| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 19:49 | UMass | Ronald Dillard grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 19:45 | UMass | Joseph Fung jams it and he's hacked by Jason McCaulley - foul #1 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 19:45 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the free throw | 21-36 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 19:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Fung | 21-36 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Ronald Dillard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-36 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-36 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the rebound | 21-36 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Joseph Fung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Joseph Fung tips it but misses | 21-36 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jason McCaulley | 23-36 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Ronald Dillard snags the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 17:50 | UMass | James Worthy steals it from Jamie Becker | 23-36 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley hits a floater from the right wing set up by Jerome Abbott | 25-36 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Joseph Fung is denied on a layup by Darin Aiello | 25-36 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (C) Joel Shelton, Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (PF) Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore double dribbles | 27-36 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds buries a shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Charles Cole is fouled on the floor by Robert Reynolds - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (C) James Worthy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:54 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Drake - foul #1 on Timothy Drake, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG) John Wiley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:54 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jennings (fresh) PF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Cole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Charles Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF) Robert Reynolds, John Jennings | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Abdul Menard, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake blows the dunk but he's fouled by Gregory Stewart - foul #2 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy (PF) Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jason McCaulley | 31-38 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Dillard denies the turnaround by Jerome Abbott | 31-38 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Charles Cole pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:24 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Fung is blocked by James Worthy | 31-38 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Cole | 31-38 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Dennis Scott | 31-41 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Cole - foul #2 on Charles Cole, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Jason McCaulley, Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG), Abdul Menard (SF), Jamie Becker (PF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Gregory Stewart, Joseph Fung, Charles Cole, Ronald Dillard | |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Abdul Menard is whistled for traveling | 32-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Thomas Allred (PF) Joel Shelton, Jerome Abbott, James Worthy | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SF) Dennis Scott | |
| 12:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Abdul Menard pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Keith Jenks is fouled on the floor by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 32-41 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Keith Jenks grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF) Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) William Jenson, Abdul Menard, Keith Jenks | |
| 11:48 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Becker denies the turnaround by Jason McCaulley | 32-42 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy tips it home | 34-42 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Joseph Fung clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason McCaulley - foul #2 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG) John Wiley | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Dillard (C) Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 11:19 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jerome Abbott | 36-43 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 10:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Fung | 36-43 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-45 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Joseph Fung pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Joseph Fung can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott drills a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #2 on Jamie Becker, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (C) Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (PF) Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Timothy Drake is called for the reach on Abdul Menard - foul #2 on Timothy Drake, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG) Joel Shelton, Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG) Gregory Stewart | |
| 09:16 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Worthy | 39-45 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds loses the dribble to Kenneth Liberatore | 39-45 |
| 08:28 | UMass | William Jenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley (SF), Thomas Allred (C) Robert Reynolds, James Worthy | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SF) Ronald Dillard | |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 07:51 | UMass | William Jenson blows the dunk | 41-45 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Keith Jenks tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) SG - John Jennings (fresh) SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Jenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG) John Wiley | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) William Jenson, Abdul Menard, Keith Jenks | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore is fouled on the floor by Thomas Allred - foul #1 on Thomas Allred, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), James Worthy (PF) John Jennings, Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Dennis Scott grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 41-51 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Jerome Abbott takes the ball from Joseph Fung | 43-51 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Jason McCaulley, Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) Charles Cole, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 06:10 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-51 |
| 05:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 43-51 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Joseph Fung knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Stewart | 43-53 |
| 05:08 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG), Thomas Allred (PF) Jerome Abbott, James Worthy | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG), Abdul Menard (SG), Keith Jenks (SF) Gregory Stewart, Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung | |
| 05:08 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:08 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Abdul Menard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Jenson | 44-55 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-55 |
| 04:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ronald Dillard | 44-55 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Thomas Allred steals it from Abdul Menard | 44-55 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Allred | 46-55 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Ronald Dillard slams it home on a nice dish by William Jenson | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Darin Aiello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Jenson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton hits a 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | UMass | William Jenson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 49-57 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Ronald Dillard tips it but misses | 49-57 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it back up and in | 49-59 |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF), Timothy Drake (C) Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, Thomas Allred, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Charles Cole (PF) William Jenson, Abdul Menard, Keith Jenks, Jamie Becker | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Drake and he's hacked by Gregory Stewart - foul #3 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | UMass | Ronald Dillard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-59 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy tips it in | 54-59 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Joseph Fung is hacked by Joel Shelton - foul #2 on Joel Shelton, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG) Joel Shelton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:17 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Ronald Dillard buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gregory Stewart | 57-62 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Darin Aiello (C) John Wiley, Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (PF) Charles Cole | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Becker denies the turnaround by James Worthy | 60-62 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Jamie Becker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the shot from the right block | 62-62 |
| 00:07 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-62 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Dennis Scott grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Gregory Stewart is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton knocks in the floater from the left side | 64-62 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the jump hook from the left block | 64-62 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Ronald Dillard tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason McCaulley | 67-64 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Gregory Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Ronald Dillard gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Joseph Fung drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Scott | 67-66 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darin Aiello - foul #2 on Darin Aiello, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG), John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (C) Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (PF) Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 02:25 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Gregory Stewart makes the 3rd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF) Robert Reynolds, John Jennings | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Abdul Menard, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton connects on the jumper from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Gregory Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Cole | 69-71 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Worthy | 71-71 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Ronald Dillard buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Stewart and the foul's on Timothy Drake - foul #3 on Timothy Drake, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (PF) Charles Cole | |
| 01:28 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 24 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Jamie Becker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jason McCaulley - foul #3 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the offensive board | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled on the floor by Jason McCaulley - foul #4 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Abbott | 74-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Shelton - foul #3 on Joel Shelton, team foul #15 | 74-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason McCaulley | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Abbott - foul #4 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #16 | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the offensive board | 77-80 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Darin Aiello | 77-80 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The clock runs out | 77-80 |