| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Derrick Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacques Kirchner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Bozeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-43 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the driving attempt in the lane | 31-43 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Derrick Wilson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Damian Coley - foul #1 on Damian Coley, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Derrick Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Derrick Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Michael West connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Allan Hammer | 34-44 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Ronald Brown knocks in the 3 from straight away | 34-47 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Michael West hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Damian Coley | 37-47 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Billy Bozeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Oscar Wade (SG), Hal Warner (SF) Damian Coley, Michael West, John Boyd | |
| Subs | UMass | Elton Jones (PG), Max Cohen (SG), James Reeves (PF), David Moore (C) Derrick Wilson, Ronald Brown, Billy Bozeman, James Reitz | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Butler | 39-47 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Jacques Kirchner can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-47 |
| 16:59 | UMass | James Reeves snags the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Max Cohen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elton Jones | 39-50 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade makes the runner in the lane set up by Michael Butler | 41-50 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Elton Jones's pass is intercepted by Michael Butler in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Michael Butler is fouled on the floor by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), James Burgess (PF) Gerald Cunningham, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | UMass | Derrick Wilson (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Billy Bozeman (PF), James Reitz (C) Elton Jones, Max Cohen, Jacques Kirchner, James Reeves | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess is called for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), John Boyd (SF) Michael Butler, Oscar Wade | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - James Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hal Warner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Derrick Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Bozeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:24 | UMass | James Reitz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Michael West grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-50 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Damian Coley tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-50 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Derrick Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Derrick Wilson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Michael West misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 14:08 | UMass | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:54 | UMass | David Moore misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | John Boyd misses short on a runner near the basket | 43-53 |
| 13:30 | UMass | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Derrick Wilson comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Kereenyaga Sow (SG), Oscar Wade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Allan Hammer (C) Damian Coley, Michael West, John Boyd, James Burgess, Hal Warner | |
| Subs | UMass | Elton Jones (SG), Jacques Kirchner (SF), William Hutchens (PF), James Reeves (C) Ronald Brown, David Moore, Billy Bozeman, James Reitz | |
| 13:26 | UMass | Derrick Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Derrick Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | James Reeves takes the ball from Gerald Cunningham | 43-54 |
| 12:49 | UMass | William Hutchens's pass is intercepted by Kereenyaga Sow | 43-54 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| 12:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jacques Kirchner | 43-54 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Derrick Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 11:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 43-54 |
| 11:34 | UMass | James Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG) Kereenyaga Sow | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Brown (SG) Derrick Wilson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oscar Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Elton Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacques Kirchner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Hutchens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Damian Coley and the foul's on William Hutchens - foul #1 on William Hutchens, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:21 | UMass | William Hutchens gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:08 | UMass | William Hutchens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Jacques Kirchner tips it home | 45-56 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | James Reeves is called for the reach on Michael Butler - foul #3 on James Reeves, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), John Boyd (SF), James Burgess (PF) Michael Butler, Oscar Wade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | UMass | Max Cohen (SF), Billy Bozeman (PF), James Reitz (C) Jacques Kirchner, William Hutchens, James Reeves | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | James Burgess clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Michael West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Elton Jones - foul #1 on Elton Jones, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham (PF) James Burgess | |
| Subs | UMass | Jacques Kirchner (SF) Elton Jones | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:42 | UMass | James Reitz grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Billy Bozeman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-56 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Ronald Brown tips it in | 47-58 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Billy Bozeman - foul #3 on Billy Bozeman, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Oscar Wade (SG), Hal Warner (SF), James Burgess (C) Damian Coley, Michael West, John Boyd, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Upshaw (SG), James Reeves (PF), David Moore (C) Ronald Brown, Billy Bozeman, James Reitz | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Hal Warner snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | David Moore is called for the reach on Michael Butler - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Hal Warner and he's fouled by James Reeves - foul #4 on James Reeves, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UMass | Derrick Wilson (PG), Elton Jones (SG), William Hutchens (PF) Max Cohen, Michael Upshaw, James Reeves | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Derrick Wilson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Hutchens | 50-61 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Michael Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 07:58 | UMass | David Moore misses the shot in the lane | 50-61 |
| 07:57 | UMass | David Moore can't tip it in | 50-61 |
| 07:56 | UMass | David Moore hits the follow up shot | 50-63 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Oscar Wade, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael West (SG) Michael Butler, Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Brown (SG), Billy Bozeman (PF), James Reitz (C) Elton Jones, Jacques Kirchner, William Hutchens | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Derrick Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Brown | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hal Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Derrick Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Bozeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade can't tip it in | 50-66 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Derrick Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Ronald Brown lays it in | 50-68 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses the easy layup | 50-68 |
| 06:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Billy Bozeman | 50-68 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Billy Bozeman loses the dribble to Oscar Wade | 50-68 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-68 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Billy Bozeman snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Billy Bozeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Damian Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Boyd (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Allan Hammer (C) Oscar Wade, James Burgess, Hal Warner | |
| Subs | UMass | Jacques Kirchner (SF) David Moore | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | John Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer tips it back up and in | 52-68 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Billy Bozeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Damian Coley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UMass | Elton Jones (PG) Derrick Wilson | |
| 05:15 | UMass | Elton Jones scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Billy Bozeman | 52-71 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Boyd | 54-71 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Allan Hammer steps in front of the James Reitz pass | 54-71 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Michael West dunks the ball | 56-71 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Ronald Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-71 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 56-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Oscar Wade (SG), Hal Warner (SF) Damian Coley, Michael West, John Boyd | |
| Subs | UMass | Derrick Wilson (PG), James Reeves (PF), David Moore (C) Ronald Brown, Billy Bozeman, James Reitz | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Gerald Cunningham is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #2 on Gerald Cunningham, team foul #4 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (PF) Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oscar Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Derrick Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Elton Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacques Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | UMass | Hal Warner is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #1 on Hal Warner, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (SG) Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | UMass | Max Cohen (SG), William Hutchens (PF) Derrick Wilson, Jacques Kirchner | |
| 02:51 | UMass | Elton Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Max Cohen | 56-74 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the shot from the left side | 56-74 |
| 02:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 56-74 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Elton Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-74 |
| 02:24 | UMass | David Moore snags the offensive board | 56-74 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Max Cohen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Elton Jones | 56-77 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by William Hutchens | 56-77 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade grabs the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Moore - foul #3 on David Moore, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:29 | UMass | David Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 58-77 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Michael Butler drills a floater from the left wing set up by Oscar Wade and he's hacked by David Moore - foul #4 on David Moore, team foul #9 | 60-77 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:12 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Kereenyaga Sow is called for the reach on Max Cohen - foul #2 on Kereenyaga Sow, team foul #6 | 60-77 |
| 00:51 | UMass | James Burgess blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Max Cohen | 60-77 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the rebound | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Hal Warner loses the dribble to Max Cohen | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Max Cohen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade grabs the board | 60-77 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Elton Jones runs out the clock | 62-77 |