| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Christopher Carlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Whitfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mackay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits a floater from the left block | 40-40 |
| 18:56 | Chicago State | Christopher Carlin's floater is knocked away by Karl Ventura | 40-40 |
| 18:55 | Chicago State | David Mackay can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Yuri Grabski is fouled on the floor by David Ward - foul #3 on David Ward, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Parke (SG) David Ward | |
| 18:13 | UMass | Yuri Grabski buries a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 17:52 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 17:50 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Yuri Grabski's floater is tipped away by David Mackay | 43-40 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Yuri Grabski tips it home | 45-40 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | John Whitfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Arviso (C) David Mackay | |
| 17:09 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 17:07 | Chicago State | John Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:03 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Karl Ventura gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 16:48 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Ventura | 45-40 |
| 16:35 | UMass | William Ownby is denied on a layup by John Whitfield | 45-40 |
| 16:34 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:24 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:10 | Chicago State | John Whitfield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Terry Kent can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 16:03 | Chicago State | Christopher Carlin pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | John Whitfield knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Hardaway | 45-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Ownby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Christopher Carlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Parke (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whitfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UMass | Terry Kent clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 15:31 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 14:55 | UMass | William Ownby misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 45-45 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Terry Kent tips it in | 47-45 |
| 14:37 | Chicago State | James Arviso can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Terry Kent pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matt Setliff | 49-45 |
| 13:56 | Chicago State | John Whitfield is denied on a layup by William Ownby | 49-45 |
| 13:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Matt Setliff | 49-45 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Terry Kent lays it up and in on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 51-45 |
| 13:20 | Chicago State | James Arviso comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Matt Setliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Wilson (PG), David Ward (SG), Frederick Viens (SF), Forrest Llanes (PF), David Mackay (C) Christopher Carlin, Ronald Parke, Joseph Hardaway, John Whitfield, James Arviso | |
| 12:40 | Chicago State | David Ward misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 12:39 | UMass | James Young pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 12:23 | UMass | James Young tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 12:12 | Chicago State | David Mackay knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Ward | 53-47 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a floater in the lane | 53-47 |
| 11:58 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:39 | Chicago State | David Mackay can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| 11:39 | Chicago State | David Mackay makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:39 | Chicago State | David Mackay misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 53-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Viens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Forrest Llanes (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Mackay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | UMass | The short jumper by Hipolito Bruno is denied by Frederick Viens | 53-48 |
| 11:16 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:57 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-48 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Howard Halsted throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (C) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Arviso (SF), Marty Wells (C) Forrest Llanes, David Mackay | |
| 10:32 | Chicago State | David Ward makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Howard Halsted knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner and the foul's on James Arviso - foul #1 on James Arviso, team foul #2 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Parke (SG), Forrest Llanes (PF) David Ward, Frederick Viens | |
| 10:05 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:48 | Chicago State | William Wilson misses the shot from the right block | 57-51 |
| 09:47 | Chicago State | Forrest Llanes grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:31 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | Forrest Llanes snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | Karl Ventura steals the ball from Marty Wells | 57-51 |
| 09:04 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF) Howard Halsted, Alphonse Ricci | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Christopher Carlin (PG), Joseph Hardaway (SF), John Whitfield (PF), David Mackay (C) William Wilson, James Arviso, Forrest Llanes, Marty Wells | |
| 08:43 | Chicago State | John Whitfield double dribbles | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Ward (SG) Ronald Parke | |
| 08:19 | UMass | Yuri Grabski drills a floater from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 08:09 | Chicago State | David Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-51 |
| 08:08 | UMass | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:50 | UMass | David Mackay swats the layup by Karl Ventura | 59-51 |
| 07:49 | Chicago State | John Whitfield snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 07:30 | Chicago State | David Ward is whistled for a carry | 59-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Finley (C) Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Wilson (PG), James Arviso (C) Christopher Carlin, David Mackay | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whitfield (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | UMass | Thomas Finley is hacked by James Arviso - foul #2 on James Arviso, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG) James Young | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Parke (SG), Frederick Viens (C) David Ward, John Whitfield | |
| 07:06 | UMass | Terry Kent misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 07:05 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:41 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Finley - foul #1 on Thomas Finley, team foul #2 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 06:41 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:41 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Howard Halsted can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 06:27 | Chicago State | James Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:17 | Chicago State | William Wilson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:16 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:55 | Chicago State | William Wilson is whistled for traveling | 59-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Howard Halsted, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Ward (SG), John Whitfield (PF), David Mackay (C) Ronald Parke, Joseph Hardaway, Frederick Viens | |
| 05:40 | UMass | David Mackay is called for the reach on Karl Ventura - foul #3 on David Mackay, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG) Matt Setliff, Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Young | 61-53 |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | James Young takes the ball from David Ward | 61-53 |
| 04:48 | UMass | James Young is called for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), William Ownby (PF) James Young, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Christopher Carlin (PG), Joseph Hardaway (SF) William Wilson, James Arviso | |
| 04:27 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Yuri Grabski loses the ball out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Parke (SG), Frederick Viens (C) David Ward, David Mackay | |
| 04:00 | Chicago State | John Whitfield is hacked by Terry Kent - foul #3 on Terry Kent, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) Terry Kent | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marty Wells (C) John Whitfield | |
| 03:47 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 03:45 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 03:30 | UMass | William Ownby hits a jumper in the paint set up by Matt Setliff and he's fouled by Frederick Viens - foul #1 on Frederick Viens, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Wilson (PG), James Arviso (PF) Christopher Carlin, Marty Wells | |
| 03:30 | UMass | William Ownby makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Parke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Viens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | Karl Ventura steals the ball from Joseph Hardaway | 64-57 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Matt Setliff is fouled in the backcourt by William Wilson - foul #4 on William Wilson, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Terry Kent (SF), Thomas Finley (C) Matt Setliff, Howard Halsted, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Ward (SG) Ronald Parke | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Young | 66-57 |
| 02:42 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Whitfield (PF), David Mackay (C) James Arviso, Frederick Viens | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Chicago State | Terry Kent steals it from David Mackay | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | UMass | David Ward takes the ball from Matt Setliff | 66-57 |
| 02:00 | Chicago State | John Whitfield connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Wilson | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | UMass | Yuri Grabski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 01:32 | UMass | William Ownby tips it home | 68-60 |
| 01:06 | Chicago State | David Mackay misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 68-60 |
| 01:05 | Chicago State | David Mackay tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UMass | William Ownby drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | John Whitfield comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Karl Ventura gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Karl Ventura is fouled in the backcourt by David Ward - foul #4 on David Ward, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Alphonse Ricci (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Christopher Carlin (PG), Ronald Parke (SG), James Arviso (SF), Frederick Viens (PF), Marty Wells (C) William Wilson, David Ward, Joseph Hardaway, John Whitfield, David Mackay | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | James Young steps in front of the Ronald Parke pass | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura loses the dribble to Frederick Viens | 71-60 |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | James Arviso misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Karl Ventura - foul #2 on Karl Ventura, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Alphonse Ricci, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | James Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | James Arviso misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Young runs out the clock | 71-61 |