Season_1-28.pdf

UMass starts RJ Luis (11.2 ppg), TJ Weeks Jr. (8.3 ppg), Wildens Leveque 4.8 ppg), Rahsool Diggins (4.3 ppg), and Brandon Martin 3.0 ppg). Dyondre Dominguez 9.3 ppg), Keon Thompson 4.5 ppg), and Isaac Kante (7.4 ppg) have played major minutes off the bench of late.

UMass averages 72.1 points per game while giving up 70.9. The Minutemen are shooting 41.5% from the floor and 35.1% from 3. Opponents are shooting 43.1% from the field and 31.7% from 3. They shoot 70.1% from the free throw line. The Minutemen out rebound their opponents by 3.8 boards per game. They average 14.1 turnovers per game.

The game is on ESPN+.

My prediction: This has become a must win in order to avoid the bottom 6 PIG. Will we respond? Who knows!

Discuss.

 

[JimP]

I'm in "Who cares, will I even watch" mode.

 

[mkaufman1]

another game that’ll probably be a 3 point win or loss, all determined by which team does less dumb shit.

 

[GMU79]

I'm in "Who cares, will I even watch" mode.

Sadly, I agree. Barring a miracle turn around, I'm already in the let's see what happens next year mode.
Just like every other year since 2011.
Sad.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

 

[GMU79]

No, but it looks like a witch has turned this whole team into newts.

 

[Verdad]

another game that’ll probably be a 3 point win or loss, all determined by which team does less dumb shit.

This. No need for any more pregame prognostications

 

[GMUSSTN]

Had to remind myself today that this current skid has not been helped by Ticket being out. If he comes back maybe we get a spark and can heat things up.

But this is Mason so we'll probably lose a squeaker.

 

[tblack33]

Umass is Jekyll and Hyde. Highly recommend everyone heckle the daylights out of Martin, he will lose his god damned mind. If he plays his son for 30+ mins we’ll win. If not, tossup.

 

[BBride]

UMass 7
Mason 5
OT

 

[PDGL Hoops]

I have had family obligations keep me from watching the last 2 losses. If anyone would like my wife to add something to your calendar so you miss this game please let me know.

Mason 69
UMASS 63

 

[GSII]

We lose bc Martin will scare our guys.

 

[GMU79]

We lose bc Martin will scare our guys.

He scares me just watching him on TV.

 

[EXpatriot13]

If this team had any sort of balls they'd win this game by 10+, but they don't, so I fully expect an extremely close win or another disappointing loss.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

TBH, I just want to see a lot of Dinkins and Fernandez in the lineup at this point. This season is going nowhere fast so let them get some of the growing pains out of the way and set them up to have a big summer.

 

[TweederGMU]

Season is pretty much gone at this point. Would like to see Dinkins and JF start and let them just ballout from here on out. Same with Nnaji... get him some serious time with Malik and let them build on that rapport.

Minutes 64
Goodguys 66

 

[GMU79]

Season is pretty much gone at this point. Would like to see Dinkins and JF start and let them just ballout from here on out. Same with Nnaji... get him some serious time with Malik and let them build on that rapport.

Minutes 64
Goodguys 66

Yeah, the old guys are getting us nowhere. Sit 'em.
Except Polite and Oduro.

 

[Where's the party?]

I'm 1-5 in predictions cuz I keep predicting we'll beat a bunch of teams we should beat. Only win I got was my prediction (hope) that we'd keep the game against Hamburger U close - not win, which I consider a win. Gonna reverse course now and predict what is becoming the norm, we will play down to the competition and lose another close one ....

Lousy team from cold place - 63
Team that should win but won't - 61

 

[psyclone]

On the Coach's Show tonight, CKE indicated that Ticket was doing well and has a check-up on Wednesday. He sounded like he was crossing his fingers that Ticket may have some availability to play against UMass, but said it would be really good to have him back at Loyola.

 

[GSII]

KE also seemed like he was ready for a vcu rematch. If only his players had that dog in em.