| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hodges (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earnest Balaski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Andrew Brownell lays it in set up by Rick Hershey | 27-35 |
| 19:22 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Doughty | 27-37 |
| 19:03 | UMass | James Reeves hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilfredo Montanez | 30-37 |
| 18:46 | Baylor | Rick Hershey steals the ball from Gene Doughty | 30-37 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Rick Hershey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:31 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:28 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson loses the dribble to Kevin Mondor in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Kevin Mondor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Thomas McDaniel (PF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Lewis Henderson, Earnest Balaski, Richard Wade | |
| 18:07 | Baylor | James Reeves picks off the pass by Glenn Sharpless | 30-37 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Kevin Mondor blows the dunk | 30-37 |
| 17:49 | UMass | James Reeves tips it in | 32-37 |
| 17:31 | Baylor | Jimmy English misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-37 |
| 17:29 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:23 | UMass | James Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Earnest Balaski (PF) Jimmy English, Gene Doughty, Aaron Hodges | |
| 17:01 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses long on a runner in the paint | 32-37 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Kevin Mondor gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:54 | UMass | David Hudson is fouled on the floor by Robert Arnold - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF) Kevin Mondor, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gene Doughty (SG), Aaron Hodges (SF), Richard Wade (C) Robert Arnold, Earnest Balaski, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 16:46 | UMass | David Elsea clanks a turnaround in the lane | 32-37 |
| 16:44 | Baylor | Richard Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:30 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 16:29 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McDaniel | 32-37 |
| 16:22 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Lewis Henderson | 32-39 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Thomas McDaniel steps in front of the David Hudson pass | 32-39 |
| 15:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses the easy layup | 32-39 |
| 15:45 | UMass | David Elsea pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) PF - David Elsea (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hodges (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas McDaniel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UMass | Jack Wood connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Jose Valdez | 34-39 |
| 15:19 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 15:17 | UMass | David Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Richard Wade swats the layup by Naija Abdelhamid | 34-39 |
| 15:00 | Baylor | Richard Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:45 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lewis Henderson | 34-42 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Gene Doughty steps in front of the Jack Wood pass | 34-42 |
| 14:03 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges banks in the layup | 34-44 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Jose Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Hodges - foul #1 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), James Reeves (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Earnest Balaski (PF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Thomas McDaniel, Richard Wade | |
| 13:56 | UMass | Jose Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Jose Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:39 | Baylor | Jimmy English is hacked by Rick Hershey - foul #2 on Rick Hershey, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG) Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 13:24 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski hits the finger roll | 36-46 |
| 13:01 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 12:59 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Mondor | 36-46 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Rick Hershey makes the jumper from the right block set up by James Reeves | 38-46 |
| 12:35 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges blows the layup | 38-46 |
| 12:33 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy English | 38-46 |
| 12:21 | Baylor | Jimmy English is fouled on the floor by Rick Hershey - foul #3 on Rick Hershey, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Gene Doughty (SG), Thomas McDaniel (SF), Richard Wade (C) Jimmy English, Robert Arnold, Aaron Hodges, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 12:07 | Baylor | Gene Doughty can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-46 |
| 12:05 | UMass | James Reeves snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 11:59 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:55 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses long on a floater in the lane | 38-46 |
| 11:53 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Henderson | 38-46 |
| 11:36 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Aaron Hodges (SF) Lewis Henderson, Thomas McDaniel | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Elsea (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jimmy English (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Hodges (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earnest Balaski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Jimmy English is called for the reach on Naija Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Jimmy English, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG) Jimmy English | |
| 10:59 | UMass | Kevin Mondor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 10:58 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:52 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 10:50 | UMass | David Hudson grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Kevin Mondor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 10:44 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Kevin Mondor connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Reeves | 40-46 |
| 10:01 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 09:59 | UMass | David Elsea gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is fouled on the floor by Richard Wade - foul #3 on Richard Wade, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, James Reeves, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Thomas McDaniel (SF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Lewis Henderson, Aaron Hodges, Richard Wade | |
| 09:28 | UMass | Rick Hershey knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 09:23 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 09:21 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski can't tip it in | 43-46 |
| 09:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Elsea | 43-46 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Jack Wood knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rick Hershey | 46-46 |
| 08:50 | Baylor | Jimmy English misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas McDaniel - foul #2 on Thomas McDaniel, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (SG) David Elsea | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Aaron Hodges (SF), Richard Wade (C) Jimmy English, Thomas McDaniel, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 08:33 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:15 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Naija Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 08:03 | UMass | Andrew Brownell lays it up and in | 49-46 |
| 07:46 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rick Hershey - foul #4 on Rick Hershey, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (C) Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Arnold (SG), Thomas McDaniel (PF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Gene Doughty, Earnest Balaski, Richard Wade | |
| 07:46 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:46 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:46 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:31 | UMass | James Reeves can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 49-46 |
| 07:29 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Elsea (fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Arnold (fresh) SF - Aaron Hodges (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Glenn Sharpless (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Baylor | Rick Hershey is called for the reach on Lewis Henderson - foul #5 on Rick Hershey, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG) Rick Hershey | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Gene Doughty (SG), Earnest Balaski (PF), Richard Wade (C) Lewis Henderson, Robert Arnold, Thomas McDaniel, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 07:02 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Earnest Balaski blocks the short jumper by Kevin Mondor | 49-46 |
| 06:56 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:46 | Baylor | Gene Doughty can't throw it down | 49-46 |
| 06:44 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy English | 49-46 |
| 06:28 | Baylor | David Hudson steps in front of the Gene Doughty pass | 49-46 |
| 06:10 | UMass | David Elsea makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Naija Abdelhamid and the foul's on Aaron Hodges - foul #2 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) James Reeves, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Thomas McDaniel (SF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Jimmy English, Aaron Hodges, Richard Wade | |
| 06:10 | UMass | David Elsea misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:10 | UMass | David Elsea snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Kevin Mondor buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wilfredo Montanez | 53-46 |
| 05:40 | Baylor | Gene Doughty drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 55-49 |
| 05:07 | Baylor | Kevin Mondor picks off the pass by Glenn Sharpless | 55-49 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Glenn Sharpless - foul #1 on Glenn Sharpless, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SF), James Reeves (PF), David Hudson (C) Wilfredo Montanez, David Elsea, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Aaron Hodges (SF), Richard Wade (C) Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Earnest Balaski, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 04:38 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:38 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Aaron Hodges | 56-49 |
| 04:17 | Baylor | Richard Wade clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Hudson - foul #2 on David Hudson, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Jose Valdez (SF) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Gene Doughty (SG), Earnest Balaski (PF) Jimmy English, Robert Arnold, Thomas McDaniel | |
| 04:17 | Baylor | Richard Wade makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:17 | Baylor | Richard Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Earnest Balaski is called for the reach on James Reeves - foul #2 on Earnest Balaski, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel (PF) Earnest Balaski | |
| 03:58 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Richard Wade | 56-51 |
| 03:37 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:35 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel tips it home | 56-53 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Jack Wood comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-53 |
| 03:17 | Baylor | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Lewis Henderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Doughty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Hodges (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 56-55 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Francis Hungate misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 02:40 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:20 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Reeves - foul #3 on James Reeves, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Francis Hungate, Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Earnest Balaski (PF) Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Aaron Hodges | |
| 02:20 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:20 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:02 | UMass | The jump hook by Wilfredo Montanez is blocked by Earnest Balaski | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | Baylor | Naija Abdelhamid is called for the reach on Jimmy English in the backcourt - foul #3 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gene Doughty (SG), Aaron Hodges (SF) Robert Arnold, Thomas McDaniel | |
| 01:59 | Baylor | Jimmy English misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Kevin Mondor drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 58-57 |
| 01:18 | Baylor | Gene Doughty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 01:10 | Baylor | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:49 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 00:47 | Baylor | Richard Wade grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:29 | Baylor | Richard Wade misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:27 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Jimmy English is called for the reach on James Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy English, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG) Jimmy English | |
| 00:24 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:24 | Baylor | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:07 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski clanks a floater from the left block | 58-57 |
| 00:05 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | The jump hook by Kevin Mondor is blocked by Aaron Hodges | 58-59 |