| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Crouch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Harland Rogers inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Paul Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:27 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Telek Zakrzewski is denied by Herbert Crouch | 29-35 |
| 19:26 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:09 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses the runner from the right block | 29-35 |
| 19:08 | UMass | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Paul Austin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Smith | 32-35 |
| 18:48 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Harland Rogers grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Harland Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Edward Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:06 | UMass | Dikembe Abdelwahed steps in front of the Edward Hanson pass | 32-35 |
| 18:02 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed lays it up and in | 32-37 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Harland Rogers is fouled on the floor by Craig Brown - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 17:42 | UMass | James Smith is whistled for a carry | 32-37 |
| 17:23 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Allan Upshaw | 32-39 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Paul Austin misses the floater from the right side | 32-39 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Edward Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Paul Austin double dribbles | 32-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Chester Knight (SF), James Nixon (PF), Garry Fleming (C) Paul Austin, Harland Rogers, Herbert Crouch, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Donald Maitland (PF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Eddie Bird, Craig Brown, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 16:31 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 16:29 | UMass | James Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:23 | UMass | James Smith hits a floater from the left block | 34-39 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Adam Harris | 34-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garry Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | UMass | James Nixon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Maitland - foul #2 on Donald Maitland, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF) Oscar Arroyo, James Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 15:55 | UMass | James Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:55 | UMass | James Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdelal is denied by James Nixon | 36-42 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Adam Harris takes the ball from James Nixon | 36-42 |
| 15:17 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-42 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Harland Rogers (SF), Herbert Crouch (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Fenyang Ahluwalia, James Nixon, Garry Fleming | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Craig Brown (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland, Adam Harris | |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | Craig Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Herbert Crouch - foul #3 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG) Chester Knight | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:44 | UMass | James Smith is hacked by Eddie Bird - foul #1 on Eddie Bird, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 14:28 | UMass | James Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Austin | 39-44 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Austin - foul #1 on Paul Austin, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 3rd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Edward Hanson connects on the shot in the lane set up by Oscar Arroyo | 41-46 |
| 13:19 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 13:18 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 13:16 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:53 | Fairfield | Craig Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-46 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Harland Rogers gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:46 | UMass | Herbert Crouch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Harland Rogers misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Telek Zakrzewski | 41-46 |
| 12:19 | Fairfield | Craig Brown is fouled on the floor by Herbert Crouch - foul #4 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Chester Knight (SG), Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF), James Nixon (PF), Garry Fleming (C) Oscar Arroyo, James Smith, Harland Rogers, Herbert Crouch, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Donald Maitland (PF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Eddie Bird, Craig Brown, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Garry Fleming - foul #1 on Garry Fleming, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:54 | UMass | James Nixon gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fenyang Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Chester Knight misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-46 |
| 11:27 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia tips it in | 43-46 |
| 10:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fenyang Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Fenyang Ahluwalia, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG) Fenyang Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG) Ervin Kendall | |
| 10:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:43 | UMass | James Nixon misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Donald Maitland - foul #3 on Donald Maitland, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SF), Craig Brown (PF) William Todd, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| 10:43 | UMass | James Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | UMass | James Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:27 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 45-50 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Paul Austin connects on the runner in the lane | 47-50 |
| 09:43 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Craig Brown | 47-53 |
| 09:28 | UMass | James Nixon hits a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Ervin Kendall - foul #1 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Harland Rogers (SF), Edward Hanson (C) Chester Knight, Garry Fleming | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Ervin Kendall, Adam Harris | |
| 09:28 | UMass | James Nixon makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:09 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-53 |
| 09:07 | UMass | James Smith grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Harland Rogers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 08:44 | Fairfield | James Smith is called for the reach on Allan Upshaw - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Chen Chu (PF) Paul Austin, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Donald Maitland (PF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Craig Brown | |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ervin Kendall | 53-56 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Chen Chu tips it home | 55-56 |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Chester Knight (SG), Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF), Herbert Crouch (PF) James Smith, Harland Rogers, Chen Chu | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fenyang Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Crouch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Todd - foul #2 on William Todd, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG) Oscar Arroyo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Adam Harris (C) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 07:26 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Adam Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:01 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 06:59 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 06:38 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:14 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Paul Austin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 06:05 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Donald Maitland | 56-61 |
| 05:37 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Herbert Crouch snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:31 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG), Harland Rogers (SF) Chester Knight, Fenyang Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SF), Craig Brown (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Eddie Bird, Donald Maitland, Adam Harris | |
| 05:16 | UMass | Harland Rogers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Paul Austin | 58-61 |
| 04:55 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | James Nixon (C) Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:55 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:55 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:35 | UMass | James Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Brown - foul #2 on Craig Brown, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 04:35 | UMass | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:35 | UMass | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:09 | Fairfield | Craig Brown hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 59-65 |
| 03:46 | UMass | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Craig Brown | 59-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Crouch (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Herbert Crouch blocks the jumper by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 59-65 |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski hits the follow up shot | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:02 | UMass | Paul Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Chester Knight (SF), Edward Hanson (C) Paul Austin, Harland Rogers, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Eddie Bird (SF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:00 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Harland Rogers (SF) Oscar Arroyo, Chester Knight | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Adam Harris | |
| 02:45 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 02:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Smith | 59-67 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Paul Austin misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Craig Brown - foul #3 on Craig Brown, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Crouch (PF) James Nixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG) Ervin Kendall | |
| 02:39 | UMass | Paul Austin misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Paul Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Harland Rogers grabs the board | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | UMass | James Smith misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Allan Upshaw - foul #1 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG) William Todd | |
| 02:08 | UMass | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:08 | UMass | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Edward Hanson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Harland Rogers | 63-69 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Herbert Crouch - foul #5 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| Subs | UMass | James Nixon (PF) Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Harland Rogers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Allan Upshaw - foul #2 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #10 | 63-71 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Harland Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Harland Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is fouled on the floor by James Nixon - foul #1 on James Nixon, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Eddie Bird, Craig Brown | |
| 00:57 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:57 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:57 | UMass | James Nixon snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | James Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-71 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Austin - foul #2 on Paul Austin, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edward Hanson | 65-71 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Edward Hanson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-71 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Austin - foul #3 on Paul Austin, team foul #12 | 65-71 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Paul Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 00:29 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:29 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Austin - foul #4 on Paul Austin, team foul #13 | 65-73 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Nixon | 65-74 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Paul Austin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Harland Rogers grabs the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Paul Austin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Harland Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Paul Austin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Paul Austin is called for the reach on Ervin Kendall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Austin, team foul #14 | 68-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Craig Brown (PF) Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed runs out the clock | 71-75 |