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Springfield Civic Center
1277 Main St
Springfield, MA 01103
Opened: September 5, 1972
The MassMutual Center (formerly Springfield Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena and convention center complex located in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, in the city's Metro Center. The arena opened in 1972 and the convention center opened in 2005. It serves as a venue for meetings, conventions, exhibitions, sporting and entertainment events.

The building, located in the "Birthplace of Basketball", has hosted numerous NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championships, first in 1977, then from 1980 to 1994, and finally 2006 through 2011. The tournament moved to the Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati in 2012 and 2013. It also hosted the first six NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championships from 1982 to 1987.

The UMass Minutemen basketball team, formerly under head coach and Springfield native Derek Kellogg, has used the building for a home game since 2010. In 2011, the Basketball Hall of Fame created the Holiday Showcase which feature the UMass Minutemen basketball team. Brigham Young University visited the UMass Minutemen during the 2013 showcase with a sold-out crowd of 7,331.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Nov 26, 2004Memphis @ Maryland 61 - 84
Nov 28, 2003Florida @ Arizona 77 - 78
Nov 29, 2002Alabama @ Ohio State 54 - 48
Nov 27, 2001Oregon @ UMass 58 - 62
Nov 19, 2001Georgetown @ Georgia 73 - 59
Nov 22, 2000Fresno State @ N.C. State 82 - 63
Nov 27, 1998UNLV @ Kansas 50 - 78
Nov 21, 1997Wake Forest @ Georgetown 56 - 54
Nov 22, 1996North Carolina @ Arizona 72 - 83
Nov 24, 1995Maryland @ Kentucky 84 - 96