| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Powers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Gary Powers is called for the reach on Marion Newbern in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Powers, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Moore (PF) Gary Powers | |
| 19:12 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the dunk | 29-42 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Marion Newbern tips it home | 31-42 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Chris Caperton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Thomas Finley is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Williams | 33-42 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Tippett - foul #2 on John Tippett, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG) John Tippett, Marion Newbern | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Douglas Taylor (PF) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton | |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Jonathon Tucker takes the ball from Christopher Williams in the backcourt | 33-45 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-45 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Dada Acri gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Thomas Finley scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dada Acri | 35-45 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Williams - foul #2 on Christopher Williams, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (SG), Chris Caperton (PF) Bobby Moore, Thomas Fenster | |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chris Caperton | 35-48 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Dale Deville banks in the layup set up by Dada Acri | 37-48 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Dale Deville swats the short shot by Douglas Taylor | 37-48 |
| 16:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dale Deville | 37-48 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey is hacked by Jonathon Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Douglas Taylor | |
| 16:01 | UMass | Marion Newbern scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Eric Villalobos and the foul's on Thomas Quintanilla - foul #1 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Villalobos (fresh) C - Dale Deville (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Keith Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Dale Deville picks off the pass by Keith Johnson | 40-48 |
| 15:36 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey's pass is intercepted by Keith Johnson in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle can't finish the layup | 40-48 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster tips it in | 40-50 |
| 15:11 | UMass | Thomas Fenster is called for the reach on John Tippett - foul #2 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG), Peter Calhoun (SF), Bobby Moore (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Kevin Cagle, Thomas Fenster | |
| 14:56 | UMass | Thomas Finley lays it up and in set up by Christopher Williams | 42-50 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG) John Tippett, Marion Newbern | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF) Keith Johnson | |
| 14:26 | UMass | Cesar Santos drills a turnaround from close range set up by Gordon Karst | 44-50 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle is denied on a layup by Thomas Finley | 44-50 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Thomas Finley pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Thomas Finley is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Cagle - foul #3 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Fenster (C) Chris Caperton | |
| 13:46 | UMass | Thomas Finley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Fenster - foul #3 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Mitchell Abarca (PF) Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG) Gary Powers | |
| 13:46 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathon Tucker | 45-52 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the wide open floater in the paint | 45-52 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Thomas Finley tips it home | 47-52 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Bobby Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Bobby Moore clanks a floater from the right block | 47-52 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Mitchell Abarca gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:52 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Mitchell Abarca gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Karst (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mitchell Abarca (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jonathon Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | UMass | Thomas Finley is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Dada Acri | 49-52 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Abarca | 49-52 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mitchell Abarca | 51-52 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Moore is blocked by Joshua Dempsey | 51-52 |
| 10:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mitchell Abarca | 51-52 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Thomas Finley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Karst - foul #1 on Gordon Karst, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Joshua Dempsey, Mitchell Abarca, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Chris Caperton (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Jonathon Tucker, Kevin Cagle, Bobby Moore, Thomas Fenster | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Tippett is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla - foul #2 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF) Peter Calhoun | |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Cesar Santos hits a wide open floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Deville | 55-53 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Dale Deville swats the layup by Chris Caperton | 55-53 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Dale Deville snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Kevin Cagle is called for the reach on Christopher Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Moore (C) Kevin Cagle | |
| 08:40 | UMass | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Cesar Santos steps in front of the Thomas Quintanilla pass | 57-53 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Dale Deville is open but misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Gary Powers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Chris Caperton tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Deville (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Powers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Cesar Santos buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Tippett | 60-55 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | A charge is called on Gary Powers - foul #4 on Gary Powers, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Villalobos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Cesar Santos, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Thomas Fenster (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Gary Powers, Douglas Taylor, Bobby Moore | |
| 06:50 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Thomas Finley tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-55 |
| 06:30 | UMass | John Tippett snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Thomas Finley drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Fenster - foul #4 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle is called for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Mitchell Abarca (C) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:59 | UMass | John Tippett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | The jump hook by Chris Caperton is blocked by Mitchell Abarca | 65-55 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Eric Villalobos gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Marion Newbern comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-55 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Eric Villalobos grabs the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Marion Newbern connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Tippett | 67-55 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Marion Newbern gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Marion Newbern hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchell Abarca | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Keith Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Johnson, team foul #11 | 70-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Christopher Williams, Eric Villalobos, Mitchell Abarca | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Bobby Moore (C) Keith Johnson, Thomas Fenster | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 04:46 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Cesar Santos - foul #2 on Cesar Santos, team foul #4 | 70-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Deville (C) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) Kevin Cagle | |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-55 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Cesar Santos loses the dribble to Peter Calhoun | 70-55 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Thomas Quintanilla picks off the pass by Dale Deville in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor lays it in set up by Peter Calhoun and the foul's on Dada Acri - foul #1 on Dada Acri, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Mitchell Abarca (C) Dale Deville | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Peter Calhoun, Bobby Moore | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Karst (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cesar Santos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Abarca (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UMass | Cesar Santos is open but misses the lay-in | 70-61 |
| 03:11 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor connects on the turnaround from the left block | 70-63 |
| 02:57 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Mitchell Abarca | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Thomas Fenster (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Douglas Taylor | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:39 | UMass | Marion Newbern drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Tippett | 73-63 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Gordon Karst (PG), Christopher Williams (SF) John Tippett, Joshua Dempsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Jonathon Tucker | |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster banks in the layup set up by Thomas Quintanilla | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | UMass | Marion Newbern is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) Gordon Karst | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Moore (PF) Kevin Cagle | |
| 02:24 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 75-65 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Thomas Finley's layup is rejected by Thomas Fenster | 75-65 |
| 01:50 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Santos | 75-65 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Thomas Finley buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Marion Newbern | 77-65 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Chris Caperton knocks in the shot in the lane | 77-67 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Dada Acri is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #13 | 77-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Gordon Karst (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Marion Newbern, Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton, Thomas Fenster | |
| 01:20 | UMass | Dada Acri makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Dada Acri misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 78-67 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Joshua Dempsey blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Douglas Taylor | 78-67 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Bobby Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | The jump hook by Jonathon Tucker is blocked by Eric Villalobos | 78-67 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Moore | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathon Tucker | 78-69 |
| 00:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Chris Caperton (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Bobby Moore, Douglas Taylor | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | John Tippett is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #14 | 78-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Dale Deville (C) Christopher Williams, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG) Thomas Quintanilla | |
| 00:48 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | UMass | John Tippett misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Chris Caperton gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Chris Caperton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Tippett - foul #3 on John Tippett, team foul #6 | 79-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Eric Villalobos (PF) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Peter Calhoun, Kevin Cagle, Thomas Fenster | |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey is hacked by Jonathon Tucker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #15 | 79-70 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Cesar Santos (PF) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Eric Villalobos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Thomas Fenster (C) Gary Powers, Bobby Moore, Douglas Taylor | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster comes up short on the runner in the lane | 81-70 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Cagle | 81-72 |
| 00:28 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Jonathon Tucker is called for the reach on John Tippett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #16 | 81-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG) Jonathon Tucker | |
| 00:25 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:25 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Marion Newbern is called for the reach on Kevin Cagle - foul #2 on Marion Newbern, team foul #7 | 83-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Eric Villalobos (PF) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Bobby Moore (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Peter Calhoun, Chris Caperton, Thomas Fenster | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Gary Powers is called for the reach on Gordon Karst in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Powers, team foul #17 | 83-74 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Cesar Santos (PF) Dada Acri, Eric Villalobos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG), Chris Caperton (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Gary Powers, Bobby Moore, Douglas Taylor | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Gordon Karst misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Gordon Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Cesar Santos steals it from Kevin Cagle | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Tippett runs out the clock | 84-74 |