| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) SF - Blake Radley (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) SG - Larry Bessette (fresh) SF - John Ford (fresh) PF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Marcus Walker scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Foti and the foul's on Jacob Jefferson - foul #1 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Blake Radley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Ford | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Blake Radley misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Ford - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (C) Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), Troy Edwards (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Oscar Croteau, Larry Bessette, John Ford, Jacob Jefferson, Robert Sutherland | |
| 17:47 | UMass | Marcus Walker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG) James Foti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Marcus Walker steals the ball from Warren Thompson | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Thomas Alexander steals the ball from Nicholas Kroeker in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Marcus Walker is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Nicholas Kroeker | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cory Vosburg - foul #1 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley, Marcus Walker, George Matus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Joe Lane (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Warren Thompson, Todd Lax, Walter Underwood | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Randal Simcox is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Edwards - foul #1 on Troy Edwards, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG) Cory Vosburg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Thomas Alexander | |
| 16:30 | UMass | James Foti misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver can't tip it in | 6-4 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Victor Kemp hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Victor Kemp gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:57 | UMass | John Wilkerson drills a floater from close range set up by Victor Kemp and the foul's on Troy Edwards - foul #2 on Troy Edwards, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Antwan Lynch (C) James Foti, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (PF) Troy Edwards | |
| 15:57 | UMass | John Wilkerson misses the free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Bessette (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Lane (fresh) PF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-4 |
| 15:47 | UMass | Randal Simcox is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randal Simcox, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ford (SF) Joe Lane | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | John Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Shawn Kopecky (PF), George Matus (C) Randal Simcox, Victor Kemp, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), Todd Lax (C) Oscar Croteau, Robert Sutherland | |
| 15:20 | UMass | John Ford is called for the reach on George Matus - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #5 | 10-4 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF) Cory Vosburg, John Wilkerson, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SF) John Ford | |
| 14:58 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Blake Radley | 13-4 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-4 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson snags the defensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Weaver (C) George Matus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Joe Lane (SF), Walter Underwood (C) Thomas Alexander, Warren Thompson, Todd Lax | |
| 14:23 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-4 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Walker | 13-4 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Blake Radley grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Joe Lane is called for the reach on Blake Radley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Lane, team foul #6 | 13-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Victor Kemp (PF) James Foti, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland (C) Walter Underwood | |
| 13:53 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Weaver | 16-4 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Nicholas Kroeker is called for the reach on Oscar Croteau - foul #1 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #4 | 16-4 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF), Antwan Lynch (C) Blake Radley, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Warren Thompson (SF) Larry Bessette, Joe Lane | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 16-4 |
| 13:34 | UMass | John Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 16-4 |
| 13:12 | UMass | John Wilkerson hits a shot in the paint set up by Victor Kemp | 18-4 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Sutherland | 18-6 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Antwan Lynch connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by Cory Vosburg | 20-6 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-6 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Cory Vosburg, Nicholas Kroeker, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Joe Lane (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Thomas Alexander, Warren Thompson, Jacob Jefferson, Robert Sutherland | |
| 12:11 | UMass | Blake Radley connects on the fadeaway from close range | 22-6 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | James Foti picks off the pass by Oscar Croteau in the backcourt | 22-6 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Randal Simcox banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Foti | 24-6 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-6 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Joe Lane grabs the offensive board | 24-6 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Oscar Croteau and he's hacked by Marcus Walker - foul #2 on Marcus Walker, team foul #5 | 24-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Kopecky (PF) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the free throw | 24-9 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blake Radley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Larry Bessette (tiring) SF - Joe Lane (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Lax (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Underwood (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-9 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (C) Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG) Oscar Croteau | |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky lays it in on a nice dish by James Foti | 26-12 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 26-12 |
| 10:47 | UMass | James Foti snags the defensive board | 26-12 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Randal Simcox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Antwan Lynch (PF) Randal Simcox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Warren Thompson (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Larry Bessette, Joe Lane, Todd Lax, Walter Underwood | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antwan Lynch - foul #1 on Antwan Lynch, team foul #6 | 26-12 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Blake Radley, George Matus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Thomas Alexander | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 10:19 | UMass | James Foti misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker grabs the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 10:07 | UMass | James Foti is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Kroeker | 29-13 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Jacob Jefferson - foul #2 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #7 | 29-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Victor Kemp (PF) James Foti, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (PF) Jacob Jefferson | |
| 09:28 | UMass | Robert Sutherland steals it from Nicholas Kroeker | 29-13 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Victor Kemp - foul #1 on Victor Kemp, team foul #7 | 29-13 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Shawn Kopecky (PF) Cory Vosburg, Nicholas Kroeker, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Joe Lane (SF) Larry Bessette, Warren Thompson | |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky snags the defensive board | 29-13 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky makes the floater from close range | 31-13 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joe Lane | 31-15 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky is fouled on the floor by Oscar Croteau - foul #1 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #8 | 31-15 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (C) Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Oscar Croteau | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-15 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Blake Radley snags the defensive board | 33-15 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Larry Bessette is called for the reach on James Foti - foul #1 on Larry Bessette, team foul #9 | 33-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Antwan Lynch (PF) Randal Simcox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SF), Walter Underwood (C) Joe Lane, Robert Sutherland | |
| 07:57 | UMass | James Foti makes the 1st free throw | 34-15 |
| 07:57 | UMass | James Foti makes the 2nd free throw | 35-15 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Todd Lax knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Radley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antwan Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Matus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Larry Bessette (tired) 3 pts. SF - Warren Thompson (tiring) PF - Todd Lax (tiring) 6 pts. C - Walter Underwood (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Warren Thompson is called for the reach on Blake Radley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Thompson, team foul #10 | 35-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG) James Foti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-18 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker gets the rebound | 36-18 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-18 |
| 07:08 | UMass | George Matus grabs the offensive rebound | 36-18 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Blake Radley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cory Vosburg | 39-18 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-18 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF) Blake Radley, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Joe Lane (SF) Larry Bessette, Warren Thompson | |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-18 |
| 06:48 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Matus | 39-18 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Oscar Croteau is called for the reach on Cory Vosburg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #11 | 39-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), Antwan Lynch (C) Nicholas Kroeker, George Matus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Robert Sutherland (C) Oscar Croteau, Walter Underwood | |
| 06:46 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 1st free throw | 40-18 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-18 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Todd Lax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-18 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Lane - foul #2 on Joe Lane, team foul #12 | 41-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Kopecky (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Victor Kemp, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SF) Joe Lane | |
| 06:05 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 1st free throw | 42-18 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses the 2nd free throw | 42-18 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Sutherland | 42-18 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Todd Lax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-18 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Blake Radley (SF) Cory Vosburg, Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:37 | UMass | Blake Radley clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 42-18 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Todd Lax gets the rebound | 42-18 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson is fouled on the floor by Blake Radley - foul #1 on Blake Radley, team foul #8 | 42-18 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (C) Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Underwood (C) Robert Sutherland | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-19 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-19 |
| 05:29 | UMass | George Matus snags the defensive board | 42-19 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Blake Radley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-19 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette's fadeaway is rejected by George Matus | 42-19 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky snags the defensive board | 42-19 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Blake Radley is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Thompson - foul #2 on Warren Thompson, team foul #13 | 42-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ford (SF) Warren Thompson | |
| 05:11 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-19 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-19 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood hits the follow up shot | 44-21 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker is fouled on the floor by Larry Bessette - foul #2 on Larry Bessette, team foul #14 | 44-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), Antwan Lynch (C) James Foti, Blake Radley, Shawn Kopecky, George Matus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (SG), Robert Sutherland (C) Larry Bessette, Walter Underwood | |
| 04:27 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | John Wilkerson steps in front of the Troy Edwards pass | 45-21 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Victor Kemp misses long on a floater from close range | 45-21 |
| 03:51 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Antwan Lynch | 45-21 |
| 03:41 | UMass | John Wilkerson can't finish the layup | 45-21 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 45-21 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-21 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Antwan Lynch pulls down the rebound | 45-21 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (tired) 4 pts. SG - Troy Edwards (fresh) SF - John Ford (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Lax (very tired) 6 pts. C - Robert Sutherland (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UMass | John Wilkerson can't finish the layup | 45-21 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland snags the defensive board | 45-21 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Todd Lax is denied on a layup by Antwan Lynch | 45-21 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-21 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-21 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 45-21 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Victor Kemp denies the turnaround by Todd Lax | 45-21 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Victor Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 45-21 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Troy Edwards steals the ball from Nicholas Kroeker in the backcourt | 45-21 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | John Ford can't finish the layup | 45-21 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses the tip | 45-21 |
| 03:00 | UMass | John Wilkerson grabs the board | 45-21 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker banks in the wide open layup set up by Cory Vosburg | 47-21 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #2 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #9 | 47-21 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Cory Vosburg, Nicholas Kroeker, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Jacob Jefferson (PF) Thomas Alexander, Todd Lax | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 47-22 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 47-22 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Randal Simcox misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-22 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau snags the defensive board | 47-22 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards connects on the floater from the right side set up by Oscar Croteau | 47-24 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Oscar Croteau is called for the reach on James Foti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #15 | 47-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Oscar Croteau | |
| 02:06 | UMass | James Foti misses the 1st free throw | 47-24 |
| 02:06 | UMass | James Foti makes the 2nd free throw | 48-24 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-24 |
| 01:52 | UMass | James Foti grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 48-24 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (PG), Joe Lane (SF), Walter Underwood (C) Troy Edwards, John Ford, Robert Sutherland | |
| 01:26 | UMass | James Foti is hacked by Warren Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Thompson, team foul #16 | 48-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (PG) Warren Thompson | |
| 01:26 | UMass | James Foti makes the 1st free throw | 49-24 |
| 01:26 | UMass | James Foti makes the 2nd free throw | 50-24 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | The jumper by Larry Bessette is denied by Lawrence Weaver | 50-24 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Troy Edwards is called for the reach on Marcus Walker - foul #3 on Troy Edwards, team foul #17 | 50-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Kopecky (PF), George Matus (C) Blake Radley, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), John Ford (SF) Troy Edwards, Joe Lane | |
| 00:57 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the 1st free throw | 50-24 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-24 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood gets the rebound | 50-24 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander's pass is intercepted by James Foti | 50-24 |
| 00:50 | UMass | James Foti is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #18 | 50-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Blake Radley (SF) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:50 | UMass | James Foti misses the 1st free throw | 50-24 |
| 00:50 | UMass | James Foti misses the 2nd free throw | 50-24 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 50-24 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Alexander is blocked by Shawn Kopecky | 50-24 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky snags the defensive board | 50-24 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Blake Radley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 50-24 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-26 |
| 00:04 | UMass | George Matus can't finish the layup | 50-26 |
| 00:02 | UMass | George Matus gets the offensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 50-26 |