| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Shick | 35-46 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Walter Hill is whistled for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 19:07 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is hacked by Rodney Mize - foul #3 on Rodney Mize, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (SF) Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Shick | 35-49 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Walter Hill clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Fred Oglesby | |
| 18:32 | UMass | Walter Hill makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Walter Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 18:24 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a runner in the lane | 36-49 |
| 18:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mayo | 36-49 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Adam Madden swats the layup by Walter Hill | 36-49 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Shawn Palmieri | 36-49 |
| 17:59 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-49 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Austin Leigh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Adam Madden | 36-49 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it home | 36-51 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Shick and he's hacked by Dewey Chiles - foul #3 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Bill Moore (PF) Austin Leigh, Doyle Livingston, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses the free throw | 36-53 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden double dribbles | 36-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 16:14 | UMass | Charlie Gray is fouled on the floor by Douglas Terry - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (PF) Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:57 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits a jumper from the right side | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:22 | UMass | The jump hook by Bill Moore is blocked by Fred Oglesby | 36-55 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is fouled on the floor by Charlie Gray - foul #2 on Charlie Gray, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF) Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Kenneth Mayo, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Fred Oglesby | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:37 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 14:15 | UMass | Austin Leigh knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Rodney Mize | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:47 | Sam Houston State | Austin Leigh steps in front of the Kenneth Shick pass | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:25 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 13:25 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 41-58 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Nicholas Dowdell takes the ball from Luis Bruhn | 41-58 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is whistled for a carry | 41-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Luis Bruhn, Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 12:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses the 3 from straight away | 41-58 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell McAllister (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:51 | UMass | Austin Leigh's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Shick | 41-58 |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Austin Leigh steals it from Kenneth Shick | 41-58 |
| 11:20 | UMass | The short jumper by Kenneth Mayo is denied by James Miller | 41-58 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Walter Hill drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Mayo | 43-58 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Batchelder - foul #2 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF), Bill Moore (C) Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Miller | |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Russell McAllister | 43-61 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Rodney Mize is called for a charge - foul #4 on Rodney Mize, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (C) Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-61 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby tips it in | 43-63 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn lays it in set up by Austin Leigh | 45-63 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by Dewey Chiles - foul #4 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG) John Murphy, Douglas Terry | |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Walter Hill swats the layup by Russell McAllister | 45-63 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 08:54 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister drills a jumper from the right block set up by Shawn Palmieri | 45-65 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Luis Bruhn knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Doyle Livingston | 47-65 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Doyle Livingston - foul #3 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Luis Bruhn, Doyle Livingston, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Fred Oglesby | |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Walter Hill clanks a runner from the baseline | 47-67 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Walter Hill can't tip it in | 47-67 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the tip | 47-67 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (tired) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | UMass | Walter Hill is fouled on the floor by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF), Dewey Chiles (C) Kenneth Batchelder, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Charlie Gray is whistled for traveling | 47-67 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses the floater from close range | 47-67 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Charlie Gray is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #6 | 47-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG) Charlie Gray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 06:46 | UMass | Doyle Livingston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 47-67 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-67 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the offensive board | 47-67 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-67 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Austin Leigh snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Rodney Mize lays it in on a great pass from Doyle Livingston | 49-67 |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Doyle Livingston double dribbles | 49-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Bill Moore (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Kenneth Mayo, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick | 49-70 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-70 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the board | 49-70 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 49-72 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is whistled for traveling | 49-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Dewey Chiles (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF) Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) James Miller | |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Shick | 49-74 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (tiring) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Madden (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell McAllister (tired) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | UMass | Dewey Chiles's floater is tipped away by Fred Oglesby | 49-74 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Bill Moore gets the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Russell McAllister - foul #3 on Russell McAllister, team foul #7 | 49-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Shick | 51-76 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Nicholas Dowdell steps in front of the Kenneth Batchelder pass | 51-76 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Bill Moore gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Batchelder | 54-76 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-76 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | UMass | Charlie Gray is whistled for traveling | 54-76 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 54-76 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Dewey Chiles pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Fred Oglesby takes the ball from Bill Moore | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell loses the dribble to Bill Moore | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Luis Bruhn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-76 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Bill Moore grabs the offensive board | 54-76 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Kenneth Shick steps in front of the Bill Moore pass | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick runs out the clock | 54-76 |