| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Wason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Reese (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricardo Romero (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Joe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Laws (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Alan Barnes inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi misses long on a runner from the left block | 36-42 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Wason is called for the reach on John Milner - foul #3 on John Wason, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Almon (PG) John Wason | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | John Milner buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Barnes | 36-44 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Timothy Almon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Alan Barnes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Adam Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Timothy Almon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Alan Barnes snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Clay Marshall (PG), Donald Tate (C) Ricardo Romero, Adam Laws | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (SG), Reginald Logan (SF), Jeffrey Switzer (PF), Russell Kennelly (C) Vincent Chamness, Alan Barnes, Harvey Emerson, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 17:36 | UMass | Timothy Almon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 17:34 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Tate | 36-44 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Thomas Joe makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Almon | 38-44 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Reginald Logan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Donald Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:01 | UMass | John Milner steals the ball from Timothy Almon | 38-44 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Reginald Logan lays it up and in set up by John Milner | 38-46 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Clay Marshall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Kennelly | 38-46 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Miecznikowski | 38-48 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Timothy Almon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Russell Kennelly - foul #1 on Russell Kennelly, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricardo Romero (SF), Adam Laws (C) James Reese, Thomas Joe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Chamness (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Harvey Emerson (PF) John Milner, Ivan Miecznikowski, Jeffrey Switzer | |
| 16:24 | UMass | Timothy Almon makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Timothy Almon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Clay Marshall grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Clay Marshall is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Clay Marshall, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Andre Lair (PG), James Reese (SG) Timothy Almon, Clay Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly is called for traveling | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wason (PG) Andre Lair | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Tuten (C) Russell Kennelly | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Wason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricardo Romero (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Laws (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reginald Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Tuten (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | John Wason clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 15:36 | UMass | James Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 15:30 | UMass | John Wason is fouled on the floor by Harvey Emerson - foul #1 on Harvey Emerson, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Clay Marshall (SG), George Mathew (PF) James Reese, Donald Tate | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:17 | UMass | John Wason misses the easy layup | 40-48 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Alan Barnes pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | George Mathew is called for the reach on Alan Barnes - foul #3 on George Mathew, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Alex Newell (C) Adam Laws | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (PG), Jeffrey Switzer (PF) Reginald Logan, Harvey Emerson | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski's pass is intercepted by George Mathew | 40-48 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Clay Marshall is fouled on the floor by Vincent Chamness - foul #2 on Vincent Chamness, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Andre Lair (SF) Ricardo Romero | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF) Vincent Chamness, Alan Barnes | |
| 14:30 | UMass | John Wason misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Tuten - foul #4 on George Tuten, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Almon (SF), Thomas Joe (PF) Andre Lair, Alex Newell | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG) George Tuten | |
| 14:30 | UMass | John Wason makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:30 | UMass | John Wason makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 13:54 | UMass | George Mathew misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-51 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Clay Marshall is called for the reach on John Milner - foul #4 on Clay Marshall, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Andre Lair (PG), Donald Tate (SF), Adam Laws (C) John Wason, Clay Marshall, George Mathew | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reginald Logan (SF), Harvey Emerson (PF) Ivan Miecznikowski, Russell Kennelly | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | John Milner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Adam Laws snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Adam Laws is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Adam Laws, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reese (SG), Ricardo Romero (SF) Timothy Almon, Thomas Joe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Chamness (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (C) John Milner, Jeffrey Switzer, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Alan Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson misses the tip | 42-51 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Ricardo Romero gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Adam Laws drills a jumper near the basket set up by Andre Lair | 44-51 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ricardo Romero - foul #3 on Ricardo Romero, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wason (PG) Andre Lair | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Reginald Logan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Wason - foul #4 on John Wason, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Almon (PG), George Mathew (C) John Wason, Adam Laws | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Reginald Logan makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Reginald Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Reginald Logan is called for the reach on Timothy Almon - foul #3 on Reginald Logan, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Harvey Emerson is called for the reach on Ricardo Romero - foul #2 on Harvey Emerson, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Joe (PF) Donald Tate | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), Jeffrey Switzer (PF), Gabriel Rossi (C) Reginald Logan, Harvey Emerson, Russell Kennelly | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Timothy Almon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reese (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricardo Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Joe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Mathew (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Switzer (fresh) 9 pts. C - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Thomas Joe's pass is intercepted by Vincent Chamness | 44-54 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness knocks in the runner from the right block | 44-56 |
| 10:43 | UMass | James Reese misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Andre Lair (PG), Donald Tate (SF), Adam Laws (C) Timothy Almon, Ricardo Romero, George Mathew | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reginald Logan (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF) Vincent Chamness, Alan Barnes | |
| 10:21 | UMass | James Reese is whistled for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (SG), Harvey Emerson (PF) Jeffrey Switzer, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly buries a fadeaway from the right side | 44-58 |
| 09:38 | UMass | James Reese misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Kennelly | 44-58 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Adam Laws - foul #3 on Adam Laws, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricardo Romero (SF), George Mathew (PF) Donald Tate, Thomas Joe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Chamness (SG), Alan Barnes (SF) John Milner, Ivan Miecznikowski | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly makes the fadeaway in the paint | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:58 | UMass | James Reese loses the dribble to Alan Barnes | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly's fadeaway is rejected by George Mathew | 44-61 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Reginald Logan hits the follow up shot | 44-63 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Ricardo Romero hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the easy layup | 44-63 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Ricardo Romero gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Ricardo Romero buries a floater near the basket | 46-63 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Reginald Logan drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Emerson | 46-66 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Andre Lair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricardo Romero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Mathew (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Adam Laws (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reginald Logan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Chamness (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Harvey Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Kennelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UMass | Adam Laws drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ricardo Romero | 48-66 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Barnes and he's hacked by Adam Laws - foul #4 on Adam Laws, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wason (PG), Clay Marshall (SG), Timothy Almon (SF), Thomas Joe (PF), Donald Tate (C) Andre Lair, James Reese, Ricardo Romero, George Mathew, Adam Laws | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), Jeffrey Switzer (SF), Gabriel Rossi (PF), George Tuten (C) Reginald Logan, Alan Barnes, Harvey Emerson, Russell Kennelly | |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness makes the free throw | 48-69 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Clay Marshall hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Almon | 51-69 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-69 |
| 06:17 | UMass | Donald Tate snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Thomas Joe connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Wason | 54-69 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | John Milner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (SG) Vincent Chamness | |
| 05:38 | UMass | Clay Marshall clanks a floater from the left side | 54-69 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Milner | 54-72 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Timothy Almon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Wason | 57-72 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | John Milner is called for traveling | 57-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricardo Romero (SF), Alex Newell (C) Timothy Almon, Donald Tate | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reginald Logan (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF) Ivan Miecznikowski, Jeffrey Switzer, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 04:05 | UMass | Thomas Joe dunks the ball | 59-72 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Reginald Logan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Alan Barnes tips it but misses | 59-72 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Thomas Joe grabs the board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Clay Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | John Milner snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | George Tuten makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Milner | 59-74 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Wason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clay Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ricardo Romero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Joe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reginald Logan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - George Tuten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Alex Newell drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-74 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | George Tuten's pass is intercepted by Clay Marshall | 61-74 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Clay Marshall misses the easy layup | 61-74 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Reginald Logan grabs the board | 61-74 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Almon (PG), James Reese (SG), Donald Tate (PF), Adam Laws (C) John Wason, Clay Marshall, Thomas Joe, Alex Newell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Chamness (SG), Harvey Emerson (PF), Gabriel Rossi (C) John Milner, Russell Kennelly, George Tuten | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-76 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Donald Tate misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-76 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Adam Laws tips it in | 63-76 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Donald Tate grabs the board | 63-76 |
| 01:46 | UMass | James Reese drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Tate | 66-76 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Alan Barnes | 66-78 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Donald Tate misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi grabs the board | 66-78 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Alan Barnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Chamness and he's fouled by Ricardo Romero - foul #4 on Ricardo Romero, team foul #10 | 66-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Clay Marshall (SG), Andre Lair (SF), George Mathew (C) James Reese, Ricardo Romero, Adam Laws | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer (SG), Russell Kennelly (PF) Vincent Chamness, Harvey Emerson | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the free throw | 66-80 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Alan Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-80 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Donald Tate gets the rebound | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Andre Lair scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Mathew | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer loses the ball out of bounds | 69-80 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (SG) Alan Barnes | |
| 00:06 | UMass | George Mathew connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Clay Marshall | 71-80 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wason (PG), James Reese (SG), Ricardo Romero (SF), Thomas Joe (PF), Adam Laws (C) Timothy Almon, Clay Marshall, Andre Lair, Donald Tate, George Mathew | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), Vincent Chamness (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Harvey Emerson (PF), George Tuten (C) Reginald Logan, Ivan Miecznikowski, Jeffrey Switzer, Russell Kennelly, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Milner runs out the clock | 71-80 |