| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Ernest Graham inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the floater in the lane | 25-32 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it in | 27-32 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Alan Moore can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 27-32 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-32 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Abdul Menard drills a shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Abdul Menard snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:59 | UMass | The jumper by Jamie Becker is denied by John Hill | 29-32 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it home | 31-32 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the dunk | 31-32 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Abdul Menard double dribbles | 31-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | Lee Brown buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shaun Dudley | 31-35 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore | |
| 16:28 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Keith Jenks is called for the reach on Michael Little - foul #2 on Keith Jenks, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Michael Fomby (PF) Dennis Scott, Ernest Graham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley loses the dribble to Keith Jenks | 33-35 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Reginald Solarski scores on a shot in the lane | 35-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Jenks - foul #3 on Keith Jenks, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG) Abdul Menard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Shaun Dudley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Keith Jenks snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Keith Jenks double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Ernest Graham (SF), Jamie Becker (PF) Anthony Brooks, Keith Jenks, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF) Lee Brown | |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Jamie Becker picks off the pass by John Hill | 35-37 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Alan Moore steals it from Peter Boyles | 35-37 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Alan Moore lays it up and in | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Dennis Scott is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Keith Jenks (PF) Reginald Solarski, Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 13:43 | UMass | Abdul Menard's fadeaway is rejected by Shaun Dudley | 35-39 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Keith Jenks gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Abdul Menard can't connect on a shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Shaun Dudley is called for the reach on Ernest Graham - foul #2 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Keith Jenks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 12:38 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Shaun Dudley - foul #3 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| 12:38 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shaun Dudley | 36-44 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses the shot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 11:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 36-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UMass | Abdul Menard connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Jamie Becker and he's hacked by Shaun Dudley - foul #4 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Keith Jenks (SF), Peter Boyles (C) Dennis Scott, Ernest Graham, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown, Shaun Dudley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 11:14 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Albert Houser | 38-44 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 38-47 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Alan Moore is called for the reach on Abdul Menard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Moore, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the shot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | John Hill snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Reginald Solarski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:17 | UMass | Keith Jenks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Boyles | 41-47 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Bradberry | 41-50 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Abdul Menard pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Keith Jenks is hacked by Alan Moore - foul #2 on Alan Moore, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Jamie Becker (PF) Abdul Menard, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) John Hill, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 08:57 | UMass | Keith Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Keith Jenks misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry loses the dribble to Jamie Becker | 42-50 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Keith Jenks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Albert Houser gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Jamie Becker takes the ball from Alan Moore | 42-50 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Jeffrey Thompson is called for the reach on Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Ernest Graham (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Reginald Solarski, Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Shaun Dudley (PF) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Albert Houser | |
| 07:38 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Jamie Becker hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Abdul Menard | 46-50 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles tips it home | 46-52 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Philip Pickles steps in front of the Ernest Graham pass | 46-52 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Lee Brown can't finish the layup | 46-52 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Ernest Graham clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 46-52 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Shaun Dudley | 46-52 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley's floater is tipped away by Jamie Becker | 46-52 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Abdul Menard snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Little - foul #2 on Michael Little, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Peter Boyles (C) Dennis Scott, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 05:55 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #3 on Jamie Becker, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Peter Boyles blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Shaun Dudley | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is denied on a layup by Keith Jenks | 49-54 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the tip | 49-54 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin tips it in | 49-56 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the lay-in | 51-56 |
| 04:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Peter Boyles | 51-56 |
| 03:39 | UMass | Abdul Menard clanks a runner from the left block | 51-56 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Reginald Solarski tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Keith Jenks steals the ball from Albert Houser | 53-56 |
| 03:15 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Reginald Solarski, Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Abdul Menard is called for the reach on Alan Moore - foul #1 on Abdul Menard, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Shaun Dudley (PF) John Hill, Albert Houser | |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley's floater is tipped away by Jamie Becker | 56-56 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Lee Brown, Shaun Dudley | |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is fouled on the floor by Dennis Scott - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alan Moore | 56-58 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Abdul Menard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Jamie Becker connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Abdul Menard - foul #2 on Abdul Menard, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Ernest Graham pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Lawrence Pippin steps in front of the Dennis Scott pass | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Scott - foul #3 on Dennis Scott, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Albert Houser pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |