| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) SG - Henry Toles (fresh) SF - James Wood (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fresh) C - David Pinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the shot from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Henry Toles misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UMass | David Pinto scores on a floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Jerry Lee steals it from Howard Young | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Jon Carnahan takes the ball from Howard Young | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is hacked by James Wood - foul #1 on James Wood, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Henry Toles - foul #1 on Henry Toles, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | UMass | James Wood snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Walter Ertel drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's dunk attempt is rejected by Howard Young | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Henry Toles comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Grant and he's fouled by James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Valentine (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) James Wood, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Henry Toles comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Howard Young misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Henry Toles tips it in | 6-7 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg tips it in | 6-9 |
| 15:44 | UMass | Walter Ertel's pass is intercepted by Harry Bucy | 6-9 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Howard Young swats the short shot by Nicholas Pegg | 6-9 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Henry Toles snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Ertel and he's hacked by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), David Pinto (C) Walter Ertel, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee | |
| 15:19 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bill Greenman | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Wiley Clark - foul #1 on Wiley Clark, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Corey Glover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a jump hook from close range | 9-13 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Corey Glover is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #1 on Corey Glover, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Joseph Attebery (SF), Howard Young (PF) Adam Valentine, Robert Brosnan, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jerry Lee | 9-16 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Nicholas Pegg is called for the reach on Wiley Clark - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 13:12 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 9-16 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Lee and he's fouled by Walter Ertel - foul #1 on Walter Ertel, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UMass | David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Young | 9-18 |
| 12:40 | UMass | David Pinto can't connect on a floater from the right block | 9-18 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Adam Valentine (C) Corey Glover, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF) Harry Bucy, Jerry Lee | |
| 12:16 | UMass | Patrick Grant picks off the pass by Walter Ertel in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 9-18 |
| 11:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to Adam Valentine | 9-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Attebery (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Valentine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | UMass | Adam Valentine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Grant and he's fouled by Adam Valentine - foul #1 on Adam Valentine, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), David Nielsen (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Joseph Attebery, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) Jon Carnahan | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the free throw | 9-21 |
| 11:09 | UMass | The jump hook by Robert Brosnan is blocked by Eldridge Kent | 9-21 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Henry Toles gets the offensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Wiley Clark is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), Todd Scheetz (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:28 | UMass | Adam Valentine's pass is intercepted by Patrick Grant | 9-21 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant dunks the ball | 9-23 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Robert Brosnan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-23 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 9-23 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz loses the ball out of bounds | 9-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Joseph Attebery (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Adam Valentine, David Nielsen, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| 09:28 | UMass | David Pinto is hacked by Harry Bucy - foul #1 on Harry Bucy, team foul #5 | 9-23 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Harry Bucy | |
| 09:16 | UMass | John Jackson steals it from David Pinto | 9-23 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee jams it set up by John Jackson | 9-25 |
| 08:51 | UMass | David Pinto can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-25 |
| 08:49 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Young | 9-25 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Pinto | 11-25 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the dunk but the foul's on Walter Ertel - foul #2 on Walter Ertel, team foul #8 | 11-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), Robert Brosnan (PF) Walter Ertel, Corey Glover, Joseph Attebery, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Robert Brosnan clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 11-26 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) PF - Robert Brosnan (fresh) C - David Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Bucy (fairly fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-26 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the offensive board | 11-26 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Jackson | 11-29 |
| 06:59 | UMass | David Pinto is fouled on the floor by Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #6 | 11-29 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (PF) David Pinto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 06:43 | UMass | Robert Brosnan makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Todd Scheetz - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #7 | 13-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Young (PF) David Nielsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| 06:43 | UMass | Robert Brosnan makes the free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Wiley Clark steals it from Patrick Grant | 14-29 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Jon Carnahan blocks the short jumper by Robert Brosnan | 14-29 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 14-29 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Carnahan | 14-32 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Jon Carnahan is called for the reach on Henry Toles - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #8 | 14-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Joseph Attebery (SF), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Adam Valentine, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Patrick Grant | |
| 05:28 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is whistled for a carry | 16-32 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (PF) Howard Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:55 | UMass | Henry Toles's floater is knocked away by Jon Carnahan | 16-32 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Attebery - foul #1 on Joseph Attebery, team foul #9 | 16-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Joseph Attebery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-34 |
| 04:14 | UMass | David Pinto misses the tip | 16-34 |
| 04:13 | UMass | David Nielsen snags the offensive board | 16-34 |
| 03:57 | UMass | David Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 16-34 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 16-34 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | John Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Attebery - foul #2 on Joseph Attebery, team foul #10 | 16-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee | |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Howard Young pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SF - James Wood (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | UMass | Robert Brosnan is fouled on the floor by Todd Scheetz - foul #2 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #9 | 16-35 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-35 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Howard Young gets the rebound | 16-35 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Robert Brosnan double dribbles | 16-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Todd Scheetz | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 16-35 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Walter Ertel pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Wiley Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-35 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG) Wiley Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:48 | UMass | Robert Brosnan knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Wood | 18-35 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Eldridge Kent | 18-37 |
| 01:18 | UMass | James Wood is hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #3 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #10 | 18-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Valentine (PF), David Pinto (C) Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent, Jerry Lee | |
| 01:18 | UMass | James Wood makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 01:18 | UMass | James Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 19-39 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-39 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 19-39 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Bucy | 19-41 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Walter Ertel buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Corey Glover | 21-41 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the finger roll | 21-43 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Corey Glover misses long on a fullcourt shot | 21-43 |