| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 10 pts. SF - King Palazzo (fresh) PF - Arthur Cole (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Cole - foul #2 on Arthur Cole, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Anthony Waldon jams it on a great pass from Bruce Bixby | 28-40 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SF), Albert Richardson (PF), Chester Stuart (C) King Palazzo, Arthur Cole, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Jon McDonald (PF) Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby | |
| 18:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 18:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Williams | 30-40 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Richard Fox is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart's floater is knocked away by Wallace Racette | 30-42 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Francis Walker hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Williams | 30-44 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Albert Richardson | 32-44 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Francis Walker is hacked by Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), King Palazzo (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Marco Costa, Emmett Best, Albert Richardson, Chester Stuart | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Bob Morgan (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald, Wallace Racette | |
| 17:37 | UMass | Bob Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Waldon and he's fouled by Daniel Fowler - foul #1 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (SG) Walter Seymour | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:37 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White (C) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:09 | UMass | Frank Beall's pass is intercepted by King Palazzo | 32-47 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo dunks the ball | 34-47 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-47 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Albert Richardson (C) Tyler Prichard, Charles Lee, Rick White | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Bob Morgan | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Arthur Cole denies the turnaround by Richard Fox | 37-47 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the paint | 39-47 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Walter Seymour - foul #2 on Walter Seymour, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), Chester Stuart (SF), Daniel Fowler (C) Walter Seymour, King Palazzo, Arthur Cole | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chester Stuart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Albert Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range | 41-49 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Fowler - foul #2 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Charles Lee (PF) Marco Costa, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Jon McDonald | |
| 14:54 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SF), Rick White (C) Chester Stuart, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Francis Walker | |
| 14:11 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Anthony Waldon gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Charles Lee is called for the reach on Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Arthur Cole (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Tyler Prichard, Charles Lee, Rick White | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Richard Fox snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Anthony Waldon buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Williams | 41-51 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF), Albert Richardson (PF) Walter Seymour, Arthur Cole | |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby | |
| 13:00 | UMass | Bob Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Richardson | 41-51 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by King Palazzo - foul #3 on King Palazzo, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Chester Stuart (PF) Marco Costa, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 12:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (PF) King Palazzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 12:04 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the finger roll | 41-53 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jon McDonald - foul #2 on Jon McDonald, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG), Arthur Cole (PF), Rick White (C) Emmett Best, Charles Lee, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF) Frank Beall, Francis Walker | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 11:25 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is fouled on the floor by Chester Stuart - foul #2 on Chester Stuart, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Emmett Best (SG) Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 11:25 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:25 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Emmett Best (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Seymour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem travels with the ball | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF), Albert Richardson (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Emmett Best, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Bob Morgan (PF) James Williams, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo is hacked by Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson hits a floater from the right block | 45-55 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Francis Walker misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-55 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from King Palazzo | 47-55 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Richard Fox is open and scores on a floater from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:15 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Chester Stuart (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Walter Seymour, King Palazzo, Albert Richardson, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 08:53 | UMass | Anthony Waldon comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is fouled on the floor by Anthony Waldon - foul #4 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG) Rick White | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Knarr - foul #2 on John Knarr, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:20 | UMass | John Knarr is hacked by Marco Costa - foul #3 on Marco Costa, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF), Albert Richardson (C) Charles Lee, Chester Stuart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:20 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on an open floater from close range | 48-57 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SF) King Palazzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:53 | UMass | John Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best loses the dribble to John Knarr | 50-57 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Bruce Bixby | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Emmett Best (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Seymour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Bixby (tiring) C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (PF), Rick White (C) Arthur Cole, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Bob Morgan (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 52-59 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Richard Fox connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Beall | 52-62 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Seymour | 54-62 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Marco Costa steps in front of the Richard Fox pass in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marco Costa | 56-62 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Bob Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Emmett Best - foul #4 on Emmett Best, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), King Palazzo (SF), Chester Stuart (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Marco Costa, Walter Seymour, Charles Lee, Rick White | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Wallace Racette | |
| 06:10 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Francis Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Fowler | 58-63 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 60-63 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Fowler - foul #3 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (PF) Chester Stuart | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Wallace Racette (C) James Williams, Jon McDonald | |
| 05:27 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Francis Walker is alone and drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Knarr | 60-65 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson drills a floater from close range set up by Tyler Prichard | 62-65 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Francis Walker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-65 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Chester Stuart (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Emmett Best, King Palazzo, Albert Richardson, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour hits the finger roll | 64-65 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Richard Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Fox steals the ball from Charles Lee in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 03:39 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bob Morgan | 64-68 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (C) Rick White | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Anthony Waldon | |
| 03:28 | UMass | Bob Morgan double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG) Chester Stuart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is fouled on the floor by Jon McDonald - foul #3 on Jon McDonald, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Bob Morgan | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Seymour (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Williams (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Jon McDonald connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Arthur Cole - foul #3 on Arthur Cole, team foul #13 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), Daniel Fowler (C) Charles Lee, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Jon McDonald blows the wide open dunk | 64-70 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler is fouled on the floor by Anthony Waldon - foul #5 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #11 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), King Palazzo (SF), Chester Stuart (PF) Marco Costa, Walter Seymour, Arthur Cole | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Jon McDonald | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:04 | UMass | John Knarr is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (C) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 67-70 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Francis Walker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-70 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Knarr - foul #3 on John Knarr, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Arthur Cole (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:11 | UMass | King Palazzo steps in front of the James Williams pass in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa lays it up and in on a nice dish by King Palazzo | 71-70 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole blows the layup | 71-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Bixby is called for the reach on King Palazzo - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #13 | 71-70 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Daniel Fowler denies the turnaround by Richard Fox | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |