| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge makes the 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Dennis Scott drills a shot in the lane set up by Abdul Menard and he's fouled by Chad Dodge - foul #1 on Chad Dodge, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Ernest Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Michael Fomby is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Dennis Scott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 18:28 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 17:45 | UMass | A charge is called on Jamie Becker - foul #2 on Jamie Becker, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), David Allen (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Jamie Becker | |
| 17:18 | Sacramento State | William Clark hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Allen and he's hacked by Michael Fomby - foul #1 on Michael Fomby, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 17:18 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG) William Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:03 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:38 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee is fouled on the floor by Peter Boyles - foul #1 on Peter Boyles, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) Michael Holmes, David Allen, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Ernest Graham | |
| 16:23 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Donald Harden denies the turnaround by Abdul Menard | 11-5 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Keith Jenks grabs the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Peter Boyles can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Kemmer - foul #1 on Thomas Kemmer, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), David Allen (SG), Jack Hill (C) William Clark, Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Reginald Solarski (SG) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott | |
| 16:07 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Brooks - foul #1 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Gary Rieder (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) David Allen, Donald Harden, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SG) Reginald Solarski | |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:43 | UMass | Keith Jenks snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) SG - Ernest Graham (fresh) SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Ernest Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG) Anthony Brooks | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:12 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer blows the dunk | 12-7 |
| 15:10 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly hits the follow up shot | 14-7 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Ernest Graham is hacked by Ronald Donnelly - foul #2 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Donald Harden (PF) Ronald Donnelly, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Michael Fomby | |
| 14:48 | UMass | Ernest Graham's pass is intercepted by Michael Holmes | 14-7 |
| 14:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes buries a jump hook from the right block | 16-7 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Donald Harden steals it from Peter Boyles | 16-7 |
| 13:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Holmes and the foul's on Peter Boyles - foul #2 on Peter Boyles, team foul #6 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) David Allen, Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| 13:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the free throw | 19-7 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Thomas Kemmer steals the ball from Michael Fomby | 19-7 |
| 12:59 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Hill (C) Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG) Abdul Menard | |
| 12:47 | UMass | Michael Holmes is called for the reach on Anthony Brooks - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #6 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG) Michael Holmes | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG) Dennis Scott | |
| 12:28 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-7 |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | William Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 19-7 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | William Clark clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 19-7 |
| 11:56 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee tips it home | 21-7 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Anthony Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-7 |
| 11:46 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee grabs the board | 21-7 |
| 11:42 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill double dribbles | 21-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), David Allen (SG), Donald Harden (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) William Clark, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Keith Jenks (SF) Anthony Brooks, Reginald Solarski, Roger Baker | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amedee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Graham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-7 |
| 11:34 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden gets the rebound | 21-7 |
| 11:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Graham - foul #1 on Ernest Graham, team foul #7 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 22-7 |
| 11:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-7 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Michael Fomby scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-9 |
| 10:37 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-9 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Dennis Scott gets the rebound | 23-9 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Ernest Graham is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Dodge - foul #2 on Chad Dodge, team foul #7 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) David Allen, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:28 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:17 | Sacramento State | The pull-up jumper by William Clark is blocked by Keith Jenks | 23-11 |
| 10:15 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes can't tip it in | 23-11 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Abdul Menard gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Ernest Graham is hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #8 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) William Clark, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:09 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the 1st free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:09 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donald Harden | 23-11 |
| 09:48 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-11 |
| 09:46 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:27 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-11 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Donald Harden steals it from Ernest Graham | 25-11 |
| 08:41 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee blows the dunk but the foul's on Keith Jenks - foul #1 on Keith Jenks, team foul #8 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) David Allen, Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Roger Baker (SF) Dennis Scott, Keith Jenks | |
| 08:41 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 26-11 |
| 08:41 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-11 |
| 08:41 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 26-11 |
| 08:27 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-11 |
| 08:25 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the offensive board | 26-11 |
| 07:57 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the dunk attempt | 26-11 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Reginald Solarski snags the defensive board | 26-11 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Roger Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-11 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Abdul Menard tips it in | 26-13 |
| 07:25 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Amedee | 28-13 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Amedee (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Jack Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ernest Graham (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Donnelly - foul #3 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #9 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) Ronald Donnelly, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Keith Jenks (PF) Abdul Menard, Michael Fomby, Ernest Graham | |
| 07:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 07:16 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 28-14 |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | Keith Jenks picks off the pass by David Allen | 28-14 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Reginald Solarski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Brooks | 28-17 |
| 06:47 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is hacked by Anthony Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (C) Anthony Brooks | |
| 06:47 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Roger Baker is hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #10 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) David Allen, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:36 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:12 | Sacramento State | Roger Baker steals it from Thomas Kemmer | 28-19 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Reginald Solarski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Scott | 28-22 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Michael Fomby steals the ball from Michael Holmes | 28-22 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Chad Dodge takes the ball from Reginald Solarski | 28-22 |
| 04:51 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Dodge | 30-22 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Keith Jenks makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dennis Scott | 30-24 |
| 04:09 | Sacramento State | Keith Jenks is called for the reach on Michael Holmes - foul #2 on Keith Jenks, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), David Allen (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) Dikembe Amedee, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Ernest Graham (C) Reginald Solarski, Keith Jenks | |
| 04:09 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:09 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Ernest Graham loses the dribble to Jack Hill | 31-24 |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Ronald Donnelly, David Allen, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Jamie Becker (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Roger Baker, Michael Fomby, Ernest Graham | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abdul Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Brooks | 31-26 |
| 02:38 | Sacramento State | Anthony Brooks steals it from William Clark | 31-26 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Anthony Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Hill (C) Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SF) Dennis Scott | |
| 02:19 | Sacramento State | Anthony Brooks steals the ball from Chad Dodge | 31-26 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Anthony Brooks banks in the layup | 31-28 |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Keith Jenks snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker blows the dunk but he's hacked by Chad Dodge - foul #3 on Chad Dodge, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SG), Gary Rieder (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Chad Dodge, Donald Harden, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SG) Anthony Brooks | |
| 01:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:56 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:33 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Abdul Menard grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:23 | UMass | Jamie Becker comes up short on the floater from close range | 31-29 |
| 01:21 | Sacramento State | David Allen grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-29 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Keith Jenks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled on the floor by Gary Rieder - foul #1 on Gary Rieder, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF) David Allen, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Peter Boyles | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | William Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:35 | UMass | William Clark steps in front of the Dennis Scott pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 33-31 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #3 on Jamie Becker, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Michael Fomby (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Abdul Menard, Keith Jenks, Jamie Becker | |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 35-31 |