| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Pottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | James Riley inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio | Robert Smith is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Joel Eaves hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 47-42 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Robert Smith buries a floater near the basket set up by Dale Langan | 47-44 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Dale Langan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Tommy Dale pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Dale Langan steals it from Tommy Dale in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin banks in the layup on a great pass from Dale Langan | 47-46 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Dale Langan steals it from Tommy Dale in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin connects on the shot from the right block | 47-48 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Austin Leigh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Robert Teichmiller (SF), George Corona (PF), Michael Doane (C) Dale Langan, Ralph Pottorff, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin, Robert Smith | |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Michael Doane clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Doane | 47-48 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Ronald Tober can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 18:09 | Ohio | The rebound goes to George Corona | 47-48 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Mark Barker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Tober - foul #2 on Ronald Tober, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Mark Barker makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Mark Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Walter Hill is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Mize | 49-50 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | George Corona snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Randy Brown connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Teichmiller and the foul's on Walter Hill - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG), James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF) Mark Barker, Robert Teichmiller, George Corona, Michael Doane | |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Randy Brown makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Ralph Pottorff is called for the reach on Mark Sullivan - foul #2 on Ralph Pottorff, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Smith (C) Randy Brown | |
| 16:07 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ruben Marroquin - foul #2 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Weeks (C) Robert Smith | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Pottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Terrance Masterson pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Dale Langan is called for the reach on Austin Leigh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Langan, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Moore (C) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (SF), Harold Frederick (PF) James Riley, Ruben Marroquin | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Leigh | 53-53 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Dale Weeks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Austin Leigh | 55-53 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Pottorff | 55-55 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Tommy Dale is fouled on the floor by Robert Teichmiller - foul #2 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), Randy Brown (SG), James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Robert Smith (C) Dale Langan, Ralph Pottorff, Robert Teichmiller, Harold Frederick, Dale Weeks | |
| 13:11 | UMass | Walter Hill misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 13:09 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Randy Brown | 55-55 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | Ronald Tober takes the ball from Mark Barker | 55-55 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Luis Bruhn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Riley | 55-55 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Mark Barker blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | Mark Barker snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | James Riley misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Mayo - foul #3 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Doane (C) Robert Smith | |
| 12:16 | Ohio | James Riley misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Rodney Mize connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Tober | 58-56 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | Mark Barker makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Doane (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Rodney Mize knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Luis Bruhn | 60-59 |
| 11:18 | Ohio | Randy Brown is hacked by Walter Hill - foul #2 on Walter Hill, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Dewey Chiles (PF), Bill Moore (C) Ronald Tober, Luis Bruhn, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Robert Teichmiller (SG), George Corona (SF), Harold Frederick (PF) Mark Barker, Randy Brown, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin | |
| 11:06 | Ohio | George Corona can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dewey Chiles - foul #2 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrance Masterson (C) Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Weeks (C) Michael Doane | |
| 11:06 | Ohio | George Corona misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | George Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Langan - foul #3 on Dale Langan, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG) Dale Langan | |
| 10:53 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Dale Weeks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Harold Frederick pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Harold Frederick comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Chiles - foul #3 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Robert Smith (PF) Robert Teichmiller, George Corona | |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Harold Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Harold Frederick misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Harold Frederick - foul #4 on Harold Frederick, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Bill Moore (C) Dewey Chiles, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF), Michael Doane (C) Harold Frederick, Dale Weeks | |
| 09:58 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Mark Sullivan is called for the reach on Ralph Pottorff - foul #2 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Austin Leigh is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:25 | Ohio | James Riley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ruben Marroquin - foul #3 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF) Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (SG), George Corona (SF) Ralph Pottorff, James Riley | |
| 09:20 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Michael Doane hits a floater in the lane | 64-63 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 64-63 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | The rebound goes to George Corona | 64-63 |
| 08:18 | Ohio | George Corona's pass is intercepted by Joel Eaves | 64-63 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Rodney Mize is whistled for traveling | 64-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PG), Ronald Tober (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Joel Eaves, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Harold Frederick (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Dale Langan, Robert Teichmiller, George Corona, Ruben Marroquin, Michael Doane | |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Mark Barker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Smith and the foul's on Dewey Chiles - foul #4 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Mark Barker misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 64-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Hill (fresh) 13 pts. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Frederick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | UMass | Harold Frederick is called for the reach on Ronald Tober - foul #5 on Harold Frederick, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF) Harold Frederick | |
| 07:38 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:38 | Ohio | Robert Smith grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Dale Weeks makes the driving attempt near the basket | 64-67 |
| 07:01 | UMass | James Riley is called for the reach on Kenneth Mayo - foul #1 on James Riley, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG) Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 07:01 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Randy Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on Randy Brown, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:43 | UMass | Walter Hill misses the lay-in | 64-67 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Riley | 64-67 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin travels with the ball | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Ronald Tober (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Dewey Chiles, Tommy Dale, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG) Mark Barker, Randy Brown | |
| 06:04 | UMass | Terrance Masterson connects on the open runner from the right block set up by Austin Leigh | 66-67 |
| 05:56 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Robert Teichmiller is called for the reach on Austin Leigh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF) Mark Sullivan, Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:50 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:37 | Ohio | James Riley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Dale Weeks pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Austin Leigh | 69-70 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Riley | 69-73 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the jump hook near the basket | 71-73 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | James Riley is hacked by Austin Leigh - foul #3 on Austin Leigh, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Ronald Tober (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Michael Doane (C) Robert Teichmiller, Ralph Pottorff, Ruben Marroquin, Dale Weeks | |
| 04:11 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Mark Barker is called for the reach on Dewey Chiles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Barker, team foul #12 | 71-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Corona (SF) James Riley | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | Mark Barker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-75 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Dewey Chiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG) Randy Brown | |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Dale Langan is whistled for a carry | 72-75 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Barker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Corona (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Doane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is hacked by Michael Doane - foul #1 on Michael Doane, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Weeks (C) Michael Doane | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 02:59 | Ohio | Dale Weeks misses the easy layup | 74-75 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 02:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG) Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Robert Teichmiller (SF), Michael Doane (C) Mark Barker, George Corona, Dale Weeks | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Ronald Tober's layup is rejected by Robert Smith | 74-75 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Joel Eaves (PF) Ronald Tober, Luis Bruhn, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Dale Langan is whistled for traveling | 74-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrance Masterson (C) Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Weeks (C) Michael Doane | |
| 01:58 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terrance Masterson | 77-75 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF) Robert Teichmiller, Robert Smith | |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-75 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Joel Eaves scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Sullivan | 79-75 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Austin Leigh connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Sullivan | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio | James Riley lays it in | 81-77 |
| 00:48 | UMass | James Riley takes the ball from Austin Leigh in the backcourt | 81-77 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Dale Langan can't finish the layup | 81-77 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the defensive rebound | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Joel Eaves is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Langan - foul #4 on Dale Langan, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Dale Weeks loses the dribble to Terrance Masterson | 82-77 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Austin Leigh is hacked by Dale Langan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dale Langan, team foul #15 | 82-77 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG) Dale Langan | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 84-77 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff snags the offensive board | 84-77 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-80 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Robert Teichmiller is called for the reach on Tommy Dale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #16 | 84-80 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dale Weeks | 85-83 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Robert Teichmiller is called for the reach on Tommy Dale in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #17 | 85-83 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG) Robert Teichmiller | |
| 00:18 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-83 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the board | 86-83 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves is hacked by Mark Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Barker, team foul #18 | 86-83 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the offensive board | 87-83 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 87-83 |