| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) SG - Joel Keese (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) C - Eric Beaudoin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edward Jackson (fresh) SG - Edwin Manley (fresh) SF - Michael Billy (fresh) PF - Johnny Mainor (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | The short jumper by Nicolas Dickson is denied by Johnny Mainor | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Edward Jackson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Michael Billy can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gregory Munson | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Edward Jackson steps in front of the Nicolas Dickson pass | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Edwin Manley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Rickie Bell tips it home | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Edward Jackson | 6-7 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin misses the floater from the left side | 6-7 |
| 16:57 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Edwin Manley | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Edwin Manley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (PG) Edward Jackson | |
| 16:28 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Zachary Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SF) Michael Billy | |
| 16:28 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Mainor and he's fouled by Orville Taylor - foul #1 on Orville Taylor, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Craig Rice (SF), Gary Brown (PF) Edwin Manley, Johnny Mainor | |
| 16:13 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Eric Waldrop clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 8-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) PF - Jason Smith (fresh) C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Newborn (fresh) SF - Craig Rice (fresh) PF - Gary Brown (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:21 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Brown | 8-12 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Zachary Taylor is called for the reach on Stefan Romano - foul #2 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG) Orville Taylor, Eric Waldrop | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Jackson (PG), Edwin Manley (SG), Michael Billy (SF), Johnny Mainor (PF) Melvin Newborn, Craig Rice, Gary Brown, Zachary Taylor | |
| 15:02 | UMass | Wayne Weaver connects on the shot from close range | 10-12 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses the floater from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Wayne Weaver gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Joel Keese misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Jackson - foul #1 on Edward Jackson, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (PF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Stefan Romano, Jason Smith, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:19 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin is hacked by Rickie Bell - foul #1 on Rickie Bell, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 12-14 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Gregory Munson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rickie Bell | 15-14 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Edwin Manley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 17-16 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Rickie Bell is called for the reach on Edward Jackson - foul #2 on Rickie Bell, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Rickie Bell, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Craig Rice (PG), Melvin Newborn (PF), Gary Brown (C) Edward Jackson, Johnny Mainor, Neal Gosselin | |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Michael Billy is denied on a layup by Wayne Weaver | 17-16 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Jason Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Craig Rice (fresh) SG - Edwin Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Billy (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Newborn (fresh) C - Gary Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 11:47 | Florida State | Gary Brown grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Gary Brown misses the driving attempt near the basket | 17-16 |
| 11:23 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Wayne Weaver denies the turnaround by Michael Billy | 17-16 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Wayne Weaver pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Jason Smith hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 10:22 | Florida State | Michael Billy connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Manley and the foul's on Eric Waldrop - foul #1 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Eric Waldrop, Nicolas Dickson, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (PG), Johnny Mainor (PF) Craig Rice, Edwin Manley | |
| 10:22 | Florida State | Michael Billy misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Orville Taylor drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Michael Billy can't connect on a shot in the paint | 21-18 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Jason Smith grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Joel Keese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:05 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin is hacked by Orville Taylor - foul #2 on Orville Taylor, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG) Orville Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Jackson (PG), Edwin Manley (SG), Craig Rice (SF) Melvin Newborn, Michael Billy, Gary Brown | |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor can't finish the layup | 21-18 |
| 08:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to Eric Beaudoin | 21-18 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Gregory Munson's pass is intercepted by Craig Rice | 21-18 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | Edward Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin tips it home | 21-20 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Craig Rice is called for the reach on Gregory Munson - foul #1 on Craig Rice, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Stefan Romano, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:00 | UMass | Jason Smith is fouled on the floor by Johnny Mainor - foul #1 on Johnny Mainor, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (C) Neal Gosselin | |
| 07:51 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Craig Rice - foul #2 on Craig Rice, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (SF) Craig Rice | |
| 07:51 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Billy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Mainor (fairly fresh) C - Melvin Newborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Michael Billy makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Jackson | 23-22 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Melvin Newborn steals it from Jason Smith | 23-22 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor knocks in the jumper near the basket | 23-24 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Joel Keese scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Edwin Manley - foul #1 on Edwin Manley, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Nicolas Dickson, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (PG), Craig Rice (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Zachary Taylor (C) Edward Jackson, Edwin Manley, Michael Billy, Johnny Mainor | |
| 06:33 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Gary Brown is called for the reach on Eric Beaudoin - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG) Joel Keese | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Jackson (PG) Melvin Newborn | |
| 06:23 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 25-24 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Jason Smith is fouled on the floor by Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Edward Jackson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Rice | 27-26 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Stefan Romano hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Waldrop | 29-26 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Craig Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF) Eric Waldrop, Stefan Romano | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SG) Edward Jackson | |
| 04:50 | UMass | Joel Keese comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Newborn - foul #1 on Melvin Newborn, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:50 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Craig Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 04:18 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Smith | 31-26 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Jason Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-26 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Gary Brown grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Gregory Munson picks off the pass by Neal Gosselin | 31-26 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Joel Keese banks in the layup set up by Gregory Munson | 33-26 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Melvin Newborn (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Craig Rice (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Weaver - foul #1 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Rickie Bell (PF), Eric Beaudoin (C) Gregory Munson, Jason Smith, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edwin Manley (SG), Michael Billy (SF), Johnny Mainor (PF) Neal Gosselin, Craig Rice, Gary Brown | |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Joel Keese is hacked by Melvin Newborn - foul #2 on Melvin Newborn, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF) Nicolas Dickson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Jackson (PG) Melvin Newborn | |
| 02:56 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Beaudoin - foul #1 on Eric Beaudoin, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG) Joel Keese | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Eric Waldrop scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Orville Taylor | 37-27 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Orville Taylor steals the ball from Edward Jackson | 37-27 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Orville Taylor lays it in | 39-27 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Edward Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor can't tip it in | 39-27 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Edwin Manley tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 01:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Rickie Bell | 39-27 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Eric Beaudoin drills a floater from the right wing set up by Orville Taylor | 41-27 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Edwin Manley is fouled on the floor by Eric Waldrop - foul #2 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #8 | 41-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Eric Waldrop, Stefan Romano, Eric Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (PG), Craig Rice (SF), Melvin Newborn (C) Edward Jackson, Michael Billy, Zachary Taylor | |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Edwin Manley makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Edwin Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-29 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Joel Keese hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin is hacked by Joel Keese - foul #1 on Joel Keese, team foul #9 | 43-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Brown (C) Edwin Manley | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |