| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (fresh) SG - Willie Urban (fresh) SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Arthur Terry (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) SG - James Nagle (fresh) SF - John Dooley (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fresh) C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | Arthur Terry scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | James Nagle knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Arthur Terry is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Francois | 4-2 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Ted Pack scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Anthony Waldon loses the dribble to James Nagle | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | James Nagle knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Pack | 4-8 |
| 18:19 | UMass | James Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Francois | 6-8 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Pack | 6-11 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Arthur Terry is fouled on the floor by Michael Ours - foul #1 on Michael Ours, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) Bradley Francois, Willie Urban, Anthony Waldon, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), David Forrester (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| 17:49 | UMass | John Williams makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Fontanez | 9-11 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG) James Nagle | |
| 17:38 | UMass | Tyrone Evans loses the dribble to Abdul Guiterrez | 9-11 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | David Forrester lays it in on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 9-13 |
| 17:15 | UMass | John Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Evans - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #1 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 17:01 | UMass | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the driving attempt in the paint | 12-13 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is fouled in the backcourt by Tyrone Evans - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), Willie Urban (SG), Arthur Terry (PF), James Taylor (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG), Walter Holland (SF), Michael Ours (PF), Bryan Towers (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray, David Forrester, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Pack | 12-16 |
| 16:16 | UMass | James Taylor hits the finger roll | 14-16 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is fouled on the floor by Bradley Francois - foul #1 on Bradley Francois, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) Francis Walker, Arthur Terry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, Bryan Towers | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Urban (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Holland (fresh) SG - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Dooley (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | James Nagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | John Dooley is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Holland | 14-18 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-18 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Michael Ours grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | John Dooley is hacked by Bradley Francois in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Francois, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Arthur Terry (PF) Bradley Francois, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF) Walter Holland, James Nagle, Michael Ours | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dwight Ray | 14-20 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Willie Urban is fouled on the floor by John Dooley - foul #1 on John Dooley, team foul #2 | 14-20 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) Anthony Waldon, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), David Forrester (SF), Bryan Towers (C) Abdul Guiterrez, John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| 14:40 | UMass | John Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | David Forrester can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Terry - foul #1 on Arthur Terry, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski (C) Billy Donnelly | |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Arthur Terry pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 14:12 | UMass | David Burt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG) Dwight Ray | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | James Nagle is hacked by Lawrence Fontanez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the shot from the right side | 14-21 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | David Forrester pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 13:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fontanez | 14-21 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Ian Milanowski is called for the reach on Lawrence Fontanez - foul #1 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Francis Walker (C) John Williams, Arthur Terry, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), John Dooley (SF), Michael Ours (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, David Forrester, Bryan Towers, Ian Milanowski | |
| 12:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Mosley - foul #1 on Henry Mosley, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | John Dooley pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray misses the easy layup | 14-21 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Francis Walker grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Willie Urban is fouled in the backcourt by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #1 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| 12:01 | UMass | John Dooley swats the short shot by Bob Morgan | 14-21 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | John Dooley snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (tired) SG - David Burt (tiring) SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) C - Francis Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Willie Urban steps in front of the Michael Ours pass | 14-21 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Bob Morgan travels with the ball | 14-21 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG), Arthur Terry (PF), James Taylor (C) David Burt, Bob Morgan, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG), Walter Holland (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Bryan Towers (C) Dwight Ray, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Walter Holland's pass is intercepted by John Williams in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 11:06 | UMass | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG) Abdul Guiterrez | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the wide open runner from close range | 14-21 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly can't tip it in | 14-21 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Ted Pack tips it home | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | UMass | James Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bryan Towers - foul #1 on Bryan Towers, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | UMass | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | UMass | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Urban - foul #1 on Willie Urban, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Mosley (C) Bryan Towers | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon clanks a floater from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 09:59 | UMass | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by James Nagle | 16-27 |
| 09:22 | UMass | James Taylor misses the driving attempt near the basket | 16-27 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ted Pack | 16-30 |
| 08:45 | UMass | James Taylor drills a jumpshot from the left side | 18-30 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | James Taylor is called for the reach on Walter Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) John Williams, Anthony Waldon, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), John Dooley (SF), Michael Ours (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Walter Holland makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Walter Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 08:17 | UMass | Francis Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Walter Holland comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Dooley | 20-32 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-32 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (very tired) SG - David Burt (tiring) SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Holland (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | UMass | David Burt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 20-32 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Michael Ours gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Michael Ours drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Holland | 20-34 |
| 06:49 | UMass | David Burt comes up short on the floater near the basket | 20-34 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | John Dooley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Francis Walker - foul #1 on Francis Walker, team foul #9 | 20-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Arthur Terry (PF), James Taylor (C) Francis Walker, Bob Morgan, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SG), Bryan Towers (C) Walter Holland, Dwight Ray, Ian Milanowski | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Willie Urban throws it down | 22-35 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Burt - foul #1 on David Burt, team foul #10 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG) David Burt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF) John Dooley, Michael Ours | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 06:02 | UMass | James Taylor is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #11 | 22-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly grabs the offensive board | 22-37 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 22-39 |
| 05:13 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | James Nagle's pass is intercepted by Anthony Waldon | 22-39 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Arthur Terry banks in the layup | 24-39 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is hacked by Willie Urban in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Urban, team foul #12 | 24-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), David Burt (SG), Bob Morgan (PF) Willie Urban, John Williams, Arthur Terry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), Michael Ours (PF), Henry Mosley (C) James Nagle, Billy Donnelly, Bryan Towers | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Dwight Ray steals the ball from Anthony Waldon | 24-41 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | David Forrester lays it in on a great pass from Dwight Ray | 24-43 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Dwight Ray steals the ball from Bradley Francois | 24-43 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray blows the dunk | 24-43 |
| 04:01 | UMass | David Burt pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Burt (tiring) SF - Anthony Waldon (tired) 2 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) C - Lawrence Fontanez (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ours (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is fouled on the floor by David Burt - foul #2 on David Burt, team foul #13 | 26-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Francis Walker (SF), Arthur Terry (PF), James Taylor (C) Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), John Dooley (SF), Bryan Towers (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, David Forrester, Michael Ours | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-45 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | John Dooley gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Tyrone Evans is called for the reach on Ted Pack - foul #3 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #14 | 26-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), John Williams (SG) Tyrone Evans, David Burt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Dwight Ray, Bryan Towers, Henry Mosley | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 03:00 | UMass | John Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Francis Walker can't tip it in | 26-47 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Bradley Francois is called for the reach on Ted Pack in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Francois, team foul #15 | 26-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Bob Morgan (PF) Bradley Francois, Arthur Terry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 02:53 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 26-48 |
| 02:40 | UMass | John Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-48 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Bob Morgan snags the offensive board | 26-48 |
| 02:21 | UMass | James Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-48 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 26-48 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Willie Urban snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 01:47 | UMass | John Williams hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-48 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | James Nagle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Dooley | 28-50 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Francis Walker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it in | 30-50 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski hits the follow up shot | 30-52 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-52 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Ted Pack snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is fouled in the backcourt by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #16 | 30-52 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Arthur Terry (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) John Williams, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), David Forrester (SF), Michael Ours (PF), Henry Mosley (C) James Nagle, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 00:13 | UMass | David Burt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Henry Mosley | 30-52 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Ted Pack is blocked by Arthur Terry | 30-52 |