| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cordon (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Chau (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Pound (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Sneed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Eric Pound inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Purdue | William Chau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 19:47 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | UMass | William Smith takes the ball from James Dobbins | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Ronnie Sneed misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Eric Pound tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 19:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gilberto Rodriguez | 29-26 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Johnny Mayo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gilberto Rodriguez | 31-26 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Ronnie Sneed can't connect on a runner near the basket | 31-26 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Eric Pound misses the tip | 31-26 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Johnny Mayo pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Johnny Mayo connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Peasley | 34-26 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft is fouled on the floor by Charles Peasley - foul #1 on Charles Peasley, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Eric Pound misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:36 | UMass | James Cordon scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Mayo | 36-26 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft is called for traveling | 36-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Curtis McClelland (PG), Justin Scheffler (SG) William Chau, William Smith | |
| 16:57 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Johnny Mayo | 39-26 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft can't connect on a shot in the paint | 39-26 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Charles Peasley pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Ronnie Sneed blocks the short jumper by James Dobbins | 39-26 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Glenn Ashcroft | 39-26 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Eric Pound comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-26 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Curtis McClelland tips it in | 39-28 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dobbins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Cordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Curtis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Scheffler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Pound (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Ashcroft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Sneed (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UMass | Johnny Mayo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Ronnie Sneed gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Johnny Mayo picks off the pass by Eric Pound | 39-28 |
| 15:01 | UMass | James Dobbins blows the layup | 39-28 |
| 15:00 | UMass | James Cordon tips it in | 41-28 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft is fouled on the floor by Charles Peasley - foul #2 on Charles Peasley, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (SF), James Rew (C) James Dobbins, James Cordon | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Chau (PG), William Smith (SG), Tony Slick (SF), Steve Sielski (PF), Richard Bevill (C) Curtis McClelland, Justin Scheffler, Eric Pound, Glenn Ashcroft, Ronnie Sneed | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | William Chau clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Charles Peasley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Walker | 44-28 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Tony Slick's pass is intercepted by Stephen Walker | 44-28 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Mayo | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Richard Bevill is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-28 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Johnny Mayo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-28 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Steve Sielski gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Richard Bevill slams it home | 46-30 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Johnny Mayo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Joseph White (SF), James Cordon (C) Johnny Mayo, Gilberto Rodriguez, James Rew | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Pound (SF), Glenn Ashcroft (PF) Tony Slick, Steve Sielski | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Richard Bevill can't connect on a runner from close range | 46-30 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Richard Bevill tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Richard Bevill misses the tip | 46-30 |
| 12:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bruce Carlson | 46-30 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Bruce Carlson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph White | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:00 | Purdue | William Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Bruce Carlson snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 11:41 | UMass | James Cordon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bruce Carlson | 52-30 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Cordon (fresh) 18 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Chau (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Pound (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bevill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Richard Bevill throws it down | 52-32 |
| 11:09 | UMass | James Cordon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-32 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-32 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Richard Bevill tips it back up and in | 52-34 |
| 10:10 | UMass | James Cordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), James Dobbins (SF), Daniel Franklin (PF), James Rew (C) Bruce Carlson, Stephen Walker, Joseph White, Charles Peasley, James Cordon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Curtis McClelland (PG), Justin Scheffler (SG), Tony Slick (SF), Ronnie Sneed (PF), Steve Sielski (C) William Chau, William Smith, Eric Pound, Glenn Ashcroft, Richard Bevill | |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Justin Scheffler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Steve Sielski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Justin Scheffler is hacked by Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Curtis McClelland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-34 |
| 09:38 | UMass | James Rew snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Curtis McClelland is called for the reach on Johnny Mayo - foul #2 on Curtis McClelland, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Pound (SF) Tony Slick | |
| 08:59 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Scheffler - foul #1 on Justin Scheffler, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Steve Sielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Peasley (PF) Daniel Franklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft (PF) Steve Sielski | |
| 08:25 | UMass | Glenn Ashcroft steals it from Johnny Mayo | 53-34 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Justin Scheffler is hacked by Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #2 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 53-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Bevill (C) Ronnie Sneed | |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Richard Bevill misses short on a floater in the lane | 53-34 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Eric Pound tips it in | 53-36 |
| 07:53 | UMass | Charles Peasley lays it up and in | 55-36 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Eric Pound connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Justin Scheffler | 55-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rew (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Curtis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Scheffler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Pound (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bevill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | UMass | Johnny Mayo's pass is intercepted by Richard Bevill | 55-38 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | James Rew steals the ball from Justin Scheffler | 55-38 |
| 06:38 | UMass | James Dobbins misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-38 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Richard Bevill grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Gilberto Rodriguez is called for the reach on Justin Scheffler - foul #3 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Stephen Walker (SG), Joseph White (SF), Daniel Franklin (PF), James Cordon (C) Johnny Mayo, Gilberto Rodriguez, James Dobbins, Charles Peasley, James Rew | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Chau (PG), William Smith (SG), Tony Slick (SF), Ronnie Sneed (PF), Steve Sielski (C) Curtis McClelland, Justin Scheffler, Eric Pound, Glenn Ashcroft, Richard Bevill | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Walker - foul #1 on Stephen Walker, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Cordon | 55-38 |
| 05:47 | UMass | James Cordon can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Steve Sielski - foul #1 on Steve Sielski, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| 05:47 | UMass | James Cordon misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 05:47 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Tony Slick hits a shot from the left block | 56-40 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Bruce Carlson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-40 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steve Sielski | 56-40 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Joseph White is called for the reach on Steve Sielski - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Peasley (PF) Daniel Franklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft (PF), Richard Bevill (C) Tony Slick, Ronnie Sneed | |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Steve Sielski misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Charles Peasley gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Bruce Carlson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Walker | 58-40 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | William Chau drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from William Smith and the foul's on Stephen Walker - foul #2 on Stephen Walker, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), James Dobbins (SF) Bruce Carlson, Stephen Walker, Joseph White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Pound (SF) Steve Sielski | |
| 04:35 | Purdue | William Chau makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:18 | UMass | James Cordon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Eric Pound grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 04:09 | UMass | James Dobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 03:40 | UMass | James Cordon buries a runner near the basket | 60-43 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | William Chau pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cordon (fairly fresh) 21 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Chau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Pound (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bevill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | William Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | UMass | James Cordon is hacked by William Chau - foul #3 on William Chau, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Stephen Walker (SG), Joseph White (SF), Daniel Franklin (PF), James Rew (C) Johnny Mayo, Gilberto Rodriguez, James Dobbins, Charles Peasley, James Cordon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Curtis McClelland (PG), Justin Scheffler (SG), Tony Slick (SF), Ronnie Sneed (PF), Steve Sielski (C) William Chau, William Smith, Eric Pound, Glenn Ashcroft, Richard Bevill | |
| 02:37 | UMass | Justin Scheffler is called for the reach on Stephen Walker - foul #2 on Justin Scheffler, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Tony Slick is called for the reach on James Rew - foul #1 on Tony Slick, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Joseph White misses long on a floater from the left side | 60-46 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronnie Sneed | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Curtis McClelland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Slick and the foul's on Bruce Carlson - foul #2 on Bruce Carlson, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Curtis McClelland misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Daniel Franklin pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronnie Sneed | 60-48 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Tony Slick lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Scheffler | 60-50 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tony Slick - foul #2 on Tony Slick, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Steve Sielski gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Ronnie Sneed scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis McClelland and he's hacked by Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), James Dobbins (SF), Charles Peasley (PF), James Cordon (C) Bruce Carlson, Stephen Walker, Joseph White, Daniel Franklin, James Rew | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Chau (PG), William Smith (SG), Eric Pound (SF), Richard Bevill (C) Curtis McClelland, Justin Scheffler, Tony Slick, Steve Sielski | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Ronnie Sneed makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | William Chau is called for the reach on James Cordon in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Chau, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Stephen Walker (SF), Daniel Franklin (PF) Johnny Mayo, James Dobbins, Charles Peasley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft (PF) Ronnie Sneed | |
| 00:51 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:51 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Eric Pound comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Richard Bevill grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Eric Pound grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | William Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:33 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | James Cordon is fouled in the backcourt by William Chau - foul #5 on William Chau, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Curtis McClelland (PG) William Chau | |
| 00:30 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:30 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis McClelland | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Stephen Walker is hacked by Curtis McClelland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis McClelland, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Stephen Walker makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Stephen Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Curtis McClelland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Glenn Ashcroft pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Curtis McClelland lays it in on a great pass from Eric Pound | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Daniel Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis McClelland - foul #4 on Curtis McClelland, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Daniel Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Daniel Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 00:05 | UMass | James Cordon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Bruce Carlson runs out the clock | 67-57 |