| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Rakes (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Perry Rakes inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 37-32 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard drills a jump hook in the paint | 39-34 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey is hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Wilkinson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:18 | UMass | James Taylor misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson tips it home | 41-36 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss scores on a turnaround from close range | 43-36 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Patrick Nielson is called for the reach on Willie Urban - foul #1 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Dean Lindsey, James Lynch | |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (C) Willie Urban, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 17:22 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda is called for 5 seconds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) Henry Gould | |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (C) James Taylor | |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Perry Rakes loses the dribble to John Goss | 45-36 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson lays it up and in set up by John Goss | 47-36 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Perry Rakes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Claude Booth tips it in | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Buzard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar clanks a jumper near the basket | 47-38 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Perry Rakes snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Claude Booth connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Buzard | 47-40 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Folmar | 49-40 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Geoffrey Folmar is called for the reach on Arthur Ojeda - foul #3 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Henry Gould (PF), James Lynch (C) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), John Williams (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, Kenneth Buzard, Lawrence Fontanez, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 14:51 | UMass | John Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:32 | UMass | John Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Gould - foul #3 on Henry Gould, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG) Sallu Agbayani | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:32 | UMass | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:32 | UMass | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| 14:01 | UMass | John Williams makes the 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 13:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould loses the dribble to Willie Urban | 49-44 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Willie Urban lays it up and in | 49-46 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 49-46 |
| 13:07 | UMass | John Williams snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Willie Urban connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Williams | 49-48 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Wilkinson - foul #3 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), John Goss (SF) Tano Akiyama, Dean Lindsey, Dema Kukowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Ojeda (C) Willie Urban, John Williams, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Patrick Nielson is called for the reach on Perry Rakes - foul #2 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Claude Booth (C) Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| 12:19 | UMass | Claude Booth clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Lloyd Caraway - foul #2 on Lloyd Caraway, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Claude Booth misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Claude Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Claude Booth steals the ball from Geoffrey Folmar | 51-48 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 3 pf. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 11:25 | UMass | Perry Rakes connects on the 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Ojeda - foul #1 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Henry Gould (PF) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Willie Urban scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Wilkinson | 56-53 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Wilkinson denies the turnaround by Henry Gould | 56-53 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Arthur Terry snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Dean Lindsey steps in front of the Willie Urban pass in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani lays it up and in on a great pass from Dean Lindsey | 58-53 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Willie Urban is fouled on the floor by Sallu Agbayani - foul #3 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Geoffrey Folmar - foul #4 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), James Lynch (C) Sallu Agbayani, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:58 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by John Goss is denied by Thomas Wilkinson | 58-55 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Arthur Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SG) Dean Lindsey | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), John Williams (SG), Arthur Ojeda (C) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson is whistled for a carry | 58-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG) Dema Kukowski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:50 | UMass | Perry Rakes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Ojeda | 58-58 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:26 | UMass | John Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Perry Rakes | 58-61 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson hits a turnaround in the paint | 60-61 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Goss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 07:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 60-61 |
| 07:05 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 07:04 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Ojeda | 60-61 |
| 06:54 | UMass | James Taylor connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Terry | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Patrick Nielson, Sallu Agbayani, John Goss, James Lynch | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) John Williams, Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is fouled on the floor by Dean Lindsey - foul #2 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) Henry Gould | |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (PF) Perry Rakes | |
| 05:45 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez is whistled for traveling | 60-63 |
| 04:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Dema Kukowski | 60-63 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses the jump hook near the basket | 62-63 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Claude Booth gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:14 | UMass | A charge is called on Thomas Wilkinson - foul #4 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG) Tano Akiyama | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (SF) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey is hacked by Kenneth Buzard - foul #2 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Sallu Agbayani, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), James Taylor (PF), Arthur Ojeda (C) Willie Urban, Lawrence Fontanez, Claude Booth | |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Perry Rakes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gerace - foul #1 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG) Dean Lindsey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Manuel Gerace | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Goss (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Chapel (fresh) SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Perry Rakes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 03:00 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar (C) Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Arthur Terry (SF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Michael Chapel, Perry Rakes, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 02:48 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Urban | 65-66 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), James Lynch (C) Sallu Agbayani, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Nielson | 67-66 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Taylor | 67-69 |
| 02:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Terry steals it from Patrick Nielson | 67-69 |
| 01:52 | UMass | The jump hook by Thomas Wilkinson is blocked by James Lynch | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 01:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Terry | 67-69 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Arthur Terry buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Willie Urban | 67-71 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Urban is called for the reach on Dean Lindsey - foul #2 on Willie Urban, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould snags the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould drills a driving attempt from the right block | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard buries a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Wilkinson | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Buzard - foul #3 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Willie Urban is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Nielson - foul #3 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Willie Urban misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dean Lindsey | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses short on a runner from the right block | 72-74 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Willie Urban pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Willie Urban runs out the clock | 72-74 |