| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | James Mattson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Patenaude | 42-43 |
| 19:20 | UMass | David Pinto hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 42-43 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 19:10 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| 18:52 | UMass | David Pinto can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | James Mattson snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 18:35 | Ohio | The short jumper by Raymond Boyer is denied by Howard Young | 42-43 |
| 18:34 | UMass | James Wood pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Howard Young buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Ertel | 44-43 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude scores on a jumper from the left block set up by James Mattson | 44-45 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Edmund Roark is called for the reach on Walter Ertel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edmund Roark, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Wiley Clark, James Wood, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Greg Davis (SF), Alfred Chou (PF), Kenneth Eicher (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| 17:52 | UMass | Robert Brosnan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 17:40 | Ohio | Corey Glover takes the ball from Kenneth Bronsky | 44-45 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Joseph Attebery is called for traveling | 44-45 |
| 16:53 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 16:44 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:31 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Eicher | 44-48 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Robert Brosnan drills a jumper in the lane set up by Corey Glover | 46-48 |
| 16:00 | Ohio | Alfred Chou banks in the layup set up by Robert Benton and he's hacked by David Nielsen - foul #2 on David Nielsen, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Corey Glover, Joseph Attebery, Adam Valentine, David Nielsen, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Edmund Roark (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Greg Davis, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 16:00 | Ohio | Alfred Chou makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Pinto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:49 | UMass | Henry Toles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) Alfred Chou | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is hacked by David Pinto - foul #3 on David Pinto, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Edmund Roark | |
| 15:20 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 15:18 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:14 | UMass | James Wood buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Walter Ertel | 49-51 |
| 14:51 | Ohio | James Mattson can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #1 on Walter Ertel, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| 14:51 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 14:51 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Howard Young hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Walter Ertel | 51-53 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Jesse Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Pinto - foul #4 on David Pinto, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Adam Valentine hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Adam Valentine tips it but misses | 51-55 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Robert Brosnan tips it but misses | 51-55 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:45 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the easy layup | 51-55 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Walter Ertel pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Wiley Clark is hacked by Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edmund Roark, team foul #2 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), Joseph Attebery (SF) Walter Ertel, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (C) Jesse Smith, Edmund Roark, Gerald Mead | |
| 13:27 | UMass | Howard Young drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Wiley Clark | 53-55 |
| 13:12 | Ohio | Adam Valentine is called for the reach on Kenneth Eicher - foul #1 on Adam Valentine, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), David Nielsen (PF) Howard Young, Adam Valentine | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Davis (C) James Mattson | |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Greg Davis misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Glover - foul #1 on Corey Glover, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (C) Wiley Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Wilson (SG) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Greg Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Greg Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Henry Toles misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | Timothy Wilson knocks in the runner from close range | 53-58 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Robert Benton denies the turnaround by Corey Glover | 53-58 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Corey Glover tips it in | 55-58 |
| 12:03 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 12:01 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:49 | Ohio | Henry Toles steals the ball from Greg Davis | 55-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Attebery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Nielsen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Boyer (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Greg Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Eicher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | UMass | Corey Glover buries a 3 from straight away set up by David Nielsen | 58-58 |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Robert Brosnan is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 58-61 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Robert Brosnan tips it home | 60-61 |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Robert Benton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Wilson | 60-63 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Joseph Attebery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer slams it home | 60-65 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Henry Toles misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 60-65 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Robert Benton is called for traveling | 60-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), Adam Valentine (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Alfred Chou (SF), James Mattson (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Robert Benton, Timothy Wilson, Raymond Boyer, Greg Davis, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 09:13 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 09:11 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude tips it in | 60-67 |
| 08:27 | UMass | James Wood buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Ertel | 63-67 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Howard Young - foul #3 on Howard Young, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Gerald Mead denies the turnaround by Adam Valentine | 63-69 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Walter Ertel tips it home | 65-69 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Jesse Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Bronsky | 65-71 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Adam Valentine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Mattson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Mead (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UMass | Kenneth Bronsky steals the ball from Walter Ertel in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| 07:11 | Ohio | Jesse Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Chou | 65-73 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Walter Ertel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Young | 68-73 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 06:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Adam Valentine | 68-73 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-73 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Howard Young gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Adam Valentine hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Ertel | 70-73 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #2 on Walter Ertel, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Adam Valentine | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF) Kenneth Bronsky, Alfred Chou | |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 06:12 | UMass | David Pinto gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Raymond Boyer picks off the pass by James Wood in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer hits the finger roll | 70-76 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Walter Ertel hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Pinto | 72-76 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Mathew Patenaude and the foul's on James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #9 | 72-78 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Edmund Roark (SG), Greg Davis (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Gerald Mead | |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the free throw | 72-78 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Howard Young pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Raymond Boyer picks off the pass by Walter Ertel in the backcourt | 72-78 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Edmund Roark jams it on a great pass from Raymond Boyer | 72-80 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Edmund Roark steps in front of the Walter Ertel pass in the backcourt | 72-80 |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #3 on Walter Ertel, team foul #10 | 72-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Valentine (SF) James Wood | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 04:45 | UMass | David Pinto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-82 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (PF) Howard Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) James Mattson | |
| 04:28 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Gerald Mead | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:06 | UMass | Adam Valentine buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Ertel | 75-84 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Edmund Roark, team foul #3 | 75-84 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), Joseph Attebery (SF), David Nielsen (PF) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Adam Valentine, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Alfred Chou (C) Robert Benton, Edmund Roark, Greg Davis, Gerald Mead | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | UMass | David Pinto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-84 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher grabs the board | 75-84 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Pinto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Boyer (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfred Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Wiley Clark steps in front of the Mathew Patenaude pass | 75-84 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Joseph Attebery banks in the layup set up by Wiley Clark | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky is called for 10 seconds | 77-84 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF) Alfred Chou | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mathew Patenaude - foul #2 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #4 | 77-84 |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF) Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher clanks a 3 from straight away | 78-84 |
| 02:29 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Boyer | 78-84 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | James Mattson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Smith | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:52 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Glover and the foul's on Jesse Smith - foul #4 on Jesse Smith, team foul #5 | 80-86 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG) Corey Glover | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Gerald Mead (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-86 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the free throw | 81-86 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer's fadeaway is rejected by David Pinto | 81-86 |
| 01:31 | UMass | James Wood pulls down the rebound | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:25 | UMass | Wiley Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-86 |
| 01:23 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Young | 81-86 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Henry Toles misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 81-86 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Gerald Mead pulls down the rebound | 81-86 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-86 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG) Wiley Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is fouled on the floor by Henry Toles - foul #4 on Henry Toles, team foul #11 | 81-86 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | UMass | James Wood misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 81-87 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Raymond Boyer | 81-87 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-87 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF) Mathew Patenaude, James Mattson | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Henry Toles is called for the reach on Gerald Mead in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Toles, team foul #12 | 81-87 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Mattson (PF) Kenneth Bronsky, Raymond Boyer | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Howard Young snags the defensive board | 81-87 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Jesse Smith steps in front of the James Wood pass in the backcourt | 81-87 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is fouled on the floor by James Wood - foul #3 on James Wood, team foul #13 | 81-87 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Jesse Smith picks off the pass by Wiley Clark | 81-89 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Gerald Mead is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Clark - foul #2 on Wiley Clark, team foul #14 | 81-89 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:13 | UMass | James Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-91 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, James Wood, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Greg Davis (PF), Alfred Chou (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Robert Benton runs out the clock | 81-91 |