| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) PF - James Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Harland Rogers inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | James Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-40 |
| 19:17 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the jumpshot from the left side | 27-42 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Dikembe Abdelwahed steps in front of the Alfonso Rivera pass in the backcourt | 27-42 |
| 19:11 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the lay-in | 27-42 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Harland Rogers grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Harland Rogers can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 27-42 |
| 18:47 | UMass | James Nixon tips it in | 29-42 |
| 18:21 | Fairfield | Craig Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 18:20 | UMass | James Nixon grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 18:14 | UMass | James Nixon scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Smith | 31-42 |
| 17:49 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Chester Knight (SF), Chen Chu (PF), Herbert Crouch (C) Harland Rogers, James Nixon, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Eddie Bird | |
| 17:29 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 17:27 | UMass | James Smith grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:21 | UMass | James Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Allan Upshaw - foul #2 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Craig Brown | |
| 17:21 | UMass | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:21 | UMass | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:04 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by William Todd | 33-44 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Chen Chu loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelal | 33-44 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:29 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 16:03 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the jumper from the right side | 33-44 |
| 16:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chen Chu | 33-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chen Chu (fresh) C - Herbert Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Chen Chu hits a turnaround in the lane | 35-44 |
| 15:23 | Fairfield | Chen Chu blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Thiessen | 35-44 |
| 15:21 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it in | 35-46 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Chen Chu connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Smith | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Fairfield | Herbert Crouch is called for the reach on Telek Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Oscar Arroyo (SG), Harland Rogers (SF), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Alfonso Rivera, James Smith, Chester Knight, Chen Chu, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Craig Brown (C) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal, Kenneth Thiessen, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 14:21 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is hacked by Oscar Arroyo - foul #1 on Oscar Arroyo, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| 14:04 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Edward Hanson lays it in set up by Paul Austin | 40-46 |
| 13:30 | Fairfield | Edward Hanson steals the ball from Craig Brown | 40-46 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Allan Upshaw is called for the reach on Oscar Arroyo - foul #3 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Charles Grove | |
| 12:53 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG) Oscar Arroyo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 40-46 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Harland Rogers snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Paul Austin misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Allan Upshaw - foul #4 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG), Chester Knight (SF) Alfonso Rivera, Harland Rogers | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG) Allan Upshaw | |
| 12:34 | UMass | Paul Austin makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Paul Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:19 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 11:58 | UMass | James Smith clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Edward Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Fairfield | Chester Knight is called for the reach on Ervin Kendall - foul #2 on Chester Knight, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Harland Rogers (SF), James Nixon (PF), Herbert Crouch (C) Paul Austin, Chester Knight, Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Craig Brown | |
| 11:21 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Todd | 41-50 |
| 10:53 | UMass | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Ervin Kendall | 41-50 |
| 10:50 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Herbert Crouch gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:43 | UMass | The jumper by Alfonso Rivera is denied by Dikembe Abdelal | 41-50 |
| 10:41 | UMass | James Nixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Harland Rogers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 10:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:29 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Todd and the foul's on James Nixon - foul #2 on James Nixon, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 10:29 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Harland Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Harland Rogers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alfonso Rivera | 44-53 |
| 09:43 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Oscar Arroyo - foul #2 on Oscar Arroyo, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (SG), Chester Knight (SF), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF) Oscar Arroyo, Harland Rogers, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Craig Brown (PF) William Todd, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 09:43 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:43 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Austin | 47-55 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | James Nixon steals it from Ervin Kendall | 47-55 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Edgar Bridgeforth | 47-55 |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed blows the dunk but the foul's on Alfonso Rivera - foul #1 on Alfonso Rivera, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG), Chen Chu (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Paul Austin, Edgar Bridgeforth, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Charles Grove (PF) Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Chester Knight misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera tips it in | 49-56 |
| 07:38 | Fairfield | James Smith steps in front of the Charles Grove pass | 49-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chen Chu (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Todd (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UMass | Edward Hanson drills a runner in the lane set up by Alfonso Rivera | 51-56 |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Todd | 51-58 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Edward Hanson misses badly on a shot from close range | 51-58 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Edward Hanson tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 06:51 | Fairfield | Craig Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Craig Brown, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Harland Rogers (SF), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF) Alfonso Rivera, Chester Knight, Chen Chu | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) William Todd, Craig Brown | |
| 06:22 | UMass | Paul Austin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 06:21 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 05:55 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Thiessen | 53-58 |
| 05:31 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Edward Hanson misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #2 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Charles Grove | |
| 05:23 | UMass | Edward Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Edward Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 55-58 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Edward Hanson grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Alfonso Rivera | 55-58 |
| 04:56 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 04:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it in | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | UMass | Harland Rogers blows the layup but the foul's on William Todd - foul #1 on William Todd, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | James Nixon (PF), Herbert Crouch (C) Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:44 | UMass | Harland Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | UMass | Harland Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:20 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Telek Zakrzewski | 56-62 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Harland Rogers lays it in | 58-62 |
| 03:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Herbert Crouch - foul #2 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), James Smith (SG), Chester Knight (SF), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF) Alfonso Rivera, Paul Austin, Harland Rogers, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Craig Brown (C) William Todd, Allan Upshaw, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 03:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 20 pts. 11 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UMass | Kenneth Thiessen swats the shot by James Smith | 58-63 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:05 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed double dribbles | 58-63 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Charles Grove (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Chester Knight hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-63 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Chester Knight grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 02:42 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Edward Hanson (C) Oscar Arroyo, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Charles Grove | |
| 02:23 | UMass | Edward Hanson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 58-63 |
| 02:22 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | William Todd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 01:33 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 58-65 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Edward Hanson banks in the layup | 60-65 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw travels with the ball | 60-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Harland Rogers (SF) Chester Knight | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG) William Todd | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | UMass | James Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | James Smith is called for the reach on Allan Upshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | UMass | Harland Rogers throws it down on a nice dish by Alfonso Rivera | 64-65 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Alfonso Rivera is called for the reach on Allan Upshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfonso Rivera, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | James Smith is called for the reach on Allan Upshaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-69 |