| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-39 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Samuel Halpern grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Racette | 36-39 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Wallace Racette loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Frank Beall is called for the reach on Dwight Woo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Beall, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is fouled on the floor by Richard Fox - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Grant Glenn | 36-43 |
| 18:20 | UMass | James Chacko takes the ball from Wallace Racette | 36-43 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), William Swatzell (SG), Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Dwight Woo, Fred Newbold | |
| 17:43 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Parker - foul #1 on Walter Parker, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Bob Morgan steals it from James Chacko in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits a jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | John Knarr picks off the pass by Walter Parker in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Jon McDonald drills a driving attempt near the basket | 41-43 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-46 |
| 16:33 | UMass | John Knarr misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Parker - foul #2 on Walter Parker, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Grant Glenn (SG), Dwight Woo (SF), Fred Newbold (C) Walter Parker, William Swatzell, Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| 16:33 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:33 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 42-46 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk comes up short on the shot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Samuel Halpern (SF) John Knarr, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:48 | UMass | Richard Fox comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF) Grant Glenn, Dwight Woo | |
| 15:26 | UMass | Frank Beall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charlie Chaffins - foul #4 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (PG), William Swatzell (SF) Glen Sisk, Charlie Chaffins | |
| 15:26 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis (PF) James Chacko | |
| 14:54 | UMass | Richard Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (C) Fred Newbold | |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 14:31 | UMass | James Williams is hacked by Walter Parker - foul #3 on Walter Parker, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Dwight Woo (PF) Walter Parker, William Swatzell | |
| 14:18 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Fox steps in front of the Tony Maples pass in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Richard Fox connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Walker | 45-49 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Tony Maples, Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo comes up short on the shot near the basket | 45-49 |
| 13:39 | UMass | John Knarr snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Wallace Racette slams it home on a nice dish by John Knarr | 47-49 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the easy layup | 47-49 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it in | 49-49 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Knarr and he's fouled by Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Fred Newbold, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (PG), Walter Parker (SG), William Swatzell (SF), John Schultheis (PF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Dwight Woo, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 11:54 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Fox - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:38 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Maples (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Walter Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Swatzell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Schultheis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Bob Morgan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Halpern | 54-50 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 11:12 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Maples | 54-52 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the shot from the right block set up by Richard Fox | 56-52 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 10:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Williams | 56-52 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by John Schultheis - foul #2 on John Schultheis, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Tony Maples, John Schultheis, Frankie John | |
| 10:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Frank Beall | 58-52 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Bixby - foul #3 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Dwight Woo (SF) Walter Parker, William Swatzell | |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-54 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Frank Beall takes the ball from Glen Sisk in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 09:27 | UMass | Fred Newbold swats the short shot by Jon McDonald | 58-54 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grant Glenn | 58-56 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it home | 60-56 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is hacked by Dwight Woo - foul #3 on Dwight Woo, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (PG), Walter Parker (SG), William Swatzell (SF), John Schultheis (PF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Dwight Woo, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 08:07 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette buries a runner from the left block set up by Samuel Halpern | 63-58 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell is whistled for traveling | 63-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF) William Swatzell | |
| 07:37 | UMass | James Williams is whistled for a carry | 63-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Maples (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Schultheis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | James Williams steals the ball from Walter Parker | 63-58 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette connects on the floater from the left side set up by Bob Morgan and he's fouled by John Schultheis - foul #3 on John Schultheis, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) John Schultheis, Frankie John | |
| 07:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Walter Parker | 66-61 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-61 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:10 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples travels in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), William Swatzell (SG), Dwight Woo (PF) Tony Maples, Walter Parker, James Chacko | |
| 05:57 | UMass | Wallace Racette clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 66-61 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Sisk | 66-61 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is fouled in the backcourt by John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Anthony Waldon - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis (C) Fred Newbold | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:37 | UMass | John Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Swatzell, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Frankie John (C) Charlie Chaffins, Dwight Woo | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is fouled on the floor by Grant Glenn - foul #1 on Grant Glenn, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | John Knarr steps in front of the William Swatzell pass in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Frank Beall banks in the layup set up by John Knarr | 68-64 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | William Swatzell is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Frank Beall snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Francis Walker is called for traveling | 68-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), James Chacko (PF) Glen Sisk, John Schultheis | |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is open but misses the lay-in | 68-64 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker knocks in the jumper from the left block | 68-66 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Richard Fox scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John is whistled for traveling | 71-66 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (PG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Grant Glenn, William Swatzell, James Chacko, Frankie John | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Dwight Woo steps in front of the Richard Fox pass | 71-66 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Maples (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dwight Woo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Newbold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the shot from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 02:56 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Schultheis (PF) Tony Maples, Dwight Woo | |
| 02:44 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Bob Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:25 | UMass | John Schultheis steals it from Wallace Racette | 71-68 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Dwight Woo (PF) Walter Parker, John Schultheis | |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Glen Sisk | 71-71 |
| 02:12 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF) Dwight Woo | |
| 02:02 | UMass | Wallace Racette banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Fox | 73-71 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Charlie Chaffins is called for the reach on Frank Beall - foul #5 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (SF) Charlie Chaffins | |
| 01:49 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 74-71 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 76-71 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-71 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Richard Fox hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Beall | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko gets the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Grant Glenn, team foul #12 | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Sisk - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Grant Glenn | 81-73 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is hacked by Glen Sisk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Sisk, team foul #14 | 81-73 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the offensive rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-73 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Frank Beall snags the defensive board | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Grant Glenn is called for the reach on Frank Beall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grant Glenn, team foul #15 | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is fouled on the floor by Samuel Halpern - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #8 | 83-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox runs out the clock | 83-73 |