| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Port (fresh) 7 pts. C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Richard Edwards inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Harold Port is called for the reach on Javier Romero - foul #1 on Harold Port, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Javier Romero pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Richard Edwards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 30-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses the dunk attempt | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Webb | 30-37 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Harold Port is called for 3 seconds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Waldo Heller, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| 18:18 | UMass | Kirk Fowler swats the short shot by Javier Romero | 30-37 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Javier Romero snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:51 | UMass | David Joseph misses long on a jumper from the left block | 30-37 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Jeremy Wakeman steps in front of the Damek Zeinert pass | 30-37 |
| 17:24 | UMass | David Joseph misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert can't connect on a shot from close range | 30-37 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 16:58 | UMass | David Joseph tips it in | 30-39 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-39 |
| 16:39 | UMass | David Joseph snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Webb - foul #1 on Jay Webb, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Richard Edwards (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 16:31 | UMass | David Joseph comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Waldo Heller - foul #3 on Waldo Heller, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG) Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:31 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:31 | UMass | David Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Harold Port gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Harold Port slams it home on a great pass from Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 32-40 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Arthur Bartlett picks off the pass by Charles Brown | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Johnie Maher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Port (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) SG - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Harold Port can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-40 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Tom Simon gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Richard Edwards drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sebastian Yeldell | 32-43 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Harold Port knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Tom Simon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Joseph | 35-46 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jay Webb | 38-46 |
| 14:22 | UMass | David Joseph misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 38-46 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett hits a fadeaway in the lane | 40-46 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Jay Webb is called for the reach on Tom Simon - foul #2 on Jay Webb, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Johnie Maher, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, David Joseph, Richard Edwards, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| 13:34 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Waldo Heller | 42-46 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Dale Esposito is hacked by Waldo Heller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Waldo Heller, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:06 | UMass | Dale Esposito drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Bennet | 42-49 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Alberto Bianchi is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #4 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (PF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Seymour | 45-49 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Ronald Welsh picks off the pass by Steven Bennet in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh is fouled on the floor by Steven Bennet - foul #2 on Steven Bennet, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) Steven Bennet | |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Aubrey Dacus - foul #2 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:38 | UMass | Dale Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-49 |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damek Zeinert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Wareham (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Richard Edwards grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Dale Esposito connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeremy Wakeman | 47-52 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Esposito and he's fouled by Thomas Seymour - foul #4 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Johnie Maher (SG), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, Damek Zeinert, George Wareham, Ronald Welsh | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (PG), David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero | |
| 10:04 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Charles Brown (C) Dale Esposito, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Steven Bennet can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kirk Fowler - foul #1 on Kirk Fowler, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (SF), Harold Port (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (PF) Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 09:06 | UMass | Steven Bennet misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Steven Bennet makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Johnie Maher | 54-56 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Steven Bennet is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Webb - foul #3 on Jay Webb, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), Arthur Bartlett (C) Johnie Maher, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Tom Simon, Charles Brown | |
| 08:42 | UMass | Steven Bennet makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Steven Bennet makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dale Esposito - foul #3 on Dale Esposito, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Steven Bennet | |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Donald Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Jay Webb steps in front of the David Joseph pass | 56-58 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jay Webb | 58-58 |
| 07:11 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Javier Romero snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damek Zeinert (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Welsh (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Port (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) SG - Dale Esposito (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Romero (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Sebastian Yeldell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:52 | UMass | Donald Horn drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sebastian Yeldell | 58-60 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Jay Webb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Jay Webb scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:25 | UMass | David Joseph misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Damek Zeinert - foul #3 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Tom Simon (SG), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 06:25 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:25 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller clanks a floater from the left side | 61-62 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler tips it but misses | 61-62 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Tom Simon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 61-65 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SF) David Joseph | |
| 05:27 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is hacked by Steven Bennet - foul #3 on Steven Bennet, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Johnie Maher, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Seymour | 64-67 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Steven Bennet scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Aubrey Dacus | 64-70 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-70 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Richard Edwards gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Steven Bennet | 64-73 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Aubrey Dacus steals it from Waldo Heller | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Thomas Seymour steals the ball from Steven Bennet in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski buries a jumpshot from the left side | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Steven Bennet is hacked by Waldo Heller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Waldo Heller, team foul #11 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Waldo Heller, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Steven Bennet makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Steven Bennet makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-75 |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler can't tip it in | 66-75 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler tips it back up and in | 68-75 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Tom Simon hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-75 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler's floater is tipped away by Charles Brown | 68-75 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Dale Esposito grabs the board | 68-75 |
| 02:56 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (SF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Steven Bennet, Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnie Maher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Welsh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:31 | UMass | David Joseph is hacked by Ronald Welsh - foul #2 on Ronald Welsh, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG) Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (SG) Dale Esposito | |
| 02:31 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:31 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler buries a runner in the paint set up by Ronald Welsh | 70-77 |
| 02:18 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG) Tom Simon | |
| 02:16 | UMass | Ronald Welsh steps in front of the Dale Esposito pass in the backcourt | 70-77 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 70-77 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Richard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-77 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the board | 70-77 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Ronald Welsh, Johnie Maher, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (PF) Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-77 |
| 01:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wakeman | 70-77 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman is hacked by Damek Zeinert - foul #4 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #13 | 70-77 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Aubrey Dacus is called for the reach on Jay Webb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #7 | 70-79 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Jay Webb makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Jay Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Javier Romero hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 72-79 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Richard Edwards tips it in | 72-81 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-81 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman snags the defensive board | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Webb - foul #4 on Jay Webb, team foul #14 | 72-81 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the offensive rebound | 72-82 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Harold Port is called for the reach on Javier Romero - foul #2 on Harold Port, team foul #15 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), David Joseph (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert's pass is intercepted by David Joseph | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Steven Bennet is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Javier Romero | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-84 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 72-84 |
| 00:03 | UMass | David Joseph hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Simon | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-86 |