| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Bowles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Joseph Fung inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | UMass | Joseph Fung is hacked by Adam Collins - foul #1 on Adam Collins, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:40 | UMass | Joseph Fung is fouled on the floor by Adam Collins - foul #2 on Adam Collins, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is hacked by Christopher Henderson - foul #1 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Joseph Fung is hacked by Nickolas Murphy - foul #1 on Nickolas Murphy, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the dunk | 33-35 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Joseph Fung tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Dillard is called for the reach on Adam Collins - foul #1 on Ronald Dillard, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (SF), Charles Cole (PF) Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Strickland | 36-37 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Dennis Scott drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Stewart | 36-39 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Ronald Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Ronald Dillard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Adam Collins (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Mark Bowles, Clint Olmstead, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF) Dennis Scott | |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Charles Cole - foul #1 on Charles Cole, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell (SF) Michael Lor | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore (PF) Charles Cole | |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy grabs the board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Abdul Menard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Macaulay | 41-39 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Ronald Dillard can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Ronald Dillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Liberatore | 41-42 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Ronald Dillard connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Abdul Menard picks off the pass by Nickolas Murphy in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Joseph Fung lays it up and in on a nice dish by Abdul Menard | 41-46 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Liberatore swats the shot by Nickolas Murphy | 41-46 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Joseph Fung snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Gregory Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Nickolas Murphy - foul #2 on Nickolas Murphy, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Mark Bowles (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Robert Macaulay, Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Jamie Becker (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Gregory Stewart, Abdul Menard, Joseph Fung, Kenneth Liberatore, Ronald Dillard | |
| 13:17 | UMass | Mark Bowles steps in front of the William Jenson pass | 41-46 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles misses the lay-in | 41-46 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Charles Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Mark Bowles is called for the reach on William Jenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Bowles, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| 12:43 | UMass | John Wehmeyer blocks the short jumper by Jamie Becker | 41-46 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes (C) John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:20 | UMass | William Jenson is hacked by Mark Bowles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Bowles, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SF) Jamie Becker | |
| 12:20 | UMass | William Jenson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-46 |
| 12:05 | UMass | William Jenson snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Charles Cole is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Bowles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clint Olmstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kris Mayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Jenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Boyles (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Kelly Nelson (SF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Mark Bowles, Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Jamie Becker (PF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) William Jenson, Charles Cole, Peter Boyles | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Nickolas Murphy picks off the pass by Dennis Scott in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy lays it up and in | 43-48 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell (SF), Adam Collins (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Kris Mayes, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Joseph Fung (SF) Ernest Graham, Keith Jenks | |
| 10:30 | UMass | Gregory Stewart drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #3 on Jamie Becker, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Mark Bowles (SG) Kelly Nelson, Robert Macaulay | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (SG), Ronald Dillard (C) Dennis Scott, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Wehmeyer | 46-54 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Gregory Stewart's pass is intercepted by Mark Bowles in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Bowles | 48-54 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Abdul Menard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Stewart - foul #2 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Keith Jenks (SF), Charles Cole (PF) Gregory Stewart, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Charles Cole clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Clint Olmstead - foul #3 on Clint Olmstead, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore (PF) Ernest Graham | |
| 09:20 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead is fouled on the floor by Charles Cole - foul #2 on Charles Cole, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG) Keith Jenks | |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson lays it up and in | 52-56 |
| 08:46 | UMass | William Jenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay (SG) Mark Bowles | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Keith Jenks (SF) Abdul Menard, Ronald Dillard | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Macaulay | 54-56 |
| 08:24 | UMass | William Jenson travels in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Kelly Nelson (SF), Kris Mayes (PF) Jeffrey Strickland, Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Macaulay | 57-56 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Charles Cole is open but misses the lay-in | 57-56 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kris Mayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Jenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jenks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Macaulay | 59-56 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Dennis Scott's pass is intercepted by Nickolas Murphy | 59-56 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson's pass is intercepted by Peter Boyles | 59-56 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Charles Cole misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Kelly Nelson - foul #3 on Kelly Nelson, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Mark Bowles (SG), Gary Burchell (SF), Adam Collins (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Robert Macaulay, Kelly Nelson, Kris Mayes, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Abdul Menard (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Ronald Dillard (C) William Jenson, Dennis Scott, Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| 06:24 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Fung - foul #2 on Joseph Fung, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore (PF) Charles Cole | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Gary Burchell is called for the reach on Gregory Stewart - foul #1 on Gary Burchell, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Stewart - foul #3 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Gregory Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Strickland - foul #1 on Jeffrey Strickland, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Abdul Menard - foul #2 on Abdul Menard, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor (SF) Gary Burchell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Jeffrey Strickland steals the ball from Abdul Menard in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Strickland | 67-62 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins comes up short on the shot from the right block | 67-64 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Ronald Dillard grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Joseph Fung connects on the jumper from close range | 67-66 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins knocks in the floater from close range | 69-66 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Ronald Dillard hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Fung and he's fouled by Adam Collins - foul #3 on Adam Collins, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Gary Burchell (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Mark Bowles, Michael Lor, Adam Collins, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Jamie Becker (PF) Abdul Menard, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 03:53 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell loses the ball out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG) Kelly Nelson | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Peter Boyles (C) Gregory Stewart, Ronald Dillard | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clint Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ernest Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Ernest Graham buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Fung | 69-71 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:57 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles (SG), Kris Mayes (C) Robert Macaulay, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Abdul Menard (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Ronald Dillard (C) Ernest Graham, Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Peter Boyles | |
| 02:39 | UMass | Gregory Stewart loses the dribble to Gary Burchell | 69-71 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Clint Olmstead, Kris Mayes | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Abdul Menard | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-71 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell snags the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles is hacked by Gregory Stewart - foul #4 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Ronald Dillard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF) Charles Cole | |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Gregory Stewart pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 70-71 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Ronald Dillard tips it but misses | 70-71 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Gregory Stewart snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Dennis Scott is called for the reach on Mark Bowles - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Ronald Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Gregory Stewart can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 70-71 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Joseph Fung is hacked by Gary Burchell - foul #2 on Gary Burchell, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles is fouled on the floor by Ronald Dillard - foul #2 on Ronald Dillard, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Joseph Fung can't connect on a runner in the lane | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mark Bowles (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Ronald Dillard wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:38 | UMass | Gregory Stewart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the offensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Gregory Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 04:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ronald Dillard | 72-72 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Nickolas Murphy is called for the reach on Joseph Fung - foul #3 on Nickolas Murphy, team foul #14 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (SG), Charles Cole (PF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker, Ronald Dillard | |
| 03:35 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-74 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Gregory Stewart drills a 3 from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Strickland | 77-77 |
| 02:46 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Adam Collins (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Clint Olmstead, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Dillard (C) Joseph Fung | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Henderson - foul #2 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #15 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson buries a shot from the right side | 79-78 |
| 02:12 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell (SF) Michael Lor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Mark Bowles steals the ball from Dennis Scott in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits the finger roll | 81-78 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Gregory Stewart scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-80 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins is fouled on the floor by Charles Cole - foul #3 on Charles Cole, team foul #12 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF), Jamie Becker (PF) Abdul Menard, Charles Cole | |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Gregory Stewart double dribbles | 82-80 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Burchell | 85-80 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Bowles (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Nickolas Murphy is called for the reach on Gregory Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nickolas Murphy, team foul #16 | 85-80 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-82 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell snags the defensive board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Stewart is called for the reach on Gary Burchell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #13 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes (PF) Adam Collins | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG) Gregory Stewart | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Dennis Scott clanks a 3 from the left corner | 87-82 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell gets the rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Scott - foul #3 on Dennis Scott, team foul #14 | 87-82 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Ronald Dillard pulls down the rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the halfcourt shot | 87-82 |