UMass Minutemen vs. Ohio Bobcats

Jan 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MASS	41	42	83
OHIO	48	38	86

Game Recap

Simmons, Paveletzke lead Ohio over UMass 86-83. Javan Simmons led Ohio with 20 points, and Jackson Paveletzke sealed the victory with a free throw with 59 seconds remaining as the Bobcats defeated UMass 86-83 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

UMASS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Daniel Hankins-Sanford	35	6-13	2-3	2-3	9	3	1	1	1	2	16
3Leonardo Bettiol	19	3-6	0-0	3-3	1	1	0	0	1	1	9
11Jayden Ndjigue	21	2-5	0-0	3-3	6	0	4	1	1	4	7
0Danny Carbuccia	29	5-8	0-1	3-4	0	8	0	0	3	4	13
24Marcus Banks Jr.	36	6-16	2-8	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	2	14
25Dimitri Clerc	14	1-2	0-0	0-2	9	1	0	0	1	4	2
13Luka Damjanac	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
2Dwayne Wimbley Jr.	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
4Isaiah Placide	7	2-5	2-4	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	8
5K'Jei Parker	22	3-7	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	8-2138.1%	13-1776.5%	33	14	7	2	12	19	83

OHIO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Aidan Hadaway	35	3-12	1-5	0-2	6	3	1	2	7	1	7
1Javan Simmons	31	9-13	0-1	2-5	5	2	1	1	0	3	20
4JJ Kelly	26	5-6	2-2	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	4	14
0Ajay Sheldon	31	3-7	3-7	4-5	1	2	4	0	1	3	13
13Jackson Paveletzke	37	2-6	1-2	5-6	4	10	1	0	0	1	10
17Kiir Kuany	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0
22Jalen Breath	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
21Jesse Burris	17	5-8	3-6	0-0	2	0	2	0	2	1	13
3Dior Conners	9	3-5	2-4	1-1	2	0	0	0	2	1	9

TOTAL	-	30-5851.7%	12-2842.9%	14-2166.7%	26	19	11	3	12	17	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMASSOHIO

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Ohio.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Massachusetts.
(19:42) Javan Simmons misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:39) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Danny Carbuccia bad pass turnover.
(19:33) Javan Simmons Steal.
(19:11) Aidan Hadaway traveling turnover.
+2 (18:47) Jayden Ndjigue makes 8-foot jumper.
20
(18:27) Aidan Hadaway bad pass turnover.
(18:27) Marcus Banks Jr. Steal.
(18:12) Foul on JJ Kelly.
+1 (18:12) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
+1 (18:12) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 2 of 2.
40
(17:52) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
(17:46) Foul on Marcus Banks Jr..
+1 (17:46) Javan Simmons makes free throw 1 of 2.
41
+1 (17:46) Javan Simmons makes free throw 2 of 2.
42
(17:33) Foul on JJ Kelly.
+1 (17:33) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes free throw 1 of 2.
52
(17:33) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:31) Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Jayden Ndjigue misses layup.
(17:28) Aidan Hadaway Block.
(17:23) Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:13) Danny Carbuccia makes driving layup.
72
(16:55) Aidan Hadaway misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:52) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Foul on Jesse Burris.
(16:39) Jayden Ndjigue misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:37) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:34) Jesse Burris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ajay Sheldon assists).
75
+2 (16:13) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup.
95
+2 (16:02) Javan Simmons makes layup.
97
(15:33) Daniel Hankins-Sanford bad pass turnover.
(15:33) Jackson Paveletzke Steal.
+3 (15:25) Aidan Hadaway makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
910
(15:08) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:39) Javan Simmons makes layup.
912
+2 (14:25) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Danny Carbuccia assists).
1112
+3 (14:08) Jesse Burris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Javan Simmons assists).
1115
+2 (13:46) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes 18-foot jumper.
1315
(13:29) Ajay Sheldon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:27) Javan Simmons Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:26) Javan Simmons makes layup.
1317
(13:23) Foul on Ajay Sheldon.
(13:10) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:07) Dior Conners Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Kiir Kuany misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:49) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) Jayden Ndjigue misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:15) Jalen Breath Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Dior Conners misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Dimitri Clerc Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:58) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes layup (Dimitri Clerc assists).
1517
(11:46) Jesse Burris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:41) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses driving layup.
(11:33) Dimitri Clerc Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Dimitri Clerc bad pass turnover.
(11:33) Kiir Kuany Steal.
+3 (11:12) Dior Conners makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aidan Hadaway assists).
1520
+2 (10:49) Dimitri Clerc makes layup (Marcus Banks Jr. assists).
1720
+3 (10:32) Jesse Burris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Breath assists).
1723
(10:01) Leonardo Bettiol misses layup.
(10:00) Jesse Burris Defensive Rebound.
(10:00) Foul on Dimitri Clerc.
+2 (9:35) Dior Conners makes layup (Aidan Hadaway assists).
1725
(9:26) Leonardo Bettiol misses layup.
(9:23) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Dior Conners bad pass turnover.
(9:07) K'Jei Parker bad pass turnover.
(9:07) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
(8:51) JJ Kelly misses 5-foot jumper.
(8:49) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:36) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danny Carbuccia assists).
2025
(8:08) Foul on Danny Carbuccia.
(8:08) Ajay Sheldon misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:08) Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:08) Ajay Sheldon makes free throw 2 of 2.
2026
(7:50) K'Jei Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:46) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:44) K'Jei Parker misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(7:40) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:29) Javan Simmons makes 13-foot jumper.
2028
(7:14) K'Jei Parker bad pass turnover.
(7:14) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
(7:09) Aidan Hadaway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:05) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:59) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danny Carbuccia assists).
2328
+2 (6:33) Javan Simmons makes layup.
2330
(6:16) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:16) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
+3 (6:02) Ajay Sheldon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
2333
+2 (5:37) K'Jei Parker makes 16-foot jumper.
2533
+2 (5:23) Javan Simmons makes layup.
2535
+2 (5:09) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes 11-foot jumper.
2735
(5:09) Foul on Javan Simmons.
+1 (5:09) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes free throw 1 of 1.
2835
+2 (4:51) Jackson Paveletzke makes 16-foot jumper.
2837
(4:51) Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
+2 (4:42) Jesse Burris makes 17-foot jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
2839
(4:35) Marcus Banks Jr. misses layup.
(4:35) Aidan Hadaway Block.
(4:35) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:28) Marcus Banks Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Carbuccia assists).
3139
+2 (4:15) Jesse Burris makes 14-foot jumper (Aidan Hadaway assists).
3141
(4:08) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:04) Jalen Breath Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:57) JJ Kelly makes 3-foot dunk (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
3143
(3:35) Danny Carbuccia misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:32) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Offensive Rebound.
(3:30) Foul on Aidan Hadaway.
(3:21) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:17) Dior Conners Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Jesse Burris bad pass turnover.
(2:54) Leonardo Bettiol bad pass turnover.
(2:54) Jesse Burris Steal.
(2:43) Jesse Burris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:39) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Jayden Ndjigue makes driving layup.
3343
(2:34) Foul on Jackson Paveletzke.
+1 (2:34) Jayden Ndjigue makes free throw 1 of 1.
3443
(2:20) Aidan Hadaway bad pass turnover.
(2:20) Jayden Ndjigue Steal.
+2 (2:14) Marcus Banks Jr. makes driving layup.
3643
(2:13) Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
(1:59) Aidan Hadaway bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:47) Marcus Banks Jr. makes driving layup.
3843
+2 (1:39) Javan Simmons makes 4-foot dunk (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
3845
(1:25) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:22) Jesse Burris Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Jesse Burris bad pass turnover.
(1:12) Marcus Banks Jr. Steal.
(0:49) Leonardo Bettiol misses 11-foot hook shot.
(0:46) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:23) Ajay Sheldon makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
3848
+2 (0:00) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Danny Carbuccia assists).
4048
(0:00) Foul on Javan Simmons.
+1 (0:00) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 1 of 1.
4148

2nd half

Team Stats

MASS

OHIO

83Points86

31-65(47.7%)Field Goal(%)30-58(51.7%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)12-28(42.9%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

37(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(6)

14Assists19

7Steals11

2Blocks3

12Turnovers12

19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

5Largest Lead12

Game Details

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH

attendance: 2,699 (20.8%)

spread: OHIO -4.5

over/under: 160.5