| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Randy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Salcedo (fresh) SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Bruce Mummert inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Robert Green connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Albert Salcedo - foul #3 on Albert Salcedo, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Preston (SG) Albert Salcedo | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Robert Green makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Edward Preston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Bruce Mummert is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bruce Mummert, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | William Banks picks off the pass by Edward Preston | 39-32 |
| 18:21 | UMass | William Banks misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Edward Preston | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 18:07 | UMass | William Banks grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Thomas Mason loses the dribble to Cecil Meyers | 39-32 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Randy Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Cecil Meyers | 39-34 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Randy Smith is called for the reach on Robert Green - foul #1 on Randy Smith, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Romeo Flores (PF), Nick Bushee (C) Thomas Mason, Bruce Mummert, Raymundo Reyna, William Banks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (SG), Kenneth Cunningham (PF), Paul Bruning (C) Randy Smith, Craig Schechter, James Goins | |
| 17:13 | UMass | Robert Green comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-34 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Cecil Cole tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Bruning | 39-34 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning buries a driving attempt from the right block | 39-36 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Nick Bushee scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Romeo Flores and he's hacked by Edward Preston - foul #3 on Edward Preston, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG) Robert Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG) Edward Preston | |
| 16:43 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Romeo Flores pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Thomas Mason clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Samuel Horn | 41-36 |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | George Clifford drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Cecil Cole - foul #2 on Cecil Cole, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymundo Reyna (PF) Thomas Mason | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Goins (C) Cecil Meyers | |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | George Clifford makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Cecil Cole drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Romeo Flores | 44-39 |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | George Clifford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cecil Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Romeo Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Tokarz (fresh) PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nick Bushee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | UMass | Cecil Cole loses the dribble to George Clifford | 44-41 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Mummert (SF), William Banks (C) Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Albert Salcedo (SG), Edward Preston (SF), Craig Schechter (PF) George Clifford, Samuel Horn, Kenneth Cunningham, Paul Bruning | |
| 14:47 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-41 |
| 14:30 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 14:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Cecil Cole | 46-41 |
| 14:23 | UMass | William Banks misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Cecil Cole tips it home | 48-41 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Edward Preston lays it up and in set up by Randy Smith | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Banks can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Goins - foul #2 on James Goins, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Thomas Mason (SG) Cecil Cole, Romeo Flores | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers (SF) James Goins | |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Banks misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Raymundo Reyna swats the shot by Edward Preston | 49-43 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Bruce Mummert hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Cecil Meyers - foul #1 on Cecil Meyers, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Nick Bushee (PF) Raymundo Reyna | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Bruning (C) Edward Preston | |
| 13:13 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Bruce Mummert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Paul Bruning | 50-47 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Bruce Mummert comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo tips it home | 50-49 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Craig Schechter picks off the pass by Nick Bushee | 50-49 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Randy Smith can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Green - foul #3 on Robert Green, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Romeo Flores (PF) Thomas Mason, Bruce Mummert, William Banks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Preston (SG), Kenneth Cunningham (PF), James Goins (C) Albert Salcedo, Craig Schechter, Paul Bruning | |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Randy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Randy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Green | 52-50 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Randy Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Green in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Cecil Cole lays it in on a great pass from Robert Green | 54-50 |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Green - foul #4 on Robert Green, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Raymundo Reyna (PF) Robert Green, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (SG) Randy Smith | |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Edward Preston makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Edward Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cecil Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Romeo Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz is hacked by James Goins - foul #3 on James Goins, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Romeo Flores clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Goins - foul #4 on James Goins, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG) James Goins | |
| 11:08 | UMass | Romeo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Romeo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Edward Preston scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Cecil Meyers | 56-54 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo (SG), Paul Bruning (C) Samuel Horn, Cecil Meyers | |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Timothy Tokarz is called for the reach on Edward Preston - foul #3 on Timothy Tokarz, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Seal (SF), Nick Bushee (C) Timothy Tokarz, Romeo Flores | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Edward Preston scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Albert Salcedo | 56-56 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Kenneth Cunningham steps in front of the Steven Seal pass | 56-56 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Raymundo Reyna picks off the pass by Albert Salcedo | 56-56 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Nick Bushee can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | George Clifford connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Bruning | 56-58 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Cecil Cole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Paul Bruning | 56-60 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Steven Seal is fouled on the floor by Edward Preston - foul #4 on Edward Preston, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (PG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Romeo Flores (PF), William Banks (C) Cecil Cole, Thomas Mason, Raymundo Reyna, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Samuel Horn (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Craig Schechter (PF) George Clifford, Albert Salcedo, Edward Preston, Kenneth Cunningham | |
| 08:08 | UMass | Steven Seal makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Steven Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Randy Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Romeo Flores banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Tokarz | 60-62 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Timothy Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Seal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Romeo Flores (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Randy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Bruning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Romeo Flores - foul #2 on Romeo Flores, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG) Steven Seal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Goins (C) Paul Bruning | |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:11 | UMass | William Banks pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:48 | UMass | William Banks blows the layup | 60-63 |
| 06:47 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Romeo Flores grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG) Timothy Tokarz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo (SG) Samuel Horn | |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | James Goins banks in the layup set up by Randy Smith | 60-65 |
| 06:05 | UMass | William Banks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Cecil Cole tips it home | 62-65 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers misses the shot from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Romeo Flores pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Robert Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Salcedo | 62-67 |
| 05:17 | UMass | William Banks connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bruce Mummert and he's hacked by James Goins - foul #5 on James Goins, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SF), Raymundo Reyna (PF) Bruce Mummert, Romeo Flores | |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Kenneth Cunningham (PF), Edward Preston (C) Randy Smith, Craig Schechter, James Goins | |
| 05:17 | UMass | William Banks makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Raymundo Reyna steals the ball from Cecil Meyers | 65-67 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Cecil Cole is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Cecil Cole, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Nick Bushee (C) Cecil Cole, William Banks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Tokarz - foul #4 on Timothy Tokarz, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Thomas Mason is fouled on the floor by Albert Salcedo - foul #4 on Albert Salcedo, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Romeo Flores (PG), Steven Seal (SF) Robert Green, Timothy Tokarz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (SG), Paul Bruning (C) Albert Salcedo, Cecil Meyers | |
| 04:10 | UMass | Thomas Mason makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses the lay-in | 67-68 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Romeo Flores gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Steven Seal tips it home | 69-68 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Romeo Flores (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SG - Thomas Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steven Seal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Nick Bushee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Preston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bruning (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cunningham - foul #1 on Kenneth Cunningham, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (PG), Timothy Tokarz (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), William Banks (C) Romeo Flores, Thomas Mason, Steven Seal, Nick Bushee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Albert Salcedo (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Craig Schechter (PF) George Clifford, Samuel Horn, Kenneth Cunningham, Paul Bruning | |
| 02:45 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Cole - foul #4 on Cecil Cole, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG) Timothy Tokarz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Edward Preston makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Bruce Mummert drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Green | 73-72 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses the jumper from the right block | 73-72 |
| 01:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Banks | 73-72 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Cecil Cole buries a shot from close range set up by Robert Green | 75-72 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Smith | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Robert Green dunks the ball on a great pass from Bruce Mummert | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Bruce Mummert takes the ball from Craig Schechter | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Bruce Mummert lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Cole | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Meyers | 79-74 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Cecil Cole - foul #5 on Cecil Cole, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG) Cecil Cole | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Bruning (C) Edward Preston | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo misses the 3rd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Randy Smith is called for the reach on Raymundo Reyna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Smith, team foul #12 | 79-76 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Craig Schechter, team foul #13 | 81-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SF) Bruce Mummert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Thomas Mason is hacked by Randy Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Smith, team foul #14 | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Thomas Mason makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-76 |
| 00:08 | UMass | William Banks gets the rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Robert Green runs out the clock | 83-76 |