| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White buries a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Willie Urban travels with the ball | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael White | 35-35 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Buzard | 35-37 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Buzard | 35-37 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Arthur Terry lays it in and he's fouled by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Michael White is called for the reach on Willie Urban - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (C) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 17:40 | UMass | James Taylor is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Taylor steps in front of the Kevin Bass pass | 35-39 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-39 |
| 17:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Terry | 35-39 |
| 16:54 | UMass | James Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Ed Billings is called for the reach on Willie Urban - foul #2 on Ed Billings, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (SG), John Fields (SF), Rodney Walters (C) Gary Ealey, Ed Billings, Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| 16:14 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Perry Rakes | 35-41 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters lays it in set up by John Fields | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Wilkinson - foul #1 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey (SG), Erich Naccarato (C) Michael White, Kevin Bass | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), John Williams (SG) Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:00 | UMass | John Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The short jumper by Rodney Walters is denied by Thomas Wilkinson | 39-41 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 14:22 | UMass | William Cain steps in front of the Michael Chapel pass | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain drills a fadeaway from the left side | 43-41 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White (PG), Ed Billings (SF), Donnie Blythe (PF) William Cain, John Fields, Rodney Walters | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Arthur Ojeda (C) Michael Chapel, John Williams, Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael White | 46-41 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Donnie Blythe swats the layup by James Taylor | 46-41 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 13:28 | UMass | James Taylor gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:20 | UMass | James Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donnie Blythe - foul #2 on Donnie Blythe, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (SG), Kevin Bass (PF) Gary Ealey, Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:20 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:20 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Cain, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Michael White picks off the pass by Willie Urban in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:41 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Arthur Terry clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ed Billings - foul #3 on Ed Billings, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (C) Arthur Ojeda | |
| 12:36 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey (SG), Donnie Blythe (C) William Cain, Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG) Willie Urban | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Perry Rakes is called for the reach on Donnie Blythe - foul #3 on Perry Rakes, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Ealey | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Perry Rakes buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Terry | 49-47 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Arthur Terry gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Arthur Terry scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Perry Rakes | 49-49 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Claude Booth snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Perry Rakes connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Buzard | 49-51 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Ealey and he's fouled by Kenneth Buzard - foul #3 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (SG), John Fields (SF), Erich Naccarato (C) Gary Ealey, Ed Billings, Kevin Bass | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Claude Booth | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez is fouled on the floor by Erich Naccarato - foul #4 on Erich Naccarato, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters (C) Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:53 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Wilkinson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass (PF) Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Perry Rakes - foul #4 on Perry Rakes, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG) Perry Rakes | |
| 08:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Williams | 52-56 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wilkinson - foul #3 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White (PG), Gary Ealey (SG) William Cain, Joshua Kraatz | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG) John Williams | |
| 08:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rodney Walters | 56-56 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is fouled on the floor by Gary Ealey - foul #3 on Gary Ealey, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings (SF), Erich Naccarato (C) John Fields, Kevin Bass | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) Lawrence Fontanez, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 07:48 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Ojeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Terry | 56-60 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters is fouled on the floor by Willie Urban - foul #3 on Willie Urban, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Claude Booth (C) Willie Urban, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Buzard steps in front of the Ed Billings pass | 57-60 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Arthur Terry is fouled on the floor by Ed Billings - foul #4 on Ed Billings, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (SG), Donnie Blythe (PF) Gary Ealey, Rodney Walters | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Claude Booth | |
| 06:29 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 57-62 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Buzard picks off the pass by Michael White | 57-62 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard lays it up and in | 57-64 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato loses the dribble to James Taylor | 57-64 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Donnie Blythe denies the turnaround by James Taylor | 57-64 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato hits the finger roll and the foul's on Perry Rakes - foul #5 on Perry Rakes, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey (SG), John Fields (SF), Kevin Bass (PF) Michael White, Ed Billings, Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) Perry Rakes, Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 04:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields misses the dunk attempt | 60-64 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass blows the dunk but he's hacked by Arthur Ojeda - foul #4 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #12 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White (PG), Donnie Blythe (C) William Cain, Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Willie Urban hits the finger roll | 62-66 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Willie Urban - foul #4 on Willie Urban, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings (SF) John Fields | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) John Williams, Lawrence Fontanez, Claude Booth | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Gary Ealey steals it from James Taylor | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings knocks in the jumper in the paint | 66-66 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Willie Urban is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Arthur Ojeda | |
| 02:45 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey loses the ball out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (SG), Erich Naccarato (C) Gary Ealey, Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG) Willie Urban | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Ed Billings steals it from Thomas Wilkinson | 66-68 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White can't throw it down | 66-68 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Wilkinson picks off the pass by Ed Billings | 66-68 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Erich Naccarato picks off the pass by Thomas Wilkinson | 66-68 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson is denied on a layup by Erich Naccarato | 66-68 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Arthur Terry tips it but misses | 66-68 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard can't tip it in | 66-68 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael White | 69-68 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Michael Chapel drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #14 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey (SG) William Cain | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG) Michael Chapel | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Buzard | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Taylor swats the layup by Kevin Bass | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses the fullcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Ealey | 75-72 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Willie Urban misses the lay-in | 75-72 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Willie Urban gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 04:05 | UMass | James Taylor comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 75-72 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson tips it but misses | 75-72 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Erich Naccarato - foul #5 on Erich Naccarato, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields (SF), Donnie Blythe (PF), Rodney Walters (C) Ed Billings, Kevin Bass, Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez (SF) Arthur Terry | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe makes the turnaround from close range | 77-73 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #15 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 02:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Urban - foul #5 on Willie Urban, team foul #16 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG) Willie Urban | |
| 02:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings (SF), Kevin Bass (PF) John Fields, Rodney Walters | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) Lawrence Fontanez, Claude Booth | |
| 02:32 | UMass | Michael Chapel misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 78-73 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-73 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Billings | 78-73 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White connects on the jumper from the left block | 80-73 |
| 02:00 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Arthur Ojeda | |
| 01:42 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the floater in the paint | 80-75 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Wilkinson | 80-75 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Arthur Terry pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Arthur Terry drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Chapel | 80-77 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Chapel steals it from Michael White | 80-77 |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Chapel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey banks in the layup | 82-80 |
| 00:12 | UMass | James Taylor hits the finger roll and the foul's on Gary Ealey - foul #4 on Gary Ealey, team foul #12 | 82-82 |
| 00:12 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Wilkinson denies the turnaround by Kevin Bass | 82-83 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the rebound | 82-83 |