| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora inbounds the ball | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charlie Gray - foul #1 on Charlie Gray, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:24 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses long on a shot in the lane | 47-25 |
| 19:22 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Eccles | 47-25 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Luis Zamora takes the ball from Charlie Gray | 47-25 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess lays it up and in set up by Luis Zamora | 49-25 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Harry Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 49-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 49-25 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Charlie Gray pulls down the rebound | 49-25 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Harry Dunn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Eccles | 49-28 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Kenneth Batchelder steals the ball from Gregory Clyburn | 49-28 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Luis Zamora steps in front of the Mike Eccles pass | 49-28 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Monty Riding (C) Charlie Gray, Mike Eccles | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Angel Perez's floater is knocked away by Monty Riding | 49-28 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Harvey King grabs the offensive board | 49-28 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-28 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Scott Phillips steals it from Kenneth Batchelder | 49-28 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Harvey King can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harry Dunn - foul #2 on Harry Dunn, team foul #3 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), John Davis (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), William Young (SF), Leonard Roberts (PF) Harry Dunn, Kenneth Batchelder, Robert Thomas | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Charlie Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 16:33 | UMass | William Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | James Flood pulls down the rebound | 50-28 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Angel Perez connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Flood and he's hacked by Monty Riding - foul #1 on Monty Riding, team foul #4 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | UMass | Mike Eccles (C) Leonard Roberts | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the free throw | 53-28 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Doyle Livingston connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Eccles | 53-31 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Young - foul #1 on William Young, team foul #5 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), John Beaudry (PF) Charlie Gray, William Young, Monty Riding | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - John Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | UMass | Harry Dunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-31 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Wheeler | 57-31 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 57-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, John Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) Doyle Livingston, John Beaudry | |
| 14:51 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses the 2nd free throw | 57-31 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the board | 57-31 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-31 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the board | 57-31 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Luis Zamora takes the ball from Kenneth Batchelder | 57-31 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Phillips | 59-31 |
| 13:47 | UMass | William Young comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Burgess - foul #2 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #2 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Monty Riding (C) Harry Dunn, Kenneth Batchelder, Mike Eccles | |
| 13:47 | UMass | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 59-32 |
| 13:47 | UMass | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the dunk attempt | 59-33 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | James Flood hits the follow up shot | 61-33 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Flood - foul #2 on James Flood, team foul #3 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG), John Davis (SF) Harvey King, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG) Vincent Johnson | |
| 13:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses the 1st free throw | 61-33 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 61-33 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the board | 61-33 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-33 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wheeler | 61-33 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | John Davis is whistled for a carry | 61-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), John Beaudry (C) Doyle Livingston, William Young, Robert Thomas | |
| 12:27 | UMass | James Flood steals it from Kenneth Batchelder | 61-33 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | James Flood misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-33 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wheeler | 61-33 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Angel Perez comes up short on the shot in the lane | 61-33 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Angel Perez hits the follow up shot | 63-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Flood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Monty Riding (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | UMass | John Beaudry travels with the ball | 63-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Scott Phillips, Michael Wheeler, John Davis, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Robert Thomas (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Charlie Gray, Monty Riding, John Beaudry | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess travels with the ball | 63-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF) Harry Dunn, Kenneth Batchelder | |
| 10:30 | UMass | Mike Eccles is fouled on the floor by Harvey King - foul #3 on Harvey King, team foul #4 | 63-33 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Doyle Livingston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-33 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Vincent Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-33 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Vincent Johnson clanks a floater from the left side | 63-33 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Robert Thomas snags the offensive board | 63-33 |
| 09:55 | UMass | William Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-33 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn snags the defensive board | 63-33 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Gregory Clyburn is denied by William Young | 63-33 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Doyle Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-33 |
| 09:17 | UMass | William Young knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Doyle Livingston | 63-35 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-35 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess grabs the offensive board | 63-35 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Harvey King clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-35 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 63-35 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Doyle Livingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), John Davis (SF), James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Monty Riding (PF), John Beaudry (C) Doyle Livingston, Vincent Johnson, William Young, Robert Thomas, Mike Eccles | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is whistled for traveling | 63-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), William Young (SG), Leonard Roberts (SF) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder | |
| 08:06 | UMass | John Davis steals it from Monty Riding | 63-35 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | John Davis banks in the layup | 65-35 |
| 07:47 | UMass | William Young banks in the layup set up by Doyle Livingston | 65-37 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | John Davis lays it in | 67-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Flood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | UMass | Leonard Roberts is hacked by James Flood - foul #3 on James Flood, team foul #5 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Michael Wheeler, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG) William Young | |
| 06:56 | UMass | Vincent Johnson is fouled on the floor by Scott Phillips - foul #2 on Scott Phillips, team foul #6 | 67-37 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Vincent Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-37 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn gets the rebound | 67-37 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a shot from the left side | 67-37 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Vincent Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-37 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Monty Riding connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Johnson | 67-39 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is fouled on the floor by Monty Riding - foul #2 on Monty Riding, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) John Davis, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (SF) Leonard Roberts | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Doyle Livingston - foul #3 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #7 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF) Luis Zamora, James Flood | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Monty Riding snags the defensive board | 67-39 |
| 05:02 | UMass | John Beaudry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez loses the dribble to William Young | 67-39 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Monty Riding clanks a floater from the left wing | 67-39 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the offensive board | 67-39 |
| 04:19 | UMass | William Young clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-39 |
| 04:17 | UMass | John Beaudry tips it home | 67-41 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Angel Perez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harvey King | 69-41 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Vincent Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | John Beaudry is called for the reach on Joseph Burgess - foul #4 on John Beaudry, team foul #8 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Andrew Sullivan, Harvey King, Felipe Valadez, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UMass | Leonard Roberts (PF) John Beaudry | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. PF - Joseph Burgess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Monty Riding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Burgess - foul #3 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #7 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF) Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 02:33 | UMass | Leonard Roberts snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 02:13 | UMass | William Young drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Doyle Livingston | 71-47 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Scott Phillips | 73-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Doyle Livingston is blocked by Gregory Clyburn | 73-47 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Leonard Roberts hits the follow up shot | 73-49 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-49 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the board | 73-49 |
| 01:14 | UMass | William Young double dribbles | 73-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Joseph Burgess (PF) Michael Wheeler, James Flood | |
| Subs | UMass | John Beaudry (C) Leonard Roberts | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Monty Riding - foul #3 on Monty Riding, team foul #9 | 73-49 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Doyle Livingston clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-49 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess pulls down the rebound | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 75-49 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Doyle Livingston snags the defensive board | 75-49 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Doyle Livingston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-49 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess grabs the board | 75-49 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips runs out the clock | 75-49 |