| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Frye (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Chauvin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Damon Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Linn inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-43 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 19:22 | UMass | David Frye grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Virgil Greene steals it from Ross Taylor | 24-43 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-43 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Anthony Linn is called for 3 seconds | 24-43 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis is hacked by David Frye - foul #3 on David Frye, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (PF) David Frye | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | Oscar Gonzalez steps in front of the Damon Lewis pass | 24-43 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez banks in the layup | 26-43 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings hits the finger roll | 26-45 |
| 17:27 | UMass | James Springer comes up short on the shot in the paint | 26-45 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ross Taylor - foul #1 on Ross Taylor, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG), Leon Cornett (SF), David Thomas (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Anthony Linn, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (SF), Michael Burns (PF) Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:50 | UMass | Merrill King is whistled for a carry | 26-47 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hall (SG) William Garofalo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Robert Shimizu (SG), Phillip Vitale (PF) Anthony Chauvin, Virgil Greene, Damon Lewis | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Merrill King - foul #2 on Merrill King, team foul #3 | 26-47 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 16:21 | UMass | James Springer pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 16:17 | UMass | John Hall makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Springer | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz makes the 3 from straight away set up by Cody Boggs | 29-50 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Merrill King clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Leon Cornett tips it home | 31-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Merrill King (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Cody Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shimizu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Vitale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Michael Burns denies the turnaround by Leon Cornett | 31-53 |
| 15:07 | UMass | James Springer misses the tip | 31-53 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Billy Schultz | 31-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), John Hanson (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), David Frye (PF), Ross Taylor (C) Merrill King, John Hall, Leon Cornett, James Springer, David Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin (PG), Virgil Greene (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Damon Lewis (C) Cody Boggs, Robert Shimizu, Billy Schultz, Phillip Vitale | |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Damon Lewis and the foul's on Ross Taylor - foul #2 on Ross Taylor, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF) Michael Burns | |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin makes the free throw | 31-56 |
| 14:11 | UMass | William Garofalo drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-56 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico State | Ross Taylor swats the layup by Damon Lewis | 34-56 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Anthony Linn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:40 | UMass | David Frye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-56 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Anthony Linn takes the ball from Phillip Vitale | 34-56 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Anthony Linn lays it in | 36-56 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Virgil Greene, team foul #1 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burns (PF), Billy Schultz (C) Phillip Vitale, Damon Lewis | |
| 12:45 | UMass | Anthony Linn buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-56 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz is fouled on the floor by Ross Taylor - foul #3 on Ross Taylor, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (PF) David Frye | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Ross Taylor - foul #4 on Ross Taylor, team foul #7 | 38-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), David Thomas (C) John Hanson, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses the free throw | 38-58 |
| 12:08 | UMass | James Springer gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 11:54 | UMass | David Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings tips it but misses | 41-58 |
| 11:35 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Chauvin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | William Garofalo is fouled on the floor by Michael Burns - foul #3 on Michael Burns, team foul #2 | 41-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG), Leon Cornett (SF) William Garofalo, Anthony Linn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Robert Shimizu (SG), Damon Lewis (C) Anthony Chauvin, Virgil Greene, Robert Cummings | |
| 11:15 | UMass | Merrill King's layup is rejected by Billy Schultz | 41-58 |
| 11:13 | UMass | David Thomas hits the follow up shot | 43-58 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 43-58 |
| 10:58 | UMass | David Thomas grabs the board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Damon Lewis - foul #1 on Damon Lewis, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), David Frye (PF) Merrill King, David Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF) Michael Burns | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu is fouled on the floor by John Hanson - foul #4 on John Hanson, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG) John Hanson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Merrill King misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Schultz - foul #2 on Billy Schultz, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG) Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin (PG), Virgil Greene (SG) Robert Shimizu, Damon Lewis | |
| 10:22 | UMass | Merrill King makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Merrill King makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Merrill King snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses short on a runner from close range | 46-60 |
| 10:00 | UMass | James Springer grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 09:43 | UMass | James Springer lays it in | 48-60 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 09:21 | UMass | James Springer gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 09:16 | UMass | James Springer is hacked by Virgil Greene - foul #4 on Virgil Greene, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), David Thomas (C) Merrill King, David Frye, James Springer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Michael Burns (PF) Virgil Greene, Billy Schultz, Phillip Vitale | |
| 09:01 | UMass | Leon Cornett is fouled on the floor by Michael Burns - foul #4 on Michael Burns, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis (C) Michael Burns | |
| 08:44 | UMass | Anthony Linn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 48-60 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cody Boggs | 48-62 |
| 08:08 | UMass | David Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-62 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Leon Cornett tips it in | 50-62 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Shimizu | 50-64 |
| 07:22 | UMass | David Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 50-64 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Chauvin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shimizu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cody Boggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. C - Damon Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Anthony Linn snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:57 | UMass | William Garofalo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Leon Cornett can't tip it in | 50-64 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Anthony Linn grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 50-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (PG), John Hanson (SG), David Frye (PF), Ross Taylor (C) William Garofalo, Oscar Gonzalez, Leon Cornett, David Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Mazzeo (PG), Virgil Greene (SG), Billy Schultz (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Michael Burns (C) Anthony Chauvin, Robert Shimizu, Robert Cummings, Cody Boggs, Damon Lewis | |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-64 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Virgil Greene picks off the pass by Anthony Linn | 50-64 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene lays it up and in | 50-66 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Ross Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-66 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Billy Schultz | 50-69 |
| 04:54 | UMass | Anthony Linn clanks a shot from the right side | 50-69 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns is hacked by Ross Taylor - foul #5 on Ross Taylor, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (SF), James Springer (C) Anthony Linn, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings (SF) Billy Schultz | |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 04:14 | UMass | The short jumper by David Thomas is denied by Michael Burns | 50-71 |
| 04:12 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Frye | 50-71 |
| 04:07 | UMass | David Thomas lays it in | 52-71 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is fouled on the floor by David Frye - foul #4 on David Frye, team foul #10 | 52-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), John Hall (SG), Leon Cornett (SF) Merrill King, John Hanson, David Frye | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Dixion (PG), Robert Shimizu (SG), Billy Schultz (SF) David Mazzeo, Virgil Greene, Robert Cummings | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | UMass | James Springer knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Leon Cornett | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Leon Cornett is called for the reach on William Dixion - foul #2 on Leon Cornett, team foul #11 | 54-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PF) Phillip Vitale | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | William Dixion makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | William Dixion makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Dixion (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Shimizu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cody Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. C - Michael Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 02:46 | UMass | James Springer clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Cody Boggs - foul #1 on Cody Boggs, team foul #7 | 54-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Wise (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:46 | UMass | James Springer misses the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 02:46 | UMass | James Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz can't finish the layup | 55-75 |
| 02:22 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 55-75 |
| 02:16 | UMass | John Hall misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-75 |
| 02:15 | UMass | James Springer snags the offensive board | 55-75 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez is called for traveling | 55-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Mazzeo (SF) William Dixion | |
| 01:36 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-75 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs tips it home | 55-77 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Leon Cornett throws it down on a great pass from Oscar Gonzalez | 57-77 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | James Springer takes the ball from Billy Schultz | 57-77 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Merrill King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-77 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Matthew Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | UMass | Cody Boggs steals the ball from Oscar Gonzalez | 57-77 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | David Mazzeo blows the layup | 57-77 |
| 00:12 | UMass | James Springer pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Cody Boggs is called for the reach on Merrill King - foul #2 on Cody Boggs, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (C) Matthew Wise | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:06 | UMass | Merrill King makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Merrill King makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs runs out the clock | 59-77 |