| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Barnard (fresh) SG - William McTier (fresh) SF - Philip Poole (fresh) PF - Leslie Brooks (fresh) C - Joshua Ackerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | Casey Kunz makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Barnard | 3-2 |
| 19:26 | UMass | Bradley Billips can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William McTier | 3-4 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 19:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Stacey Henry - foul #1 on Stacey Henry, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 5-7 |
| 18:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 18:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Billips steals the ball from William McTier | 5-7 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Casey Kunz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 17:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Wright | 5-7 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Bradley Billips connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Kyle | 8-7 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 17:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stacey Henry | 8-7 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Stacey Henry pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Bradley Billips's pass is intercepted by Philip Poole in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leslie Brooks | 8-10 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Stacey Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), Alfredo Soto (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer (PG), Kenneth Robinette (SG), Elliott Rizer (SF), Harley Wilhoit (PF), Christopher Paquet (C) Richard Barnard, William McTier, Philip Poole, Leslie Brooks, Joshua Ackerson | |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Alfredo Soto grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Todd Gale comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Paquet gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer's pass is intercepted by Herbert Eaton | 8-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) SG - Todd Gale (fresh) SF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) PF - James McCrumb (fresh) C - Dino Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Schafer (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Robinette (fresh) SF - Elliott Rizer (fresh) PF - Harley Wilhoit (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Paquet (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | UMass | Todd Gale misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Robinette - foul #1 on Kenneth Robinette, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UMass | William Kawamura (SG), John Newby (SF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, James McCrumb, Dino Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard (PG), Peter Wade (SG), Philip Poole (SF), Leslie Brooks (PF), Joshua Ackerson (C) Michael Schafer, Kenneth Robinette, Elliott Rizer, Harley Wilhoit, Christopher Paquet | |
| 15:28 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Todd Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Soto | 9-10 |
| 15:01 | UMass | William Kawamura is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Stacey Henry (PF) Todd Gale, Alfredo Soto | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Wright - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Soto (C) Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Richard Barnard steps in front of the John Newby pass | 9-12 |
| 14:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson is hacked by Alfredo Soto - foul #1 on Alfredo Soto, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), Casey Kunz (SF) Bradley Billips, William Kawamura, John Newby | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier (SG), Elliott Rizer (C) Peter Wade, Joshua Ackerson | |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Elliott Rizer scores on a floater in the paint set up by William McTier | 9-14 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Herbert Eaton is hacked by Richard Barnard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Barnard, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UMass | James McCrumb (C) Alfredo Soto | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson (C) Philip Poole | |
| 13:45 | UMass | Robert Kyle misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-14 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Robert Kyle grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Stacey Henry drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Eaton and he's hacked by Leslie Brooks - foul #1 on Leslie Brooks, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette (SF) Leslie Brooks | |
| 13:27 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 11-14 |
| 13:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Elliott Rizer is whistled for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), William Kawamura (SG), Todd Gale (SF), Dino Greco (PF), Alfredo Soto (C) Herbert Eaton, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, James McCrumb | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer (PG), Philip Poole (SF), Christopher Paquet (PF) Richard Barnard, William McTier, Joshua Ackerson | |
| 12:33 | UMass | Christopher Paquet swats the layup by Dino Greco | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | UMass | William Kawamura gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Dino Greco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Paquet can't tip it in | 11-14 |
| 12:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer tips it home | 11-16 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Bradley Billips connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Gale | 14-16 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kawamura (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Gale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dino Greco (fairly fresh) C - Alfredo Soto (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Schafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Robinette (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Poole (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Paquet (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elliott Rizer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette is fouled on the floor by Dino Greco - foul #1 on Dino Greco, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (SG), John Newby (SF), Stacey Henry (PF) William Kawamura, Todd Gale, Dino Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard (PG), Peter Wade (SG), Leslie Brooks (PF), Harley Wilhoit (C) Michael Schafer, Kenneth Robinette, Christopher Paquet, Elliott Rizer | |
| 11:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard misses long on a floater from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:27 | UMass | Stacey Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Bradley Billips is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Barnard - foul #2 on Richard Barnard, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), James McCrumb (C) Bradley Billips, Alfredo Soto | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier (SG) Richard Barnard | |
| 11:16 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the lay-in | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Newby - foul #1 on John Newby, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF) John Newby | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Stacey Henry gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Robert Kyle scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:22 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Leslie Brooks | 17-19 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the shot in the paint | 17-19 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Casey Kunz grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:59 | UMass | James McCrumb blows the layup | 17-19 |
| 09:58 | UMass | James McCrumb tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 09:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wade comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-19 |
| 09:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to Herbert Eaton | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Casey Kunz clanks a floater from the right side | 17-19 |
| 09:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Harley Wilhoit snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier is hacked by Robert Kyle - foul #1 on Robert Kyle, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Gale (PG), William Kawamura (SG), John Newby (SF), Dino Greco (PF), Alfredo Soto (C) Herbert Eaton, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, James McCrumb | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer (PG), Kenneth Robinette (SF), Elliott Rizer (PF), Joshua Ackerson (C) Peter Wade, Philip Poole, Leslie Brooks, Harley Wilhoit | |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:21 | UMass | John Newby snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Alfredo Soto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Elliott Rizer - foul #1 on Elliott Rizer, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Paquet (PF) William McTier | |
| 08:59 | UMass | Alfredo Soto makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Alfredo Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Todd Gale - foul #1 on Todd Gale, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG) John Newby | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Dino Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson hits the follow up shot | 19-23 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Bradley Billips connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Kawamura | 22-23 |
| 07:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson blows the layup | 22-23 |
| 07:50 | UMass | William Kawamura snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kawamura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Todd Gale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dino Greco (fairly fresh) C - Alfredo Soto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Schafer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Robinette (fairly fresh) SF - Elliott Rizer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Paquet (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Ackerson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UMass | Todd Gale is open and scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 24-23 |
| 07:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette is hacked by Dino Greco - foul #2 on Dino Greco, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (SG), Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF) William Kawamura, Todd Gale, Dino Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks (PF) Christopher Paquet | |
| 07:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:27 | UMass | Stacey Henry travels with the ball | 24-25 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier (SG) Kenneth Robinette | |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Eaton picks off the pass by Joshua Ackerson | 24-25 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Herbert Eaton lays it in | 26-25 |
| 06:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), John Newby (SF), James McCrumb (PF) Herbert Eaton, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wade (PG), Philip Poole (SF) Michael Schafer, Elliott Rizer | |
| 06:43 | UMass | Robert Kyle is fouled in the backcourt by William McTier - foul #1 on William McTier, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette (SG) William McTier | |
| 06:28 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 06:26 | UMass | John Newby tips it but misses | 26-25 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Robert Kyle grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Philip Poole - foul #1 on Philip Poole, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Gale (SF) John Newby | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer (PG), Harley Wilhoit (PF) Peter Wade, Leslie Brooks | |
| 06:03 | UMass | Bradley Billips makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Bradley Billips makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | James McCrumb steals the ball from Kenneth Robinette | 28-25 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Bradley Billips is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Schafer - foul #1 on Michael Schafer, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (SG), Stacey Henry (PF) Robert Kyle, Alfredo Soto | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier (SG) Kenneth Robinette | |
| 05:38 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Ackerson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Philip Poole is blocked by Stacey Henry | 28-25 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Herbert Eaton grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Herbert Eaton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Todd Gale hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James McCrumb - foul #1 on James McCrumb, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | UMass | William Kawamura (SG), Casey Kunz (SF) Bradley Billips, Todd Gale | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wade (PG), Elliott Rizer (SF), Christopher Paquet (PF) Michael Schafer, Philip Poole, Joshua Ackerson | |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:00 | UMass | William Kawamura is hacked by Peter Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Wade, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks (PF) Harley Wilhoit | |
| 05:00 | UMass | William Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:00 | UMass | William Kawamura misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Casey Kunz takes the ball from Leslie Brooks | 31-27 |
| 04:39 | UMass | William Kawamura hits the finger roll on a great pass from Casey Kunz | 33-27 |
| 04:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Paquet hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Peter Wade | 33-29 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Christopher Paquet swats the short shot by James McCrumb | 33-29 |
| 03:59 | UMass | James McCrumb can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Paquet grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 03:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Elliott Rizer is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Gale (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), John Newby (SF), Dino Greco (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, William Kawamura, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, James McCrumb | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barnard (PG), Kenneth Robinette (SG), Philip Poole (SF), Harley Wilhoit (PF), Joshua Ackerson (C) Peter Wade, William McTier, Elliott Rizer, Leslie Brooks, Christopher Paquet | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Todd Gale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Kyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dino Greco (fresh) C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Barnard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Robinette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Poole (tired) 5 pts. PF - Harley Wilhoit (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Ackerson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UMass | Todd Gale buries a floater in the paint | 35-29 |
| 02:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Barnard | 35-32 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Todd Gale misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Barnard | 35-35 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Todd Gale misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Barnard - foul #3 on Richard Barnard, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Herbert Eaton (SG), Alfredo Soto (PF) Robert Kyle, John Newby, Dino Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schafer (PG), Elliott Rizer (SF), Leslie Brooks (PF) Richard Barnard, Philip Poole, Joshua Ackerson | |
| 02:03 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Todd Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Elliott Rizer misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-35 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Eaton is called for the reach on Leslie Brooks - foul #1 on Herbert Eaton, team foul #11 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UMass | William Kawamura (SG), Casey Kunz (SF) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier (SG), Christopher Paquet (C) Kenneth Robinette, Harley Wilhoit | |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:04 | UMass | William McTier takes the ball from Casey Kunz | 36-37 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | William McTier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 00:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Wright | 36-37 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Dino Greco (PF) Bradley Billips, Casey Kunz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wade (SG), Philip Poole (SF), Joshua Ackerson (C) William McTier, Elliott Rizer, Christopher Paquet | |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Poole buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Schafer | 36-39 |
| 00:19 | UMass | William Kawamura misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Schafer - foul #2 on Michael Schafer, team foul #11 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Robinette (SG) Michael Schafer | |
| 00:19 | UMass | William Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:19 | UMass | William Kawamura misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Peter Wade and the foul's on Dino Greco - foul #3 on Dino Greco, team foul #12 | 37-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Gale (SF) Dino Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Brooks makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Herbert Eaton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-42 |