| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - Edward Clark (fresh) PF - Sean Sands (fresh) C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Larry Yeary (fresh) C - James Welcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | James Welcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Edward Clark grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Sean Sands is blocked by James Welcher | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Robert Smith comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Clark - foul #1 on Edward Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Robert Smith can't throw it down | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Robert Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Jordan | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Edward Clark misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Sean Sands tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Kosta Skibinski | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski hits a wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Clifford Belmonte | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Welcher | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte's pass is intercepted by Brian Ward in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Marvin Matte (SF), Glen Arrington (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Edward Clark, Sean Sands, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Kevin Beatty (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 17:20 | UMass | Glen Arrington clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Murray | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Marvin Matte is hacked by Jeffrey Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Richard Ito makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Arrington | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray misses long on a floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Glen Arrington | 5-4 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fairly fresh) SF - Marvin Matte (fairly fresh) PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) C - Garry Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Beatty (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Murray (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Richard Ito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Kevin Beatty, Joseph Miller, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Sean Sands is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Sean Sands, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Larry Yeary is blocked by Edward Clark | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Sean Sands can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is fouled on the floor by Edward Clark - foul #2 on Edward Clark, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Marvin Matte (SF) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Duncan | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa knocks in the floater from the left block | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary is fouled on the floor by Sean Sands - foul #2 on Sean Sands, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Richard Ito (SG), Robert Wolfgang (SF), Glen Arrington (PF) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Marvin Matte, Sean Sands | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Leroy Minner (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Charles Duncan, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary | |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glen Arrington - foul #1 on Glen Arrington, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Glen Arrington gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Brian Ward is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Dockins (SG), Garry Tucker (C) Richard Ito, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Warren Jordan, Leroy Minner, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| 12:48 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 9-8 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty tips it in | 9-10 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Joseph Miller blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Dockins | 9-10 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Robert Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Murray | 9-13 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Robert Dockins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Morrissette | 12-13 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kevin Morrissette (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Dockins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wolfgang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Arrington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Garry Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Beatty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Murray (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Garry Tucker picks off the pass by Kevin Beatty | 12-15 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Glen Arrington can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Murray - foul #2 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Marvin Matte (SF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Kevin Morrissette, Robert Dockins, Robert Wolfgang, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Leroy Minner (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty, Robert Smith, Joseph Miller, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 11:26 | UMass | Glen Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Glen Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner is hacked by Marvin Matte - foul #1 on Marvin Matte, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Yeary (PF) James Welcher | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is fouled on the floor by Glen Arrington - foul #2 on Glen Arrington, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Wolfgang (SF) Glen Arrington | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Kosta Skibinski | 16-17 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Duncan | 16-19 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte is called for 10 seconds | 16-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Larry Yeary | |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod hits the finger roll and the foul's on Kosta Skibinski - foul #1 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG) Clifford Belmonte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Charles Duncan, Leroy Minner | |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-22 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Brian Ward snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Dockins (SG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Yeary (PF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 09:24 | UMass | James Welcher denies the turnaround by Robert Dockins | 16-22 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | James Welcher can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Marvin Matte snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Robert Dockins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Dockins, team foul #9 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Garry Tucker (PF) Robert Dockins, Robert Wolfgang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Miller (C) James Welcher | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Smith | 16-24 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Robert Smith denies the turnaround by Reynaldo Costa | 16-24 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Richard Ito grabs the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Richard Ito hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Warren Jordan - foul #1 on Warren Jordan, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG) Kevin Morrissette, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Kevin Beatty (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, Joseph Miller | |
| 08:11 | UMass | Richard Ito misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Richard Ito misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Richard Ito gets the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Richard Ito can't finish the uncontested layup | 16-24 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 16-24 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | James Welcher gets the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Matte (tiring) C - Reynaldo Costa (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Elrod (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Welcher (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses the fadeaway in the lane | 16-24 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clifford Belmonte, team foul #10 | 16-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Wolfgang (SF) Richard Ito | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Smith (SF) Kevin Beatty | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Leroy Minner, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Dockins (SG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Larry Yeary (PF) Charles Duncan, Gregory Elrod | |
| 06:57 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte loses the dribble to Robert Smith in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan lays it in set up by Robert Smith | 16-26 |
| 06:53 | UMass | Warren Jordan steps in front of the Marvin Matte pass in the backcourt | 16-26 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Robert Smith dunks the ball set up by Leroy Minner | 16-28 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-28 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Robert Dockins grabs the offensive board | 16-28 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Belmonte | 19-28 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marvin Matte - foul #2 on Marvin Matte, team foul #11 | 19-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Garry Tucker (PF) Clifford Belmonte, Marvin Matte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Kevin Beatty (SF), Joseph Miller (C) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, James Welcher | |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Robert Dockins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Yeary - foul #1 on Larry Yeary, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG) Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (PF) Larry Yeary | |
| 05:33 | UMass | Robert Dockins makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Robert Dockins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Brian Ward loses the dribble to Kevin Morrissette in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette banks in the layup | 23-29 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Kevin Morrissette is called for the reach on Brian Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Morrissette, team foul #12 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (C) Robert Dockins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Brian Ward misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kosta Skibinski | 25-30 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Brian Ward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Duncan | 25-32 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Charles Duncan, Kevin Beatty | |
| 04:41 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette can't finish the layup | 25-32 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Garry Tucker grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG) Kevin Morrissette | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Gregory Elrod, Joseph Miller | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses the shot from the left block | 25-32 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Garry Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Yeary | 25-32 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 25-32 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Kosta Skibinski picks off the pass by Warren Jordan | 25-32 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang lays it in on a great pass from Kosta Skibinski | 27-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wolfgang (tired) 6 pts. PF - Garry Tucker (fairly fresh) C - Reynaldo Costa (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Yeary (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Welcher (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan double dribbles | 27-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Robert Dockins (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Glen Arrington (C) Richard Ito, Kosta Skibinski, Robert Wolfgang, Garry Tucker, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Kevin Beatty (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 03:14 | UMass | Edward Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Glen Arrington | 30-32 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG) Clifford Belmonte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Miller (SF) Kevin Beatty | |
| 02:28 | UMass | Robert Dockins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Glen Arrington gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Edward Clark misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Elrod - foul #1 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG) Robert Dockins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Larry Yeary (PF) Brian Ward, Charles Duncan, Gregory Elrod | |
| 02:14 | UMass | Edward Clark misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Edward Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Kosta Skibinski picks off the pass by Warren Jordan | 30-32 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette banks in the layup set up by Kosta Skibinski | 32-32 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Larry Yeary | 32-34 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward Clark | 35-34 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kosta Skibinski - foul #2 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #13 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Richard Ito (SG), Marvin Matte (C) Kevin Morrissette, Kosta Skibinski, Glen Arrington | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Joseph Miller, Larry Yeary, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Marvin Matte grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:00 | UMass | James Welcher is called for the reach on Clifford Belmonte - foul #1 on James Welcher, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG) Warren Jordan | |
| 01:00 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | James Welcher gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | James Welcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Brian Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | James Welcher tips it in | 35-37 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Edward Clark travels in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Garry Tucker (C) Marvin Matte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Leroy Minner (SG) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Ito misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |