| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Jay Petillo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kirk Deskins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Volz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | Kirk Deskins inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Portland State | Jay Petillo connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 19:23 | UMass | Bradley Francois knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 39-25 |
| 19:17 | Portland State | Dennis Conner is hacked by Wallace Racette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 19:03 | Portland State | Anthony Waldon is called for the reach on Kirk Deskins - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 18:48 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-25 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Anthony Waldon snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Richard Fox's pass is intercepted by Jay Petillo in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 18:43 | Portland State | Jay Petillo banks in the layup | 39-27 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Dennis Conner denies the turnaround by Bob Morgan | 39-27 |
| 18:21 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 18:17 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 18:15 | Portland State | Dennis Conner tips it home | 39-29 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Bob Morgan's pass is intercepted by Jay Petillo | 39-29 |
| 17:48 | Portland State | Anthony Waldon is called for the reach on Kirk Deskins - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan (PG), Phillip Crews (SG), Joel Nichols (SF), Richard Presley (PF), Christopher Cordell (C) Jay Petillo, Mark Vallejos, Kirk Deskins, Dennis Conner, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 17:33 | Portland State | The jumper by Christopher Cordell is denied by Jon McDonald | 39-29 |
| 17:31 | Portland State | Joel Nichols grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:21 | Portland State | Phillip Crews's fadeaway is rejected by Jon McDonald | 39-29 |
| 17:20 | Portland State | Phillip Crews gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:54 | Portland State | Richard Presley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Phillip Crews | 39-32 |
| 16:31 | UMass | John Williams hits a turnaround from close range | 41-32 |
| 16:17 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, John Williams, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Mark Vallejos (SG), Kirk Deskins (SF), Dennis Conner (PF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Johnnie Meehan, Phillip Crews, Joel Nichols, Richard Presley, Christopher Cordell | |
| 15:53 | UMass | James Taylor knocks in the floater from close range set up by Richard Fox and he's fouled by Ira Dehoyos - foul #1 on Ira Dehoyos, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG) David Burt | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jay Petillo (PG) Ira Dehoyos | |
| 15:53 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Jay Petillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kirk Deskins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Emmanuel Volz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Portland State | Jay Petillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:37 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 15:36 | UMass | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 15:30 | UMass | Bradley Francois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 15:28 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos loses the dribble to Anthony Waldon in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:11 | Portland State | Dennis Conner gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:06 | Portland State | Bradley Francois is called for the reach on Mark Vallejos - foul #1 on Bradley Francois, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG), Bob Morgan (PF) Bradley Francois, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Portland State | Phillip Crews (SF), Richard Presley (C) Kirk Deskins, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 14:52 | Portland State | Dennis Conner clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 14:50 | Portland State | Dennis Conner misses the tip | 44-32 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Wallace Racette's pass is intercepted by Phillip Crews | 44-32 |
| 14:29 | Portland State | Dennis Conner lays it up and in set up by Phillip Crews | 44-34 |
| 14:12 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:11 | Portland State | Richard Presley grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 13:55 | Portland State | Dennis Conner misses the wide open floater in the paint but he's hacked by Wallace Racette - foul #3 on Wallace Racette, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Francis Walker (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, John Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan (PG), Jonathan Reed (SG), Joel Nichols (SF), Christopher Cordell (C) Jay Petillo, Mark Vallejos, Phillip Crews, Richard Presley | |
| 13:55 | Portland State | Dennis Conner makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:55 | Portland State | Dennis Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Francis Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it home | 46-36 |
| 13:30 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Bradley Francois clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Cordell - foul #1 on Christopher Cordell, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kirk Deskins (SF), Richard Presley (PF) Joel Nichols, Dennis Conner | |
| 13:16 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:06 | Portland State | Richard Presley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 48-39 |
| 13:05 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Johnnie Meehan steps in front of the Jon McDonald pass | 48-41 |
| 12:46 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan lays it in | 48-43 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Anthony Waldon drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 12:03 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 12:02 | UMass | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Kirk Deskins is called for the reach on Bradley Francois - foul #1 on Kirk Deskins, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Francis Walker (C) Tyrone Evans, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Mark Vallejos (SG), Joel Nichols (SF), Phillip Crews (PF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Johnnie Meehan, Jonathan Reed, Kirk Deskins, Richard Presley, Christopher Cordell | |
| 11:47 | UMass | Phillip Crews blocks the short jumper by Bob Morgan | 51-43 |
| 11:45 | Portland State | Phillip Crews pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Burt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ira Dehoyos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Nichols (fresh) PF - Phillip Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Emmanuel Volz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ira Dehoyos and the foul's on David Burt - foul #2 on David Burt, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jay Petillo (PG) Ira Dehoyos | |
| 11:41 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Francis Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Francis Walker, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 11:03 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Crews | 51-49 |
| 10:53 | UMass | John Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:52 | UMass | David Burt grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by Phillip Crews - foul #1 on Phillip Crews, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Kirk Deskins (SF) Jay Petillo, Joel Nichols | |
| 10:18 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Fox | 53-49 |
| 10:14 | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), James Taylor (PF) David Burt, John Williams, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Conner (PF) Phillip Crews | |
| 10:14 | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Mark Vallejos takes the ball from Bradley Francois | 53-49 |
| 09:42 | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:41 | Portland State | Dennis Conner tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 09:15 | UMass | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dennis Conner - foul #2 on Dennis Conner, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, James Taylor, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jay Petillo (PG), Johnnie Meehan (SG), Joel Nichols (SF), Richard Presley (C) Ira Dehoyos, Mark Vallejos, Kirk Deskins, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 08:50 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Burt | 55-51 |
| 08:40 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Petillo and he's fouled by David Burt - foul #3 on David Burt, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Portland State | Phillip Crews (PF) Dennis Conner | |
| 08:40 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:16 | UMass | David Burt hits a shot in the paint | 57-54 |
| 08:13 | Portland State | Jay Petillo is hacked by Tyrone Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), James Taylor (PF), Francis Walker (C) David Burt, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kirk Deskins (SF), Christopher Cordell (C) Joel Nichols, Richard Presley | |
| 08:13 | Portland State | Jay Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:13 | Portland State | Jay Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:54 | UMass | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 07:52 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 07:46 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 07:44 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Deskins | 57-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Jay Petillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnnie Meehan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Deskins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Cordell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:27 | Portland State | Jay Petillo grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 07:09 | Portland State | Kirk Deskins scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jay Petillo | 57-58 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Tyrone Evans misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-58 |
| 06:54 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Jay Petillo | 57-58 |
| 06:49 | Portland State | Jay Petillo drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Phillip Crews | 57-60 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Bradley Francois is fouled on the floor by Jay Petillo - foul #3 on Jay Petillo, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, Bradley Francois, John Williams, James Taylor, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Mark Vallejos (SG), Joel Nichols (SF), Richard Presley (PF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Jay Petillo, Johnnie Meehan, Kirk Deskins, Phillip Crews, Christopher Cordell | |
| 06:21 | UMass | Richard Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 06:19 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:13 | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos's pass is intercepted by Anthony Waldon | 57-60 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Bob Morgan's layup is rejected by Richard Presley | 57-60 |
| 06:00 | Portland State | Joel Nichols grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 05:58 | Portland State | David Burt steps in front of the Joel Nichols pass in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emmanuel Volz - foul #2 on Emmanuel Volz, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Conner (PF) Emmanuel Volz | |
| 05:45 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:25 | Portland State | Joel Nichols drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Vallejos | 58-62 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Bob Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jonathan Reed (PG), Kirk Deskins (SF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Ira Dehoyos, Joel Nichols, Richard Presley | |
| 04:57 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), John Williams (SF) David Burt, Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 04:57 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:57 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Jon McDonald lays it in set up by Bradley Francois | 60-64 |
| 04:41 | Portland State | John Williams picks off the pass by Mark Vallejos in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:16 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Mark Vallejos | 60-64 |
| 04:13 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jay Petillo (PG), Phillip Crews (PF), Richard Presley (C) Mark Vallejos, Dennis Conner, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 03:47 | UMass | Tyrone Evans connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Racette | 63-64 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Jay Petillo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kirk Deskins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Presley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Portland State | Phillip Crews can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF) Bradley Francois, John Williams, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Mark Vallejos (SG), Christopher Cordell (C) Jay Petillo, Jonathan Reed, Kirk Deskins | |
| 03:24 | Portland State | Phillip Crews makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:24 | Portland State | Phillip Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:09 | UMass | Tyrone Evans is hacked by Christopher Cordell - foul #2 on Christopher Cordell, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kirk Deskins (SF), Dennis Conner (PF) Phillip Crews, Richard Presley | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:09 | UMass | Tyrone Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:09 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:02 | Portland State | Dennis Conner misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Tyrone Evans pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:45 | UMass | David Burt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Vallejos - foul #2 on Mark Vallejos, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bob Morgan (PF) Tyrone Evans, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan (SG), Joel Nichols (SF) Mark Vallejos, Kirk Deskins | |
| 02:45 | UMass | David Burt makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:45 | UMass | David Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:42 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (C) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jay Petillo (PG), Mark Vallejos (SG), Phillip Crews (PF) Ira Dehoyos, Johnnie Meehan, Dennis Conner | |
| 02:27 | Portland State | The jumper by Joel Nichols is denied by Richard Fox | 66-66 |
| 02:25 | UMass | David Burt gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:25 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), John Williams (SF) David Burt, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kirk Deskins (SF), Richard Presley (PF) Joel Nichols, Phillip Crews | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Presley - foul #2 on Richard Presley, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:15 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Mark Vallejos | 66-66 |
| 01:58 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos is whistled for a carry | 66-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Wallace Racette (C) David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Conner (PF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Richard Presley, Christopher Cordell | |
| 01:41 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Fox | 68-66 |
| 01:24 | Portland State | Dennis Conner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Anthony Waldon pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is fouled on the floor by Kirk Deskins - foul #2 on Kirk Deskins, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:57 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos is hacked by Bradley Francois - foul #2 on Bradley Francois, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| 00:57 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:57 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Anthony Waldon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| 00:14 | Portland State | Dennis Conner hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kirk Deskins | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Bob Morgan's layup is rejected by Dennis Conner | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Richard Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 69-69 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Jay Petillo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Deskins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Emmanuel Volz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Wallace Racette wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:47 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-69 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Anthony Waldon gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Bob Morgan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Fox | 71-69 |
| 04:18 | Portland State | Jay Petillo lays it in on a great pass from Kirk Deskins | 71-71 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Richard Fox connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Waldon | 73-71 |
| 03:55 | Portland State | Jay Petillo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan (PG), Phillip Crews (SF), Richard Presley (PF), Christopher Cordell (C) Jay Petillo, Kirk Deskins, Dennis Conner, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 03:41 | UMass | James Taylor is hacked by Richard Presley - foul #3 on Richard Presley, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 03:41 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:41 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:30 | Portland State | Johnnie Meehan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 03:28 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell tips it in | 75-73 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Jon McDonald clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Cordell - foul #3 on Christopher Cordell, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Joel Nichols (SF) Mark Vallejos | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:15 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 76-73 |
| 03:10 | UMass | James Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-73 |
| 02:46 | Portland State | A charge is called on Joel Nichols - foul #1 on Joel Nichols, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz (C) Christopher Cordell | |
| 02:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG) Tyrone Evans, David Burt | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jay Petillo (PG), Mark Vallejos (SG), Kirk Deskins (SF), Christopher Cordell (C) Johnnie Meehan, Phillip Crews, Joel Nichols, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 02:28 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Presley - foul #4 on Richard Presley, team foul #15 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 02:28 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:22 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz (C) Christopher Cordell | |
| 02:13 | Portland State | Richard Fox steals the ball from Emmanuel Volz | 78-73 |
| 01:58 | UMass | James Taylor hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Fox | 80-73 |
| 01:36 | Portland State | Jay Petillo can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 01:34 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz grabs the offensive rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:17 | Portland State | Richard Presley buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jay Petillo | 80-75 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the jumper from the right wing | 82-75 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Jay Petillo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Deskins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Presley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Emmanuel Volz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Portland State | Kirk Deskins double dribbles | 82-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Conner (PF) Richard Presley | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bradley Francois is hacked by Jay Petillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Petillo, team foul #16 | 82-75 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos is fouled in the backcourt by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #14 | 84-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 00:32 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:32 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Bradley Francois is hacked by Mark Vallejos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Vallejos, team foul #17 | 84-77 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 00:29 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:27 | Portland State | Jay Petillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | John Williams is hacked by Kirk Deskins - foul #3 on Kirk Deskins, team foul #18 | 86-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:17 | Portland State | Dennis Conner drills a jumper near the basket | 88-79 |
| 00:14 | UMass | John Williams is hacked by Mark Vallejos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Vallejos, team foul #19 | 88-79 |
| 00:14 | UMass | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:14 | UMass | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:14 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Volz | 89-79 |
| 00:08 | Portland State | Jay Petillo knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kirk Deskins | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox runs out the clock | 89-81 |