| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Mark Sullivan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Dale | 38-45 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 38-48 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Tommy Dale pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Joel Eaves drills a fadeaway from close range | 40-48 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-51 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Tommy Dale is hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #2 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham | |
| 17:28 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the floater from the right side | 40-51 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Ronald Tober's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | John Becker buries a fadeaway in the lane | 40-53 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Carl Lohr - foul #2 on Carl Lohr, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Joel Eaves (PF) Rodney Mize, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato | |
| 16:42 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Solomon Pearson | 42-56 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Joel Eaves scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Austin Leigh | 45-56 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 30 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Walsh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick's pass is intercepted by Luis Bruhn | 45-56 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits the finger roll | 47-56 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Ronald Tober, Joel Eaves, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Irvin Walsh, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| 14:48 | UMass | Mark Sullivan lays it up and in | 49-56 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Dewey Chiles - foul #1 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #1 | 49-56 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden drills a driving attempt from the right block | 49-58 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Sato - foul #3 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Joel Eaves (PF) Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato | |
| 14:06 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 13:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mark Sullivan | 51-58 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Dennis Breeden is called for the reach on Terrance Masterson - foul #3 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:30 | UMass | Nathan Myers blocks the jumper by Joel Eaves | 51-58 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Joel Eaves clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Mayo | 53-58 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-58 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 53-58 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 11:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mayo | 53-58 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 53-58 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 30 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Terrance Masterson steals it from Scott Bostick | 53-58 |
| 11:28 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Solomon Pearson - foul #3 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Kenneth Mayo, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham, Dennis Breeden | |
| 11:13 | UMass | Luis Bruhn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Tober and the foul's on Irvin Walsh - foul #2 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Davidson | 55-60 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Tommy Dale hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 55-60 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Bill Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Dale | 57-60 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Moore - foul #1 on Bill Moore, team foul #2 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (C) Michael Davidson | |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Walter Hill gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Walter Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 57-60 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Bill Moore - foul #2 on Bill Moore, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Tommy Dale, Walter Hill, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Samuel Galgano (SF) Carl Lohr, Irvin Walsh | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Austin Leigh is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF) Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF) Dikembe Sato, Samuel Galgano, John Becker | |
| 08:57 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham can't tip it in | 59-62 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Terrance Masterson pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Austin Leigh is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:34 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Joel Eaves steals the ball from Scott Bostick | 59-62 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Mark Sullivan clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is hacked by Austin Leigh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Austin Leigh, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SF) Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 07:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mayo | 59-62 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Austin Leigh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (PF) Dennis Wareham | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 30 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 07:29 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Walter Hill misses the dunk attempt | 59-62 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Solomon Pearson steps in front of the Mark Sullivan pass | 59-62 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Davidson | 59-65 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Walter Hill's floater is knocked away by Michael Davidson | 59-65 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is hacked by Ronald Tober - foul #1 on Ronald Tober, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Rodney Mize (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Luis Bruhn - foul #1 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Rodney Mize is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rodney Mize, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 05:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 59-67 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is hacked by Irvin Walsh - foul #3 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato buries a floater in the paint set up by Dennis Breeden | 61-69 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Joel Eaves's pass is intercepted by Carl Lohr | 61-69 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Joel Eaves denies the turnaround by Dennis Breeden | 61-69 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Luis Bruhn can't finish the layup | 61-69 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the offensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is whistled for a carry | 61-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Ronald Tober (SF), Walter Hill (C) Rodney Mize, Tommy Dale, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (PF) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Wareham | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Austin Leigh - foul #4 on Austin Leigh, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Bill Moore (C) Luis Bruhn, Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3rd free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Mark Sullivan gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 35 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Solomon Pearson | 61-74 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Nathan Myers, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (PF) Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (C) Michael Davidson | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) John Becker | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #3 on Scott Bostick, team foul #12 | 63-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham, Dennis Breeden | |
| 02:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-76 |
| 01:48 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ronald Tober | 65-76 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Tober | 68-76 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Luis Bruhn, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Joel Eaves drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Austin Leigh and he's hacked by Dennis Wareham - foul #3 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #13 | 70-76 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Myers | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-79 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers pulls down the rebound | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is hacked by Austin Leigh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Austin Leigh, team foul #10 | 71-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-81 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers pulls down the rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Tober - foul #2 on Ronald Tober, team foul #11 | 71-81 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Dennis Breeden takes the ball from Kenneth Mayo | 71-83 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr runs out the clock | 71-83 |