| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Logan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Philip Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elroy Hornberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fritsch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Briggs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Zebrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Michael Logan inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | UMass | Philip Perkins picks off the pass by Michael Logan in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Luis Bruhn - foul #2 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Terrance Masterson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mark Sullivan | 47-40 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs travels with the ball | 47-40 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Joel Eaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg tips it home | 47-42 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Terrance Masterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Vincent Welch (SF), Fred Wilson (C) Philip Perkins, James Fritsch, Russell Zebrowski | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Elroy Hornberg | 47-44 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Richard Thomas picks off the pass by Joel Eaves | 47-44 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 18:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 47-44 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Richard Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Logan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Austin Leigh (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch (SF) Stephen Briggs | |
| 17:56 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jesse Dyer | 50-44 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Dyer is called for the reach on James Fritsch - foul #2 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins (PG), Lee Peden (PF), Russell Zebrowski (C) Richard Thomas, Vincent Welch, Fred Wilson | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Austin Leigh - foul #1 on Austin Leigh, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Tober | 52-46 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Dyer is called for the reach on Philip Perkins - foul #3 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Tommy Dale (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Jesse Dyer, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs (PF) Russell Zebrowski | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Luis Bruhn - foul #3 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG) Luis Bruhn, Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Terrance Masterson's pass is intercepted by James Fritsch in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Philip Perkins | 52-50 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Philip Perkins steals the ball from Terrance Masterson | 52-50 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Mark Sullivan gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Philip Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elroy Hornberg (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Fritsch (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Briggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Peden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs tips it home | 52-52 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Elroy Hornberg is called for the reach on Mark Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elroy Hornberg, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Jesse Dyer (SG), Michael Logan (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Ronald Tober, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), Vincent Welch (SG), Fred Wilson (C) Philip Perkins, Elroy Hornberg, Lee Peden | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Luis Bruhn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (SF), Russell Zebrowski (C) James Fritsch, Stephen Briggs | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Luis Bruhn - foul #4 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Kenneth Mayo (C) Luis Bruhn, Jesse Dyer, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch (SF), Stephen Briggs (PF) Vincent Welch, Fred Wilson | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Logan - foul #2 on Michael Logan, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg (SG) Richard Thomas | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Elroy Hornberg takes the ball from Mark Sullivan in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elroy Hornberg | 52-56 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Michael Logan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan | 55-56 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Joel Eaves drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 57-56 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mayo takes the ball from Russell Zebrowski | 57-56 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Stephen Briggs swats the short shot by Kenneth Mayo | 57-56 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Michael Logan snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Austin Leigh can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dalton Casey - foul #4 on Dalton Casey, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Jesse Dyer (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Joel Eaves, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Vincent Welch (SG), Philip Perkins (SF), Fred Wilson (PF), Lee Peden (C) Dalton Casey, Elroy Hornberg, James Fritsch, Stephen Briggs, Russell Zebrowski | |
| 13:09 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 12:41 | UMass | Ronald Tober travels in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses long on a jumper from close range | 59-56 |
| 12:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Tommy Dale | 59-56 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Jesse Dyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jesse Dyer - foul #4 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Michael Logan (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF) Jesse Dyer, Tommy Dale, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg (SG), James Fritsch (SF), Stephen Briggs (PF) Richard Thomas, Fred Wilson, Lee Peden | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Philip Perkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elroy Hornberg (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Fritsch (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Briggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UMass | James Fritsch is called for the reach on Michael Logan in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Fritsch, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Perkins | 59-60 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Mark Sullivan can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane but he's fouled by Philip Perkins - foul #2 on Philip Perkins, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski (C) Vincent Welch | |
| 11:04 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Philip Perkins | 61-62 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Stephen Briggs blocks the short jumper by Mark Sullivan | 61-62 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Dewey Chiles hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joel Eaves denies the turnaround by James Fritsch | 63-62 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski tips it in | 63-64 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Ronald Tober loses the dribble to Elroy Hornberg | 63-64 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch lays it up and in set up by Elroy Hornberg | 63-66 |
| 09:27 | UMass | Joel Eaves can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Dewey Chiles is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 63-66 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Michael Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Michael Logan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Fritsch - foul #2 on James Fritsch, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Ronald Tober, Joel Eaves, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Vincent Welch (SF), Fred Wilson (PF), Lee Peden (C) Philip Perkins, James Fritsch, Stephen Briggs, Russell Zebrowski | |
| 08:44 | UMass | Michael Logan misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Michael Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Michael Logan makes the 3rd free throw | 64-66 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mayo swats the short shot by Lee Peden | 64-66 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Logan and the foul's on Fred Wilson - foul #2 on Fred Wilson, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Michael Logan, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:04 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terrance Masterson swats the layup by Lee Peden | 66-66 |
| 07:41 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the board | 66-66 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elroy Hornberg (tired) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Welch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Peden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | UMass | Mark Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 66-66 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Terrance Masterson hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Austin Leigh picks off the pass by Fred Wilson | 68-66 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Dale and the foul's on Elroy Hornberg - foul #4 on Elroy Hornberg, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Walter Hill (PF) Austin Leigh, Tommy Dale, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), James Fritsch (SF), Stephen Briggs (PF) Richard Thomas, Elroy Hornberg, Lee Peden | |
| 07:08 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:51 | UMass | Jesse Dyer hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terrance Masterson | 73-66 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch banks in the layup on a great pass from Dalton Casey and the foul's on Austin Leigh - foul #2 on Austin Leigh, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski (C) Fred Wilson | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses the free throw | 73-68 |
| 06:31 | UMass | Terrance Masterson snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dalton Casey - foul #5 on Dalton Casey, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Austin Leigh, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Philip Perkins (SG) Dalton Casey, Vincent Welch | |
| 06:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs is hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Terrance Masterson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Russell Zebrowski - foul #3 on Russell Zebrowski, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg (SG), Fred Wilson (C) James Fritsch, Russell Zebrowski | |
| 05:36 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-69 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg grabs the offensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden (C) Fred Wilson | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Thomas | 77-71 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Jesse Dyer double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (SG) Tommy Dale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch (SF) Philip Perkins | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-71 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elroy Hornberg grabs the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch lays it up and in and he's fouled by Walter Hill - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch (SG) Elroy Hornberg | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch makes the free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is open and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Austin Leigh | 79-74 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-77 |
| 03:41 | UMass | Jesse Dyer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Dewey Chiles (C) Jesse Dyer, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins (PG), Elroy Hornberg (SG), Fred Wilson (PF), Russell Zebrowski (C) Richard Thomas, James Fritsch, Stephen Briggs, Lee Peden | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Philip Perkins (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elroy Hornberg (tired) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Vincent Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Zebrowski (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski is fouled on the floor by Dewey Chiles - foul #1 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is hacked by Elroy Hornberg - foul #5 on Elroy Hornberg, team foul #11 | 79-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch (SF) Elroy Hornberg | |
| 03:07 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Sullivan steals the ball from Philip Perkins | 81-79 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Fred Wilson swats the layup by Joel Eaves | 81-79 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Mark Sullivan can't tip it in | 81-79 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Joel Eaves gets the offensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Joel Eaves lays it in on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 83-79 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Stephen Briggs (PF), Lee Peden (C) Vincent Welch, Fred Wilson, Russell Zebrowski | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 83-81 |
| 02:13 | UMass | James Fritsch steals the ball from Tommy Dale in the backcourt | 83-81 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terrance Masterson swats the layup by Richard Thomas | 83-81 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Tommy Dale gets the rebound | 83-81 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Terrance Masterson hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ronald Tober | 85-81 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terrance Masterson picks off the pass by Lee Peden | 85-81 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 85-81 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs grabs the board | 85-81 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 85-81 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 85-81 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-81 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Tommy Dale is hacked by Richard Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #12 | 85-81 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG) Ronald Tober, Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch (SG), Russell Zebrowski (C) Richard Thomas, Lee Peden | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-81 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Terrance Masterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-81 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is hacked by Philip Perkins - foul #3 on Philip Perkins, team foul #13 | 86-81 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Perkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs gets the offensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Fritsch, team foul #14 | 88-81 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Philip Perkins is called for the reach on Joel Eaves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Perkins, team foul #15 | 88-81 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-81 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Briggs snags the offensive board | 90-81 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terrance Masterson takes the ball from Philip Perkins | 90-81 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Joel Eaves is hacked by Philip Perkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Philip Perkins, team foul #16 | 90-81 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG) Philip Perkins | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Terrance Masterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Luis Bruhn runs out the clock | 91-81 |