| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Brownell is called for the reach on Robert Bogan - foul #3 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | UMass | David Hudson (C) Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Hudson - foul #2 on David Hudson, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:47 | UMass | David Hudson scores on a shot near the basket set up by Alfonso Rivera | 40-28 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Wilfredo Montanez steals the ball from John Peterson | 40-28 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera loses the dribble to Michael Courville | 40-28 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the lay-in | 40-28 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan is whistled for traveling | 40-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SF) Wilfredo Montanez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SF) Melvin Weidman | |
| 17:17 | UMass | David Elsea double dribbles | 40-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG) Alfonso Rivera | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG), Benjamin Jones (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Willie Bruton, Robert Bogan, John Peterson | |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Jose Valdez (PF), Edgar Bridgeforth (C) Kevin Mondor, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman (SF) Michael Courville | |
| 16:20 | UMass | Mitchell Turner is called for the reach on Naija Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Mitchell Turner, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), John Peterson (PF) Thurman Levis, Benjamin Jones | |
| 16:09 | UMass | Jose Valdez comes up short on the shot near the basket | 40-28 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-28 |
| 15:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Montanez | 40-28 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Amos Meadows - foul #2 on Amos Meadows, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Edgar Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan (PF), Richard Skinner (C) John Peterson, Amos Meadows | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Brownell | 42-28 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Jose Valdez grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Jose Valdez hits a jump hook from close range set up by Jack Wood | 44-28 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (PF) Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Amos Meadows (SF) Mitchell Turner, Melvin Weidman | |
| 14:43 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Elsea - foul #1 on David Elsea, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG) Willie Bruton | |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Kevin Mondor connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Alfonso Rivera | 46-30 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | David Elsea is called for the reach on Thurman Levis - foul #2 on David Elsea, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SF) Alfonso Rivera, Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SG), John Peterson (PF) Thurman Levis, Robert Bogan | |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Courville and he's hacked by Andrew Brownell - foul #4 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | UMass | David Hudson (C) Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman (SF) Amos Meadows | |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 13:06 | UMass | David Hudson tips it in | 48-33 |
| 12:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville is hacked by David Hudson - foul #3 on David Hudson, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF) Jack Wood | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), Amos Meadows (C) Mitchell Turner, Richard Skinner | |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-33 |
| 12:40 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 12:33 | UMass | David Elsea lays it in on a great pass from Wilfredo Montanez | 50-33 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 50-33 |
| 12:13 | UMass | David Elsea pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez loses the dribble to Amos Meadows | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the easy layup | 50-33 |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton can't tip it in | 50-33 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Kevin Mondor pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 11:51 | UMass | David Hudson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Mondor | 52-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Elsea (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Melvin Weidman (fairly fresh) PF - John Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman can't finish the layup | 52-33 |
| 11:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kevin Mondor | 52-33 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Elsea | 54-33 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Courville | 54-36 |
| 10:48 | UMass | David Elsea lays it up and in on a nice dish by Naija Abdelhamid | 56-36 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 10:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson tips it but misses | 56-36 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman gets the offensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez gets the rebound | 56-36 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Kevin Mondor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 58-36 |
| 09:51 | Middle Tenn. State | The jumper by Willie Bruton is denied by David Elsea | 58-36 |
| 09:49 | UMass | David Hudson gets the rebound | 58-36 |
| 09:30 | UMass | David Hudson buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Mondor | 60-36 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses the lay-in | 60-36 |
| 09:14 | UMass | David Elsea snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses long on a floater from the left side | 60-36 |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows connects on the turnaround near the basket | 60-38 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 08:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Kevin Mondor snags the defensive board | 60-38 |
| 08:20 | UMass | David Hudson loses the dribble to Michael Courville | 60-38 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Courville | 60-41 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid lays it in | 62-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Elsea (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hudson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Bruton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Melvin Weidman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows is called for traveling | 62-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Thurman Levis (SG), Benjamin Jones (SF), Robert Bogan (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Michael Courville, Willie Bruton, Melvin Weidman, John Peterson, Amos Meadows | |
| 07:24 | UMass | Jose Valdez is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jose Valdez, team foul #7 | 62-41 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner is hacked by Andrew Brownell - foul #5 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #8 | 62-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth (C) Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 07:08 | UMass | David Elsea gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Jose Valdez drills a turnaround from the baseline | 64-42 |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | David Elsea swats the layup by Robert Bogan | 64-42 |
| 06:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner tips it back up and in | 64-44 |
| 06:30 | UMass | David Elsea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG) David Elsea | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Kevin Mondor snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Kevin Mondor connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfonso Rivera | 66-44 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera misses the fadeaway from the left block | 66-44 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 05:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis travels with the ball | 66-44 |
| Subs | UMass | David Harper (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SF) Alfonso Rivera, Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Hand (SG), John Peterson (C) Robert Bogan, Richard Skinner | |
| 05:19 | UMass | Thurman Levis picks off the pass by David Harper | 66-44 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Harper - foul #1 on David Harper, team foul #9 | 66-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Martin Hogan (C) Edgar Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows (C) Benjamin Jones | |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Martin Hogan gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Jose Valdez hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 68-45 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jose Valdez steps in front of the Mitchell Turner pass | 68-45 |
| 04:25 | UMass | David Harper misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Jack Wood gets the offensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Jack Wood misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thurman Levis - foul #2 on Thurman Levis, team foul #3 | 68-45 |
| Subs | UMass | David Hudson (PF) Naija Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones (SF) Thurman Levis | |
| 04:09 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by John Peterson is denied by David Hudson | 70-45 |
| 03:52 | UMass | David Hudson gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UMass | David Harper clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 03:32 | UMass | David Hudson grabs the offensive board | 70-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Harper (fresh) SG - Jack Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jose Valdez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Hogan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ray Hand (fresh) SG - Mitchell Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UMass | Jose Valdez's layup is rejected by John Peterson | 70-45 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 70-45 |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hudson steals the ball from John Peterson | 70-45 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Martin Hogan comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Benjamin Jones - foul #1 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #4 | 70-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Edgar Bridgeforth (C) David Harper, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG) Ray Hand | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Martin Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Martin Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jack Wood - foul #1 on Jack Wood, team foul #10 | 72-45 |
| Subs | UMass | David Hudson (PF) Martin Hogan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth grabs the defensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Jose Valdez connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hudson is called for the reach on Benjamin Jones - foul #4 on David Hudson, team foul #11 | 74-45 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 02:00 | UMass | David Hudson grabs the board | 74-46 |
| 01:44 | UMass | David Hudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-46 |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Wood - foul #2 on Jack Wood, team foul #12 | 74-46 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 01:35 | UMass | David Hudson gets the rebound | 74-47 |
| 01:07 | UMass | The jump hook by Jose Valdez is blocked by John Peterson | 74-47 |
| 01:06 | UMass | David Hudson tips it in | 76-47 |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-47 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Jose Valdez gets the rebound | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the floater in the paint | 76-47 |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner grabs the board | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Mitchell Turner | 76-49 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Jose Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-49 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson banks in the layup and the foul's on Edgar Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Edgar Bridgeforth, team foul #13 | 76-51 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson makes the free throw | 76-52 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid runs out the clock | 76-52 |