Overview
- UMass rallied from a 47–43 halftime deficit at the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic in Sunrise, Florida, building an 18-point lead before closing out a 103–95 win.
- Daniel Hankins-Sanford posted a career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds, and K'Jei Parker added a career-high 24 points to pace the Minutemen.
- Leonardo Bettiol scored 18 on 8-for-11 shooting with eight rebounds, Marcus Banks Jr. added 18, and Danny Carbuccia dished eight assists for UMass.
- Robert McCray V led Florida State with 21 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds; Martin Somerville scored 15, and Kobe Magee and AJ Swinton each had 12.
- The Minutemen improved to 8–3 with their fifth straight win as the Seminoles fell to 5–5 with a fourth consecutive loss; next up, FSU visits Dayton on Tuesday and UMass hosts Kent State on Dec. 20.