| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Radley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Edward Edwards (fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Blake Radley inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:56 | UMass | James Foti is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Edwards - foul #2 on Edward Edwards, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Blake Radley scores on a floater from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Brad Stookey evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sean Brezinski | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Marcus Walker comes up short on the runner from close range | 36-32 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Brad Stookey gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is hacked by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #3 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG) Nicholas Kroeker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Robbie Crawford (PF) Sean Brezinski, Edward Edwards | |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Michael Owens drills a floater from the left block set up by Robbie Crawford | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | UMass | James Foti buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Radley | 39-34 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses the tip | 39-34 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Sol Marino grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Brad Stookey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | A charge is called on Robbie Crawford - foul #4 on Robbie Crawford, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), George Matus (C) James Foti, Blake Radley, Marcus Walker, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 17:19 | UMass | George Matus lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Kemp | 41-34 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Sol Marino is hacked by Cory Vosburg - foul #2 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro | |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Matus - foul #1 on George Matus, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Boris Czernovski steals the ball from Victor Kemp | 41-36 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Cory Vosburg - foul #3 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Antwan Lynch (C) Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, George Matus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Orlando Perez (C) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Ronald Perkins | |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 41-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blake Radley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Antwan Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Orlando Perez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | UMass | Cory Vosburg is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Brezinski - foul #2 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG) Cory Vosburg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Edwards (PF) Sean Brezinski | |
| 15:41 | UMass | James Foti misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Edward Edwards gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Orlando Perez travels with the ball | 41-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Orlando Perez | |
| 15:19 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Edward Edwards comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Foti - foul #1 on James Foti, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Blake Radley, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Edward Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Edward Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:43 | UMass | James Foti misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Edward Edwards pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Sol Marino's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Walker | 41-38 |
| 14:10 | UMass | John Wilkerson gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker is hacked by Edward Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Edwards, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Victor Kemp (PF) James Foti, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Edward Edwards, Ronald Perkins | |
| 14:02 | UMass | Victor Kemp knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Cory Vosburg | 43-38 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Armando Castro scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Orlando Perez | 43-41 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cory Vosburg | 46-41 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Michael Owens scores on a floater from the left side | 46-43 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker's pass is intercepted by Michael Owens in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Owens and he's fouled by Lawrence Weaver - foul #2 on Lawrence Weaver, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), George Matus (C) Cory Vosburg, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Orlando Perez | |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Blake Radley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Foti and the foul's on Ronald Perkins - foul #3 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Edwards (PF) Robbie Crawford | |
| 12:28 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Brad Stookey's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Walker | 49-46 |
| 12:02 | UMass | George Matus gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Marcus Walker connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Kroeker | 51-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blake Radley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - George Matus (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (tired) 2 pts. PF - Edward Edwards (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Brad Stookey evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Edwards | 51-49 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the dunk attempt | 51-49 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Blake Radley snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 11:03 | UMass | George Matus is denied on a layup by Sol Marino | 51-49 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Edward Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 10:36 | UMass | James Foti gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:28 | UMass | James Foti connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Walker | 54-49 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Sol Marino is blocked by Marcus Walker | 54-49 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Marcus Walker connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Blake Radley and he's fouled by Brad Stookey - foul #2 on Brad Stookey, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Antwan Lynch (C) James Foti, Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley, George Matus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Edward Edwards, Ronald Perkins | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:24 | UMass | John Wilkerson's pass is intercepted by Armando Castro | 57-51 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Armando Castro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Armando Castro steals it from Marcus Walker | 57-51 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Armando Castro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Marcus Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Wilkerson | 59-51 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Armando Castro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski tips it home | 59-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randal Simcox (fairly fresh) SF - John Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Walker (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Antwan Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Castro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Boris Czernovski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Orlando Perez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | John Wilkerson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Orlando Perez snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 07:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Wilkerson | 59-53 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Cory Vosburg is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Castro - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson, Marcus Walker, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Orlando Perez | |
| 07:06 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Weaver | 61-53 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Blake Radley pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Blake Radley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 61-53 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Brad Stookey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Victor Kemp grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Cory Vosburg buries a floater from the left side | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Blake Radley is fouled on the floor by Sol Marino - foul #3 on Sol Marino, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Shawn Kopecky (PF), George Matus (C) Cory Vosburg, Victor Kemp, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:09 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 65-53 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Blake Radley snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 04:28 | UMass | George Matus misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Ronald Perkins - foul #4 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF) Blake Radley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Sean Brezinski | |
| 04:28 | UMass | George Matus makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:28 | UMass | George Matus makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Michael Owens is hacked by James Foti - foul #2 on James Foti, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG) Nicholas Kroeker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Brad Stookey steals it from Randal Simcox in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Kopecky - foul #1 on Shawn Kopecky, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:30 | UMass | Randal Simcox can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 67-57 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Brad Stookey snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fairly fresh) SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Kopecky (fairly fresh) C - George Matus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sol Marino (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robbie Crawford (tired) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Ronald Perkins (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Penn State | George Matus steals the ball from Sol Marino | 67-57 |
| 02:47 | UMass | John Wilkerson scores on a jumper in the paint | 69-57 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson, Shawn Kopecky, George Matus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by Blake Radley | 69-57 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Sol Marino - foul #4 on Sol Marino, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), Antwan Lynch (C) James Foti, Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 02:03 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Edward Edwards makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Owens | 71-59 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Antwan Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), George Matus (C) Marcus Walker, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Edward Edwards misses the lay-in | 71-59 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Cory Vosburg grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Cory Vosburg connects on the 3 from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Edward Edwards knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Owens | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | John Wilkerson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 74-61 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Michael Owens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Armando Castro | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Cory Vosburg runs out the clock | 74-63 |