| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) PF - John Marlow (fresh) C - Richard Gross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Dennis Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | The Citadel | John Marlow tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | UMass | The short jumper by Ernest Graham is denied by Richard Gross | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Ernest Graham snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | UMass | The jumper by Michael Fomby is denied by Richard Gross | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | John Marlow comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Jamie Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Brooks - foul #1 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | The Citadel | John Marlow's floater is knocked away by Jamie Becker | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Dennis Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Brooks | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | The Citadel | John Marlow is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses long on a shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by Richard Gross - foul #1 on Richard Gross, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Michael Fomby | |
| 17:10 | UMass | Anthony Brooks hits a floater from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad is hacked by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Roger Baker (SF), Keith Jenks (PF) Anthony Brooks, Ernest Graham, Jamie Becker | |
| 16:21 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | The Citadel | Richard Gross misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Peter Boyles gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) SG - Daniel Conrad (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Gross (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) C - Peter Boyles (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Abdul Menard clanks a turnaround from close range | 5-7 |
| 15:33 | The Citadel | Richard Gross gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:18 | The Citadel | John Marlow knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Daniel Conrad and the foul's on Dennis Scott - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (SG), David Wilson (SF), Michael Mart (C) Thomas Gendron, Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, Richard Gross | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Dennis Scott, Roger Baker, Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| 15:18 | The Citadel | John Marlow makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank White (C) John Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Fomby | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:39 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Michael Mart | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | The Citadel | David Wilson connects on the floater from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Ernest Graham lays it in set up by Anthony Brooks | 10-11 |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Frank White clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG) Benjamin Hoge, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Frank White makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Frank White makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:41 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Michael Mart | 12-11 |
| 13:30 | The Citadel | David Wilson hits the finger roll | 14-11 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Jamie Becker's pass is intercepted by Frank White | 14-11 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | David Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-11 |
| 12:51 | The Citadel | Frank White tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 12:49 | The Citadel | David Wilson can't tip it in | 14-11 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Ernest Graham lays it up and in | 14-13 |
| 12:10 | The Citadel | Frank White misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-13 |
| 12:08 | The Citadel | Michael Mart gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:57 | The Citadel | David Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 16-13 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank White - foul #1 on Frank White, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF), Richard Gross (C) Daniel Conrad, David Wilson, Frank White, Michael Mart | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (C) Ernest Graham, Abdul Menard, Jamie Becker | |
| 11:40 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Boyles - foul #1 on Peter Boyles, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG) Thomas Gendron | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | John Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Gross - foul #2 on Richard Gross, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew (C) Richard Gross | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:57 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:44 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Reginald Solarski pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Anthony Brooks is fouled on the floor by Paul Dibenedetto - foul #1 on Paul Dibenedetto, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Keith Jenks knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Marlow - foul #1 on John Marlow, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG) Benjamin Hoge | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Ernest Graham (SG) Anthony Brooks, Reginald Solarski | |
| 10:18 | UMass | Keith Jenks makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses the 3 from straight away | 17-17 |
| 10:03 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Keith Jenks | 17-17 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Roger Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Keith Jenks snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Abdul Menard loses the dribble to John Marlow | 17-17 |
| 09:00 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron hits a jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Peter Boyles is hacked by John Marlow - foul #2 on John Marlow, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG), David Wilson (SF), Michael Mart (PF), Frank White (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow, Jeffrey Drew | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Jamie Becker (PF) Ernest Graham, Roger Baker | |
| 08:41 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:19 | The Citadel | Reginald Solarski is called for the reach on Thomas Gendron - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| 08:08 | The Citadel | David Wilson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Mart - foul #1 on Michael Mart, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:36 | The Citadel | David Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the lay-in | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Abdul Menard pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Michael Mart picks off the pass by Ernest Graham | 19-21 |
| 06:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron hits a shot from the right side | 21-21 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Daniel Conrad is called for the reach on Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Daniel Conrad, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF) Thomas Gendron, David Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Roger Baker (SF), Keith Jenks (PF) Abdul Menard, Ernest Graham, Michael Fomby | |
| 06:48 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:29 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Reginald Solarski hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Anthony Brooks | 21-25 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-25 |
| 06:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 21-25 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Jamie Becker knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Brooks and he's hacked by Frank White - foul #2 on Frank White, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), David Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Drew (PF) Benjamin Hoge, Daniel Conrad, Frank White | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Peter Boyles (C) Anthony Brooks, Reginald Solarski, Keith Jenks | |
| 05:42 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:42 | The Citadel | Michael Mart grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:19 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-27 |
| 05:17 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto tips it home | 23-27 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Peter Boyles can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Paul Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Paul Dibenedetto, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (SG) Paul Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Keith Jenks (PF) Roger Baker, Jamie Becker | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Abdul Menard grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Ernest Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Boyles | 23-30 |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron is fouled on the floor by Peter Boyles - foul #2 on Peter Boyles, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (C) Peter Boyles | |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 04:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it home | 25-32 |
| 03:57 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Keith Jenks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Drew (fresh) C - Michael Mart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Abdul Menard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew misses the lay-in but the foul's on Keith Jenks - foul #1 on Keith Jenks, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), John Marlow (PF), Richard Gross (C) Thomas Gendron, David Wilson, Michael Mart | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Michael Fomby (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Anthony Brooks, Ernest Graham, Abdul Menard, Jamie Becker | |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Keith Jenks connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Reginald Solarski | 26-35 |
| 02:55 | The Citadel | Richard Gross's layup is rejected by Peter Boyles | 26-35 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Reginald Solarski pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Michael Fomby hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Solarski | 26-37 |
| 02:19 | The Citadel | Richard Gross can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Keith Jenks gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Peter Boyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF) Benjamin Hoge, Daniel Conrad, Jeffrey Drew | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Ernest Graham (SF) Reginald Solarski, Keith Jenks | |
| 01:48 | The Citadel | Dennis Scott is called for the reach on Dikembe Arboleda - foul #3 on Dennis Scott, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG) Dennis Scott | |
| 01:48 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:48 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Ernest Graham knocks in the jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 01:11 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto is hacked by Michael Fomby - foul #1 on Michael Fomby, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 01:11 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:11 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Ernest Graham blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Conrad - foul #2 on Daniel Conrad, team foul #13 | 29-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank White (PF) John Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Peter Boyles | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:23 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto hits a jump hook from close range | 31-40 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Jenks | 31-42 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 31-42 |