| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Ehret (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | Chester Majors misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 19:33 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Frank Pedersen takes the ball from Chester Majors | 34-44 |
| 19:18 | UMass | William Nava slams it home set up by Frank Pedersen | 34-46 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Chester Majors misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Frank Pedersen - foul #1 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Shane Carpenter makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Stanley | 36-48 |
| 18:15 | UConn | David Ehret is called for the reach on Ronnie Friedman - foul #3 on David Ehret, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Chester Majors misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Stanley - foul #1 on David Stanley, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Chester Majors misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 17:49 | UMass | David Ehret blows the layup | 37-48 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Brian Webber gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Brian Webber knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman and the foul's on William Nava - foul #2 on William Nava, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:34 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:15 | UMass | David Ehret is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Ehret, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifton Garrett (C) David Ehret | |
| 17:02 | UConn | Frank Pedersen steals the ball from Louis Hiatt | 40-48 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Frank Pedersen lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Robert Jones hits a jumper near the basket | 42-50 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Frank Pedersen swats the shot by Brian Webber | 42-50 |
| 16:16 | UMass | William Nava gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:10 | UMass | David Stanley lays it in set up by William Nava | 42-52 |
| 15:58 | UConn | David Stanley is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #2 on David Stanley, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), John Diorio (SF), Jonathan Reynolds (PF) William Nava, Shane Carpenter, David Stanley | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Pedersen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifton Garrett (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Chester Majors hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Coover | 44-52 |
| 15:39 | UMass | John Diorio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Frank Pedersen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 14:55 | UMass | John Diorio pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Clifton Garrett blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ray Brown - foul #1 on Ray Brown, team foul #1 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), David Stanley (PF) Michael Whitfield, Frank Pedersen, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 14:37 | UMass | Clifton Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Clifton Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the jumper from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Chester Majors hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Shane Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Clifton Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Robert Coover steals it from David Stanley | 46-53 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Robert Coover buries a jump hook in the paint | 48-53 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Robert Coover is called for the reach on John Diorio - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Brian Webber (SG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (C) Clifton Garrett | |
| 13:28 | UMass | Shane Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 48-53 |
| 13:27 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:22 | UConn | David Stanley blocks the short jumper by Robert Jones | 48-53 |
| 13:20 | UMass | David Stanley gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:18 | UMass | William Nava double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Ehret (C) Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 13:05 | UConn | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by David Stanley - foul #3 on David Stanley, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:42 | UMass | David Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-53 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Jim Ross scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Jones | 52-53 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Paul Jahnke denies the turnaround by David Ehret | 52-53 |
| 12:01 | UConn | David Lamb pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Ehret (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:39 | UConn | A charge is called on David Lamb - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Frank Pedersen (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (PF) William Nava, John Diorio, David Stanley | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Frank Pedersen buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Chester Majors hits a jumper from the right side set up by Louis Hiatt | 54-55 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Chester Majors - foul #3 on Chester Majors, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Louis Hiatt clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 10:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Ehret | 54-57 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Louis Hiatt is called for the reach on Michael Whitfield - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG) Brian Webber | |
| Subs | UMass | David Stanley (PF), Clifton Garrett (C) Shane Carpenter, David Ehret | |
| 10:22 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Robert Coover pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 54-57 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Ray Brown gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Chester Majors buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:40 | UMass | David Stanley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chester Majors - foul #4 on Chester Majors, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), John Diorio (SF) Michael Whitfield, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 09:40 | UMass | David Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:40 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Jim Ross misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-58 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Clifton Garrett gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Frank Pedersen connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Nava | 56-60 |
| 09:01 | UConn | David Lamb misses the dunk attempt | 56-60 |
| 09:00 | UConn | David Lamb tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Paul Jahnke is called for the reach on David Stanley - foul #1 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| Subs | UMass | David Ehret (C) Clifton Garrett | |
| 08:50 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:50 | UMass | David Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Robert Jones's fadeaway is rejected by David Ehret | 58-61 |
| 08:27 | UMass | David Ehret snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Frank Pedersen loses the ball out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (PF) Frank Pedersen, David Stanley | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Ray Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Brian Webber loses the ball out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Ehret (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Shane Carpenter drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Brian Webber loses the dribble to Shane Carpenter | 58-63 |
| 06:57 | UMass | William Nava can't finish the layup | 58-63 |
| 06:55 | UMass | David Ehret tips it back up and in | 58-65 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the jumpshot from the right side | 58-65 |
| 06:30 | UMass | William Nava gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:23 | UMass | William Nava travels with the ball | 58-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Frank Pedersen (SG), David Stanley (PF), Clifton Garrett (C) William Nava, John Diorio, Jonathan Reynolds, David Ehret | |
| 06:00 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is called for traveling | 58-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG) Brian Webber | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:40 | UMass | Clifton Garrett connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Stanley | 58-67 |
| 05:15 | UConn | David Lamb drills a jumper in the lane | 60-67 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Clifton Garrett blows the layup | 60-67 |
| 05:06 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Garrett | 60-67 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Frank Pedersen's pass is intercepted by Robert Coover | 60-67 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Jim Ross blows the layup but he's hacked by Clifton Garrett - foul #3 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Chester Majors (PF) Robert Jones, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), John Diorio (SF), David Ehret (C) Michael Whitfield, Shane Carpenter, Clifton Garrett | |
| 04:33 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:08 | UMass | John Diorio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #2 on Jim Ross, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Brown (C) Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:08 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:08 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-69 |
| 03:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Stanley | 62-69 |
| 03:46 | UMass | David Stanley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Ray Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Ehret (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | UMass | John Diorio can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-69 |
| 02:58 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the offensive board | 62-69 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 62-69 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Chester Majors gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Chester Majors jams it on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman | 64-69 |
| 01:58 | UMass | William Nava misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Ray Brown snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:43 | UConn | Chester Majors double dribbles | 64-69 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SF) John Diorio | |
| 01:19 | UMass | William Nava is whistled for traveling | 64-69 |
| 01:03 | UConn | A charge is called on Chester Majors - foul #5 on Chester Majors, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Shane Carpenter's floater is knocked away by Paul Jahnke | 64-69 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Shane Carpenter - foul #4 on Shane Carpenter, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Stanley is hacked by Brian Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 66-71 |
| 00:27 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Friedman | 66-71 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 00:23 | UMass | David Ehret pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Ronnie Friedman is called for the reach on David Ehret in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF) Shane Carpenter | |
| 00:20 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:20 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 00:12 | UMass | David Ehret snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | UMass | David Ehret is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Webber - foul #3 on Brian Webber, team foul #12 | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:09 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Brian Webber scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Webber - foul #4 on Brian Webber, team foul #13 | 69-75 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SF), Clifton Garrett (C) John Diorio, David Ehret | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman connects on the halfcourt shot | 72-76 |