| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Crutcher (fresh) C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Javier Romero - foul #3 on Javier Romero, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Javier Romero | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Walter Hardin picks off the pass by Jeremy Wakeman | 34-32 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Illinois | Aubrey Dacus takes the ball from Charles Holgate in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Dale Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Charles Holgate steals the ball from Richard Edwards | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:11 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Edwards | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Richard Edwards drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aubrey Dacus and he's hacked by Walter Hardin - foul #3 on Walter Hardin, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz, Walter Hardin, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Sebastian Yeldell, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 17:47 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher is hacked by Tom Simon - foul #2 on Tom Simon, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl can't connect on a shot near the basket | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang tips it in | 36-34 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Charles Brown is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the floater from the left side | 36-34 |
| 16:28 | UMass | David Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:19 | UMass | David Joseph loses the dribble to Carlos Ertl | 36-34 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't throw it down | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Pelletier | 36-34 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:50 | UMass | David Joseph gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carlos Ertl (fairly fresh) SF - Boris Zircher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Pelletier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Bennet (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alberto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Tom Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, Carlos Ertl, Boris Zircher, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, David Joseph, Steven Bennet, Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Javier Romero - foul #4 on Javier Romero, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) Javier Romero | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Holgate | 41-34 |
| 14:53 | UMass | The 3pt attempt by Aubrey Dacus is denied by Theodore Delamora | 41-34 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Edwards | 41-34 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Richard Edwards is hacked by Walter Hardin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Hardin, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Walter Hardin | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| 14:32 | UMass | David Joseph connects on the floater from the left block set up by Aubrey Dacus and he's hacked by Shawn Schilawski - foul #4 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (C) Shawn Schilawski, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:32 | UMass | David Joseph makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Crutcher, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Aubrey Dacus and the foul's on Osvaldo Colombo - foul #4 on Osvaldo Colombo, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SF) Dale Esposito | |
| 13:59 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 13:18 | UMass | David Joseph misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zircher | 43-39 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz is fouled on the floor by David Joseph - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Roy Zavitz, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Steven Bennet, Sebastian Yeldell, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 12:40 | UMass | David Joseph scores on a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by William Pelletier - foul #1 on William Pelletier, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Boris Zircher | |
| Subs | UMass | Alberto Bianchi (PF) Richard Edwards | |
| 12:40 | UMass | David Joseph misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Alberto Bianchi - foul #2 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Tom Simon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang is hacked by Richard Edwards - foul #2 on Richard Edwards, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Jason Crutcher (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Steven Bennet (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Richard Edwards, Charles Brown | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Holgate | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bennet (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alberto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman travels in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (PF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 11:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wakeman | 49-41 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Dale Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Zavitz - foul #2 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 49-41 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora tips it but misses | 49-41 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-41 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dale Esposito | 49-44 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate drills a jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is hacked by Charles Holgate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Holgate, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Steven Bennet, David Joseph | |
| 10:22 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aubrey Dacus - foul #2 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG) Roy Zavitz | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Alberto Bianchi (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses the easy open layup | 53-46 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Richard Edwards grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-46 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 53-46 |
| 09:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alberto Bianchi | 53-46 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Richard Edwards hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Esposito and he's fouled by Jeremy Mori - foul #1 on Jeremy Mori, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Charles Holgate, Carlos Ertl, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Dale Esposito, Alberto Bianchi, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 08:51 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Lang | 55-49 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Theodore Delamora - foul #1 on Theodore Delamora, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Steven Bennet (SF) Richard Edwards, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 08:02 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora hits the finger roll | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Lang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Boris Zircher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tom Simon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Bennet (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Joseph (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UMass | David Joseph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bennet picks off the pass by Leonard Lang | 57-50 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aubrey Dacus | 57-53 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-53 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), William Pelletier (C) Leonard Lang, Roy Zavitz, Boris Zircher, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Aubrey Dacus, Tom Simon, Steven Bennet, Charles Brown | |
| 06:02 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 3 from the left wing set up by David Joseph | 57-56 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin is fouled on the floor by Alberto Bianchi - foul #3 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (SF) David Joseph | |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Carlos Ertl steals the ball from Sebastian Yeldell in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl's pass is intercepted by Alberto Bianchi | 59-56 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Walter Hardin picks off the pass by Sebastian Yeldell in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Hardin | 61-56 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Donald Horn connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Esposito and he's hacked by William Pelletier - foul #2 on William Pelletier, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Jeremy Mori (C) Carlos Ertl, William Pelletier | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 05:06 | UMass | Donald Horn makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses badly on a runner from the left block | 61-59 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sebastian Yeldell - foul #1 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Shawn Schilawski | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), David Joseph (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Donald Horn, Dale Esposito, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:14 | UMass | Jeremy Mori swats the layup by Richard Edwards | 63-59 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman tips it home | 63-61 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Wakeman | 63-61 |
| 03:30 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:28 | UMass | David Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Walter Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Javier Romero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UMass | David Joseph knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Wakeman | 63-64 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Wakeman swats the shot by Charles Holgate | 63-64 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin tips it back up and in | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | UMass | Charles Holgate is called for the reach on Aubrey Dacus in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Holgate, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), William Pelletier (C) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Alberto Bianchi (C) David Joseph, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 02:54 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Walter Hardin - foul #5 on Walter Hardin, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SF) Walter Hardin | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 02:23 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), David Joseph (SF) Dale Esposito, Steven Bennet | |
| 02:03 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Simon | 65-67 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 01:38 | UMass | David Joseph grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 01:38 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Boris Zircher, Carlos Ertl, Shawn Schilawski, William Pelletier | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, David Joseph, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| 01:36 | UMass | Theodore Delamora picks off the pass by Dale Esposito in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Zavitz | 67-67 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Javier Romero - foul #5 on Javier Romero, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Javier Romero | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses the free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo gets the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roy Zavitz | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang is fouled in the backcourt by Aubrey Dacus - foul #3 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Dale Esposito hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Esposito - foul #2 on Dale Esposito, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Esposito | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wakeman | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Theodore Delamora (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Dale Esposito - foul #3 on Dale Esposito, team foul #13 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), Jason Crutcher (C) Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (C) Osvaldo Colombo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-75 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 04:21 | UMass | David Joseph can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Boris Zircher - foul #1 on Boris Zircher, team foul #14 | 78-75 |
| 04:21 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:21 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Boris Zircher is blocked by Jeremy Wakeman | 78-77 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 03:52 | UMass | David Joseph misses long on a shot in the lane | 78-77 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus snags the offensive board | 78-77 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Dale Esposito hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Boris Zircher - foul #2 on Boris Zircher, team foul #15 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alberto Bianchi (PF) Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 03:44 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the free throw | 78-80 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the runner from the right block | 80-80 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Charles Holgate steps in front of the Jeremy Wakeman pass | 80-80 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher lays it up and in set up by Charles Holgate | 82-80 |
| 02:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Jason Crutcher | |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman banks in the layup | 82-82 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Jason Crutcher (C) Shawn Schilawski, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-82 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Dale Esposito is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-82 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang gets the rebound | 85-82 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Zavitz | 87-82 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Dale Esposito is hacked by Boris Zircher - foul #3 on Boris Zircher, team foul #16 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Theodore Delamora (C) Boris Zircher, Jason Crutcher | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:12 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 87-83 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 87-83 |
| 02:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dale Esposito | 87-83 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 87-83 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the board | 87-83 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses the shot from the right wing | 87-83 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Richard Edwards pulls down the rebound | 87-83 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Esposito | 87-85 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Osvaldo Colombo - foul #5 on Osvaldo Colombo, team foul #17 | 87-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher (PF) Osvaldo Colombo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:11 | UMass | Dale Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Zavitz - foul #3 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #18 | 87-85 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Delamora | 87-86 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher drills a jump hook from close range set up by Roy Zavitz | 89-86 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman connects on the 3 from the right wing | 89-89 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Wakeman - foul #3 on Jeremy Wakeman, team foul #14 | 89-89 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 90-89 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the 2nd free throw | 90-89 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang snags the offensive board | 90-89 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-89 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang is hacked by Richard Edwards - foul #3 on Richard Edwards, team foul #15 | 90-89 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 92-89 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher grabs the board | 92-89 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Dale Esposito is called for the reach on Jason Crutcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Esposito, team foul #16 | 92-89 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 94-89 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 94-89 |