| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Reginald Solarski inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | The jump hook by Jamie Becker is blocked by Albert Houser | 28-32 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it in | 28-34 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Houser | 30-34 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Michael Fomby is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | John Hill banks in the layup set up by Michael Little | 32-34 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Jamie Becker is called for the reach on Lawrence Pippin - foul #2 on Jamie Becker, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fomby | 32-36 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Reginald Solarski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Philip Pickles - foul #2 on Philip Pickles, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 17:36 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 34-38 |
| 17:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Peter Boyles | 34-38 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Jamie Becker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG) Philip Pickles, Michael Little | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Roger Baker (SF) Richard Duong, Reginald Solarski | |
| 16:54 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-40 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Room (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Roger Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lionel Kohler | 36-43 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cecil Barkley | 38-43 |
| 14:41 | UMass | James Room connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Scott | 38-46 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Dennis Scott, Roger Baker, Peter Boyles, Jamie Becker | |
| 13:51 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it back up and in | 38-48 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Michael Fomby swats the short shot by Lawrence Pippin | 38-48 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Albert Houser pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Reginald Solarski takes the ball from John Hill | 38-48 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Arthur Snavely buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Duong | 38-50 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Albert Houser blows the dunk | 38-50 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Arthur Snavely gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Reginald Solarski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Michael Little is hacked by Reginald Solarski - foul #3 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Jamie Becker (C) Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely | |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Michael Fomby steals the ball from Lawrence Pippin | 38-52 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Little - foul #1 on Michael Little, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF) Richard Duong, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby | |
| 11:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Dennis Scott gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Peter Boyles loses the dribble to Robert Cabello | 38-54 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Cabello | 40-54 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 09:45 | UMass | James Room makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Roger Baker grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Lionel Kohler - foul #3 on Lionel Kohler, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) James Room, Roger Baker, Jamie Becker | |
| 09:20 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | John Hill's pass is intercepted by Richard Duong | 40-59 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Peter Boyles is hacked by Lawrence Pippin - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #6 | 40-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Lionel Kohler | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG) Dennis Scott | |
| 08:27 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's layup is rejected by Albert Houser | 40-59 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #3 | 40-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (C) Peter Boyles | |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 07:53 | UMass | Michael Fomby scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Reginald Solarski | 41-61 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Philip Pickles | 43-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | UMass | James Room misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the tip | 43-61 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin double dribbles | 43-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Peter Boyles (PF), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Michael Fomby, Arthur Snavely | |
| 06:28 | UMass | Lionel Kohler steals the ball from Reginald Solarski | 43-61 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lionel Kohler and the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #3 on Jamie Becker, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF) Richard Duong | |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-61 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 46-61 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Lee Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Barkley and he's fouled by Peter Boyles - foul #1 on Peter Boyles, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Robert Cabello | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG) Reginald Solarski | |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:04 | UMass | Jamie Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Albert Houser (PF) Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG) Steven Beard | |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Albert Houser clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 48-61 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Roger Baker snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Philip Pickles is called for the reach on Richard Duong - foul #3 on Philip Pickles, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Roger Baker, Peter Boyles | |
| 04:23 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 50-63 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Jamie Becker is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jamie Becker, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Philip Pickles and he's hacked by Jamie Becker - foul #5 on Jamie Becker, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (C) Jamie Becker | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Richard Duong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-63 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Dennis Scott tips it but misses | 53-63 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Dennis Scott steals the ball from Lawrence Pippin | 53-63 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Richard Duong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Scott | 53-65 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the dunk | 53-65 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it in | 55-65 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Richard Duong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pippin | 55-65 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Albert Houser banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 57-65 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-65 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Richard Duong - foul #3 on Richard Duong, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Robert Cabello | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Peter Boyles snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Pippin | 58-65 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hill | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Little | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Reginald Solarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Peter Boyles pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Peter Boyles is hacked by Philip Pickles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Pickles, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF) Richard Duong | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | John Hill misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Michael Fomby snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Roger Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Pickles - foul #5 on Philip Pickles, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Robert Cabello is denied by Peter Boyles | 61-69 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | John Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-69 |