| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Whitfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buhl (fresh) SF - Gary Penwell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Gary Penwell inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Buhl | 26-29 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 19:17 | BYU | Gary Penwell pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | BYU | Kevin Ford misses the shot from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 19:10 | BYU | Kevin Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:55 | BYU | Gary Penwell misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 18:53 | UMass | James Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Miller | 26-29 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 18:22 | BYU | Kevin Ford gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:14 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Penwell | 29-29 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Kevin Ford steals the ball from James Dobbins | 29-29 |
| 17:45 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield is hacked by Charles Peasley - foul #1 on Charles Peasley, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 17:31 | BYU | Scott Miller makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Ford | 31-29 |
| 17:15 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Gilberto Rodriguez is blocked by Kevin Ford | 31-29 |
| 17:14 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Dobbins | 31-29 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Johnny Mayo | 31-32 |
| 16:45 | BYU | Gary Penwell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Dobbins - foul #2 on James Dobbins, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Alling (PG), Robert Nash (C) Kenneth Whitfield, Scott Miller | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (SF), James Cordon (C) James Dobbins, James Rew | |
| 16:45 | BYU | Gary Penwell makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:45 | BYU | Gary Penwell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Peasley | 32-32 |
| 16:17 | UMass | James Cordon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez can't tip it in | 32-32 |
| 16:14 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Ford | 32-32 |
| 15:56 | BYU | Daniel Alling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 15:55 | UMass | James Cordon pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Daniel Alling (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Buhl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Penwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Walker (fresh) PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cordon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Alling - foul #1 on Daniel Alling, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield (PG), Scott Williams (SF), Scott Miller (C) Benjamin Buhl, Gary Penwell, Kevin Ford | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:30 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:30 | UMass | Johnny Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:16 | BYU | Scott Williams is hacked by Stephen Walker - foul #1 on Stephen Walker, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Dobbins (SF) Stephen Walker | |
| 15:01 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 14:32 | UMass | James Cordon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnny Mayo | 32-36 |
| 14:17 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Alling | 34-36 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 13:55 | UMass | James Dobbins hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 13:39 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Benjamin Buhl (SG), Gary Penwell (SF), Kevin Ford (PF) Daniel Alling, Scott Williams, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (C) James Cordon | |
| 13:39 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:39 | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Charles Peasley can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 13:08 | BYU | Scott Miller snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:54 | BYU | Gary Penwell connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Benjamin Buhl | 38-38 |
| 12:43 | UMass | James Dobbins misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-38 |
| 12:41 | BYU | Scott Miller pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:35 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Alling (PG), Robert Nash (C) Kenneth Whitfield, Scott Miller | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Stephen Walker (SG), Joseph White (SF) Johnny Mayo, Gilberto Rodriguez, James Dobbins | |
| 12:12 | UMass | Stephen Walker can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 12:11 | BYU | Kevin Ford snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Alling | 40-38 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Bruce Carlson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Alling - foul #2 on Daniel Alling, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Scott Williams (SF) Gary Penwell | |
| Subs | UMass | James Cordon (SF) Joseph White | |
| 11:49 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Bruce Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Daniel Alling (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Buhl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) PF - Kevin Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Walker (fresh) SF - James Cordon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | BYU | Robert Nash can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 11:28 | BYU | Scott Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:04 | BYU | Scott Williams buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Buhl | 42-39 |
| 10:40 | UMass | James Cordon is fouled on the floor by Scott Williams - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield (PG), Gary Penwell (SF), Scott Miller (C) Daniel Alling, Scott Williams, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), James Dobbins (SF), Daniel Franklin (PF) Bruce Carlson, Stephen Walker, Charles Peasley, James Rew | |
| 10:17 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Johnny Mayo and he's hacked by Kevin Ford - foul #2 on Kevin Ford, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:58 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #2 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| 09:58 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:58 | UMass | James Cordon grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | UMass | James Cordon is hacked by Scott Miller - foul #1 on Scott Miller, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Alling (SG), Scott Williams (PF) Benjamin Buhl, Kevin Ford | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Peasley (PF) Daniel Franklin | |
| 09:15 | UMass | James Cordon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 09:13 | BYU | Gary Penwell gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:50 | BYU | Gary Penwell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Johnny Mayo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:14 | BYU | James Cordon picks off the pass by Scott Miller | 47-45 |
| 07:45 | UMass | James Cordon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Peasley | 47-48 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Whitfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Alling (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gary Penwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:40 | BYU | Scott Williams hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Charles Peasley - foul #2 on Charles Peasley, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | BYU | John Ames (PG), Benjamin Buhl (SG), Kevin Ford (PF), Robert Nash (C) Kenneth Whitfield, Daniel Alling, Gary Penwell, Scott Miller | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Stephen Walker (SG), Joseph White (SF), James Rew (C) Johnny Mayo, Gilberto Rodriguez, James Dobbins, James Cordon | |
| 07:40 | BYU | Scott Williams makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Bruce Carlson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:13 | BYU | Kevin Ford buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Charles Peasley - foul #3 on Charles Peasley, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Franklin (PF) Charles Peasley | |
| 07:13 | BYU | Kevin Ford makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Joseph White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:52 | BYU | The rebound goes to Scott Williams | 53-50 |
| 06:35 | BYU | Scott Williams clanks a shot from the right block | 53-50 |
| 06:33 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 06:32 | BYU | Robert Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | BYU | John Ames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Alling (PG), Jerry Schaper (SF), Scott Miller (C) John Ames, Scott Williams, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG) Bruce Carlson, Joseph White | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Stephen Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 05:51 | UMass | James Rew can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 05:49 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:44 | BYU | Jerry Schaper loses the ball out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Whitfield (PG), Gary Penwell (SF) Daniel Alling, Jerry Schaper | |
| Subs | UMass | James Dobbins (SF), Charles Peasley (PF) Stephen Walker, James Rew | |
| 05:19 | UMass | Johnny Mayo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Kevin Ford grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 05:13 | BYU | Gary Penwell buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Benjamin Buhl | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Gary Penwell takes the ball from Daniel Franklin | 55-50 |
| 04:29 | BYU | Scott Miller misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Stephen Walker (SG), James Cordon (C) Johnny Mayo, Gilberto Rodriguez, Daniel Franklin | |
| 04:29 | BYU | Scott Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:29 | BYU | Scott Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:01 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Peasley | 57-53 |
| 03:57 | BYU | Bruce Carlson steps in front of the Kenneth Whitfield pass | 57-53 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Bruce Carlson throws it down | 57-55 |
| 03:41 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:39 | UMass | James Cordon gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Whitfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buhl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Penwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephen Walker (fresh) SF - James Dobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cordon (fresh) 14 pts. | |
| 03:16 | UMass | James Cordon hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Peasley | 57-57 |
| 03:03 | BYU | Gary Penwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Stephen Walker grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), James Rew (C) Bruce Carlson, Stephen Walker, James Cordon | |
| 02:32 | UMass | Kenneth Whitfield picks off the pass by Johnny Mayo | 57-57 |
| 02:04 | BYU | Gary Penwell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Buhl | 59-57 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:39 | BYU | Kevin Ford snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | BYU | Kevin Ford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Dobbins | 59-57 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Johnny Mayo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Charles Peasley gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Johnny Mayo makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Peasley | 59-60 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 00:20 | UMass | James Rew grabs the board | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | James Rew is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Whitfield - foul #3 on Kenneth Whitfield, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez is hacked by Gary Penwell - foul #2 on Gary Penwell, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | BYU | Scott Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Benjamin Buhl connects on the floater from the left side set up by Kevin Ford | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | James Dobbins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Scott Miller - foul #2 on Scott Miller, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:07 | UMass | James Dobbins makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | BYU | The pull-up jumper by Scott Miller is blocked by James Rew | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Charles Peasley snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Charles Peasley runs out the clock | 61-63 |