| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Olson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Reginald Solarski inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | UMass | Joe Reese is called for the reach on Michael Fomby - foul #2 on Joe Reese, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), James Pereira (SF) Larry Kennedy, Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:31 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Robert Wehner (SG), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, James Pereira | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:02 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson is hacked by Michael Fomby - foul #2 on Michael Fomby, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG) Larry Kennedy, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie Becker | 29-36 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese loses the dribble to Dennis Scott | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Michael Fomby scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 29-38 |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese comes up short on the floater from close range | 29-38 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Richard Duong snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 29-38 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is hacked by Myron Willard - foul #1 on Myron Willard, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 16:45 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gary - foul #2 on Manuel Gary, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Larry Kennedy steps in front of the Jamie Becker pass | 29-38 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda hits a fadeaway from the right side | 31-38 |
| 15:53 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Jerry Olson - foul #3 on Jerry Olson, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (PF) James Pereira, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Olson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Room (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Steven Beard connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Arthur Snavely | 31-40 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese's floater is tipped away by Peter Boyles | 31-40 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Larry Kennedy is called for the reach on James Room in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Arthur Snavely | |
| 15:05 | UMass | James Room scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Steven Beard | 31-42 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Beard - foul #1 on Steven Beard, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG) Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Steven Beard, Roger Baker, Peter Boyles | |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Jamie Becker evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Duong and the foul's on Jerry Olson - foul #4 on Jerry Olson, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:25 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:25 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Larry Kennedy steps in front of the Jamie Becker pass | 33-44 |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Richard Duong - foul #1 on Richard Duong, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG) James Pereira | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Wehner | 39-44 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Dennis Scott is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 12:55 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Cerda | 41-44 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Michael Fomby banks in the layup | 41-46 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Richard Duong is called for the reach on Larry Kennedy - foul #2 on Richard Duong, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), James Pereira (SF) Larry Kennedy, Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF) Richard Duong, Michael Fomby | |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | James Pereira knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Reese (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 11:34 | Valparaiso | James Pereira gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | James Pereira is hacked by Peter Boyles - foul #1 on Peter Boyles, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Robert Wehner (SF) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, James Pereira | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Arthur Snavely (C) Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Dennis Scott snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 10:44 | UMass | Richard Duong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Michael Fomby (PF) Dennis Scott, Arthur Snavely | |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-46 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cerda | 46-46 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Peter Boyles throws it down on a nice dish by James Room | 46-48 |
| 09:24 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 46-48 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Roger Baker grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Roger Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Reese - foul #3 on Joe Reese, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Ronald Cerda, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Michael Fomby | |
| 09:14 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Roger Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 3rd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG) James Pereira | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF) Roger Baker, Peter Boyles | |
| 08:41 | UMass | Richard Duong connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Snavely | 46-53 |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Ryan | 49-53 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the contested floater in the lane set up by Dennis Scott | 49-55 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Reese (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Dennis Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 06:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ryan | 49-58 |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Snavely | 49-58 |
| 06:33 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Kennedy | 52-58 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Richard Duong gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Richard Duong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF), Jerry Olson (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Larry Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Richard Duong, Arthur Snavely | |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Dennis Scott steps in front of the Ronald Cerda pass | 52-58 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Jamie Becker comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 05:19 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 04:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 52-58 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Roger Baker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Robert Wehner (SG), Joe Reese (SF) Myron Willard, Ronald Cerda, James Pereira | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Peter Boyles (C) Reginald Solarski, Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Baker | 52-58 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Steven Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG) Larry Kennedy, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF) James Room, Steven Beard, Roger Baker | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Cerda | 55-58 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Manuel Gary takes the ball from Peter Boyles | 55-58 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Michael Fomby snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Michael Fomby knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Scott out of a doubleteam | 55-60 |
| 01:33 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Wehner, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Joe Reese (PF) Myron Willard, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Becker (C) Peter Boyles | |
| 01:22 | UMass | Michael Fomby scores on a jump hook near the basket | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Larry Kennedy is denied by Dennis Scott | 55-62 |
| 01:14 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Dennis Scott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Solarski | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Cerda | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is hacked by Larry Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda is hacked by Reginald Solarski - foul #2 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 61-66 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by Ronald Cerda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Michael Fomby is fouled on the floor by Joe Reese - foul #4 on Joe Reese, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Kennedy | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Kennedy - foul #3 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Duong - foul #3 on Richard Duong, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses the 3rd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Jamie Becker is hacked by Larry Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Dennis Scott gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Dennis Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Kennedy - foul #5 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #14 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG) Larry Kennedy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses long on a fullcourt shot | 66-72 |