| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the floater from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Gregory Munson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Keese | 28-47 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is hacked by Gregory Munson - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis hits a driving attempt in the paint | 30-47 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 30-49 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-49 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Rickie Bell gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Gregory Munson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Nicolas Dickson | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-52 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler tips it back up and in | 32-52 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson is hacked by Brandon Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG), Lyle Aragon (C) Robert Beauchamp, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell, Eric Beaudoin | |
| 17:12 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-52 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis misses the tip | 32-52 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Wayne Weaver gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Jason Smith is hacked by Brandon Jeanlouis - foul #2 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #2 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG) Eric Olson | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese | |
| 16:32 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Lyle Aragon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-52 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto hits the follow up shot | 34-52 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Stefan Romano misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Laub - foul #3 on Barry Laub, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Barry Laub, Lyle Aragon | |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (PF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Jason Smith, Wayne Weaver | |
| 16:02 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Isler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp drills a 3 from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Orville Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the board | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Brandon Jeanlouis is called for the reach on Rickie Bell - foul #3 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Daniel Isler, Steven Ditto | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF) Orville Taylor, Eric Waldrop, Stefan Romano | |
| 15:11 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 39-54 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-54 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Gregory Munson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the shot from the left side set up by Rickie Bell | 41-56 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-59 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joel Keese - foul #2 on Joel Keese, team foul #2 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (PG), Lyle Aragon (C) Eric Olson, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Rickie Bell, Eric Beaudoin | |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson double dribbles | 46-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG) Robert Beauchamp | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto drills a jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Jason Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Lyle Aragon | 48-59 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson tips it home | 48-61 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Orville Taylor is called for the reach on Barry Laub - foul #2 on Orville Taylor, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF) Nicolas Dickson | |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Orville Taylor - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG) Orville Taylor, Joel Keese | |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 12:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jason Smith | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 10 pts. C - Lyle Aragon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Stefan Romano can't throw it down | 50-61 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Stefan Romano grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Wayne Weaver double dribbles | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) Daniel Isler, Steven Ditto | |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (PF) Jason Smith | |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-61 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Stefan Romano grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Rickie Bell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Wayne Weaver hits the follow up shot | 50-63 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lyle Aragon | 53-63 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Gregory Munson knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Wayne Weaver | 53-65 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Stefan Romano is called for the reach on Barry Laub - foul #2 on Stefan Romano, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (PG), Steven Ditto (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, Lyle Aragon | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Gregory Munson, Eric Waldrop, Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Joel Keese pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Brandon Jeanlouis swats the layup by Rickie Bell | 53-65 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eric Beaudoin - foul #2 on Eric Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McGavin (PG), Michael Elledge (PF) Robert Beauchamp, Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Jason Smith (PF) Orville Taylor, Rickie Bell | |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Munson | 55-68 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto hits the follow up shot | 57-68 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Keese | 57-71 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler drills a jumper from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Jason Smith buries a runner in the lane | 59-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McGavin (fresh) SG - Daniel Isler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard McGavin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 07:37 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Beaudoin | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Jason Smith steps in front of the Steven Ditto pass | 59-76 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Ditto - foul #1 on Steven Ditto, team foul #5 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF), Lyle Aragon (C) Richard McGavin, Daniel Isler, Steven Ditto, Michael Elledge, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG), Rickie Bell (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Jason Smith, Eric Beaudoin | |
| 06:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis tips it home | 61-77 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-77 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Eric Waldrop tips it home | 61-79 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-79 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Rickie Bell pulls down the rebound | 61-79 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Wayne Weaver lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicolas Dickson | 61-81 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-81 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Orville Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Waldrop | 61-84 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp is hacked by Rickie Bell - foul #2 on Rickie Bell, team foul #7 | 61-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Stefan Romano (SF) Orville Taylor, Eric Waldrop, Nicolas Dickson | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rickie Bell | 63-87 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-87 |
| 04:54 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 63-87 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Stefan Romano misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Jeanlouis - foul #4 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #6 | 63-87 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Robert Beauchamp, Lyle Aragon | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Beaudoin (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| 04:38 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-89 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler can't finish the layup | 63-89 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Rickie Bell grabs the board | 63-89 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Kirk Peavler steals the ball from Joel Keese | 63-89 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Munson takes the ball from Steven Ditto | 63-89 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Joel Keese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 63-91 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Laub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rickie Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-91 |
| 03:30 | UMass | Rickie Bell pulls down the rebound | 63-91 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | UMass | Barry Laub steals it from Joel Keese | 63-91 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-91 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Stefan Romano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-91 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-91 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-91 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler snags the offensive board | 65-91 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler buries a jump hook from the left block | 67-91 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Joel Keese can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 67-91 |
| 02:14 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Stefan Romano | 67-91 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Gregory Munson is fouled on the floor by Kirk Peavler - foul #2 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #7 | 67-91 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McGavin (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Michael Elledge (PF), Lyle Aragon (C) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Joel Keese, Stefan Romano, Rickie Bell, Eric Beaudoin | |
| 02:06 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 1st free throw | 67-91 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Lyle Aragon gets the rebound | 67-91 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-91 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | UMass | Gregory Munson blows the layup | 69-91 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Wayne Weaver tips it in | 69-93 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler is fouled on the floor by Eric Waldrop - foul #1 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #8 | 69-93 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Rickie Bell (PF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Eric Waldrop, Jason Smith, Wayne Weaver | |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler makes the 1st free throw | 70-93 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-93 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin gets the rebound | 70-93 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Gregory Munson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Keese | 70-95 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler loses the dribble to Rickie Bell | 70-95 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicolas Dickson | 70-98 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Richard McGavin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-98 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Ditto | 70-98 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-98 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Gregory Munson runs out the clock | 70-98 |