| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) 10 pts. C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Terry Kent inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dominic Marino | 41-30 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Terry Kent is hacked by Mike Cole - foul #3 on Mike Cole, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| 18:55 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Hiltz | 41-33 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Gallegos steps in front of the Danny Vedder pass | 41-33 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Mark Coogan - foul #3 on Mark Coogan, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (PF) Mark Coogan | |
| 18:05 | UMass | The short jumper by Clifford Hiltz is denied by Robert Towns | 41-33 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Gerald Whitt | 41-33 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-33 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts banks in the layup | 41-35 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dominic Marino and he's hacked by Gerald Whitt - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Danny Vedder | |
| 17:01 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | James Clark is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF) Dominic Marino, Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:37 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:37 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | James Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Green (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| 16:08 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the shot from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - William Ownby (fresh) PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Green (fresh) PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 15:43 | UMass | Karl Ventura pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno is fouled on the floor by Robert Towns - foul #3 on Robert Towns, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Rafael Gallegos (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Clifford Hiltz (PF), Steven Hidalgo (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, James Leighton, Frank Green, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| 15:02 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo lays it in on a nice dish by Rafael Gallegos | 48-35 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Kent - foul #2 on Terry Kent, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Terry Kent drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Hidalgo | 51-37 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Hiltz - foul #1 on Clifford Hiltz, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Terry Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is fouled on the floor by Steven Hidalgo - foul #1 on Steven Hidalgo, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 13:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Clifford Hiltz | 51-39 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 51-39 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz tips it home | 53-39 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Robert Roberts is blocked by Clifford Hiltz | 53-39 |
| 12:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Kent | 53-39 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dominic Marino | 55-39 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts banks in the layup | 55-41 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Vedder - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Dominic Marino, Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent, Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 11:59 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - William Ownby (fresh) PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | William Ownby steps in front of the Bruce Wright pass | 57-41 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno is called for traveling | 57-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Timothy McMann | |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright's floater is tipped away by Karl Ventura | 57-41 |
| 11:00 | UMass | William Ownby pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Matt Setliff, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Leighton, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (SG), Terry Kent (SF) Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mark Coogan (PF) James Leighton, James Clark | |
| 10:13 | UMass | Robert Towns denies the turnaround by Rafael Gallegos | 57-41 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder (C) Robert Towns | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:47 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Roberts and the foul's on Karl Ventura - foul #2 on Karl Ventura, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:14 | UMass | Dominic Marino is called for a backcourt violation | 57-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Hidalgo (C) Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the fadeaway from close range | 57-46 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Dominic Marino hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Kent | 59-46 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the jumper from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Danny Vedder - foul #2 on Danny Vedder, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Dominic Marino, Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent, Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 08:00 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - William Ownby (fresh) PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 25 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-48 |
| 07:42 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:53 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo drills a jumper from close range | 66-51 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hidalgo denies the turnaround by Robert Towns | 66-51 |
| 06:32 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:05 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-51 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-51 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:45 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Rafael Gallegos (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, Mike Cole, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| 05:23 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo can't finish the layup | 68-51 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Clifford Hiltz blocks the short jumper by Robert Roberts | 68-51 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the tip | 68-51 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:04 | UMass | The jump hook by Steven Hidalgo is blocked by Danny Vedder | 68-51 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses the tip | 68-51 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Steven Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is hacked by Steven Hidalgo - foul #2 on Steven Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Dominic Marino, Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent, Clifford Hiltz, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | James Clark hits the finger roll | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UMass | The short jumper by Hipolito Bruno is denied by James Clark | 68-53 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it home | 70-53 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns clanks a jumper from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Bruce Wright steals the ball from Hipolito Bruno | 70-53 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright's dunk attempt is rejected by Hipolito Bruno | 70-53 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns tips it back up and in | 70-55 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a shot from the right block | 70-55 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Towns | 70-55 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | James Clark hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Towns | 70-57 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno drills a jumper from the right block | 72-57 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 72-57 |
| 02:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Hipolito Bruno | 72-57 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Timothy McMann - foul #1 on Timothy McMann, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 73-57 |
| 01:40 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Yuri Grabski tips it in | 75-57 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is fouled on the floor by William Ownby - foul #2 on William Ownby, team foul #6 | 75-57 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Leighton | 75-60 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Karl Ventura | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | James Clark banks in the layup | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Matt Setliff's pass is intercepted by Timothy McMann in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Clark can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 77-62 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns can't tip it in | 77-62 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Matt Setliff runs out the clock | 77-62 |