UMass Triumphs Over Fordham in Triple-Overtime Thriller, Breaking Records

Rahsool Diggins' 46-point performance and Daniel Rivera's game-winning layup highlight UMass' 120-118 victory in the historic Rose Hill Gym's centennial game.

• UMass' Rahsool Diggins scored a program-record 46 points, surpassing Julius Erving's 37-point mark set in 1970 at Rose Hill Gym.
• The game set multiple records, including the highest combined point total (238) and the most free throw attempts (122) in a Division I game since 1996-97.
• Nine players fouled out as UMass and Fordham committed 79 combined fouls, the most in a Division I game since 2017.
• Fordham's Romad Dean forced a second overtime by sinking three free throws after being fouled on a half-court shot with one second left in the first OT.
• Daniel Rivera secured the win for UMass with a layup in the final 10 seconds of the third overtime, capping off a career-high 29-point performance.

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