| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Keyser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ardian Zazozdor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mario Garza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jerry Luiz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lechner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Edward Clark inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | Mario Garza is fouled on the floor by Michael Lechner - foul #2 on Michael Lechner, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Mario Garza is hacked by Michael Lechner - foul #3 on Michael Lechner, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Smith (C) Michael Lechner | |
| 19:25 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor misses the dunk | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Rowe | 31-37 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Edward Clark is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Corey Siler | 34-37 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Mario Rowe is denied by Ardian Zazozdor | 34-37 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Smith | 34-37 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 17:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mario Garza | 34-37 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Keyser | 36-37 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Mark Smith buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano and he's hacked by Ardian Zazozdor - foul #2 on Ardian Zazozdor, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (PG), Andrew Branch (SG), Ante Zwagerman (SF), Daniel Desir (C) Corey Siler, William Keyser, Edward Clark, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (PG), Samuel Gray (SF), George Thornton (C) Christopher Gagliano, Jerry Luiz, Scott Smith | |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Quon Meng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | John Watkins travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman makes the wide open shot in the paint | 38-39 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:46 | UMass | Mario Rowe steps in front of the Andrew Branch pass in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | John Watkins makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Gray | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 15:57 | UMass | Daniel Desir tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Quon Meng (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Branch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ardian Zazozdor (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Desir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mario Rowe (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Gray (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Mark Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Thornton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Daniel Desir gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Mark Smith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Watkins | 40-45 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman's pass is intercepted by Mark Smith | 40-45 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray's pass is intercepted by Daniel Desir | 40-45 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Andrew Branch connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Quon Meng | 42-45 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 13:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ante Zwagerman | 42-45 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Quon Meng misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 13:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 42-45 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | George Thornton's layup is rejected by Daniel Desir | 42-45 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Mark Smith blocks the short jumper by Andrew Branch | 42-45 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Andrew Branch is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Quon Meng | 44-45 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Quon Meng | 46-47 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Siler (PG), William Keyser (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Mario Garza (PF), Stevan Petroski (C) Quon Meng, Andrew Branch, Ante Zwagerman, Ardian Zazozdor, Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Jerry Luiz (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Scott Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) John Watkins, Mario Rowe, Samuel Gray, Mark Smith, George Thornton | |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Mario Garza is called for the reach on Michael Lechner - foul #2 on Mario Garza, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is whistled for traveling | 46-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Keyser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mario Garza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stevan Petroski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lechner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | UMass | Stevan Petroski misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 46-47 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Stevan Petroski pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Mario Garza connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Keyser | 48-47 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Corey Siler takes the ball from Christopher Gagliano in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 11:14 | UMass | William Keyser misses long on a shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Stevan Petroski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Patrick Cornwell steals it from Corey Siler | 48-47 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Scott Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Cornwell | 48-47 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is hacked by Mario Garza - foul #3 on Mario Garza, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (PG) Corey Siler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), Rudy Goldston (C) Jerry Luiz, Michael Lechner | |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe is hacked by William Keyser - foul #3 on William Keyser, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Scott Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Edward Clark gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Edward Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Charles Hadfield steps in front of the Mario Rowe pass | 48-47 |
| 09:07 | UMass | William Keyser misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Scott Smith snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Scott Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 08:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stevan Petroski | 48-47 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Mario Garza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Branch (SG), Ante Zwagerman (SF), Ardian Zazozdor (PF) William Keyser, Edward Clark, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Mario Rowe, Scott Smith, Rudy Goldston | |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Mark Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 08:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Hadfield | 48-47 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Charles Hadfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Stuart (PG) Charles Hadfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:04 | UMass | Stevan Petroski hits a floater from the right block | 50-47 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Stuart (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Branch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ardian Zazozdor (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stevan Petroski (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Luiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Cornwell (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Lechner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Stevan Petroski misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Lechner - foul #4 on Michael Lechner, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Siler (PG), Charles Hadfield (SG) Charles Stuart, Ardian Zazozdor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Scott Smith (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Patrick Cornwell, Mark Smith | |
| 07:15 | UMass | Stevan Petroski makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Stevan Petroski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Scott Smith is hacked by Ante Zwagerman - foul #2 on Ante Zwagerman, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor (PF), Mario Garza (C) Ante Zwagerman, Stevan Petroski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (PF) Scott Smith | |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Mario Garza gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Charles Hadfield is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-49 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mario Rowe | 52-49 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Mario Garza makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Hadfield and he's hacked by Michael Lechner - foul #5 on Michael Lechner, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Clark (SF) Andrew Branch | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF), Scott Smith (PF), Rudy Goldston (C) Jerry Luiz, George Thornton, Michael Lechner | |
| 06:12 | UMass | Mario Garza misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Scott Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Gray | 54-55 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Mario Garza's floater is tipped away by Patrick Cornwell | 54-55 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mario Garza - foul #4 on Mario Garza, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (PG), William Keyser (SG), Ante Zwagerman (SF), Andrew Branch (PF), Daniel Desir (C) Corey Siler, Charles Hadfield, Edward Clark, Ardian Zazozdor, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (PG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Samuel Gray, Patrick Cornwell, Scott Smith | |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Daniel Desir misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Rudy Goldston - foul #1 on Rudy Goldston, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), George Thornton (C) Mario Rowe, Rudy Goldston | |
| 04:47 | UMass | Daniel Desir makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Daniel Desir misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 55-57 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | George Thornton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Quon Meng misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 55-60 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | George Thornton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 55-60 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Quon Meng grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Quon Meng (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Keyser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Branch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Desir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jerry Luiz (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:45 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 55-60 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Daniel Desir tips it home | 57-60 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is fouled on the floor by Quon Meng - foul #1 on Quon Meng, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (PG), Edward Clark (SF), Mario Garza (PF), Stevan Petroski (C) Quon Meng, Ante Zwagerman, Andrew Branch, Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Scott Smith (PF) John Watkins, Jerry Luiz, Mark Smith | |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Charles Hadfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Stevan Petroski - foul #4 on Stevan Petroski, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Siler (PG), Ante Zwagerman (SF), Ardian Zazozdor (PF) William Keyser, Edward Clark, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston (C) George Thornton | |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 3rd free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman's pass is intercepted by Patrick Cornwell in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-64 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston can't tip it in | 57-64 |
| 02:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ante Zwagerman | 57-64 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-64 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano connects on the floater from the right side set up by Mario Rowe | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman is hacked by Patrick Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Clark (SF) Charles Hadfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Mark Smith (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Scott Smith | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zazozdor - foul #3 on Ardian Zazozdor, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | UMass | William Keyser (SG) Ante Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG) Samuel Gray | |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Stevan Petroski pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Christopher Gagliano takes the ball from William Keyser | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell gets the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-67 |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell can't tip it in | 59-67 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Edward Clark snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Corey Siler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Stevan Petroski snags the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 00:48 | UMass | William Keyser loses the ball out of bounds | 59-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Smith (C) Rudy Goldston | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | William Keyser is called for the reach on Mario Rowe in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Keyser, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (PF), George Thornton (C) Mark Smith, Scott Smith | |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | UMass | William Keyser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Stevan Petroski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Ardian Zazozdor clanks a floater from the right side | 59-69 |
| 00:35 | UMass | William Keyser gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Corey Siler is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Clark | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz is hacked by William Keyser in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Keyser, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Branch (SG) William Keyser | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Christopher Gagliano picks off the pass by Corey Siler in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | George Thornton is fouled on the floor by Stevan Petroski - foul #5 on Stevan Petroski, team foul #12 | 62-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Mario Garza (C) Stevan Petroski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | George Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | George Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Corey Siler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Mario Garza grabs the offensive board | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Mario Garza makes the floater in the lane set up by Edward Clark and he's hacked by George Thornton - foul #2 on George Thornton, team foul #8 | 64-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Smith (PF), Scott Smith (C) Jerry Luiz, George Thornton | |
| 00:14 | UMass | Mario Garza misses the free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Scott Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Siler - foul #2 on Corey Siler, team foul #13 | 64-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (C) Mark Smith | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Andrew Branch misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 64-74 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | George Thornton gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano runs out the clock | 64-74 |