| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - David Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Fujiwara (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Schiller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Holy Cross | Tommy Dale is called for the reach on Edward Schiller - foul #1 on Tommy Dale, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:24 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:17 | UMass | A charge is called on Mark Sullivan - foul #3 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 19:03 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Joel Eaves is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick (C) Casey Lackey | |
| 18:36 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara throws it down on a nice dish by David Page | 41-41 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Austin Leigh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard (PG), Mark Morris (SG), Charles Musgrave (C) David Page, Lynn Fujiwara, Edward Schiller | |
| 17:52 | Holy Cross | Mark Morris knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Musgrave | 41-44 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Ronald Tober buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Mize | 43-44 |
| 17:11 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue clanks a jumper from close range | 43-44 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Ronald Tober grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:57 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 16:55 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:37 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Tober - foul #1 on Ronald Tober, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Bill Moore (C) Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Lynn Fujiwara (SG), Edward Schiller (SF), Casey Lackey (C) Lincoln Gilyard, Mark Morris, Wayne Warlick, Charles Musgrave | |
| 16:37 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:37 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Bill Moore grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Bill Moore is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrance Masterson (C) Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 16:02 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:00 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Tober (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - David Page (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lynn Fujiwara (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Schiller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rue (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 15:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to Austin Leigh | 43-44 |
| 15:44 | UMass | Ronald Tober is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG) Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey (PG), Rosendo Marino (SF) David Page, Christopher Rue | |
| 15:25 | Holy Cross | Rosendo Marino drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Tommy Dale knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Austin Leigh | 46-47 |
| 15:17 | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey double dribbles | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Dewey Chiles (PF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard (SG), Christopher Finley (C) Lynn Fujiwara, Casey Lackey | |
| 15:15 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Finley - foul #1 on Christopher Finley, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Mark Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 15:08 | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | Mark Sullivan steals the ball from Ernest Veazey | 46-47 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Marino - foul #4 on Rosendo Marino, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (PF) Tommy Dale, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Christopher Rue (PF) Ernest Veazey, Rosendo Marino | |
| 14:25 | UMass | Walter Hill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Rue - foul #1 on Christopher Rue, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PG) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara (SG), Charles Musgrave (SF) Lincoln Gilyard, Edward Schiller | |
| 14:25 | UMass | Walter Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Walter Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:08 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 14:07 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:57 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:55 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:36 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 13:35 | Holy Cross | Charles Musgrave grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:27 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara is hacked by Rodney Mize - foul #2 on Rodney Mize, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Dewey Chiles, Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Walter Hill, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard (PG), Mark Morris (SG), Wayne Warlick (SF), Casey Lackey (C) David Page, Lynn Fujiwara, Charles Musgrave, Christopher Finley | |
| 13:10 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Mark Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terrance Masterson | 50-50 |
| 12:54 | Holy Cross | Joel Eaves denies the turnaround by Mark Morris | 50-50 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Lincoln Gilyard takes the ball from Mark Sullivan in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 12:35 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Wayne Warlick is denied by Kenneth Mayo | 50-50 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Warlick - foul #3 on Wayne Warlick, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey (PG), Lynn Fujiwara (SG), Edward Schiller (SF) Lincoln Gilyard, Mark Morris, Christopher Rue | |
| 12:20 | UMass | Austin Leigh blows the wide open layup | 50-50 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 50-50 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Austin Leigh tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Dale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrance Masterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ernest Veazey (fresh) SG - Lynn Fujiwara (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Schiller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Warlick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Casey Lackey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller hits a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Mark Sullivan drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joel Eaves | 54-53 |
| 11:15 | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lynn Fujiwara | 54-56 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Veazey - foul #1 on Ernest Veazey, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Ronald Tober (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Lincoln Gilyard (SG), Charles Musgrave (SF) Ernest Veazey, Lynn Fujiwara, Wayne Warlick | |
| 11:03 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | David Page buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey Lackey | 56-59 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Ronald Tober comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 10:39 | Holy Cross | Charles Musgrave grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:28 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Ronald Tober's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue (PF) Casey Lackey | |
| 10:17 | Holy Cross | David Page connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Lincoln Gilyard | 56-61 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is hacked by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PG) Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Mark Morris (SG), Christopher Finley (C) Lincoln Gilyard, Charles Musgrave | |
| 09:53 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-61 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Luis Bruhn tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 09:35 | Holy Cross | Mark Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Joel Eaves (PF) Luis Bruhn, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick (SF) Edward Schiller | |
| 09:28 | UMass | Joel Eaves double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 09:15 | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Joel Eaves hits a shot from the right block | 60-61 |
| 08:47 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Christopher Rue is blocked by Dewey Chiles | 60-61 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 08:41 | UMass | David Page is called for the reach on Mark Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Page, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Tommy Dale (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Dewey Chiles, Rodney Mize, Joel Eaves, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey (PG), Lincoln Gilyard (SG), Charles Musgrave (SF), Casey Lackey (C) David Page, Mark Morris, Wayne Warlick, Christopher Finley | |
| 08:41 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:26 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terrance Masterson - foul #2 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:26 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:26 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Terrance Masterson drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Tober | 64-62 |
| 07:49 | Holy Cross | Austin Leigh steps in front of the Casey Lackey pass | 64-62 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Austin Leigh banks in the layup | 66-62 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Dale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ernest Veazey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lincoln Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Musgrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rue (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Casey Lackey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard clanks a shot from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Austin Leigh buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrance Masterson | 68-62 |
| 06:51 | Holy Cross | Ernest Veazey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 68-62 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo tips it home | 70-62 |
| 06:33 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 06:32 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Ronald Tober blows the wide open layup | 70-62 |
| 06:26 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 06:21 | Holy Cross | Charles Musgrave is whistled for a carry | 70-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Ronald Tober, Tommy Dale, Kenneth Mayo, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Lynn Fujiwara (SG), Rosendo Marino (SF), Edward Schiller (PF), Wayne Warlick (C) Ernest Veazey, Lincoln Gilyard, Charles Musgrave, Christopher Rue, Casey Lackey | |
| 06:19 | UMass | Lynn Fujiwara picks off the pass by Dewey Chiles in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 06:02 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-62 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Rodney Mize is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 05:40 | Holy Cross | Rosendo Marino grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller's floater is tipped away by Joel Eaves | 70-62 |
| 05:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Hill | 70-62 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rosendo Marino - foul #5 on Rosendo Marino, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Mark Morris (PG), Christopher Finley (C) David Page, Rosendo Marino | |
| 05:28 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:08 | Holy Cross | Christopher Finley is hacked by Walter Hill - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG) Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Mark Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 05:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Hill | 72-62 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Mark Sullivan lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 74-62 |
| 04:43 | Holy Cross | Mark Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 04:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joel Eaves | 74-62 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Tommy Dale tips it back up and in | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:59 | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Joel Eaves - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #7 | 76-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF), Bill Moore (C) Luis Bruhn, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Casey Lackey (C) Mark Morris, Christopher Finley | |
| 03:59 | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:59 | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Dewey Chiles grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Edward Schiller steals it from Rodney Mize | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Page | 76-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lynn Fujiwara (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Warlick (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Schiller (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Lackey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | UMass | Mark Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard (SG), Charles Musgrave (SF), Christopher Rue (PF) Lynn Fujiwara, Wayne Warlick, Edward Schiller | |
| 03:30 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard misses long on a floater from the left side | 76-65 |
| 03:28 | Holy Cross | David Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 03:23 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Lincoln Gilyard and the foul's on Dewey Chiles - foul #1 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 03:23 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue misses the free throw | 76-67 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Dewey Chiles snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Lincoln Gilyard - foul #2 on Lincoln Gilyard, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Joel Eaves (PF) Austin Leigh, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:12 | Holy Cross | David Page misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-67 |
| 03:11 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey gets the offensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:56 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard is fouled on the floor by Bill Moore - foul #2 on Bill Moore, team foul #9 | 78-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Rodney Mize, Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller (SF) Casey Lackey | |
| 02:56 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 02:56 | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Terrance Masterson (C) Mark Sullivan, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:46 | UMass | Austin Leigh clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 02:44 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 02:44 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara (SG), Christopher Finley (C) Lincoln Gilyard, Charles Musgrave | |
| 02:37 | Holy Cross | Joel Eaves takes the ball from Christopher Finley | 78-69 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| 02:12 | Holy Cross | Christopher Finley buries a jump hook from the baseline | 78-71 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the offensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 80-71 |
| 01:25 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-71 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| 01:24 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF) Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey (C) Christopher Finley | |
| 01:06 | UMass | Austin Leigh can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the jump hook near the basket | 80-71 |
| 00:54 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Holy Cross | David Page misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:46 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:44 | Holy Cross | David Page comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 00:43 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller grabs the offensive board | 80-71 |
| 00:41 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-71 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the board | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Joel Eaves is fouled in the backcourt by David Page - foul #5 on David Page, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard (PG) David Page | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:38 | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Austin Leigh - foul #2 on Austin Leigh, team foul #11 | 81-71 |
| 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 | Holy Cross | Wayne Warlick (PF), Charles Musgrave (C) Christopher Rue, Casey Lackey | |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara misses the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Lynn Fujiwara is called for the reach on Luis Bruhn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lynn Fujiwara, team foul #11 | 81-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Christopher Rue (PF), Casey Lackey (C) Wayne Warlick, Charles Musgrave | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Casey Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Lincoln Gilyard is called for the reach on Joel Eaves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lincoln Gilyard, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:18 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Lynn Fujiwara is denied by Joel Eaves | 84-74 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Austin Leigh runs out the clock | 84-74 |