| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Barksdale (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson's floater is tipped away by Arthur Lichtenberg | 31-34 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Arthur Snavely lays it in on a great pass from Steve Puryear | 33-37 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is hacked by Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Steve Puryear grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits the finger roll set up by Richard Duong | 35-37 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Black | 35-39 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Richard Barksdale steals the ball from Arthur Snavely | 35-39 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Arthur Snavely - foul #2 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Richard Barksdale, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Richard Duong misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Richard Duong's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jason Collins | 35-41 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Brian Robinson tips it home | 37-41 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses short on a shot in the lane | 37-41 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Steve Puryear clanks a runner from the left block | 37-41 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | James Room steps in front of the Edward Allen pass | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | UMass | James Room lays it in | 39-41 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Duong steps in front of the Donald Black pass in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Arthur Snavely lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Room | 41-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Room (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-41 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jason Collins, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Raymond Erlandson (PF), Paul Stembridge (C) Richard Duong, Steve Puryear, Brian Robinson, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Corey Sutton, Jason Collins | |
| 15:13 | UMass | James Room hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Beard | 44-41 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Barksdale | 44-44 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Steven Beard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Baker | 47-44 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:45 | UMass | James Room misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Desantis - foul #4 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Corey Sutton (C) Dennis Desantis, Edward Allen | |
| 13:45 | UMass | James Room makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:45 | UMass | James Room makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton double dribbles | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Brian Robinson (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Raymond Erlandson, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Trinidad Glickman (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Richard Barksdale | |
| 12:59 | UMass | Corey Sutton blocks the jumper by Brian Robinson | 49-44 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Brian Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Brian Robinson is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #2 on Richard Dillon, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF) Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins (C) Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 12:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear lays it in on a great pass from Richard Duong and the foul's on Corey Sutton - foul #2 on Corey Sutton, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Brian Robinson blocks the jumper by Donald Black | 52-44 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Richard Duong snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Arthur Snavely's layup is rejected by Jason Collins | 52-44 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Richard Duong snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Duong | 54-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Sutton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Richard Duong drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brian Robinson and he's fouled by Corey Sutton - foul #3 on Corey Sutton, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Raymond Erlandson (PF), Paul Stembridge (C) Steven Beard, Brian Robinson, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Richard Barksdale (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Richard Dillon, Corey Sutton, Trinidad Glickman | |
| 11:11 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Roger Baker scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 59-46 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is fouled on the floor by Roger Baker - foul #4 on Roger Baker, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), James Room (SF) Roger Baker, Steve Puryear | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Jason Collins | |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 59-46 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:01 | UMass | James Room clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG) Oscar Knowlton, Glenn Schwartzman | |
| 09:24 | UMass | Steven Beard loses the dribble to Richard Dillon | 59-46 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen loses the dribble to Arthur Snavely | 59-46 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Beard | 61-46 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses badly on a runner from the right block | 61-46 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Barksdale | 61-46 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is hacked by Steven Beard - foul #4 on Steven Beard, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Brian Robinson (PF) Steven Beard, Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (SF), Jason Collins (C) Richard Barksdale, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Robinson is called for the reach on Corey Sutton - foul #1 on Brian Robinson, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG) Steve Puryear | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF) Edward Allen | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Room (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-46 |
| 07:28 | UMass | Richard Duong snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Roger Baker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-46 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Richard Duong steals the ball from Donald Black | 61-46 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Roger Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Corey Sutton | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | UMass | James Room is called for a backcourt violation | 61-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (C) Richard Duong, James Room, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Corey Sutton | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton makes the 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses long on a turnaround from close range | 61-51 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Stembridge is called for the reach on Jason Collins - foul #3 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (PF) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (C) Dennis Desantis, Jason Collins | |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen clanks a floater in the lane | 61-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Steve Puryear knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Erlandson and the foul's on Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Arthur Snavely (C) Roger Baker, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Corey Sutton (C) Oscar Knowlton, Glenn Schwartzman, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 04:37 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Dillon | 64-53 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Richard Barksdale steals it from Steve Puryear | 64-53 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black lays it in on a great pass from Richard Barksdale | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Barksdale - foul #2 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF), Jason Collins (C) Richard Barksdale, Corey Sutton | |
| 03:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-55 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | UMass | The short jumper by Steve Puryear is denied by Jason Collins | 66-57 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is fouled on the floor by Richard Duong - foul #2 on Richard Duong, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), James Room (SF), Brian Robinson (PF) Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Edward Allen | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Snavely | 66-57 |
| 02:42 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Brian Robinson can't throw it down but the foul's on Arthur Lichtenberg - foul #1 on Arthur Lichtenberg, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG) Richard Duong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:23 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Steven Beard pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Roger Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (PF), Corey Sutton (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg, Jason Collins | |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman makes the shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 01:33 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), James Room (SF), Raymond Erlandson (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Roger Baker, Steve Puryear, Brian Robinson, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Oscar Knowlton, Glenn Schwartzman, Richard Barksdale, Edward Allen, Corey Sutton | |
| 01:19 | UMass | Steven Beard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the easy layup | 67-59 |
| 00:59 | UMass | James Room grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | UMass | James Room is hacked by Richard Dillon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (PF), Christopher McCreedy (C) Raymond Erlandson, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:58 | UMass | James Room misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg grabs the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Black - foul #1 on Donald Black, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is fouled on the floor by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Christopher McCreedy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Glenn Schwartzman is called for the reach on Roger Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF), Christopher McCreedy (C) Steve Puryear, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Oscar Knowlton, Glenn Schwartzman, Richard Barksdale, Edward Allen | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:26 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG) Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Donald Black is called for the reach on Richard Duong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Black, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Richard Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Jason Collins is called for the reach on Christopher McCreedy - foul #4 on Jason Collins, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-65 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Steven Beard is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Dillon - foul #4 on Richard Dillon, team foul #14 | 73-65 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Duong steals the ball from Arthur Lichtenberg | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Duong runs out the clock | 75-65 |