| Lineup | UMass | PG - Roger Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Reginald Solarski inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses short on an open floater near the basket | 21-33 |
| 19:30 | UMass | James Room tips it home | 23-33 |
| 19:08 | UConn | James Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| 18:50 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Lee Nye snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 18:42 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it home | 23-35 |
| 18:17 | UMass | James Room misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:47 | UConn | James Taylor is whistled for a carry | 23-35 |
| 17:22 | UMass | James Room is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Troy Lai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Steve Puryear (SG), Paul Stembridge (C) Roger Baker, James Room, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 16:40 | UMass | Reginald Solarski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Brian Robinson (C) Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG) James Taylor | |
| 16:00 | UMass | Steven Beard's pass is intercepted by William Schuster | 28-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Room (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Dallas Shaw drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeffery Walters | 28-37 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Jeffery Walters is called for the reach on Paul Stembridge - foul #1 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Steve Puryear, Paul Stembridge, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 14:49 | UMass | Arthur Snavely drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Solarski | 30-37 |
| 14:27 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Reginald Solarski grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Arthur Snavely connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Duong | 32-37 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Stephen Spradley buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Roger Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 13:20 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 32-40 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Roger Baker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Fomby | 35-43 |
| 12:26 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 12:25 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is denied on a layup by William Schuster | 35-43 |
| 11:54 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lee Nye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Troy Lai blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Fomby - foul #3 on Michael Fomby, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye, William Schuster | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Steven Beard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Brian Robinson hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Dallas Shaw can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 10:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to Steven Beard | 37-45 |
| 10:35 | UMass | James Room knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Beard | 40-45 |
| 10:24 | UConn | Jeffery Walters is hacked by James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF) Steven Beard, Steve Puryear | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Lee Nye (C) Dallas Shaw, Troy Lai | |
| 10:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is fouled on the floor by Michael Vaden as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Michael Vaden, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (PF) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Jeffery Walters | |
| 09:26 | UMass | Arthur Snavely can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lee Nye - foul #1 on Lee Nye, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:12 | UConn | James Taylor connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Arthur Snavely drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Duong | 42-48 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is hacked by James Room - foul #2 on James Room, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Michael Fomby (C) James Room, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Troy Lai (C) Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden | |
| 08:20 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Walters | 42-50 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Jeremy Hunsberger denies the turnaround by Richard Duong | 42-50 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Roger Baker can't tip it in | 42-50 |
| 08:12 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Nye | 42-50 |
| 08:03 | UConn | James Taylor misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Duong - foul #4 on Richard Duong, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Brian Robinson (PF) Richard Duong, Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:03 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:03 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Michael Fomby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Roger Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Roger Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:15 | UMass | Troy Lai is called for the reach on Michael Fomby - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF) Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Troy Lai | |
| 06:55 | UMass | Arthur Snavely clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 06:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 42-52 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Jeffery Walters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | UMass | Jeffery Walters steps in front of the Reginald Solarski pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 42-52 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Jeffery Walters lays it up and in | 42-54 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Michael Fomby buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 44-54 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 05:52 | UConn | William Schuster tips it in | 44-56 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses short on a turnaround from close range | 44-56 |
| 05:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 44-56 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is hacked by Richard Duong - foul #5 on Richard Duong, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), James Room (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, Lee Nye, William Schuster | |
| 05:03 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it but misses | 44-56 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Steven Beard pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Troy Lai steals it from James Room | 44-56 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 44-58 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Paul Stembridge snags the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 04:04 | UMass | James Room misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the runner in the paint | 44-58 |
| 03:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Room | 44-58 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Reginald Solarski evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right wing | 46-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Solarski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Troy Lai is hacked by Steven Beard - foul #1 on Steven Beard, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Steven Beard, Reginald Solarski, Paul Stembridge, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), William Schuster (PF) Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Steve Puryear scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 02:52 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Steve Puryear - foul #1 on Steve Puryear, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG) James Room | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF) Michael Vaden | |
| 02:52 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:52 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Michael Fomby is whistled for a carry | 48-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (PF), Christopher McCreedy (C) Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:12 | UConn | Paul Stembridge is called for the reach on William Schuster - foul #1 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Christopher McCreedy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:12 | UConn | William Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:12 | UConn | William Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Roger Baker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 02:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 48-63 |
| 01:47 | UConn | James Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Walters | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | UMass | Steven Beard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 01:28 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Stembridge | 48-66 |
| 01:15 | UMass | William Schuster swats the layup by Brian Robinson | 48-66 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Schuster | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Steven Beard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Brian Robinson snags the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Steven Beard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Walters - foul #2 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #5 | 48-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Jeffery Walters, William Schuster | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Steve Puryear takes the ball from James Taylor | 49-69 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Roger Baker lays it in set up by Steve Puryear | 51-69 |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Taylor runs out the clock | 51-69 |