| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it home | 45-38 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Nwa Abdel comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 19:19 | UConn | James Hohowski can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Leroy Gurney pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Richard Fox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Leroy Gurney snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Wallace Racette's layup is rejected by Michael Vowels | 45-38 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Douglas Deal pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:08 | UConn | James Hohowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Monte Bennett tips it in | 47-38 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Vowels - foul #1 on Michael Vowels, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| 17:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Samuel Halpern is called for the reach on Vincent Stearns - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| 17:03 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Vincent Stearns | 50-40 |
| 16:57 | UMass | Frank Beall's floater is tipped away by James Moore | 50-40 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Richard Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 50-40 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 16:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Moore | 50-40 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Vincent Stearns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | UMass | Jon McDonald clanks a floater from the right block | 50-40 |
| 15:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Samuel Halpern steals it from Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Sidney Wise steals it from Frank Beall | 50-40 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Richard Johnson slams it home on a great pass from Sidney Wise | 52-40 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Jon McDonald's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Stearns | 52-40 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Jon McDonald snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 14:42 | UMass | John Knarr misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Monte Bennett (SG), Douglas Deal (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise, James Moore, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Jon McDonald | |
| 14:42 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:42 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Bixby - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Leroy Gurney (PF) John Knarr, Bruce Bixby | |
| 14:16 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Michael Vowels steals the ball from Wallace Racette | 54-41 |
| 13:45 | UConn | James Hohowski is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Richard Fox | |
| 13:29 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is called for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| 13:05 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is fouled on the floor by Michael Vowels - foul #2 on Michael Vowels, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Jon McDonald (PF) John Knarr, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 12:44 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Monte Bennett - foul #3 on Monte Bennett, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF) James Hohowski, Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Wallace Racette | |
| 12:44 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:39 | UConn | James Williams is called for the reach on Hans Zvorsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brooks Michelstein - foul #1 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 12:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Richard Johnson is hacked by Leroy Gurney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Douglas Deal (SF) Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Bruce Bixby | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:39 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Deal | 55-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UConn | James Hohowski loses the dribble to Frank Beall | 55-44 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Richard Johnson steals it from Richard Fox | 55-44 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup | 55-44 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Douglas Deal pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Hohowski | 57-44 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Richard Johnson, Douglas Deal, Michael Vowels, Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney | |
| 10:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:01 | UConn | James Moore snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Monte Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Knarr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hans Zvorsky - foul #1 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Nwa Abdel snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Ruben Ferguson is called for the reach on Hans Zvorsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:21 | UMass | John Knarr is hacked by Hans Zvorsky - foul #2 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| 09:21 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:21 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:56 | UConn | James Moore can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-48 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:31 | UMass | James Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it in | 59-50 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Sidney Wise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise, James Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Wallace Racette (C) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 08:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the dunk but he's fouled by Douglas Deal - foul #1 on Douglas Deal, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Jon McDonald | |
| 08:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Nwa Abdel can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-52 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is hacked by Douglas Deal - foul #2 on Douglas Deal, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) John Knarr | |
| 07:40 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Vincent Stearns gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UConn | James Hohowski misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-52 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Michael Vowels can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Douglas Deal snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Bixby - foul #3 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Monte Bennett (SG), Sidney Wise (SF) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:59 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Strong | 60-52 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Vincent Stearns blocks the jumper by Jon McDonald | 60-52 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Vincent Stearns pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Fox - foul #5 on Richard Fox, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Vowels, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG) Richard Fox, Frank Beall | |
| 06:15 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Jon McDonald's fadeaway is rejected by Nwa Abdel | 62-52 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Sidney Wise snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses short on a floater from the right block | 62-52 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:27 | UMass | James Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it home | 62-54 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses badly on a shot from the right block | 62-54 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Richard Johnson tips it home | 64-54 |
| 04:53 | UMass | James Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 04:52 | UConn | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Nwa Abdel snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 04:30 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Douglas Deal (SF) Richard Johnson, Monte Bennett, Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong, Jon McDonald | |
| 04:03 | UConn | Nwa Abdel buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Moore | 66-54 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) James Williams | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UConn | James Hohowski can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Knarr - foul #3 on John Knarr, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| 03:20 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:20 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UMass | Frank Beall buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #4 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (PF) Samuel Halpern | |
| 03:00 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Monte Bennett's pass is intercepted by Frank Beall in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Bruce Bixby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:53 | UConn | John Knarr is called for the reach on James Hohowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Knarr, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincent Stearns (C) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:53 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:53 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (C) Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 02:37 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 02:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Hohowski | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:31 | UConn | James Hohowski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Vowels | 72-61 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-63 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Douglas Deal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Ruben Ferguson | |
| 01:54 | UMass | Nwa Abdel takes the ball from James Williams | 72-63 |
| 01:30 | UConn | James Hohowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-63 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it back up and in | 74-63 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Wallace Racette can't connect on a runner from the right block | 74-63 |
| 01:12 | UMass | James Williams tips it home | 74-65 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Douglas Deal's pass is intercepted by John Knarr | 74-65 |
| 00:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Samuel Halpern | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | James Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | UConn | John Knarr is called for the reach on James Hohowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Knarr, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF), Brooks Michelstein (C) Douglas Deal, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG) John Knarr | |
| 00:40 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:40 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:34 | UMass | James Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Leroy Gurney gets the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | UMass | James Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-68 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:27 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Frank Beall is called for the reach on James Hohowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Beall, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 77-68 |
| 00:20 | UMass | James Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Beall | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Beall - foul #3 on Frank Beall, team foul #14 | 77-71 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Leroy Gurney gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Brooks Michelstein - foul #2 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (SF), Nwa Abdel (C) Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:08 | UConn | James Williams is called for the reach on Monte Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF), Brooks Michelstein (C) Douglas Deal, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:08 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Monte Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | UMass | James Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:02 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Michael Vowels runs out the clock | 79-73 |