| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Cameron Eanes inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Bobby Childress clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:45 | UMass | Tom Simon grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 19:34 | UMass | John Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff loses the dribble to Bobby Childress | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Derek Bailey is called for the reach on Kajetan Ziel - foul #3 on Derek Bailey, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Clark (PF) Derek Bailey | |
| 19:02 | UMass | Tom Simon loses the dribble to Don Williamson | 34-35 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Allan Painter is blocked by John Smith | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | David Clark tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Bobby Childress pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Simon | 37-35 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Tom Simon gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | UMass | John Smith hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | David Clark can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Farber (C) Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG) Allan Painter | |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder loses the dribble to Tom Simon | 39-37 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Tom Simon is fouled on the floor by Don Williamson - foul #2 on Don Williamson, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF) Cameron Eanes, John Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Richard Simek (SF), Charles Devers (C) Don Williamson, Timothy Schweder, Joel Pottorff | |
| 16:39 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Jerry Tolbert swats the short shot by David Clark | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Devers | 39-37 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tom Simon - foul #1 on Tom Simon, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), John Smith (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Robert Pink, Jeffrey Farber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG), Derek Bailey (PF) Brian Pipes, David Clark | |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) SF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bryan Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Donald Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Cameron Eanes (SF) Jerry Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Timothy Schweder (SF) Bryan Wright, Richard Simek | |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Derek Bailey, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (C) Derek Bailey | |
| 14:57 | UMass | Donald Horn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 39-39 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Don Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:36 | UMass | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:32 | UMass | John Smith scores on a floater from the right block set up by Donald Horn | 41-39 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Allan Painter is fouled on the floor by Lamar Williams - foul #1 on Lamar Williams, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Jeffrey Farber (C) Donald Horn, Lamar Williams, John Smith, Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG), Richard Simek (SF), David Clark (PF) Allan Painter, Timothy Schweder, Charles Devers | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff connects on the floater in the lane set up by David Clark | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | UMass | Jeffrey Farber hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Richard Simek grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | David Clark banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Williamson | 41-43 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is fouled on the floor by Don Williamson - foul #3 on Don Williamson, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SF) Cameron Eanes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG) Don Williamson | |
| 12:45 | UMass | Brian Pipes steals it from Jerry Tolbert | 41-43 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Richard Simek hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Wright | 41-46 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Robert Pink misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Richard Simek buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Pipes | 41-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pink (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Farber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bryan Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UMass | Tom Simon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Tom Simon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kajetan Ziel | 44-48 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Jeffrey Farber grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert slams it home | 46-48 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes is fouled on the floor by Kajetan Ziel - foul #2 on Kajetan Ziel, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Jeffrey Farber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Allan Painter (SG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Charles Devers (PF) Bryan Wright, Brian Pipes, Richard Simek, David Clark | |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Charles Devers buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Allan Painter and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-51 |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Cameron Eanes lays it in on a great pass from Lamar Williams | 48-51 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Bobby Childress pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Schweder - foul #1 on Timothy Schweder, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG) Donald Horn, Lamar Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Don Williamson is called for traveling | 48-51 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Tom Simon hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Charles Devers pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder loses the ball out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Clark (C) Joel Pottorff | |
| 08:10 | UMass | Cameron Eanes's layup is rejected by David Clark | 48-51 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Cameron Eanes tips it in | 50-51 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Bobby Childress is called for the reach on Timothy Schweder - foul #1 on Bobby Childress, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Farber (C) Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG), Derek Bailey (PF) Allan Painter, David Clark | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Pipes | 50-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Farber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UMass | Jeffrey Farber knocks in the shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Cameron Eanes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Cameron Eanes takes the ball from Don Williamson | 52-53 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Jeffrey Farber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cameron Eanes - foul #1 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 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, Jeffrey Farber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG), Richard Simek (SF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Timothy Schweder, Charles Devers | |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Bobby Childress can't connect on a runner in the paint | 52-55 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Donald Horn grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert blows the layup but he's fouled by Derek Bailey - foul #5 on Derek Bailey, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Joel Pottorff (C) Brian Pipes, Derek Bailey | |
| 05:34 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Richard Simek tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Bobby Childress snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Lamar Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | David Clark snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Clark | 52-58 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Bobby Childress is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bobby Childress, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Jeffrey Farber (PF) Donald Horn, Robert Pink | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chad Griffin (SG) Allan Painter | |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Richard Simek misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 04:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Tom Simon | 52-58 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Lamar Williams is fouled on the floor by Chad Griffin - foul #1 on Chad Griffin, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF) Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Brian Pipes (SG) Bryan Wright, Chad Griffin | |
| 04:21 | UMass | Lamar Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 52-58 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Lamar Williams picks off the pass by Don Williamson | 52-58 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Tom Simon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 52-58 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Don Williamson | 52-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Farber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Simek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | UMass | Tom Simon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cameron Eanes | 55-61 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Richard Simek misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 02:54 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Bobby Childress (C) Lamar Williams, Jeffrey Farber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Charles Devers (C) Brian Pipes, Richard Simek, Joel Pottorff | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | UMass | John Smith blows the layup | 55-61 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Bobby Childress grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 02:14 | UMass | John Smith makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tom Simon | 57-61 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | David Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 57-61 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Bobby Childress's pass is intercepted by Don Williamson | 57-61 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Don Williamson lays it up and in | 57-63 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Tom Simon comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Devers - foul #1 on Charles Devers, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (C) Charles Devers | |
| 01:44 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | David Clark clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Cameron Eanes - foul #2 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Bobby Childress connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by David Clark - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Bobby Childress makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | David Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 00:53 | UMass | David Clark is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #4 on David Clark, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| 00:53 | UMass | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:53 | UMass | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Allan Painter misses the fadeaway from the left block | 63-65 |
| 00:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Smith | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Bobby Childress hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kajetan Ziel | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Kajetan Ziel steals the ball from Joel Pottorff | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Tom Simon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | John Smith wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:45 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 67-65 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-65 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Clark - foul #5 on David Clark, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (PF) David Clark | |
| 04:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Cameron Eanes steps in front of the Joel Pottorff pass | 69-67 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Bobby Childress misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Don Williamson gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Allan Painter is whistled for a carry | 69-67 |
| 03:02 | UMass | John Smith clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 69-67 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Schweder | 69-67 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 02:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kajetan Ziel | 69-67 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is hacked by Charles Devers - foul #2 on Charles Devers, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Farber (C) Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG) Allan Painter | |
| 02:50 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Bobby Childress (C) Jeffrey Farber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG) Brian Pipes | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is hacked by Kajetan Ziel - foul #3 on Kajetan Ziel, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Timothy Schweder swats the layup by Bobby Childress | 71-68 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Cameron Eanes gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Charles Devers takes the ball from Cameron Eanes | 71-68 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Don Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Charles Devers is denied by John Smith | 71-68 |
| 01:20 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Tom Simon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Allan Painter snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Allan Painter and the foul's on Cameron Eanes - foul #3 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses the free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Bobby Childress gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Tom Simon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-70 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Childress (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Painter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | John Smith steals it from Timothy Schweder | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Allan Painter is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allan Painter, team foul #13 | 71-70 |
| 00:30 | UMass | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:30 | UMass | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Don Williamson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Pottorff | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-73 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | John Smith wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:44 | UMass | Allan Painter is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Allan Painter, team foul #14 | 73-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG) Allan Painter | |
| 04:44 | UMass | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:44 | UMass | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 73-73 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 73-73 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Bobby Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tom Simon | 76-73 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder can't tip it in | 76-73 |
| 04:03 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Tom Simon loses the ball out of bounds | 76-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Farber (C) Bobby Childress | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff's pass is intercepted by Cameron Eanes | 76-73 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cameron Eanes | 78-73 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Charles Devers scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Schweder | 78-75 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-75 |
| 03:03 | UMass | John Smith can't tip it in | 78-75 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder gets the rebound | 78-75 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses the 3 from straight away | 78-75 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Bobby Childress (C) Jeffrey Farber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG) Brian Pipes | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Allan Painter clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 78-75 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the offensive board | 78-75 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-75 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Bobby Childress can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-75 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Cameron Eanes tips it home | 80-75 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Charles Devers hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 01:24 | UMass | John Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Bobby Childress snags the offensive board | 80-77 |
| 01:13 | UMass | John Smith connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Cameron Eanes | 82-77 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Don Williamson makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Allan Painter | 82-79 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 16 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Cameron Eanes travels with the ball | 82-79 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Allan Painter connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joel Pottorff | 82-82 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Charles Devers is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #3 on Charles Devers, team foul #15 | 82-82 |
| 00:01 | UMass | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:01 | UMass | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 84-82 |