| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Herman Graves inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Bentley | 40-37 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Charlie Gray is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charlie Gray, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Herman Graves is fouled on the floor by Dewey Chiles - foul #3 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Monty Riding (C) Dewey Chiles | |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is fouled on the floor by Rodney Mize - foul #3 on Rodney Mize, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (SF) Rodney Mize | |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Herman Graves drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gregory Bentley | 43-37 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Charlie Gray loses the dribble to Donald Barbagallo in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charlie Gray - foul #2 on Charlie Gray, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (SG) Charlie Gray | |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:24 | UMass | William Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Young - foul #2 on William Young, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG) Harry Dunn | |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:47 | UMass | William Young can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Flippen | 47-37 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver's floater is tipped away by Monty Riding | 47-37 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Vincent Johnson grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder travels in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG) Vincent Johnson, William Young | |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Monty Riding hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo hits a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (tiring) 10 pts. C - Monty Riding (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Barbagallo | 52-40 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Simon Shin - foul #2 on Simon Shin, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Douglas Etienne (C) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), William Young (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Bill Moore (C) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Mayo, Monty Riding | |
| 15:08 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is whistled for a carry | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PF) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| 14:27 | UMass | Rodney Mize is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Young | 52-45 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-45 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 13:59 | UMass | William Young's pass is intercepted by Harold Sampley in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 13:47 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-45 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Dewey Chiles double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Harold Sampley, Herman Graves, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG) Doyle Livingston | |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Stafford | 59-45 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Harry Dunn lays it up and in set up by William Young | 59-47 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Bowers | 61-47 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Martin Deaver steps in front of the Harry Dunn pass | 61-47 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | William Bowers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Rodney Mize - foul #4 on Rodney Mize, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Doyle Livingston (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF) William Young, Rodney Mize, Dewey Chiles | |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | William Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | William Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 12:39 | UMass | William Bowers steals it from Harry Dunn in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Dunn - foul #2 on Harry Dunn, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) William Bowers | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Doyle Livingston snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Donald Barbagallo takes the ball from Bill Moore | 64-47 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo lays it up and in | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herman Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Bill Moore (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo can't finish the layup | 66-47 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Doyle Livingston snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF) Donald Barbagallo, Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG) Harry Dunn | |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Robert Helm tips it but misses | 66-47 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Robert Helm is called for the reach on Charlie Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #2 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF) Doyle Livingston, Kenneth Mayo | |
| 11:03 | UMass | Bill Moore's pass is intercepted by Robert Helm | 66-47 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-47 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Vincent Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Douglas Etienne, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (SG) Charlie Gray | |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 10:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bill Moore | 66-47 |
| 10:19 | UMass | William Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | William Young picks off the pass by Robert Helm | 66-47 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Herman Graves, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Doyle Livingston (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Vincent Johnson, William Young, Kenneth Batchelder, Bill Moore | |
| 09:10 | UMass | Dewey Chiles hits a jumpshot from the right side | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley blows the layup | 66-52 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Charlie Gray snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:38 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Doyle Livingston | 66-55 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the lay-in | 66-55 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Kenneth Mayo is called for the reach on Donald Barbagallo - foul #1 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF) Louis Flippen, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | UMass | Monty Riding (C) Dewey Chiles | |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mayo | 66-55 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Harry Dunn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Harry Dunn, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (PF) Kenneth Mayo | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #3 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #11 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Sam Moore (C) Harold Sampley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (SG), Rodney Mize (SF) Charlie Gray, Doyle Livingston | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Young (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Monty Riding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UMass | William Young drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Robert Helm connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Bentley | 70-57 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Rodney Mize knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Kenneth Batchelder | 70-59 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Bentley | 72-59 |
| 06:05 | UMass | William Young can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 72-59 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Rodney Mize grabs the offensive board | 72-59 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Monty Riding buries a jump hook in the lane | 72-61 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-61 |
| 05:46 | UMass | William Young grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Donald Barbagallo is called for the reach on William Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #3 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Bill Moore (C) Harry Dunn, William Young, Kenneth Batchelder, Monty Riding | |
| 05:28 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Rodney Mize grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Bill Moore makes the jumper near the basket | 72-63 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is fouled on the floor by Doyle Livingston - foul #4 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Simon Shin (C) Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Doyle Livingston picks off the pass by Louis Flippen in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| 04:18 | UMass | Bill Moore misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 74-63 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo hits the follow up shot | 74-65 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Charlie Gray takes the ball from Douglas Etienne | 74-65 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Charlie Gray banks in the layup | 74-67 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Herman Graves can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Simon Shin tips it back up and in | 76-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Sampley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herman Graves (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charlie Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Mize (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Mayo (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Charlie Gray is called for traveling in the backcourt | 76-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Harold Sampley, Herman Graves, Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG), William Young (SG), Dewey Chiles (C) Doyle Livingston, Charlie Gray, Bill Moore | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 79-67 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 79-69 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Gregory Bentley, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Doyle Livingston (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF) Vincent Johnson, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo | |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is fouled on the floor by William Young - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #13 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | UMass | Monty Riding (C) Doyle Livingston | |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Monty Riding | 80-69 |
| 02:22 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-69 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-69 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Monty Riding gets the offensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 01:38 | UMass | William Young is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Harry Dunn | 80-71 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Bill Moore (C) William Young, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Batchelder, Monty Riding | |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Herman Graves hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 80-71 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Bill Moore snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Charlie Gray loses the dribble to Donald Barbagallo | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Gray - foul #3 on Charlie Gray, team foul #14 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Sam Moore (C) Louis Flippen, Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Rodney Mize is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Helm - foul #4 on Robert Helm, team foul #4 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Martin Deaver (C) Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), William Young (SG), Dewey Chiles (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Monty Riding (C) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Bill Moore | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Doyle Livingston scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dewey Chiles | 82-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (PF) Harold Sampley, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Bill Moore (C) Doyle Livingston, William Young, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Batchelder, Monty Riding | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Dunn - foul #4 on Harry Dunn, team foul #15 | 82-74 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Bill Moore grabs the board | 82-74 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Sam Moore is called for the reach on Charlie Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Moore, team foul #5 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Charlie Gray drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Simon Shin is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Dunn - foul #5 on Harry Dunn, team foul #16 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG) Harry Dunn | |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Simon Shin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Charlie Gray blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Etienne - foul #1 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #6 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Charlie Gray makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Charlie Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is hacked by Charlie Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Gray, team foul #17 | 83-79 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Doyle Livingston is hacked by Louis Flippen - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #7 | 85-79 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 85-80 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Doyle Livingston is called for the reach on Gregory Bentley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #18 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (C) Louis Flippen, Herman Graves, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (PG) Doyle Livingston | |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Donald Barbagallo takes the ball from Charlie Gray | 87-80 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (PF) Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | William Young is called for the reach on Douglas Etienne in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Young, team foul #19 | 87-80 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Bill Moore pulls down the rebound | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UMass | William Young hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bill Moore | 88-83 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | William Young is called for the reach on Andrew Stafford in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Young, team foul #20 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG) William Young | |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 90-83 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Vincent Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 90-83 |