| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fresh) SG - Ken Leonetti (fresh) SF - Edgar Horn (fresh) PF - Paul Mosley (fresh) C - Daniel Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Michael Fomby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Michael Fomby comes up short on the runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Iona | Jamie Becker swats the short shot by Paul Mosley | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UMass | Dennis Scott is fouled on the floor by Ken Leonetti - foul #1 on Ken Leonetti, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Reginald Solarski grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Fomby | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Iona | Ken Leonetti hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Iona | Ken Leonetti makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:47 | Iona | Ken Leonetti makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is denied on a layup by Paul Mosley | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Daniel Bradshaw blocks the short jumper by Michael Fomby | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Iona | The rebound goes to Paul Mosley | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Iona | Ken Leonetti's floater is tipped away by Reginald Solarski | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Duong | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Michael Fomby lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Scott and the foul's on Paul Mosley - foul #1 on Paul Mosley, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:51 | Iona | Paul Mosley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fomby | 8-2 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled on the floor by Keith Numbers - foul #1 on Keith Numbers, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 17:22 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the lay-in | 8-2 |
| 17:21 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | Iona | Ken Leonetti can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 17:14 | Iona | Paul Mosley tips it in | 8-4 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Jamie Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Roger Baker (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Stucker (C) Daniel Bradshaw | |
| 16:35 | Iona | Edgar Horn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Keith Numbers | 8-7 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Arthur Snavely dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dennis Scott | 10-7 |
| 15:59 | Iona | Ken Leonetti misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 15:58 | Iona | Keith Stucker tips it home | 10-9 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Room (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Leonetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Mosley - foul #2 on Paul Mosley, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Dennis Scott, Roger Baker, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Iona | Byron Strickland (PG), George Sullivan (SG), Richard Crandall (PF), Daniel Bradshaw (C) Keith Numbers, Ken Leonetti, Edgar Horn, Paul Mosley | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:14 | Iona | Richard Crandall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 12-9 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Keith Stucker steals the ball from Reginald Solarski | 12-9 |
| 14:58 | Iona | Byron Strickland's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Becker | 12-9 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Richard Duong misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:33 | Iona | Keith Stucker grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 14:28 | Iona | Byron Strickland misses badly on a runner near the basket | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 12-9 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Keith Stucker - foul #1 on Keith Stucker, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Michael Fomby (PF) James Room, Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 14:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 14:06 | Iona | The rebound goes to Daniel Bradshaw | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | Iona | Byron Strickland lays it in and the foul's on Michael Fomby - foul #1 on Michael Fomby, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF) Richard Duong | |
| Subs | Iona | Kendrick Perry (SF) Keith Stucker | |
| 14:01 | Iona | Byron Strickland makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's pass is intercepted by George Sullivan in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Iona | George Sullivan can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Fomby - foul #2 on Michael Fomby, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Numbers (PG), Ken Leonetti (SG), Edgar Horn (SF) Byron Strickland, Kendrick Perry, Daniel Bradshaw | |
| 13:42 | Iona | George Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Iona | George Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Jamie Becker is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG) Reginald Solarski | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw (C) Richard Crandall | |
| 13:10 | Iona | Edgar Horn loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Stucker (PF) George Sullivan | |
| 12:56 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:54 | Iona | Ken Leonetti snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:49 | Iona | Edgar Horn is hacked by Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Peter Boyles (PF) Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 12:40 | Iona | Ken Leonetti connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Keith Numbers | 12-15 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Peter Boyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF) Steven Beard, Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Iona | Kendrick Perry (SG) Ken Leonetti | |
| 11:54 | Iona | Kendrick Perry connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Numbers | 12-17 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - James Room (fresh) SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kendrick Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Reginald Solarski buries a floater from close range | 14-17 |
| 11:30 | Iona | Keith Numbers knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Stucker | 14-19 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Richard Duong knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Reginald Solarski | 16-19 |
| 11:03 | Iona | Keith Numbers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:02 | Iona | Kendrick Perry snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:52 | Iona | Keith Stucker misses short on a shot from the right side | 16-19 |
| 10:50 | Iona | Edgar Horn snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:40 | Iona | Kendrick Perry knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Keith Stucker | 16-21 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Richard Duong misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 16-21 |
| 10:20 | Iona | The rebound goes to Daniel Bradshaw | 16-21 |
| 10:15 | Iona | Arthur Snavely steals the ball from Keith Numbers | 16-21 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 09:53 | Iona | The rebound goes to Edgar Horn | 16-21 |
| 09:49 | Iona | Kendrick Perry misses the lay-in | 16-21 |
| 09:47 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:32 | Iona | Peter Boyles steals it from Daniel Bradshaw | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses long on a floater from the right side | 16-21 |
| 09:15 | Iona | Kendrick Perry gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:09 | Iona | Kendrick Perry can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 09:08 | UMass | Richard Duong grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Reginald Solarski can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Edgar Horn - foul #1 on Edgar Horn, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Richard Duong, James Room, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Iona | Byron Strickland (PG), Ken Leonetti (SG), George Sullivan (SF), Richard Crandall (PF) Keith Numbers, Kendrick Perry, Edgar Horn, Keith Stucker | |
| 08:49 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 17-21 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Peter Boyles banks in the layup set up by Dennis Scott and the foul's on Byron Strickland - foul #1 on Byron Strickland, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG) Reginald Solarski | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 08:35 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:10 | Iona | George Sullivan misses the floater from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 08:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 20-21 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Dennis Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Stucker (C) Daniel Bradshaw | |
| 07:43 | Iona | Dennis Scott steps in front of the Ken Leonetti pass | 20-21 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (tiring) 5 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Byron Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ken Leonetti (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Crandall (fresh) C - Keith Stucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Peter Boyles is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| 07:07 | Iona | Byron Strickland misses short on a runner from the right block | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | Iona | Richard Crandall tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Steven Beard drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Becker | 23-23 |
| 06:42 | Iona | Ken Leonetti can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF) Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Iona | Kendrick Perry (SF), Daniel Bradshaw (C) George Sullivan, Richard Crandall | |
| 06:42 | Iona | Ken Leonetti makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:42 | Iona | Ken Leonetti makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:21 | Iona | Keith Stucker snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:17 | Iona | Ken Leonetti hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Stucker | 23-27 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Dennis Scott is fouled on the floor by Keith Stucker - foul #2 on Keith Stucker, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG) Steven Beard | |
| Subs | Iona | Ralph Shephard (PG), Edgar Horn (SF), Richard Crandall (PF) Byron Strickland, Ken Leonetti, Keith Stucker | |
| 05:55 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:30 | Iona | Edgar Horn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 25-27 |
| 05:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Duong | 25-27 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Ralph Shephard steps in front of the Reginald Solarski pass | 25-27 |
| 05:17 | Iona | Edgar Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SG), Roger Baker (SF) Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski | |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Numbers (PG), George Sullivan (PF) Kendrick Perry, Richard Crandall | |
| 04:52 | UMass | Steve Puryear can't connect on a runner from close range | 25-27 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it in | 27-27 |
| 04:39 | Iona | Ralph Shephard scores on a floater from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Daniel Bradshaw swats the short shot by Steve Puryear | 27-29 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the fadeaway from the right side | 29-29 |
| 03:50 | Iona | George Sullivan knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Keith Numbers | 29-31 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Peter Boyles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Puryear | 31-31 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Puryear (fresh) SF - Roger Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (tired) 9 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Shephard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Bradshaw (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Iona | Roger Baker steals it from Daniel Bradshaw | 31-31 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Jamie Becker loses the dribble to Keith Numbers | 31-31 |
| 02:36 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Steve Puryear, Roger Baker, Peter Boyles, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Iona | Byron Strickland (PG), Ken Leonetti (SG), Keith Stucker (SF), Paul Mosley (PF), Richard Crandall (C) Keith Numbers, Ralph Shephard, Edgar Horn, George Sullivan, Daniel Bradshaw | |
| 02:22 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-31 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Michael Fomby hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 02:15 | Iona | Byron Strickland drills a runner near the basket | 33-33 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Room | 36-33 |
| 02:06 | Iona | Paul Mosley is fouled on the floor by Michael Fomby - foul #3 on Michael Fomby, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (C) Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 01:54 | Iona | Keith Stucker can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 01:53 | Iona | Richard Crandall misses the tip | 36-33 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Dennis Scott is fouled on the floor by Ken Leonetti - foul #2 on Ken Leonetti, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:28 | Iona | Richard Crandall gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Byron Strickland misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #7 | 36-33 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Byron Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Byron Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Solarski | 39-35 |
| 00:40 | Iona | Ken Leonetti misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-35 |
| 00:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reginald Solarski | 39-35 |
| 00:37 | UMass | James Room is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Leonetti - foul #3 on Ken Leonetti, team foul #10 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Numbers (PG), George Sullivan (SG), Kendrick Perry (SF) Byron Strickland, Ken Leonetti, Richard Crandall | |
| 00:37 | UMass | James Room makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:37 | UMass | James Room makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:17 | Iona | George Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Dennis Scott snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 00:02 | UMass | James Room is fouled on the floor by Paul Mosley - foul #3 on Paul Mosley, team foul #11 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Roger Baker (SF) Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Iona | Edgar Horn (SF) Paul Mosley | |
| 00:02 | UMass | James Room misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:02 | UMass | James Room makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Iona | Edgar Horn clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-35 |