| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert White inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Howard | Leroy Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Corey Glover buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Wood | 43-39 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert White and he's fouled by James Springer - foul #3 on James Springer, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Ross Taylor (C) James Springer | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:15 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Charles Robinson picks off the pass by Henry Toles | 43-42 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Sam Gregorio blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 18:55 | UMass | James Wood pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:49 | UMass | James Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 18:48 | Howard | Sam Gregorio pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:32 | Howard | John Arnold clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Cornett - foul #3 on Leon Cornett, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (PF) Leon Cornett | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:32 | Howard | John Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:32 | Howard | John Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:32 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:06 | Howard | Robert White is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| 17:54 | UMass | James Wood drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 17:35 | Howard | John Arnold makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert White | 46-45 |
| 17:25 | UMass | David Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG), David Thomas (C) Henry Toles, James Wood | |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SG), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Charles Robinson, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 16:56 | Howard | Robert White connects on the shot in the lane | 46-47 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Corey Glover is hacked by Sam Gregorio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Gregorio, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (SF) Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG) Sam Gregorio | |
| 16:41 | UMass | David Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Robert White | |
| 16:21 | Howard | Kevin McGill can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Corey Glover pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:13 | UMass | David Nielsen clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-47 |
| 16:11 | UMass | David Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 15:58 | UMass | David Nielsen hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Corey Glover | 48-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Palombo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Howard | Kevin McGill hits the finger roll | 48-49 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Cate | 51-49 |
| 14:58 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman loses the dribble to Joseph Attebery | 51-49 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Joseph Attebery misses the dunk | 51-49 |
| 14:54 | Howard | John Palombo snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Hugo Ellerman | 51-52 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Joseph Attebery travels with the ball | 51-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Steven Cate, Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, Hugo Ellerman, John Palombo, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| 13:44 | Howard | Robert White knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Sam Gregorio | 51-54 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Henry Toles buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Glover | 53-54 |
| 13:01 | Howard | John Arnold misses the floater from the right block | 53-54 |
| 13:00 | Howard | Robert White tips it in | 53-56 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Leon Cornett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Charles Robinson, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG) Corey Glover | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:35 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Henry Toles - foul #1 on Henry Toles, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:06 | UMass | James Springer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Steven Cate tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 11:41 | Howard | Leroy Green loses the dribble to Leon Cornett | 57-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Cate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UMass | Leon Cornett clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 57-59 |
| 11:25 | Howard | Robert White snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Robert White drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 57-61 |
| 11:02 | UMass | James Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Leroy Green gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Robert White can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Springer - foul #4 on James Springer, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Thomas (C) Steven Cate, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Hugo Ellerman (SG), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 10:40 | Howard | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ross Taylor | 57-61 |
| 10:23 | UMass | David Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Robert White | |
| 10:01 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-61 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Kevin McGill tips it but misses | 57-61 |
| 09:58 | UMass | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Joseph Attebery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 09:52 | Howard | John Palombo grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Kevin McGill comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG) Corey Glover | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:37 | Howard | Kevin McGill makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Kevin McGill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Ross Taylor is whistled for a carry | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Robert White (SF) Lou Crowther, John Palombo | |
| 09:08 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 09:06 | UMass | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Steven Cate misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin McGill - foul #3 on Kevin McGill, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG) Joseph Attebery | |
| Subs | Howard | John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| 08:59 | UMass | Steven Cate misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Steven Cate makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:48 | Howard | David Nielsen steals the ball from Leroy Green | 58-63 |
| 08:42 | UMass | David Nielsen hits the finger roll set up by Steven Cate | 60-63 |
| 08:23 | Howard | John Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF) Steven Cate, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG) Hugo Ellerman | |
| 08:01 | UMass | James Wood buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Henry Toles | 62-63 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Charles Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Corey Glover gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:39 | UMass | Leon Cornett is called for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Bill Henry (PF) Sam Gregorio, John Arnold | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert White (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 8 pts. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Howard | Leroy Green misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lou Crowther - foul #2 on Lou Crowther, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SF), Kevin McGill (C) Robert White, Leroy Green | |
| 07:06 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Steven Cate - foul #1 on Steven Cate, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (PF) Leon Cornett | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:44 | UMass | James Wood is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Wood, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| 06:26 | Howard | Kevin McGill's pass is intercepted by Corey Glover | 63-66 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Steven Cate banks in the layup set up by Corey Glover | 65-66 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Lou Crowther comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Springer - foul #5 on James Springer, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Ross Taylor (PF), David Thomas (C) James Wood, James Springer | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF) John Palombo, Bill Henry | |
| 06:07 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Ross Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Corey Glover | 67-68 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Ross Taylor is called for the reach on Lou Crowther - foul #2 on Ross Taylor, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Leon Cornett (PF) Corey Glover, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (SG), Leroy Green (C) Hugo Ellerman, Kevin McGill | |
| 05:36 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Leon Cornett is hacked by John Arnold - foul #1 on John Arnold, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Charles Robinson (SG) Lou Crowther, Bill Henry | |
| 04:58 | UMass | Steven Cate knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by David Nielsen | 69-70 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-70 |
| 04:39 | Howard | John Arnold grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 04:26 | Howard | John Arnold makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert White and he's hacked by Ross Taylor - foul #3 on Ross Taylor, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), James Wood (SF) Steven Cate, Leon Cornett | |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SF) Robert White | |
| 04:26 | Howard | John Arnold makes the free throw | 69-73 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Ross Taylor clanks a turnaround from the left block | 69-73 |
| 04:08 | UMass | David Nielsen snags the offensive board | 69-73 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Henry Toles is whistled for a carry | 69-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (SG), David Thomas (C) Henry Toles, David Nielsen | |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 03:45 | Howard | Charles Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Corey Glover can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Bill Henry snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 03:14 | UMass | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| 03:09 | UMass | James Wood buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Corey Glover | 72-76 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Charles Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Charles Robinson, team foul #7 | 72-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Leon Cornett (PF) Joseph Attebery, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Hugo Ellerman, Kevin McGill | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Robert White steps in front of the Henry Toles pass | 72-76 |
| 02:38 | Howard | Sam Gregorio hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert White | 72-78 |
| 02:19 | UMass | David Thomas drills a shot from the left block | 74-78 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Bill Henry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-78 |
| 02:02 | UMass | James Wood snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Henry Toles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 01:54 | Howard | Robert White snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Robert White drills a driving attempt in the lane | 74-80 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Henry Toles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-80 |
| 01:14 | Howard | Bill Henry pulls down the rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:57 | Howard | John Arnold drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Henry Toles travels with the ball | 74-82 |
| Subs | UMass | Ross Taylor (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG) Bill Henry | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Henry Toles is called for the reach on Charles Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Toles, team foul #11 | 74-82 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (SF) Robert White | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:51 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:45 | UMass | John Arnold takes the ball from James Wood | 74-84 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Charles Robinson is hacked by Corey Glover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Glover, team foul #12 | 74-84 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), David Thomas (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Hugo Ellerman (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 00:42 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:35 | UMass | David Nielsen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bill Henry - foul #1 on Bill Henry, team foul #8 | 74-86 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| 00:35 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:35 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lou Crowther and the foul's on David Nielsen - foul #1 on David Nielsen, team foul #13 | 76-88 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman makes the free throw | 76-89 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Ross Taylor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bill Henry - foul #2 on Bill Henry, team foul #9 | 76-89 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Ross Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 76-89 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Ross Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 76-89 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Steven Cate grabs the offensive rebound | 76-89 |
| 00:01 | UMass | David Nielsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-89 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Lou Crowther gets the rebound | 76-89 |