| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Sylvester Beaudry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cameron Swindler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster misses the easy layup | 33-24 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Cameron Eanes gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Tom Simon travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cameron Swindler | 33-27 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:39 | UMass | John Smith can't finish the uncontested layup | 36-30 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern State | Charles Brown is called for the reach on Cameron Swindler - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Tate (PG), Benjamin Reilly (PF) Sylvester Beaudry, Cameron Swindler | |
| 18:25 | Northwestern State | Kajetan Ziel steals it from Robert Sadler | 36-30 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Reilly gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brian Smith (SF) Daniel Jurgens | |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lamar Williams | 38-31 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith blows the layup | 38-31 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Pink - foul #1 on Robert Pink, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry (PG), Cameron Swindler (PF), Andrew Benson (C) Robert Sadler, Benjamin Reilly, Fred Lancaster | |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Robert Pink clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Pink - foul #2 on Robert Pink, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Donald Horn, Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens (SF) John Tate | |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:41 | UMass | John Smith snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Sylvester Beaudry steps in front of the Tom Simon pass in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens blows the layup | 38-32 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith tips it but misses | 38-32 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Cameron Eanes pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Tom Simon | 40-32 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is hacked by Sylvester Beaudry - foul #2 on Sylvester Beaudry, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (SF), Charles Brown (C) Cameron Eanes, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG), Robert Sadler (SG), Benjamin Reilly (PF), Lynn Merchant (C) Brian Smith, Sylvester Beaudry, Cameron Swindler, Andrew Benson | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Sadler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Jurgens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Reilly (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lynn Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Daniel Jurgens steals it from Kajetan Ziel | 40-34 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens lays it in | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Daniel Jurgens steps in front of the Kajetan Ziel pass in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 15:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 42-36 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kajetan Ziel, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Jerry Tolbert, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Tate (SG), John Ware (SF), Cameron Swindler (PF), Fred Lancaster (C) Robert Sadler, Daniel Jurgens, Benjamin Reilly, Lynn Merchant | |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Charles Brown swats the layup by Fred Lancaster | 42-36 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | John Ware hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Lamar Williams scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by John Tate - foul #3 on John Tate, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Bobby Childress (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson (PF) Cameron Swindler | |
| 14:21 | UMass | Lamar Williams misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern State | Donald Horn blocks the short jumper by Andrew Benson | 44-38 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Donald Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Cameron Eanes's pass is intercepted by John Tate in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Cameron Eanes - foul #1 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SF), John Smith (PF) Cameron Eanes, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry (SG), Brian Smith (SF), Lynn Merchant (C) John Tate, John Ware, Fred Lancaster | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Bobby Childress is called for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Jerry Tolbert (PF) Donald Horn, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler (SG), Benjamin Reilly (PF) Greg Smith, Andrew Benson | |
| 13:17 | Northwestern State | Tom Simon steals the ball from Brian Smith | 44-39 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Robert Pink misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Robert Pink tips it home | 46-39 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Bobby Childress gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Robert Sadler takes the ball from Tom Simon | 46-39 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 12:25 | UMass | Brian Smith steals the ball from Robert Pink in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern State | Brian Smith is whistled for a carry | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Tate (PG), Daniel Jurgens (SF), Cameron Swindler (PF), Fred Lancaster (C) Sylvester Beaudry, Brian Smith, Benjamin Reilly, Lynn Merchant | |
| 11:58 | UMass | Charles Brown drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Horn | 48-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sadler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Jurgens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Swindler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern State | John Smith steals the ball from Daniel Jurgens | 48-41 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern State | Cameron Swindler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern State | John Tate knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Jurgens | 48-43 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Charles Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on John Tate - foul #4 on John Tate, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF) Donald Horn, Cameron Eanes, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG), Brian Smith (SF), Benjamin Reilly (PF), Andrew Benson (C) John Tate, Daniel Jurgens, Cameron Swindler, Fred Lancaster | |
| 10:34 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Charles Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Alberto Bianchi (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern State | Jerry Tolbert steals it from Brian Smith | 50-46 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Greg Smith is called for the reach on Tom Simon - foul #4 on Greg Smith, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG) Kajetan Ziel | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry (PG) Greg Smith | |
| 09:37 | UMass | Robert Pink can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 50-46 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Robert Pink misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Smith - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | John Smith (PF) Jerry Tolbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens (SF), Cameron Swindler (PF), Lynn Merchant (C) Brian Smith, Benjamin Reilly, Andrew Benson | |
| 09:16 | UMass | Robert Pink makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Robert Pink makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Bianchi - foul #1 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Russell Harrison (SF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Robert Pink, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster (C) Lynn Merchant | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Charles Brown misses short on a jumper from the left block | 52-48 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry loses the dribble to Lamar Williams | 52-48 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Russell Harrison lays it in set up by Lamar Williams | 54-48 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Jurgens | 54-51 |
| 07:47 | UMass | Charles Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-51 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Cameron Swindler | 54-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Sylvester Beaudry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sadler (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Daniel Jurgens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Swindler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Charles Brown swats the short shot by Cameron Swindler | 54-51 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 07:23 | UMass | John Smith grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Daniel Jurgens is called for the reach on Donald Horn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Jurgens, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Donald Horn, Lamar Williams, Russell Harrison, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG), John Tate (SG), Brian Smith (SF), Benjamin Reilly (PF), Andrew Benson (C) Sylvester Beaudry, Robert Sadler, Daniel Jurgens, Cameron Swindler, Fred Lancaster | |
| 06:57 | UMass | Cameron Eanes's pass is intercepted by Brian Smith | 54-51 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Reilly scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Greg Smith and he's fouled by Cameron Eanes - foul #2 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant (C) Andrew Benson | |
| 06:43 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Reilly misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jerry Tolbert | 54-53 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Tom Simon hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Tolbert | 56-53 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Reilly gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern State | Kajetan Ziel takes the ball from Benjamin Reilly | 56-53 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits the finger roll set up by Kajetan Ziel | 58-53 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Reilly lays it in | 58-55 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Lynn Merchant is called for the reach on Cameron Eanes - foul #2 on Lynn Merchant, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Robert Pink (SG), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler (SG), Daniel Jurgens (SF), Andrew Benson (PF), Fred Lancaster (C) John Tate, Brian Smith, Benjamin Reilly, Lynn Merchant | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler is hacked by Robert Pink - foul #3 on Robert Pink, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG) Cameron Eanes | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Charles Brown is denied on a layup by Fred Lancaster | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson is hacked by Alberto Bianchi - foul #2 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG), John Smith (PF) Kajetan Ziel, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry (SG), John Ware (SF) Robert Sadler, Daniel Jurgens | |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Andrew Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:46 | UMass | John Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Ware - foul #2 on John Ware, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Russell Harrison (SF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Robert Pink, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cameron Swindler (PF) Andrew Benson | |
| 03:46 | UMass | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:46 | UMass | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Greg Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sylvester Beaudry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ware (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cameron Swindler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lamar Williams - foul #3 on Lamar Williams, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Russell Harrison buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Tom Simon and he's hacked by John Ware - foul #3 on John Ware, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Tate (SG) Sylvester Beaudry | |
| 03:17 | UMass | Russell Harrison makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | Cameron Swindler grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Jerry Tolbert steals the ball from John Tate | 63-60 |
| 02:42 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Charles Brown (C) Lamar Williams, Russell Harrison, Jerry Tolbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brian Smith (SG), Daniel Jurgens (SF), Benjamin Reilly (C) Greg Smith, John Ware, Fred Lancaster | |
| 02:40 | UMass | Tom Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Swindler - foul #3 on Cameron Swindler, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry (PG), Fred Lancaster (C) Brian Smith, Benjamin Reilly | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:05 | UMass | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 65-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler (SG) John Tate | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens blows the layup but he's fouled by Cameron Eanes - foul #3 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG) Sylvester Beaudry | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Tom Simon drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cameron Eanes | 67-64 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern State | Cameron Swindler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Robert Sadler is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #2 on Robert Sadler, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster knocks in the floater from the left block | 68-69 |
| 00:29 | UMass | John Smith jams it on a great pass from Tom Simon | 70-69 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens blows the layup | 70-69 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Charles Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Smith - foul #5 on Greg Smith, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sylvester Beaudry (PG) Greg Smith | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Fred Lancaster grabs the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | The clock runs out | 72-69 |