| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 19:45 | UMass | Allen Virgen pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Patrick Gee is fouled on the floor by David Tibbs - foul #2 on David Tibbs, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Patrick Gee is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 19:19 | Murray State | David Tibbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-27 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Douglas Welch travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Allen Virgen takes the ball from Alva Seferovic | 34-27 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Allen Virgen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic's pass is intercepted by Joshua Wilson | 34-27 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Douglas Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Christopher Byers (SG), Michael Singletary (SF), Willie Henderson (PF), Joseph Anthony (C) Patrick Gee, Douglas Welch, Joseph Jones, Allen Virgen, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| 17:59 | Murray State | Michael Jones scores on a jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Bradley Clements double dribbles | 34-29 |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Alva Leski is hacked by Joseph Anthony - foul #2 on Joseph Anthony, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Alva Leski travels with the ball | 34-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Joshua Wilson (C) Bradley Clements, Michael Singletary, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:10 | UMass | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on Christopher Byers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Rook, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Louis Bragdon (SF), James Gaskin (PF) Roy Harvey, Alva Leski | |
| 16:52 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the shot near the basket set up by Willie Henderson | 36-29 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon hits the finger roll | 36-31 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Christopher Byers is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willie Henderson | 39-31 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | William Huggins misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | William Huggins tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Joshua Wilson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Huggins - foul #3 on William Huggins, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG), Michael Bowen (SG), Michael Singletary (SF), Allen Virgen (PF) Christopher Byers, Douglas Welch, Joseph Jones, Willie Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Alva Leski (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, Louis Bragdon, James Gaskin, William Huggins | |
| 15:42 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Singletary (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Leski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-33 |
| 15:25 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | David Tibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Anthony (C) Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:04 | UMass | Michael Bowen clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Joseph Anthony snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Patrick Gee is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Singletary | 44-33 |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Alva Leski misses the tip | 44-33 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Patrick Gee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Joseph Anthony gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Michael Singletary comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Tibbs - foul #3 on David Tibbs, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Douglas Welch (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), George Passarelli (C) Patrick Gee, Michael Bowen, Allen Virgen, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) Emmett Baeza, Alva Leski, Alva Seferovic | |
| 13:54 | UMass | Michael Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Michael Singletary misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:54 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:34 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Welch - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Henderson (PF) Michael Singletary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG) David Tibbs | |
| 13:34 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:34 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Douglas Welch hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-38 |
| 13:19 | Murray State | Roy Harvey pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:08 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon connects on the floater from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 13:04 | UMass | James Gaskin is called for the reach on Bradley Clements in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gaskin, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Joshua Wilson (C) Bradley Clements, George Passarelli | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Alva Seferovic (C) Salvador Gomez, Louis Bragdon | |
| 12:49 | UMass | Douglas Welch can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-40 |
| 12:48 | Murray State | Andrew Rook gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:35 | Murray State | Roy Harvey buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Rook | 45-42 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Douglas Welch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), George Passarelli (PF) Douglas Welch, Willie Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Russell Henke (PF), William Huggins (C) Michael Jones, Roy Harvey, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| 12:10 | Murray State | Russell Henke comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Joshua Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Bradley Clements is hacked by Emmett Baeza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmett Baeza, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG), Michael Bowen (SG), Michael Singletary (SF) Bradley Clements, Christopher Byers, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), Alva Leski (C) Andrew Rook, Russell Henke | |
| 11:49 | UMass | Michael Bowen is called for a backcourt violation | 45-42 |
| 11:37 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez can't finish the layup | 45-42 |
| 11:35 | Murray State | William Huggins snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Singletary (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Passarelli (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alva Leski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Murray State | David Tibbs clanks a shot from the left side | 45-42 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Alva Leski tips it in | 45-44 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Patrick Gee is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Gomez - foul #3 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Willie Henderson (PF), Joseph Anthony (C) Michael Bowen, George Passarelli, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), James Gaskin (PF) Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, William Huggins | |
| 11:19 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:58 | Murray State | Alva Leski dunks the ball | 47-46 |
| 10:44 | UMass | Michael Singletary misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Andrew Rook | 47-46 |
| 10:21 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Douglas Welch | 47-46 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Willie Henderson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 10:12 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses the floater from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Joseph Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Patrick Gee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Alva Leski snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:36 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Willie Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Louis Bragdon steals the ball from Patrick Gee in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Alva Leski throws it down and he's hacked by Willie Henderson - foul #1 on Willie Henderson, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Christopher Byers (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Allen Virgen (PF), Joshua Wilson (C) Patrick Gee, Douglas Welch, Michael Singletary, Willie Henderson, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Roy Harvey (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Alva Seferovic (C) David Tibbs, Andrew Rook, Louis Bragdon, James Gaskin | |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Joseph Jones is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (PF) Alva Leski | |
| 09:14 | UMass | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Alva Seferovic | 48-49 |
| 08:59 | Murray State | William Huggins buries a fadeaway near the basket | 48-51 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Joseph Jones throws it down | 50-51 |
| 08:18 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-51 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Bradley Clements's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), Russell Henke (PF) Roy Harvey, William Huggins | |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Russell Henke drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jones and he's fouled by Allen Virgen - foul #1 on Allen Virgen, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), George Passarelli (PF) Christopher Byers, Allen Virgen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG) Michael Jones | |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Russell Henke makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Joshua Wilson is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG) Bradley Clements | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Passarelli (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Emmett Baeza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Henke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Russell Henke is hacked by Joshua Wilson - foul #2 on Joshua Wilson, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Anthony (C) Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), James Gaskin (PF) Andrew Rook, Russell Henke | |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez is fouled on the floor by Douglas Welch - foul #4 on Douglas Welch, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Henderson (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (C) Emmett Baeza, Alva Seferovic | |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez is fouled on the floor by Douglas Welch - foul #5 on Douglas Welch, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG) David Tibbs | |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Joseph Anthony comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | James Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:41 | Murray State | Michael Bowen picks off the pass by Salvador Gomez | 50-56 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Joseph Anthony drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Henderson and he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Michael Singletary (SG), Allen Virgen (PF) Patrick Gee, Michael Bowen, George Passarelli | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Russell Henke (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Michael Jones, Roy Harvey, James Gaskin, William Huggins | |
| 06:21 | UMass | Joseph Anthony makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Russell Henke makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Tibbs | 53-58 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Emmett Baeza picks off the pass by Willie Henderson | 53-58 |
| 05:19 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Allen Virgen snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Christopher Byers can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Joseph Anthony tips it home | 55-58 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic hits a jumper in the lane | 55-60 |
| 04:55 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG), Joseph Jones (SF), Joshua Wilson (C) Willie Henderson, Allen Virgen, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), James Gaskin (PF), William Huggins (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, Russell Henke, Alva Seferovic | |
| 04:34 | UMass | Christopher Byers is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:34 | Murray State | James Gaskin gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Roy Harvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Patrick Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Joshua Wilson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Huggins - foul #4 on William Huggins, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Willie Henderson (PF) Patrick Gee, Christopher Byers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF) Roy Harvey | |
| 03:47 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Joshua Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:47 | Murray State | James Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Michael Singletary steals the ball from James Gaskin | 57-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Clements (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Singletary (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 6 reb. C - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | UMass | Joseph Jones double dribbles | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), George Passarelli (SF), Allen Virgen (PF) Michael Singletary, Joseph Jones, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Alva Leski (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, James Gaskin, William Huggins | |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Alva Leski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 02:48 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Gee (PG), Christopher Byers (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Joshua Wilson (C) Bradley Clements, Michael Bowen, George Passarelli, Willie Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Alva Leski, Louis Bragdon | |
| 02:34 | UMass | Joseph Jones is hacked by Emmett Baeza - foul #2 on Emmett Baeza, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | James Gaskin makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-64 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Joshua Wilson tips it in | 61-64 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones | |
| 01:47 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:45 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses the tip | 61-64 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Joseph Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Allen Virgen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Patrick Gee is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Christopher Byers is called for the reach on Salvador Gomez - foul #1 on Christopher Byers, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Allen Virgen pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Christopher Byers is hacked by Alva Seferovic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alva Seferovic, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:02 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | David Tibbs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Joshua Wilson travels with the ball | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Gee - foul #2 on Patrick Gee, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Joseph Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF) Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin | |
| 00:31 | Murray State | Allen Virgen is called for the reach on William Huggins - foul #2 on Allen Virgen, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Murray State | William Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | Murray State | William Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Joshua Wilson gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Joshua Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Byers | 67-69 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF) Roy Harvey, William Huggins | |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez is hacked by Patrick Gee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Gee, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Joseph Jones connects on the 3 from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 70-70 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Murray State | Joshua Wilson is called for the reach on Alva Seferovic - foul #3 on Joshua Wilson, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 04:46 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:46 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Patrick Gee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Allen Virgen gets the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Joseph Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 04:26 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza is hacked by Patrick Gee - foul #4 on Patrick Gee, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Joseph Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 03:11 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza misses the tip | 70-73 |
| 03:10 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joshua Wilson | 70-73 |
| 03:03 | UMass | David Tibbs is called for the reach on Patrick Gee - foul #4 on David Tibbs, team foul #14 | 70-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Michael Singletary (SF), Willie Henderson (PF), Joseph Anthony (C) Christopher Byers, Joseph Jones, Allen Virgen, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| 03:03 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:59 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jones (SF), Joshua Wilson (C) Michael Bowen, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Gaskin (PF) Alva Leski | |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Roy Harvey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 02:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 72-73 |
| 02:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (SG) Michael Singletary | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, Roy Harvey, William Huggins | |
| 02:18 | UMass | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Joshua Wilson grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 02:17 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Allen Virgen (PF) Willie Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:03 | UMass | Patrick Gee is fouled on the floor by David Tibbs - foul #5 on David Tibbs, team foul #15 | 72-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG) David Tibbs | |
| 02:03 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza's pass is intercepted by Joseph Jones | 74-73 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Joshua Wilson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Gee | 76-73 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Andrew Rook misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-73 |
| 01:02 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the tip | 76-73 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Patrick Gee snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Gee (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Virgen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Joseph Jones drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Gee | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the floater from the free throw line | 78-73 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | James Gaskin tips it in | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Patrick Gee is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Rook - foul #2 on Andrew Rook, team foul #16 | 78-75 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Patrick Gee misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Patrick Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Joseph Jones is hacked by Andrew Rook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Rook, team foul #17 | 79-75 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Andrew Rook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Singletary (SG), George Passarelli (PF), Willie Henderson (C) Christopher Byers, Allen Virgen, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Michael Singletary is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gomez - foul #4 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #18 | 81-75 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Michael Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Michael Singletary makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 00:08 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza snags the offensive board | 83-75 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Michael Singletary takes the ball from Salvador Gomez | 83-75 |
| 00:04 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Wilson (C) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Patrick Gee runs out the clock | 83-75 |