| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Beadles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Rickie Bell steps in front of the Albert Harshbarger pass | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Paul Beadles steps in front of the Nicolas Dickson pass | 36-33 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Beadles | 36-35 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Jones | 39-35 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Frank Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Kirk (PG), Glenn Fowler (C) Paul Beadles, Frank Davis | |
| 17:39 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Steven Kirk comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Steven Kirk steals the ball from Gregory Munson in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro is hacked by Eric Waldrop - foul #2 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Stefan Romano (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (PG), Frank Davis (C) Wendell Jones, Glenn Fowler | |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Frank Davis knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Harshbarger | 41-37 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Orville Taylor buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Waldrop | 44-37 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Joseph Monteiro and the foul's on Jason Smith - foul #2 on Jason Smith, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG) Eric Waldrop | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Garrison (SF), Glenn Fowler (C) Joseph Monteiro, Frank Davis | |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Beadles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Garrison (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Fowler (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Stefan Romano tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Beadles | 46-42 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Wayne Weaver connects on the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Glenn Fowler - foul #4 on Glenn Fowler, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (PF) Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Frank Davis (C) Paul Beadles, Albert Harshbarger, Glenn Fowler | |
| 15:05 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Frank Davis gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wendell Jones | 48-44 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Kirk - foul #3 on Steven Kirk, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Beaudoin (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (PG), Albert Harshbarger (PF) Wendell Jones, Joseph Monteiro | |
| 14:28 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Paul Beadles drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Kirk | 50-47 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Gregory Munson is fouled on the floor by Michael Garrison - foul #4 on Michael Garrison, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro (SF) Michael Garrison | |
| 13:45 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson lays it in | 52-47 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Paul Beadles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Rickie Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Joel Keese is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Joel Keese, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Jason Smith (PF) Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG) Paul Beadles | |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Steven Kirk double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (PG) Steven Kirk | |
| 12:51 | UMass | Eric Waldrop comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG) Gregory Munson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:37 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Frank Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Waldrop - foul #3 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Kirk (PG) Paul Beadles | |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Wayne Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (PF) Stefan Romano, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (PG) Steven Kirk | |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Frank Davis misses short on a shot in the lane | 52-49 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Beadles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Monteiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 52-49 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Frank Davis misses the shot near the basket | 52-49 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Frank Davis snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Paul Beadles can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-49 |
| 10:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Eric Waldrop | 52-49 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Eric Waldrop is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Jason Smith (PF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Orville Taylor, Eric Waldrop, Rickie Bell, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Kirk (SG) Wendell Jones | |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Paul Beadles misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin is hacked by Joseph Monteiro - foul #1 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF) Nicolas Dickson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG), Glenn Fowler (C) Paul Beadles, Frank Davis | |
| 09:28 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the finger roll | 54-49 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Stefan Romano - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (PF) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (PG), Frank Davis (C) Wendell Jones, Glenn Fowler | |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Monteiro - foul #2 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG) Joel Keese | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Steven Kirk tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Stefan Romano pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro misses the lay-in | 56-51 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rickie Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Beadles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kirk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Monteiro (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Harshbarger (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:55 | UMass | Albert Harshbarger swats the short shot by Eric Beaudoin | 56-51 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Frank Davis misses the turnaround from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Stefan Romano grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Stefan Romano clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Frank Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | The jump hook by Albert Harshbarger is blocked by Rickie Bell | 56-51 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Rickie Bell snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Gregory Munson buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Beaudoin | 58-51 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Rickie Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:41 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG), Michael Garrison (SF), Glenn Fowler (C) Steven Kirk, Joseph Monteiro, Frank Davis | |
| 05:23 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Joel Keese is hacked by Michael Garrison - foul #5 on Michael Garrison, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Jason Smith (PF) Gregory Munson, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro (SF) Michael Garrison | |
| 05:02 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Albert Harshbarger | 59-51 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Paul Beadles can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Glenn Fowler is called for the reach on Orville Taylor - foul #5 on Glenn Fowler, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Kirk (PG), Frank Davis (C) Paul Beadles, Glenn Fowler | |
| 04:22 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Eric Beaudoin (C) Orville Taylor, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (PG) Steven Kirk | |
| 03:44 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the jumper from the left side | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Frank Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses short on a jumper from the left block | 63-51 |
| 03:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Eric Beaudoin | 63-51 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Joseph Monteiro swats the shot by Joel Keese | 63-51 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Wendell Jones grabs the board | 63-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Beadles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Monteiro (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Albert Harshbarger (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Frank Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wendell Jones | 63-53 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Joel Keese's floater is tipped away by Frank Davis | 63-53 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Wendell Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason Smith - foul #3 on Jason Smith, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF), Rickie Bell (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Nicolas Dickson, Jason Smith, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Kirk (SG) Frank Davis | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Wendell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Wendell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:29 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Davis (C) Paul Beadles | |
| 02:13 | UMass | Gregory Munson is hacked by Steven Kirk - foul #4 on Steven Kirk, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Rickie Bell gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Wendell Jones snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Steven Kirk is fouled on the floor by Rickie Bell - foul #2 on Rickie Bell, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Steven Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:24 | UMass | Rickie Bell is hacked by Albert Harshbarger - foul #1 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Rickie Bell makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Rickie Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Nicolas Dickson steps in front of the Albert Harshbarger pass | 66-54 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Gregory Munson clanks a floater from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wendell Jones | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Rickie Bell is called for the reach on Albert Harshbarger - foul #3 on Rickie Bell, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Rickie Bell pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | UMass | Gregory Munson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-54 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Wendell Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Gregory Munson runs out the clock | 66-54 |