| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Perry Heckstall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Eury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury inbounds the ball | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Clifton Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Danny Best picks off the pass by Frank Pedersen in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Clifton Garrett gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Frank Pedersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Danny Best | 43-49 |
| 19:05 | UMass | John Diorio's pass is intercepted by Perry Heckstall in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury throws it down on a nice dish by Perry Heckstall | 45-49 |
| 18:45 | UMass | John Diorio is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 18:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Ehret | 45-49 |
| 18:33 | UMass | John Diorio is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Best - foul #2 on Danny Best, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), John Grohowski (C) Danny Best, Perry Heckstall, Edward Eury, George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Reynaldo Costa (PF) Frank Pedersen, Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett | |
| 18:20 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Grohowski - foul #1 on John Grohowski, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 18:02 | UMass | William Nava misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Costa - foul #1 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon loses the dribble to Michael Whitfield | 45-51 |
| 17:01 | UMass | William Nava misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 16:53 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa connects on the open jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Reynolds and the foul's on Charles Morris - foul #1 on Charles Morris, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), Edward Eury (SF), George Andrews (PF), Walter Rogers (C) David Harmon, Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, Jonathan Reynolds, David Ehret | |
| 16:47 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Rogers | 45-53 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Andrews | 47-53 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Danny Best steps in front of the Reynaldo Costa pass | 47-53 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews's pass is intercepted by Frank Pedersen | 47-53 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Frank Pedersen lays it up and in | 47-55 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Clifton Garrett is called for the reach on Edward Eury - foul #1 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) George Andrews, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), William Pagel (SF), David Stanley (PF) Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Perry Heckstall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Eury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Pagel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifton Garrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Tooley | 47-55 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 15:18 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Stanley | 47-55 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Frank Pedersen hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shane Carpenter | 47-57 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Clifton Garrett gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Perry Heckstall steps in front of the Shane Carpenter pass | 47-57 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall lays it up and in | 49-57 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Shane Carpenter is hacked by Perry Heckstall - foul #2 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), Ethan Harris (SF), John Grohowski (C) Danny Best, Perry Heckstall, Edward Eury, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, William Pagel, Clifton Garrett | |
| 14:03 | UMass | David Stanley hits a runner near the basket | 49-59 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | David Ehret steps in front of the Ethan Harris pass | 49-59 |
| 13:31 | UMass | William Nava makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kosta Skibinski | 49-62 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), George Andrews (PF) Ethan Harris, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF) Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio | |
| 13:07 | UMass | Michael Whitfield clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 49-62 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Michael Whitfield tips it home | 49-64 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Stanley - foul #4 on David Stanley, team foul #3 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), Walter Rogers (C) David Harmon, Logan Wilson, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), William Pagel (SF) William Nava, David Stanley | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 12:38 | UMass | David Ehret buries a jumper from the left wing set up by William Pagel | 51-66 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 12:32 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 12:26 | UMass | George Andrews steals the ball from Shane Carpenter | 51-66 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Michael Whitfield's pass is intercepted by Danny Best in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best lays it in | 56-66 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Michael Whitfield's pass is intercepted by Walter Rogers | 56-66 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Danny Best | 59-66 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Michael Whitfield is hacked by Danny Best in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Best, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SF), John Grohowski (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Charles Morris, George Andrews, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF) Michael Whitfield, Shane Carpenter, William Pagel, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 11:34 | UMass | David Ehret drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen and he's hacked by Kirk Tooley - foul #2 on Kirk Tooley, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG) Danny Best, Perry Heckstall | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:34 | UMass | David Ehret misses the free throw | 59-68 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ethan Harris (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Grohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - David Ehret (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley grabs the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ethan Harris | 59-68 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 11:02 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Frank Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-68 |
| 10:49 | UMass | David Ehret gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Logan Wilson is called for the reach on Kosta Skibinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Logan Wilson, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Logan Wilson, Ethan Harris, John Grohowski, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Frank Pedersen, David Ehret | |
| 10:46 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 59-68 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is fouled in the backcourt by Perry Heckstall - foul #3 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG) David Harmon | |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (PF) Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 10:23 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers loses the dribble to Kosta Skibinski | 59-70 |
| 10:04 | UMass | John Diorio is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Diorio, team foul #4 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SF), John Grohowski (C) Edward Eury, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG), William Pagel (SF) Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio | |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski buries a jumper near the basket set up by George Andrews | 61-70 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Danny Best is called for the reach on William Nava in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Best, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Charles Morris (SF) Danny Best, George Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (C) Clifton Garrett | |
| 09:50 | UMass | William Nava misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong tips it home | 63-70 |
| 09:23 | UMass | William Pagel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Morris - foul #2 on Charles Morris, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (PG) David Harmon | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), David Ehret (C) William Nava, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 09:23 | UMass | William Pagel makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 09:23 | UMass | William Pagel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 63-72 |
| 09:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Shane Carpenter | 63-72 |
| 08:56 | UMass | David Ehret loses the dribble to Perry Heckstall | 63-72 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is hacked by Michael Whitfield - foul #1 on Michael Whitfield, team foul #5 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (SG), Ethan Harris (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Perry Heckstall, Charles Morris, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF) Michael Whitfield, William Pagel, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 08:27 | UMass | John Diorio snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 08:20 | UMass | David Ehret can't finish the uncontested layup | 63-72 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Clifton Garrett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ethan Harris - foul #1 on Ethan Harris, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), George Andrews (SF), Walter Rogers (C) Logan Wilson, David Harmon, Charles Strong, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), David Stanley (PF) Shane Carpenter, David Ehret | |
| 07:55 | UMass | Clifton Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Clifton Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best is hacked by David Stanley - foul #5 on David Stanley, team foul #6 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Frank Pedersen, David Stanley | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danny Best | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SG - Perry Heckstall (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Eury (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Andrews (fresh) 11 pts. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Garrett (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | UMass | Michael Whitfield connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-77 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Eury | 71-77 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews grabs the board | 71-77 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall is fouled on the floor by Clifton Garrett - foul #2 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #7 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SF), John Grohowski (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Edward Eury, George Andrews, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), William Nava (SG), William Pagel (SF), Reynaldo Costa (PF), David Ehret (C) Michael Whitfield, Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 06:17 | UMass | William Nava is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-77 |
| 06:16 | UMass | William Pagel tips it home | 73-79 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Pagel - foul #1 on William Pagel, team foul #8 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG) Danny Best | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa is hacked by Kirk Tooley - foul #3 on Kirk Tooley, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Charles Strong (PF) Perry Heckstall, Ethan Harris, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF) William Pagel | |
| 05:48 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the shot from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 05:31 | UMass | David Ehret pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Reynaldo Costa | 75-82 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-82 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Charles Morris steps in front of the John Diorio pass | 77-82 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by John Grohowski is blocked by Reynaldo Costa | 77-82 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong hits a jump hook near the basket | 79-82 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Frank Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 79-82 |
| 04:22 | UMass | David Ehret gets the offensive rebound | 79-82 |
| 04:17 | UMass | John Diorio misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 79-82 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the board | 79-82 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-82 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-82 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Grohowski | 81-82 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-82 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski gets the rebound | 81-82 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), George Andrews (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) David Harmon, Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Charles Strong, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), William Pagel (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Frank Pedersen, William Nava, John Diorio, Reynaldo Costa, David Ehret | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Andrews, team foul #13 | 81-82 |
| 03:07 | UMass | William Pagel misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-82 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kirk Tooley | 81-82 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SG - Perry Heckstall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Andrews (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ethan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pagel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifton Garrett (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Reynolds steps in front of the Perry Heckstall pass | 81-82 |
| 02:57 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (SG) Perry Heckstall | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:40 | UMass | George Andrews picks off the pass by Michael Whitfield | 81-82 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Andrews | 83-82 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Clifton Garrett lays it up and in set up by Michael Whitfield | 83-84 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall (SG), Edward Eury (SF) David Harmon, Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG) Michael Whitfield | |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Danny Best and he's fouled by Jonathan Reynolds - foul #2 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #9 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong (PF) George Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF), David Ehret (C) William Pagel, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Edward Eury steals the ball from Clifton Garrett | 86-84 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the lay-in | 86-84 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the tip | 86-84 |
| 01:38 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the board | 86-84 |
| 01:32 | UMass | David Ehret clanks a turnaround in the paint | 86-84 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley grabs the defensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury comes up short on the shot from the left side | 86-84 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall gets the offensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 86-84 |
| 01:11 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the defensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Frank Pedersen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-87 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-87 |
| 00:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Diorio | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski scores on a floater from the left wing | 86-89 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 88-89 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Danny Best is called for the reach on Frank Pedersen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Best, team foul #14 | 88-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG) Danny Best | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 88-90 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 88-91 |
| 00:08 | UMass | John Diorio snags the defensive board | 88-91 |
| 00:06 | UMass | David Harmon is called for the reach on John Diorio in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Harmon, team foul #15 | 88-91 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (PF) Kosta Skibinski, Clifton Garrett | |
| 00:06 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 1st free throw | 88-92 |
| 00:06 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon connects on the 3 from the left corner | 91-93 |
| 00:01 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-93 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), Clifton Garrett (PF) William Nava, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Frank Pedersen runs out the clock | 91-93 |