| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bradley Francois - foul #1 on Bradley Francois, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Bradley Francois double dribbles | 35-40 |
| 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 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG), John Carr (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Williams is called for the reach on Clyde Brisson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Jon McDonald pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:17 | UMass | George Cogar steals the ball from David Burt | 35-40 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-40 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Jon McDonald is hacked by Clyde Brisson - foul #2 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Golden (C) George Cogar, John Carr, Salvatore Moran | |
| 17:27 | UMass | Pablo Nunez blocks the jumper by Richard Fox | 35-42 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Anthony Waldon pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Richard Fox loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Waldon - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Francis Walker pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Bob Morgan is whistled for traveling | 35-42 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), James Taylor (PF) Bradley Francois, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (SF), James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Clyde Brisson, Pablo Nunez, John Golden | |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Burt steals the ball from Richard Jeffrey in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 16:21 | UMass | David Burt blows the layup | 35-42 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr is hacked by Wallace Racette - foul #1 on Wallace Racette, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Burt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Jeffrey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Wakefield (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UMass | David Burt is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Wakefield - foul #3 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG) Brandon Wakefield, John Carr | |
| 15:30 | UMass | John Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Burt picks off the pass by Richard Jeffrey | 38-44 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Tyrone Evans jams it set up by David Burt | 40-44 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF) Richard Jeffrey | |
| 14:57 | UMass | Anthony Waldon knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF) Clyde Brisson | |
| 14:23 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the easy open layup | 42-44 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Reed | 42-44 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Reed | 42-47 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by Paul Olguin - foul #4 on Paul Olguin, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), Francis Walker (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG), John Carr (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF), John Golden (C) Paul Olguin, George Cogar, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| 13:10 | UMass | Tyrone Evans knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Walker | 44-47 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Burt - foul #1 on David Burt, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:47 | UMass | John Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield scores on a jumper in the paint | 44-51 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Matthew Reed steps in front of the John Williams pass | 44-51 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 12:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Burt | 44-51 |
| 12:09 | UMass | David Burt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, Francis Walker, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF) Brandon Wakefield, Salvatore Moran, John Golden | |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Clyde Brisson - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Richard Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon McDonald (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jeffrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Carr (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Reed | 44-55 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Bob Morgan lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Richard Fox | 46-55 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Matthew Reed - foul #5 on Richard Fox, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG), James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, Pablo Nunez, John Carr | |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:38 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:32 | UMass | John Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Wallace Racette | 50-56 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield's pass is intercepted by David Burt in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 10:19 | UMass | James Taylor makes the floater from the right block | 52-56 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG) Brandon Wakefield | |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:00 | UMass | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Tyrone Evans connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor | 54-57 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Evans in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Tyrone Evans blows the layup | 54-57 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 54-57 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 09:20 | UMass | David Burt is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Tyrone Evans | 56-57 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Tyrone Evans pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Tyrone Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Reed - foul #4 on Matthew Reed, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF) David Burt, John Williams, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF), John Golden (C) Matthew Reed, Clyde Brisson, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| 08:53 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 56-57 |
| 08:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 56-57 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Brandon Wakefield is called for the reach on Bradley Francois - foul #4 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF) Brandon Wakefield, Salvatore Moran | |
| 08:14 | UMass | Francis Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Bob Morgan is fouled on the floor by Pablo Nunez - foul #1 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Pablo Nunez, John Golden | |
| 07:41 | UMass | David Burt's pass is intercepted by Richard Jeffrey | 56-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon McDonald (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Jeffrey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Cogar (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Carr (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Patel (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Evans - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG) Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG) George Cogar, John Carr | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Bob Morgan scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (C) Charles Patel | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed tips it home | 58-61 |
| 06:57 | UMass | James Taylor is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Bradley Francois, John Williams, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF) Matthew Reed, Richard Jeffrey | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 06:46 | UMass | David Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:30 | UMass | David Burt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Olguin - foul #5 on Paul Olguin, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Carr (C) Paul Olguin, James Edwards, Salvatore Moran | |
| 06:30 | UMass | David Burt misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:30 | UMass | David Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson is open and scores on a floater from the right side set up by Matthew Reed | 58-63 |
| 06:07 | UMass | John Carr is called for the reach on David Burt in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Carr, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), John Williams (SF), Francis Walker (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, Anthony Waldon, James Taylor, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Golden (C) Clyde Brisson | |
| 06:07 | UMass | David Burt makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:07 | UMass | David Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Jon McDonald is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jon McDonald, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) David Burt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF), James Edwards (PF) John Carr, Pablo Nunez | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the wide open floater from the left block | 60-63 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses short on a floater near the basket | 60-63 |
| 05:11 | UMass | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:52 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Jeffrey | 60-65 |
| 04:45 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), James Taylor (C) Tyrone Evans, John Williams, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards, John Golden | |
| 04:28 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Carr - foul #4 on John Carr, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Pablo Nunez and he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #12 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF) John Carr, Pablo Nunez | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel makes the free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Salvatore Moran denies the turnaround by James Taylor | 61-68 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed's pass is intercepted by David Burt in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| 03:25 | UMass | James Taylor is open and lays it up and in set up by David Burt | 63-68 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burt (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (tired) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Wakefield (tired) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clyde Brisson (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Moran (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Patel (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield is hacked by Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF), John Carr (C) Salvatore Moran, Charles Patel | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Tyrone Evans is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-70 |
| 03:04 | UMass | David Burt tips it in | 65-70 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF) Brandon Wakefield, Clyde Brisson | |
| 02:49 | UMass | James Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-70 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed's pass is intercepted by David Burt in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Tyrone Evans lays it in on a nice dish by David Burt | 69-70 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 02:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Burt | 69-70 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Tyrone Evans double dribbles | 69-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF), Wallace Racette (C) David Burt, John Williams, Bob Morgan, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Golden (C) Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards, John Carr | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden misses the easy open layup | 69-70 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson can't tip it in | 69-70 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden tips it in | 69-72 |
| 01:43 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG), James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) George Cogar, Pablo Nunez, John Golden | |
| 01:20 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 69-72 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Patel | 69-72 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson clanks a jumper from the right side | 69-72 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Anthony Waldon pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:56 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Tyrone Evans is called for traveling | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 69-72 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Bob Morgan pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Bradley Francois drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bob Morgan | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson is hacked by Tyrone Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #14 | 71-72 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Wallace Racette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF), John Carr (PF) Clyde Brisson, James Edwards | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Bob Morgan, team foul #15 | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clyde Brisson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Wallace Racette wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:51 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Brisson - foul #3 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), John Carr (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Matthew Reed, Clyde Brisson, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| 04:51 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-74 |
| 04:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 75-74 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Jon McDonald loses the ball out of bounds | 75-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), John Golden (C) George Cogar, Salvatore Moran | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey's floater is tipped away by James Taylor | 75-74 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Bradley Francois snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 03:30 | UMass | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Carr - foul #5 on John Carr, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Bradley Francois, John Williams, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez (PF) John Carr | |
| 03:30 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:30 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel (C) John Golden | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Jon McDonald drills a jump hook from close range set up by Bob Morgan | 79-74 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Waldon is called for the reach on Richard Jeffrey - foul #4 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #16 | 79-74 |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG) Brandon Wakefield | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Jon McDonald clanks a jump hook near the basket | 79-76 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), John Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF), James Edwards (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Richard Jeffrey, Pablo Nunez, Charles Patel | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-76 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Francis Walker grabs the board | 79-76 |
| 02:07 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | UMass | David Burt is fouled in the backcourt by George Cogar - foul #1 on George Cogar, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 02:05 | UMass | David Burt misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:05 | UMass | David Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson is hacked by John Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Williams, team foul #17 | 80-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois is fouled on the floor by Matthew Reed - foul #5 on Matthew Reed, team foul #14 | 80-78 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) David Burt, Francis Walker, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), Charles Patel (C) Matthew Reed, George Cogar, Salvatore Moran | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-78 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield double dribbles in the backcourt | 80-78 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Bradley Francois buries a jumper from the left side | 82-78 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-78 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the offensive board | 82-78 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-78 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 82-78 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield grabs the offensive board | 82-78 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Francois (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is hacked by Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #15 | 82-78 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG) Brandon Wakefield | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards pulls down the rebound | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-78 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Jeffrey | 83-80 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Richard Jeffrey is called for the reach on Wallace Racette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #16 | 83-80 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG) Bradley Francois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-80 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson grabs the offensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 84-80 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Patel | 84-80 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Cogar | 84-83 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by Richard Jeffrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #17 | 84-83 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG) David Burt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the board | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Bradley Francois - foul #2 on Bradley Francois, team foul #18 | 85-85 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses the free throw | 85-85 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the driving attempt from the right block | 87-85 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 87-85 |