| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Wareham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Winston Helms (fresh) PF - David Townley (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Ian Rossi (C) Robert Cooper | |
| 19:52 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 19:52 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:27 | Richmond | David Townley can't throw it down but he's hacked by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 19:27 | Richmond | David Townley makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:27 | Richmond | David Townley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leroy Gurney | 44-36 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Richard Fox clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 19:09 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Ian Rossi | 44-36 |
| 19:03 | Richmond | Ruben Ferguson steals the ball from Winston Helms | 44-36 |
| 18:52 | UMass | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Ian Rossi - foul #3 on Ian Rossi, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), James Brown (SG), Jerry Backstrom (C) Jeremy Williams, David Wareham, Ian Rossi | |
| 18:37 | UMass | John Knarr is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| 18:22 | Richmond | David Townley lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Backstrom | 44-38 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is fouled in the backcourt by David Townley - foul #3 on David Townley, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert Cooper (C) David Townley | |
| 18:01 | UMass | Jon McDonald clanks a runner from the right block | 44-38 |
| 18:00 | Richmond | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:54 | Richmond | Robert Cooper connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Miller | 44-40 |
| 17:50 | UMass | John Knarr is fouled in the backcourt by David Miller - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Charles Strong (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), David Wareham (SG) David Miller, James Brown | |
| 17:37 | UMass | John Knarr misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Winston Helms - foul #1 on Winston Helms, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Ian Rossi (C) Robert Cooper | |
| 17:37 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:37 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Charles Strong grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Wallace Racette's floater is knocked away by Ian Rossi | 45-40 |
| 17:24 | Richmond | Winston Helms pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:19 | Richmond | David Wareham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) John Knarr | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 16:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits a shot from close range | 47-40 |
| 16:48 | Richmond | Wallace Racette is called for the reach on Jeremy Williams - foul #3 on Wallace Racette, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Charles Strong, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), James Brown (SG), Dwight Mullins (SF), Robert Cooper (C) Jeremy Williams, David Wareham, Winston Helms, Ian Rossi | |
| 16:43 | Richmond | Robert Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 16:42 | Richmond | Robert Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:37 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 16:35 | Richmond | Robert Cooper tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 16:25 | UMass | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Richard Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Dwight Mullins swats the short shot by Jon McDonald | 47-42 |
| 16:11 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 15:49 | Richmond | David Miller travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Floyd Wright (SG), Louis Boatner (SF), David Townley (PF) David Miller, James Brown, Dwight Mullins, Jerry Backstrom | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Floyd Wright (fresh) SF - Louis Boatner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Townley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette's floater is tipped away by Robert Cooper | 47-42 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Leroy Gurney pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Frank Beall is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Floyd Wright - foul #3 on Floyd Wright, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Wareham (SG), Ian Rossi (C) Floyd Wright, Robert Cooper | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:06 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams makes the floater from the free throw line set up by David Townley | 48-44 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Louis Boatner swats the layup by Wallace Racette | 48-44 |
| 14:49 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Jeremy Williams | 48-44 |
| 14:45 | Richmond | David Wareham makes the turnaround from close range | 48-46 |
| 14:29 | UMass | John Knarr knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 14:13 | Richmond | Ian Rossi travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Bruce Bixby (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), James Brown (SG), Winston Helms (SF), Robert Cooper (C) Jeremy Williams, David Wareham, Louis Boatner, Ian Rossi | |
| 13:58 | UMass | James Williams is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| 13:58 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:58 | UMass | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't throw it down | 51-46 |
| 13:46 | UMass | James Williams hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 13:34 | Richmond | Robert Cooper drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Winston Helms | 53-48 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby loses the dribble to James Brown | 53-48 |
| 13:18 | Richmond | David Miller misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Charles Strong grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:49 | UMass | A charge is called on Richard Fox - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Bruce Bixby, Charles Strong, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), David Wareham (SG), Dwight Mullins (SF), Jerry Backstrom (PF), Ian Rossi (C) David Miller, James Brown, Winston Helms, David Townley, Robert Cooper | |
| 12:22 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Leroy Gurney comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 12:01 | Richmond | Ian Rossi snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:56 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ian Rossi | 53-50 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (tiring) 9 pts. SG - David Wareham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Backstrom (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom hits a shot in the paint | 56-52 |
| 11:25 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses short on a shot from close range | 56-52 |
| 11:23 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Ian Rossi | 56-52 |
| 11:17 | Richmond | John Knarr is called for the reach on Jeremy Williams - foul #2 on John Knarr, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Floyd Wright (SG), Louis Boatner (SF), David Townley (PF), Robert Cooper (C) Jeremy Williams, David Wareham, Dwight Mullins, Jerry Backstrom, Ian Rossi | |
| 10:55 | Richmond | Robert Cooper's pass is intercepted by James Williams | 56-52 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Richard Fox blows the layup | 56-52 |
| 10:50 | Richmond | Louis Boatner snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 10:32 | Richmond | Robert Cooper drills a jump hook from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 10:12 | UMass | James Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Halpern | 59-54 |
| 10:10 | Richmond | David Miller is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | James Brown (PG), David Wareham (SG), Winston Helms (SF), Ian Rossi (C) David Miller, Floyd Wright, Louis Boatner, Robert Cooper | |
| 09:55 | Richmond | James Williams is called for the reach on David Wareham - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 09:42 | Richmond | David Townley's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Racette | 59-54 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Frank Beall snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Charles Strong is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 59-54 |
| 09:21 | Richmond | Ian Rossi pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:16 | Richmond | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 09:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Fox | 59-54 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 59-54 |
| 08:59 | Richmond | Ian Rossi gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:54 | Richmond | Wallace Racette swats the layup by David Wareham | 59-54 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Wallace Racette is called for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Dwight Mullins (SF), Jerry Backstrom (PF), Robert Cooper (C) James Brown, Winston Helms, David Townley, Ian Rossi | |
| 08:32 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins's pass is intercepted by John Knarr in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 08:29 | UMass | John Knarr lays it in | 61-54 |
| 08:19 | Richmond | John Knarr steals it from Jerry Backstrom | 61-54 |
| 08:16 | UMass | James Williams misses the dunk | 61-54 |
| 08:14 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 08:08 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom blows the layup but he's fouled by John Knarr - foul #3 on John Knarr, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Floyd Wright (SG) Jeremy Williams, David Wareham | |
| 08:08 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:08 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Jon McDonald connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Knarr | 63-56 |
| 07:55 | Richmond | David Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Samuel Halpern grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:52 | UMass | David Miller steps in front of the James Williams pass in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 07:51 | Richmond | David Miller hits the finger roll | 63-58 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Halpern | 65-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - David Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Backstrom (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cooper (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 65-58 |
| 07:24 | UMass | John Knarr snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 07:07 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 06:46 | UMass | David Miller takes the ball from Samuel Halpern | 65-58 |
| 06:43 | Richmond | David Miller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), David Wareham (SG), Louis Boatner (SF), David Townley (PF), Ian Rossi (C) David Miller, Floyd Wright, Dwight Mullins, Jerry Backstrom, Robert Cooper | |
| 06:21 | UMass | Frank Beall drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Gurney and he's hacked by David Wareham - foul #1 on David Wareham, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:21 | Richmond | Ian Rossi pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 06:17 | Richmond | Ian Rossi loses the dribble to Ruben Ferguson in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 06:02 | Richmond | The rebound goes to David Townley | 67-58 |
| 05:59 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams is hacked by Leroy Gurney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Richmond | James Brown (SG) David Wareham | |
| 05:59 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:59 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Jeremy Williams steps in front of the Richard Fox pass | 67-60 |
| 05:35 | Richmond | James Brown lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Williams | 67-62 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Louis Boatner steps in front of the Leroy Gurney pass in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 05:09 | Richmond | Ian Rossi misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Wallace Racette - foul #4 on Wallace Racette, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Frank Beall, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Wareham (SG), Winston Helms (SF), Jerry Backstrom (PF) James Brown, Louis Boatner, David Townley | |
| 05:09 | Richmond | Ian Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:09 | Richmond | Ian Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerry Backstrom - foul #2 on Jerry Backstrom, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG) Jeremy Williams | |
| 04:50 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:31 | Richmond | David Wareham buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Jerry Backstrom - foul #3 on Jerry Backstrom, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Charles Strong (PF) James Williams, Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Dwight Mullins (SF), Robert Cooper (C) David Miller, Winston Helms, Ian Rossi | |
| 04:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:52 | Richmond | Charles Strong swats the layup by Jerry Backstrom | 72-65 |
| 03:51 | Richmond | Robert Cooper snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 03:27 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), James Brown (SG), David Townley (PF) Jeremy Williams, David Wareham, Jerry Backstrom | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Beall (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - David Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Townley (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cooper (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | UMass | Dwight Mullins picks off the pass by John Knarr in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 03:07 | Richmond | James Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:00 | UMass | James Brown steps in front of the John Knarr pass in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 02:58 | Richmond | James Brown banks in the layup | 72-67 |
| 02:55 | UMass | David Miller steps in front of the John Knarr pass in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 02:54 | Richmond | David Miller hits the finger roll | 72-69 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by Robert Cooper - foul #4 on Robert Cooper, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Floyd Wright (SG), Winston Helms (SF), Ian Rossi (C) David Miller, James Brown, Dwight Mullins, Robert Cooper | |
| 02:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:38 | Richmond | Wallace Racette picks off the pass by Winston Helms in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Jeremy Williams takes the ball from Ruben Ferguson | 74-69 |
| 02:17 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Ruben Ferguson, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), James Brown (SG), Louis Boatner (SF), Jerry Backstrom (PF) Jeremy Williams, Floyd Wright, Winston Helms, David Townley | |
| 01:52 | Richmond | James Brown travels with the ball | 74-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), David Wareham (SG), Winston Helms (SF), David Townley (PF), Robert Cooper (C) David Miller, James Brown, Louis Boatner, Jerry Backstrom, Ian Rossi | |
| 01:37 | UMass | James Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-69 |
| 01:37 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| 01:22 | Richmond | Winston Helms is hacked by Ruben Ferguson - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| 01:22 | Richmond | Winston Helms makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:22 | Richmond | Winston Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Wallace Racette blows the wide open dunk | 74-71 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Williams | 76-71 |
| 00:28 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Richmond | David Wareham is fouled on the floor by Ruben Ferguson - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| 00:23 | Richmond | David Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:23 | Richmond | David Wareham misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | UMass | Jeremy Williams is called for the reach on Wallace Racette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 00:21 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:17 | Richmond | Richmond calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) John Knarr, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 00:15 | Richmond | David Wareham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by Jeremy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Bixby | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is fouled on the floor by David Townley - foul #4 on David Townley, team foul #14 | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:05 | Richmond | Robert Cooper buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-75 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by David Wareham - foul #2 on David Wareham, team foul #15 | 79-75 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 00:03 | Richmond | Richmond calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-75 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the offensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Wallace Racette - foul #5 on Robert Cooper, team foul #16 | 80-75 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) John Knarr | |
| Subs | Richmond | Ian Rossi (C) Robert Cooper | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams clanks a fullcourt shot | 82-75 |