| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) PF - David Hudson (fresh) C - Edward Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) PF - Christopher Bryant (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Edward Hanson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | UMass | Richard Ingrassia steals it from Edward Hanson | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Wynne is blocked by David Hudson | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Richard Ingrassia steps in front of the Alfonso Rivera pass | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Michael Wynne lays it up and in set up by William Gaunt | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Harland Rogers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Hanson - foul #1 on Edward Hanson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | William Gaunt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Edward Hanson gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | William Gaunt is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Rivera - foul #1 on Alfonso Rivera, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Harland Rogers, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Smith | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Ingrassia is denied by Andrew Brownell | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Bryant | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Fenyang Ahluwalia (SG), James Nixon (C) Alfonso Rivera, James Smith, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) SG - Fenyang Ahluwalia (fresh) SF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Brownell (fresh) C - James Nixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Andrew Brownell pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | UMass | The short jumper by Edgar Bridgeforth is denied by Stephen Smith | 5-6 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 5-6 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Wilson | 5-8 |
| 14:33 | UMass | James Nixon's floater is tipped away by Tommy Hipple | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Bridgeforth | 5-8 |
| 14:23 | UMass | James Nixon is hacked by Michael Wynne - foul #1 on Michael Wynne, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), James Smith (SG), Harland Rogers (SF), David Hudson (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Oscar Arroyo, Fenyang Ahluwalia, Edgar Bridgeforth, Andrew Brownell, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG), Christopher Bryant (PF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, James Wilson, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 14:12 | UMass | James Smith is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (SF) Tommy Hipple | |
| 13:59 | UMass | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Clyde Lanier - foul #1 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| 13:59 | UMass | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:59 | UMass | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Brown | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Edward Hanson hits a jump hook from the left block set up by David Hudson | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier tips it in | 8-13 |
| 12:27 | UMass | David Hudson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Alfonso Rivera | 10-13 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Hudson - foul #1 on David Hudson, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (SG), Edgar Bridgeforth (SF), Andrew Brownell (PF) James Smith, Harland Rogers, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG), James Wilson (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Clyde Lanier, Richard Ingrassia, James Brown | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) SF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Brownell (fresh) C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:45 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth comes up short on the floater from the left block | 10-15 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Michael Wynne drills a jumper from the baseline set up by William Gaunt | 10-17 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Edward Hanson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-17 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 10-17 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Andrew Brownell blocks the short jumper by Christopher Bryant | 10-17 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | James Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Michael Wynne travels with the ball | 10-17 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG), Harland Rogers (SF) Alfonso Rivera, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Christopher Bryant | |
| 10:34 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-17 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia (SG), David Hudson (PF) James Smith, Edgar Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo is hacked by Michael Wynne - foul #2 on Michael Wynne, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (SF), James Brown (C) Tommy Hipple, Michael Wynne | |
| 09:54 | UMass | Harland Rogers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 09:53 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Hudson | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Andrew Brownell loses the ball out of bounds | 10-19 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Arroyo - foul #1 on Oscar Arroyo, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Edgar Bridgeforth (SF) Oscar Arroyo, Harland Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG) James Wilson | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier is hacked by Fenyang Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Fenyang Ahluwalia, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | James Nixon (C) Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:10 | UMass | James Nixon grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Clyde Lanier is called for the reach on Fenyang Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Hanson (C) James Nixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), James Wilson (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF) William Gaunt, Clyde Lanier, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 08:29 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Hudson and the foul's on James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Crouch (PF) David Hudson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:29 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson hits a 3 from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (SG), Andrew Brownell (PF) Fenyang Ahluwalia, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Bryant (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) SF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Bryant | 13-25 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth banks in the layup and the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Harland Rogers (SF), David Hudson (PF) Alfonso Rivera, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG), Richard Ingrassia (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Tommy Hipple, James Brown | |
| 07:13 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | David Hudson denies the turnaround by William Gaunt | 16-25 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it home | 16-27 |
| 06:51 | UMass | William Gaunt picks off the pass by Edgar Bridgeforth in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the lay-in | 16-27 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Wynne | 16-27 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia (SG) Edgar Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:07 | UMass | David Hudson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Arroyo | 19-27 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Harland Rogers steals the ball from Michael Wynne | 19-27 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia banks in the layup on a great pass from Harland Rogers | 21-27 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | William Gaunt connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Wynne | 21-29 |
| 05:04 | UMass | James Wilson steals the ball from Oscar Arroyo | 21-29 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the easy layup | 21-29 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | James Wilson tips it in | 21-31 |
| 04:55 | UMass | James Wilson takes the ball from Oscar Arroyo | 21-31 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Oscar Arroyo picks off the pass by Michael Wynne | 21-31 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Andrew Brownell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 21-31 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Ingrassia | 21-31 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-31 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Andrew Brownell snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Michael Wynne swats the layup by Harland Rogers | 21-31 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Brownell - foul #1 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), James Smith (SG), Edgar Bridgeforth (SF), Herbert Crouch (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Oscar Arroyo, Fenyang Ahluwalia, Harland Rogers, David Hudson, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), James Brown (C) James Wilson, Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant, Michael Wynne | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Crouch (fresh) C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Gaunt | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Stephen Smith is hacked by Alfonso Rivera - foul #2 on Alfonso Rivera, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Herbert Crouch pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Daniel Wilson is called for the reach on Edgar Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #8 | 21-34 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Stephen Smith tips it back up and in | 22-36 |
| 02:12 | UMass | James Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-36 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-36 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Edward Hanson snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Edward Hanson tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Edward Hanson is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Edward Hanson, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| Subs | UMass | David Hudson (PF), James Nixon (C) Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG) Daniel Wilson | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:34 | UMass | David Hudson grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 01:14 | UMass | James Nixon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 24-37 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Herbert Crouch grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 00:51 | UMass | James Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia (SG), Chen Chu (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) James Smith, Herbert Crouch, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (SG), Richard Ingrassia (SF), Christopher Bryant (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Clyde Lanier, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith, James Brown | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Fenyang Ahluwalia steals it from Richard Ingrassia | 24-37 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Andrew Brownell can't finish the layup | 24-37 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Michael Wynne scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-39 |