| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fresh) SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) C - William Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) SG - David Bennett (fresh) SF - Ken Flanary (fresh) PF - Jack Carter (fresh) C - Peter Strayer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | William Banks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | UMass | Thomas Mason's pass is intercepted by Stuart Flowers in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ken Flanary | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | UMass | William Banks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Jack Carter snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Carter | 0-5 |
| 18:58 | UMass | William Banks is open and scores on a jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | David Bennett is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Peter Strayer swats the short shot by Raymundo Reyna | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Thomas Mason hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bennett | 4-8 |
| 17:46 | UMass | William Banks misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Strayer - foul #1 on Peter Strayer, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (PG), Romeo Flores (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Nick Bushee (PF) Robert Green, Thomas Mason, Bruce Mummert, Raymundo Reyna | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Stuart Flowers, David Bennett, Ken Flanary, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 17:46 | UMass | William Banks misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:46 | UMass | William Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Michael Watson knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Nieto | 4-10 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Nick Bushee clanks a runner from close range | 4-10 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Romeo Flores tips it but misses | 4-10 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Cecil Cole tips it in | 6-10 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | William Banks picks off the pass by Dennis Nieto | 6-10 |
| 16:35 | UMass | James Williams is called for the reach on William Banks - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Steven Seal (SF) Timothy Tokarz, William Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), David Bennett (SG) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter | |
| 16:18 | UMass | Nick Bushee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nick Bushee, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymundo Reyna (PF) Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | David Bennett hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stuart Flowers | 6-13 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fairly fresh) SG - Cecil Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Seal (fresh) PF - Raymundo Reyna (fairly fresh) C - Romeo Flores (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Carter (fresh) C - Jerry Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UMass | Steven Seal is called for 10 seconds | 6-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG) Cecil Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Dennis Nieto, Jerry Kelly | |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Romeo Flores grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Robert Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-13 |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David Bennett | 6-13 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is hacked by Thomas Mason - foul #1 on Thomas Mason, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SF) Steven Seal | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Leslie Petrin (PF) David Bennett, Jack Carter | |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin tips it but misses | 6-13 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Romeo Flores is called for the reach on Michael Watson - foul #1 on Romeo Flores, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (PG), Nick Bushee (C) Robert Green, Romeo Flores | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Charles Hunter (SF), James Williams (C) Stuart Flowers, Ken Flanary, Peter Strayer | |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Dennis Nieto is denied by Raymundo Reyna | 6-13 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Thomas Mason misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | James Williams grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 14:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Mason | 6-13 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Bruce Mummert (SF) Thomas Mason, Timothy Tokarz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 14:02 | UMass | Nick Bushee makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Jack Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Cecil Cole - foul #1 on Cecil Cole, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 3rd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Bruce Mummert can't finish the layup | 7-15 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Nick Bushee tips it back up and in | 9-15 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | David Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-15 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:58 | UMass | David Bennett takes the ball from Cecil Cole in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Michael Watson lays it in on a nice dish by David Bennett | 9-17 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto scores on a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Steven Seal (SF), Romeo Flores (PF), William Banks (C) Robert Green, Cecil Cole, Bruce Mummert, Raymundo Reyna, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Ken Flanary (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), Peter Strayer (C) Michael Watson, David Bennett, Jack Carter, Jerry Kelly | |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses the free throw | 9-19 |
| 12:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Banks | 9-19 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer is denied on a layup by Romeo Flores | 11-19 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Timothy Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Mason (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Steven Seal (fresh) PF - Romeo Flores (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Flanary (fresh) PF - Leslie Petrin (fresh) C - Peter Strayer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Romeo Flores swats the dunk try by Peter Strayer | 11-19 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Romeo Flores grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 11:20 | UMass | William Banks lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Thomas Mason | 13-19 |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Romeo Flores steps in front of the Ken Flanary pass | 13-19 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer clanks a jumper from the right side | 16-19 |
| 10:33 | UMass | William Banks gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Thomas Mason misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Timothy Tokarz is called for the reach on Peter Strayer - foul #1 on Timothy Tokarz, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Cecil Cole (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Raymundo Reyna (PF) Timothy Tokarz, Thomas Mason, Steven Seal, Romeo Flores | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), David Bennett (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Jack Carter (PF) Stuart Flowers, Dennis Nieto, Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin | |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Cecil Cole pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Cecil Cole misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Michael Watson snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Raymundo Reyna swats the layup by Jack Carter | 16-19 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | David Bennett hits the follow up shot | 16-21 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Jack Carter takes the ball from Robert Green in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Carter | 16-23 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Jack Carter swats the short shot by Bruce Mummert | 16-23 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Cecil Cole tips it in | 18-23 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Michael Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Nick Bushee (PF), Romeo Flores (C) Robert Green, Raymundo Reyna, William Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Ken Flanary (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 08:11 | UMass | Cecil Cole misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | David Bennett snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Cecil Cole gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Thomas Mason scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Mummert | 21-23 |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin lays it up and in set up by Stuart Flowers | 21-25 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cecil Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Thomas Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Mummert (tiring) PF - Nick Bushee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Romeo Flores (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Flanary (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leslie Petrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Kelly (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | UMass | Jerry Kelly is called for the reach on Cecil Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Kelly, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Steven Seal (SF) Thomas Mason, Bruce Mummert | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (PF) Jerry Kelly | |
| 07:13 | UMass | David Bennett steps in front of the Cecil Cole pass | 21-25 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is fouled on the floor by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (PG), Raymundo Reyna (PF) Robert Green, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Romeo Flores snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Ken Flanary is called for the reach on Timothy Tokarz - foul #1 on Ken Flanary, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 21-25 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | David Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Ken Flanary is denied by Raymundo Reyna | 21-25 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to David Bennett | 21-25 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin is hacked by Romeo Flores - foul #2 on Romeo Flores, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Nick Bushee (C) Timothy Tokarz, Steven Seal, Romeo Flores | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Jerry Kelly (C) David Bennett, Jack Carter | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Thomas Mason is whistled for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin | |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Nick Bushee is called for the reach on Stuart Flowers - foul #2 on Nick Bushee, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | UMass | William Banks (C) Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (PF) Jerry Kelly | |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Bruce Mummert is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Mason | 23-28 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Mason - foul #2 on Thomas Mason, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SG) Thomas Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF) Stuart Flowers | |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Michael Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Cecil Cole can't finish the layup | 23-29 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Seal (SF) Bruce Mummert | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG) Michael Watson | |
| 04:28 | UMass | William Banks can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-29 |
| 04:27 | UMass | William Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Charles Hunter takes the ball from Timothy Tokarz | 23-29 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses the lay-in | 23-29 |
| 04:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Banks | 23-29 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Steven Seal's floater is tipped away by Charles Hunter | 23-29 |
| 03:47 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to William Banks | 23-29 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Raymundo Reyna | 25-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cecil Cole (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Timothy Tokarz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Seal (fairly fresh) PF - Raymundo Reyna (tired) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - William Banks (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Carter (tiring) 2 reb. C - Peter Strayer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Steven Seal steps in front of the Dennis Nieto pass | 25-29 |
| 03:06 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Romeo Flores (PF), Nick Bushee (C) Cecil Cole, Timothy Tokarz, Steven Seal, Raymundo Reyna, William Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), David Bennett (SG), Ken Flanary (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Stuart Flowers, Dennis Nieto, Charles Hunter, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Nick Bushee is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly (C) James Williams | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Nick Bushee makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Nick Bushee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | David Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Thomas Mason - foul #3 on Thomas Mason, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG) Thomas Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 3rd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Ken Flanary steals the ball from Robert Green in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ken Flanary | 27-34 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leslie Petrin | 27-34 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-34 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Michael Watson tips it in | 27-36 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Robert Green misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | David Bennett grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is hacked by Cecil Cole - foul #2 on Cecil Cole, team foul #12 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Seal (SF) Bruce Mummert | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Peter Strayer (C) Michael Watson, Jerry Kelly | |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Robert Green's pass is intercepted by David Bennett in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary jams it on a nice dish by David Bennett | 27-40 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Cecil Cole is called for 10 seconds | 27-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymundo Reyna (PF) Cecil Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SF) Ken Flanary | |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Green - foul #3 on Robert Green, team foul #13 | 27-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SG), William Banks (C) Robert Green, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (PF) Peter Strayer | |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:55 | UMass | William Banks knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Romeo Flores | 29-41 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Romeo Flores grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 00:38 | UMass | William Banks is hacked by Leslie Petrin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #7 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Mummert (SF) Steven Seal | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG) David Bennett | |
| 00:38 | UMass | William Banks misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Jack Carter snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Romeo Flores - foul #3 on Romeo Flores, team foul #14 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (PG), Nick Bushee (C) Romeo Flores, William Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Strayer (C) Leslie Petrin | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Nick Bushee grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF) Stuart Flowers | |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer lays it up and in | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Cecil Cole misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-44 |