| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-24 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Rodney Mize pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Austin Leigh is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Barbagallo - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:09 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Helm - foul #1 on Robert Helm, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Robert Helm knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 42-25 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Simon Shin - foul #2 on Simon Shin, team foul #3 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Dewey Chiles (C) Doyle Livingston, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 18:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Austin Leigh is called for the reach on Robert Helm - foul #1 on Austin Leigh, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Styron | 44-27 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-27 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Dewey Chiles pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Austin Leigh drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ronald Styron - foul #1 on Ronald Styron, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Batchelder | |
| 17:02 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is hacked by Austin Leigh - foul #2 on Austin Leigh, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Ronald Styron | |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF) Austin Leigh, Dewey Chiles | |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 16:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Hill | 44-29 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Robert Helm is fouled on the floor by Doyle Livingston - foul #1 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG) William Spicer | |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Stafford | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-29 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Doyle Livingston connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 46-31 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Simon Shin comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 46-31 |
| 15:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Batchelder | 46-31 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Stafford - foul #1 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF), Bill Moore (C) Doyle Livingston, Kenneth Batchelder, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 15:00 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Sam Moore connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-33 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Bill Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG) Luis Bruhn | |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 3 from straight away | 48-33 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the floater from the left wing set up by Donald Barbagallo | 50-33 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Austin Leigh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF) Ronald Styron, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Dewey Chiles | |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Walter Hill snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 13:22 | UMass | William Spicer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rodney Mize | 50-36 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley's layup is rejected by Walter Hill | 50-36 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley tips it back up and in | 52-36 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Donald Barbagallo steps in front of the Walter Hill pass in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sam Moore | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:52 | UMass | Bill Moore is hacked by Gregory Bentley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Simon Shin (C) William Bowers, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Luis Bruhn (C) William Spicer, Charlie Gray, Rodney Mize, Bill Moore, Walter Hill | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Luis Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Austin Leigh is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Shin - foul #3 on Simon Shin, team foul #7 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG), Anthony Southwick (C) Donald Barbagallo, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (SF) Kenneth Mayo | |
| 12:09 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Dewey Chiles grabs the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder hits a shot from the right wing | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Luis Bruhn - foul #1 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Ronald Styron | |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Doyle Livingston | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Robert Helm is called for the reach on Luis Bruhn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Dewey Chiles can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Dewey Chiles is called for the reach on Andrew Stafford - foul #3 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Gregory Bentley, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Bill Moore (C) William Spicer, Luis Bruhn, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Batchelder, Walter Hill | |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Sam Moore drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-39 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-39 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Rodney Mize is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rodney Mize, team foul #6 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Dewey Chiles (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Bill Moore | |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | William Bowers misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-39 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the offensive board | 64-39 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Kenneth Batchelder picks off the pass by Sam Moore | 64-39 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on William Bowers - foul #1 on William Bowers, team foul #9 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF) William Bowers, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:49 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 64-40 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-40 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Dewey Chiles gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Flippen, team foul #10 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick (C) Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Luis Bruhn, Dewey Chiles | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne double dribbles | 64-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:41 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Batchelder | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charlie Gray - foul #2 on Charlie Gray, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Bill Moore (PF), Luis Bruhn (C) Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Austin Leigh scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Luis Bruhn | 66-48 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Simon Shin is whistled for a carry | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG) Ronald Styron | |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PF) Austin Leigh | |
| 06:23 | UMass | Rodney Mize hits the easy wide open finger roll | 66-50 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Simon Shin can't finish the layup | 66-50 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Dewey Chiles pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Dewey Chiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG), Kenneth Batchelder (PF) Luis Bruhn, Bill Moore | |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley is called for a charge - foul #4 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick (C) Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) William Spicer, Rodney Mize, Dewey Chiles | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Walter Hill's pass is intercepted by Louis Flippen | 66-50 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Flippen | 68-50 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 04:54 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the offensive board | 68-50 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bentley - foul #5 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG) Doyle Livingston | |
| 04:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Walter Hill swats the short shot by Andrew Stafford | 68-52 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford tips it home | 70-52 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charlie Gray | 70-55 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford travels with the ball | 70-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Kenneth Batchelder, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Styron - foul #2 on Ronald Styron, team foul #13 | 70-55 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 70-57 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Sam Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Simon Shin (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Bill Moore gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 03:14 | UMass | Luis Bruhn's floater is tipped away by Andrew Stafford | 70-57 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 70-57 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 70-57 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Luis Bruhn gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:55 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Anthony Southwick (C) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Luis Bruhn, Charlie Gray, Bill Moore | |
| 02:37 | UMass | Austin Leigh connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Doyle Livingston | 70-59 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne loses the ball out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo | |
| 01:55 | UMass | Bill Moore is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Charlie Gray, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Batchelder, Bill Moore | |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Sam Moore clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-61 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Rodney Mize snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Austin Leigh is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen's pass is intercepted by Walter Hill | 70-61 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Simon Shin steps in front of the Austin Leigh pass in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford is fouled on the floor by Rodney Mize - foul #2 on Rodney Mize, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 72-61 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford blows the layup | 72-61 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Louis Flippen steps in front of the Doyle Livingston pass in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen runs out the clock | 72-61 |