| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Craig (fresh) PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | James Craig inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | James Craig makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Charles Brown tips it home | 35-34 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan drills a floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 18:37 | UMass | John Smith's floater is tipped away by Larry Newborn | 37-34 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Cameron Eanes | 39-37 |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Cameron Eanes denies the turnaround by Willie Ragan | 39-37 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:33 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:25 | UMass | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Scott (SF) James Craig | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Raymond Squire (SG) Willie Ragan, Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Tom Simon can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Tolbert - foul #2 on Jerry Tolbert, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart (C) Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Tom Simon | |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Robert Pink is hacked by Lee Scott - foul #2 on Lee Scott, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG), James Craig (SF) Raymond Squire, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Craig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Scott (fresh) C - Eugene Burkart (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Donald Horn double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG) Robert Pereyra | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:18 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:02 | UMass | John Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block | 42-39 |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | James Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 14:33 | UMass | John Smith gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is hacked by Gerard Turner - foul #2 on Gerard Turner, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Larry Newborn (C) James Craig, Lee Scott, Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Robert Pink (SF), Bobby Childress (C) Donald Horn, Cameron Eanes, Charles Brown | |
| 14:12 | UMass | Willie Ragan steps in front of the John Smith pass | 42-39 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan lays it in | 44-39 |
| 13:49 | UMass | John Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Tom Simon pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Bobby Childress misses the lay-in | 44-39 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt is whistled for a carry | 44-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Raymond Squire (SG) Willie Ragan, Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Charles Brown (C) Kajetan Ziel, Robert Pink, John Smith, Bobby Childress | |
| 13:01 | UMass | Theodore Everett steps in front of the Jerry Tolbert pass | 44-39 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tolbert swats the layup by Adam Nutt | 44-39 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn tips it in | 46-39 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Adam Nutt | 46-39 |
| 11:58 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett hits a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Pereyra | 48-39 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Squire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Nutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Everett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:33 | UMass | Tom Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Tom Simon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Raymond Squire | 48-39 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 48-39 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Tom Simon snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Nutt - foul #1 on Adam Nutt, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), James Craig (SF), Lee Scott (PF), Eugene Burkart (C) Robert Pereyra, Raymond Squire, Adam Nutt, Theodore Everett, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), John Smith (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Jerry Tolbert, Charles Brown | |
| 10:53 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Lee Scott | 51-41 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Eugene Burkart | 51-41 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | James Craig tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits a driving attempt from close range | 53-43 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eugene Burkart | 56-43 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Donald Horn can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 56-43 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart grabs the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | James Craig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart loses the dribble to Kajetan Ziel | 56-43 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kajetan Ziel | 56-45 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Bobby Childress - foul #1 on Bobby Childress, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Adam Nutt (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Willie Ragan, James Craig, Lee Scott, Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Bobby Childress | |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 3rd free throw | 59-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Adam Nutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Pink (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Pink | 59-50 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Larry Newborn is denied by Charles Brown | 59-50 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Newborn | 59-50 |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Theodore Everett | 62-50 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Robert Pink misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Pereyra | 62-50 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra loses the ball out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), James Craig (SF) Gerard Turner, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), John Smith (PF) Lamar Williams, Jerry Tolbert | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Robert Pereyra is called for the reach on Kajetan Ziel - foul #3 on Robert Pereyra, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| 04:54 | UMass | Willie Ragan steps in front of the Robert Pink pass | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 04:30 | UMass | John Smith snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kajetan Ziel | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 62-52 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett drills a jumper in the lane | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Tom Simon is hacked by Willie Ragan - foul #1 on Willie Ragan, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), Adam Nutt (SF), Lee Scott (PF), Eugene Burkart (C) Robert Pereyra, James Craig, Theodore Everett, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Robert Pink, Charles Brown | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Raymond Squire | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Adam Nutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Burkart (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG) Willie Ragan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gregory Ostenberg | 68-52 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Cameron Eanes's pass is intercepted by Gerard Turner | 68-52 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses the dunk attempt | 68-52 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Donald Horn knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Cameron Eanes | 68-54 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Cameron Eanes takes the ball from Gerard Turner | 68-54 |
| 01:48 | UMass | Gregory Ostenberg is called for the reach on Donald Horn - foul #1 on Gregory Ostenberg, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Raymond Squire (SG) Gregory Ostenberg, Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF) Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith | |
| 01:31 | UMass | Donald Horn scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lamar Williams | 68-56 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is whistled for a carry | 68-56 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Horn - foul #1 on Donald Horn, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Herman Gascon (SF) Raymond Squire, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is hacked by Lamar Williams - foul #2 on Lamar Williams, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Robert Pink is hacked by Herman Gascon - foul #1 on Herman Gascon, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), Adam Nutt (SF) Gregory Ostenberg, Herman Gascon | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Robert Pink misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott misses the lay-in | 70-58 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Scott | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra runs out the clock | 70-58 |