| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Hoy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Gravelle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Franklin James (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Mulhern (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Copenhaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachariah Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Romeo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Bruce Mummert inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:54 | UMass | Robert Green is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Gravelle - foul #3 on Martin Gravelle, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donny Malec (SF) Martin Gravelle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Romeo Flores clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Franklin James grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:27 | New Orleans | Franklin James blows the layup | 37-34 |
| 19:25 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 19:03 | UMass | The jump hook by Romeo Flores is blocked by Anthony Mulhern | 39-34 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Franklin James pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:41 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Bruce Mummert hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Benny Blakeslee - foul #2 on Benny Blakeslee, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (PG), Charles Damian (PF), Fenyang Aja (C) Benny Blakeslee, Franklin James, Anthony Mulhern | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerald Gearheart (PG), Nick Bushee (PF) Robert Green, Zachariah Pierson | |
| 18:34 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Fenyang Aja grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Romeo Flores grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Bruce Mummert is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Brandon Cowan (C) Arnold Copenhaver, Bruce Mummert, Romeo Flores | |
| 17:44 | New Orleans | Donny Malec's floater is tipped away by Nick Bushee | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Nick Bushee is hacked by Matthew McCreary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew McCreary, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG) Jack Hoy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:24 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Damian - foul #1 on Charles Damian, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG), George Mellen (PF), Anthony Mulhern (C) Matthew McCreary, Charles Damian, Fenyang Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG) Thomas Mason | |
| 17:24 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Brandon Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Anthony Mulhern takes the ball from Nick Bushee | 41-36 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | George Mellen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Zachariah Pierson (PF) Jerald Gearheart, Nick Bushee | |
| 16:40 | UMass | Zachariah Pierson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Tokarz | 41-39 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern's fadeaway is rejected by Zachariah Pierson | 41-39 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Zachariah Pierson gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Thomas Mason knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Zachariah Pierson | 41-42 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Hoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donny Malec (tiring) 5 pts. PF - George Mellen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Mulhern (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Tokarz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zachariah Pierson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Cowan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jack Hoy and he's fouled by Zachariah Pierson - foul #2 on Zachariah Pierson, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (PG), David Tobias (SG), Martin Gravelle (SF), Franklin James (PF) Benny Blakeslee, Jack Hoy, Donny Malec, George Mellen | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerald Gearheart (PG), Arnold Copenhaver (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Steven Seal (PF), Romeo Flores (C) Robert Green, Thomas Mason, Timothy Tokarz, Zachariah Pierson, Brandon Cowan | |
| 15:35 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:35 | New Orleans | Franklin James pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:23 | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:21 | New Orleans | Franklin James gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Bruce Mummert - foul #3 on Bruce Mummert, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Damian (C) Anthony Mulhern | |
| Subs | UMass | Nick Bushee (PF) Steven Seal | |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Matthew McCreary is called for the reach on Arnold Copenhaver - foul #2 on Matthew McCreary, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Mathis (PG) Jerald Gearheart | |
| 14:30 | UMass | Romeo Flores misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Mathis and the foul's on David Tobias - foul #4 on David Tobias, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Jack Hoy (SG), Fenyang Aja (C) Matthew McCreary, David Tobias, Franklin James | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Seal (PF) Nick Bushee | |
| 14:16 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Gravelle and the foul's on David Mathis - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin James (PF) Charles Damian | |
| Subs | UMass | Zachariah Pierson (PF) Bruce Mummert | |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Martin Gravelle steps in front of the David Mathis pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Benny Blakeslee | 51-45 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Romeo Flores's floater is tipped away by Franklin James | 51-45 |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin James | 54-45 |
| 12:49 | UMass | David Mathis is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Hoy - foul #2 on Jack Hoy, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Mellen (PF), Anthony Mulhern (C) Franklin James, Fenyang Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Jerald Gearheart (SF), Nick Bushee (PF) Arnold Copenhaver, Steven Seal, Zachariah Pierson | |
| 12:49 | UMass | David Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee tips it in | 56-45 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Mulhern - foul #1 on Anthony Mulhern, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (PG), Charles Damian (C) Benny Blakeslee, Anthony Mulhern | |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SF), Brandon Cowan (C) David Mathis, Romeo Flores | |
| 12:14 | UMass | Nick Bushee misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Nick Bushee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Jerald Gearheart - foul #1 on Jerald Gearheart, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern (C) George Mellen | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses the free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Brandon Cowan pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew McCreary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hoy (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Gravelle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Damian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Mulhern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Gearheart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Tokarz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nick Bushee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Cowan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Robert Green misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Jerald Gearheart can't tip it in | 58-46 |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy is hacked by Nick Bushee - foul #2 on Nick Bushee, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Franklin James (PF) Jack Hoy, Charles Damian | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Zachariah Pierson (PF), Steven Seal (C) Jerald Gearheart, Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee, Brandon Cowan | |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Franklin James comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Zachariah Pierson snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Robert Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Seal | 58-49 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Franklin James comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 58-49 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Thomas Mason makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Seal | 58-52 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Mummert - foul #4 on Bruce Mummert, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG), George Mellen (PF), Fenyang Aja (C) Matthew McCreary, Franklin James, Anthony Mulhern | |
| Subs | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver (SG), Jerald Gearheart (SF), Romeo Flores (C) Robert Green, Bruce Mummert, Steven Seal | |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Zachariah Pierson pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Jerald Gearheart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donny Malec (SF) Martin Gravelle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:07 | New Orleans | George Mellen misses the easy layup | 59-52 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Romeo Flores pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Thomas Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Blakeslee - foul #3 on Benny Blakeslee, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brandon Cowan (PF) Zachariah Pierson | |
| 10:03 | UMass | Thomas Mason misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | George Mellen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Brandon Cowan picks off the pass by Jack Hoy | 59-52 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Romeo Flores double dribbles | 59-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (PG), Martin Gravelle (SF), Franklin James (PF), Charles Damian (C) Benny Blakeslee, Donny Malec, George Mellen, Fenyang Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Nick Bushee (PF) Thomas Mason, Jerald Gearheart, Romeo Flores | |
| 09:20 | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-52 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Brandon Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Martin Gravelle picks off the pass by Timothy Tokarz in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 09:03 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Franklin James snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:35 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-52 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Green | 62-55 |
| 08:10 | New Orleans | Nick Bushee blocks the short jumper by Martin Gravelle | 62-55 |
| 08:09 | New Orleans | Franklin James tips it home | 64-55 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Nick Bushee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), David Tobias (SF), George Mellen (PF), Fenyang Aja (C) Matthew McCreary, Martin Gravelle, Franklin James, Charles Damian | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerald Gearheart (PG), David Mathis (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), Steven Seal (PF), Romeo Flores (C) Robert Green, Arnold Copenhaver, Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee, Brandon Cowan | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Hoy (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Mellen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fenyang Aja (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Jerald Gearheart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Steven Seal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Romeo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | David Tobias makes the jumper from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 06:59 | UMass | David Mathis travels with the ball | 66-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donny Malec (SF) Jack Hoy | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG) David Mathis | |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | David Tobias is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on David Tobias, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (SG), Franklin James (PF), Anthony Mulhern (C) David Tobias, George Mellen, Fenyang Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver (SG), Zachariah Pierson (PF) Jerald Gearheart, Steven Seal | |
| 06:32 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | Arnold Copenhaver takes the ball from Donny Malec | 66-58 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver slams it home | 66-60 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donny Malec - foul #1 on Donny Malec, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG), George Mellen (PF) Matthew McCreary, Franklin James | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerald Gearheart (PG), David Mathis (SG), Steven Seal (C) Thomas Mason, Arnold Copenhaver, Romeo Flores | |
| 05:40 | UMass | Bruce Mummert makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Bruce Mummert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:22 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Jerald Gearheart gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Bruce Mummert makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Mathis | 69-64 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Steven Seal is called for the reach on Anthony Mulhern - foul #1 on Steven Seal, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle (SF), Charles Damian (PF) Donny Malec, George Mellen | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Arnold Copenhaver (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Nick Bushee (PF) Jerald Gearheart, David Mathis, Bruce Mummert, Zachariah Pierson | |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz blows the layup | 70-64 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jack Hoy | 70-64 |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle loses the ball out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (PG), Franklin James (PF), Fenyang Aja (C) Benny Blakeslee, Charles Damian, Anthony Mulhern | |
| Subs | UMass | Brandon Cowan (C) Steven Seal | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 70-66 |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Brandon Cowan grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew McCreary (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hoy (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Gravelle (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Franklin James (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Fenyang Aja (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Copenhaver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Tokarz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nick Bushee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Cowan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | UMass | Timothy Tokarz hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Copenhaver | 70-68 |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 72-68 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Robert Green is hacked by Matthew McCreary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew McCreary, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Donny Malec (SF), George Mellen (PF), Anthony Mulhern (C) Matthew McCreary, Martin Gravelle, Franklin James, Fenyang Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Jerald Gearheart (SF), Zachariah Pierson (PF), Romeo Flores (C) Arnold Copenhaver, Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee, Brandon Cowan | |
| 03:11 | UMass | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern is hacked by Zachariah Pierson - foul #3 on Zachariah Pierson, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Mathis (SG) Robert Green | |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:59 | UMass | The rebound goes to Romeo Flores | 73-69 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Romeo Flores connects on the open shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Mason and he's hacked by Jack Hoy - foul #3 on Jack Hoy, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Romeo Flores misses the free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Mellen | 73-71 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle (SF), Charles Damian (PF), Fenyang Aja (C) Donny Malec, George Mellen, Anthony Mulhern | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Seal (SF) David Mathis | |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Charles Damian misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 02:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Steven Seal | 73-71 |
| 02:25 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Bruce Mummert (SF) Thomas Mason, Steven Seal | |
| 02:00 | UMass | Jerald Gearheart makes the wide open floater from the right side | 73-73 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy hits a shot from the left wing set up by Fenyang Aja | 75-73 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Martin Gravelle is called for the reach on Bruce Mummert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Gravelle, team foul #14 | 75-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin James (PF), Anthony Mulhern (C) Charles Damian, Fenyang Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver (SG) Jerald Gearheart | |
| 01:39 | UMass | Bruce Mummert makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Bruce Mummert makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Franklin James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-75 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Zachariah Pierson gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Benny Blakeslee steps in front of the Robert Green pass in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 00:53 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-75 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Bruce Mummert snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Jack Hoy is called for the reach on Robert Green - foul #4 on Jack Hoy, team foul #15 | 75-75 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy's floater is knocked away by Zachariah Pierson | 75-76 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Jack Hoy is called for the reach on Arnold Copenhaver in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jack Hoy, team foul #16 | 75-76 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew McCreary (SG) Jack Hoy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Arnold Copenhaver misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Franklin James gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Mulhern | 77-76 |
| 00:06 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | UMass | Benny Blakeslee is called for the reach on Robert Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benny Blakeslee, team foul #17 | 77-76 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Martin Gravelle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-78 |