| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Christopher Williams inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Cesar Santos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay gets the rebound | 38-20 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Tippett - foul #1 on John Tippett, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-22 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-22 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Kornegay | 38-22 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston double dribbles | 38-22 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Cesar Santos can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lyle Kennell - foul #2 on Lyle Kennell, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-22 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-22 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Curtis Kornegay is called for the reach on Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Curtis Kornegay, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SF) Curtis Kornegay | |
| 17:11 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Finley | 42-24 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 42-27 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Marion Newbern scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Williams | 44-27 |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-27 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Cesar Santos snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Lyle Kennell - foul #3 on Lyle Kennell, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Curtis Kornegay (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| 15:48 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Karst (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) PF - Eric Villalobos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-27 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Karst and he's fouled by Richard Langford - foul #2 on Richard Langford, team foul #4 | 48-27 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the free throw | 49-27 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dada Acri - foul #1 on Dada Acri, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Deville (C) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:47 | UMass | Dale Deville clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-28 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Dale Deville tips it home | 51-28 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts blows the layup | 51-28 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Dale Deville grabs the board | 51-28 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Dale Deville is called for traveling | 51-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF) Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Alston (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-30 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Cesar Santos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-30 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Dale Deville misses the tip | 51-30 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan grabs the board | 51-30 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Alston | 51-32 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Dale Deville comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 51-32 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston is called for traveling | 51-32 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), John Kravitz (C) David Ruppert, Theodore Morgan, Richard Langford | |
| 12:44 | UMass | Thomas Finley is called for traveling | 51-32 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-32 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Thomas Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-32 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Cesar Santos snags the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Curtis Kornegay is called for the reach on Christopher Williams - foul #4 on Curtis Kornegay, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF) Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (SG), Ryan Roberts (SF) Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) PF - Eric Villalobos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Ruppert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell's pass is intercepted by Eric Villalobos | 51-32 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Marion Newbern | 53-32 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Tippett - foul #2 on John Tippett, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) John Tippett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz grabs the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Marion Newbern misses the lay-in | 53-33 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Marion Newbern tips it in | 55-33 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Villalobos | 55-33 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-33 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Vaughn | 57-36 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Darrell Vaughn is called for the reach on Marion Newbern - foul #2 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Dada Acri, Marion Newbern, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Alston (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) David Ruppert, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| 08:08 | UMass | Dale Deville misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Link - foul #3 on James Link, team foul #7 | 57-36 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Dale Deville makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Dale Deville makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lyle Kennell and he's hacked by Gordon Karst - foul #1 on Gordon Karst, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay (SF) Lyle Kennell | |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston makes the free throw | 59-39 |
| 07:37 | UMass | The short jumper by Dale Deville is denied by Richard Langford | 59-39 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gordon Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Deville (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Link (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay loses the dribble to Dale Deville | 59-39 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Cesar Santos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Dale Deville pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Cesar Santos connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Tippett | 61-39 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | James Link is whistled for a carry | 61-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Finley (C) Dale Deville | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), John Kravitz (C) James Link, Theodore Morgan, Richard Langford | |
| 06:11 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Christopher Williams snags the offensive board | 61-39 |
| 05:47 | UMass | John Kravitz is called for the reach on John Tippett - foul #1 on John Kravitz, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| 05:47 | UMass | John Tippett misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 61-39 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Dale Deville lays it up and in on a great pass from John Tippett | 63-39 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Langford, team foul #9 | 63-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) John Tippett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:35 | UMass | Dada Acri is fouled on the floor by Theodore Morgan - foul #1 on Theodore Morgan, team foul #10 | 63-39 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Dada Acri makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Dada Acri misses the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | James Link grabs the board | 64-39 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Dale Deville - foul #2 on Dale Deville, team foul #5 | 64-39 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Dale Deville hits the finger roll set up by Gordon Karst | 66-41 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 66-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-41 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts grabs the offensive board | 66-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Karst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) PF - Eric Villalobos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Deville (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-41 |
| 03:12 | UMass | Dale Deville grabs the board | 66-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | UMass | Dale Deville misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 66-41 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts | 66-41 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Langford | 66-43 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Ryan Roberts steps in front of the Dada Acri pass | 66-43 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | James Link hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Roberts | 66-46 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Dale Deville misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Langford - foul #4 on Richard Langford, team foul #11 | 66-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Mitchell Abarca (PF) Eric Villalobos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell (PF) Richard Langford | |
| 02:14 | UMass | Dale Deville misses the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Dale Deville misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 66-46 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Dale Deville grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Dada Acri buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #12 | 68-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Villalobos (PF) Mitchell Abarca | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Langford (C) Adam Merrell | |
| 02:00 | UMass | Dada Acri misses the free throw | 68-46 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Villalobos - foul #1 on Eric Villalobos, team foul #6 | 68-46 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford misses the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Dale Deville buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Dada Acri | 70-47 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-49 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Dale Deville loses the ball out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | James Link comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-49 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts can't tip it in | 70-49 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | James Link snags the offensive board | 70-49 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert is fouled on the floor by Dale Deville - foul #3 on Dale Deville, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford grabs the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Dale Deville scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Theodore Morgan - foul #2 on Theodore Morgan, team foul #13 | 72-52 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Dale Deville makes the free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Roberts | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dada Acri runs out the clock | 73-54 |