Overview
- Top-seeded Miami (Ohio) fell 87-83 to eighth-seeded UMass in the MAC quarterfinals, ending the RedHawks’ 31-0 start and removing Division I’s last unbeaten team.
- UMass erased an 11-point deficit with eight minutes left, and Daniel Hankins-Sanford hit the go-ahead basket with 29 seconds remaining.
- Despite the loss, most bracket projections still include Miami in the NCAA Tournament, generally as a No. 10 or 11 seed.
- The defeat counts as a Quad 4 loss for Miami, which entered with no Quad 1 wins, a 2-0 Quad 2 record, and a schedule heavy on Quad 4 games.
- Pre-game markets had Miami favored by 7.5 points with totals around 163.5–166.5, and a SportsLine model leaned to the Under in 10,000 simulations.