| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) SG - Matthew Miller (fresh) SF - Brian Foster (fresh) PF - Joe Foster (fresh) C - Edward Stage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fresh) SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) PF - David Tillery (fresh) C - Joshua Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Edward Stage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | UMass | Matthew Miller loses the dribble to David Tillery in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell is hacked by Edward Stage - foul #1 on Edward Stage, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Joe Foster is called for the reach on Dale Furtado - foul #1 on Joe Foster, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | David Tillery misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Brian Foster | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Christopher Jamison is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | David Tillery can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Matthew Miller grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Joshua Powell picks off the pass by Edward Stage in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Joe Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Christopher Jamison clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dale Furtado | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Matthew Miller is hacked by David Tillery in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Tillery, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | UMass | David Tillery swats the layup by Brian Foster | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Edward Stage misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Albert Mazon is blocked by Brian Foster | 0-3 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Mazon | 0-5 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Edward Stage buries a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi's pass is intercepted by Edward Stage | 3-5 |
| 15:53 | UMass | Matthew Miller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Albarazi - foul #1 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG), Lee Quinn (SF), Michael Wyman (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Christopher Jamison, Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), Ryan Autry (SG), David Collins (SF), Joseph Reyer (PF), James McNeill (C) Albert Mazon, Dikembe Albarazi, Dale Furtado, David Tillery, Joshua Powell | |
| 15:53 | UMass | Matthew Miller makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | UMass | Matthew Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) SG - Matthew Miller (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) PF - Michael Wyman (fresh) C - Louis Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) SG - Ryan Autry (fresh) SF - David Collins (fresh) PF - Joseph Reyer (fresh) C - James McNeill (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Stricker - foul #1 on Clarence Stricker, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski (SG) Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | David Collins loses the dribble to Michael Wyman | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Clarence Stricker misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | James McNeill lays it up and in set up by Charles Carter | 5-7 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Lee Quinn clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marshall Sarnowski - foul #1 on Marshall Sarnowski, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Clarence Stricker hits a 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | James McNeill scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Carter and he's hacked by Louis Osborne - foul #1 on Louis Osborne, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Fleming (SF), Ernest Hamilton (C) Lee Quinn, Louis Osborne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), John Wagner (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), Joshua Powell (C) Charles Carter, Ryan Autry, David Collins, Joseph Reyer | |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | James McNeill misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Ernest Hamilton snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Donald Fleming double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG) Clarence Stricker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Tillery (PF) James McNeill | |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Furtado | 8-13 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski is hacked by John Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wagner, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG) Marshall Sarnowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:17 | UMass | Donald Fleming's floater is knocked away by Joshua Powell | 8-13 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | John Wagner grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 8-13 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Michael Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Donald Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (SG), Louis Osborne (C) Matthew Miller, Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Ryan Autry (SF), James McNeill (PF) John Wagner, Dale Furtado, David Tillery | |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Mazon | 8-15 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Christopher Jamison is hacked by Albert Mazon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Mazon, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski (SG), Lee Quinn (SF), Joe Foster (PF) Christopher Jamison, Ernest Hamilton, Donald Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:19 | UMass | James McNeill steps in front of the Marshall Sarnowski pass | 8-15 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James McNeill | 8-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marshall Sarnowski (fresh) SF - Lee Quinn (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Foster (tiring) C - Louis Osborne (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Autry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McNeill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joe Foster | 11-18 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Clarence Stricker is called for the reach on Albert Mazon - foul #2 on Clarence Stricker, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG), Matthew Miller (SG), Ernest Hamilton (SF), Donald Fleming (PF), Edward Stage (C) Clarence Stricker, Marshall Sarnowski, Lee Quinn, Joe Foster, Louis Osborne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), David Collins (SF), Joseph Reyer (PF) Albert Mazon, Ryan Autry, James McNeill | |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Edward Stage steals the ball from Joshua Powell | 11-18 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Dikembe Albarazi is called for the reach on Donald Fleming - foul #2 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Wagner (SG) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 10:30 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Carter - foul #1 on Charles Carter, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski (SG), Brian Foster (SF) Matthew Miller, Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado (SF), James McNeill (C) David Collins, Joshua Powell | |
| 10:30 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James McNeill | 12-18 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dale Furtado, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Wyman (PF), Edward Stage (C) Donald Fleming, Ernest Hamilton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG) Charles Carter | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Edward Stage is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | James McNeill grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Marshall Sarnowski takes the ball from Joseph Reyer | 12-18 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Christopher Jamison comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Michael Wyman tips it but misses | 12-18 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Mazon and he's fouled by Christopher Jamison - foul #1 on Christopher Jamison, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG), Ernest Hamilton (C) Marshall Sarnowski, Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SG), David Tillery (PF), Joshua Powell (C) John Wagner, Joseph Reyer, James McNeill | |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Foster | 15-21 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Autry | 15-23 |
| 08:17 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Michael Wyman tips it home | 17-23 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | David Tillery travels with the ball | 17-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski (PG), Lee Quinn (SF), Donald Fleming (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Christopher Jamison, Brian Foster, Michael Wyman, Ernest Hamilton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), David Collins (SF) Albert Mazon, Dale Furtado | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Marshall Sarnowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) PF - Donald Fleming (fresh) C - Louis Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Autry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Collins (fresh) PF - David Tillery (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | UMass | David Tillery picks off the pass by Marshall Sarnowski | 17-23 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter can't tip it in | 17-23 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | David Tillery misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Donald Fleming - foul #1 on Donald Fleming, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG) Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Wagner (SG), James McNeill (C) Ryan Autry, Joshua Powell | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | David Tillery makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | David Tillery makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Christopher Jamison can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Carter | 17-25 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Marshall Sarnowski steals the ball from James McNeill | 17-25 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marshall Sarnowski | 20-25 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | David Tillery lays it up and in and he's fouled by Donald Fleming - foul #2 on Donald Fleming, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG), Ernest Hamilton (SF), Joe Foster (PF), Edward Stage (C) Marshall Sarnowski, Lee Quinn, Donald Fleming, Louis Osborne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Ryan Autry (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), Joseph Reyer (C) Charles Carter, John Wagner, David Collins, James McNeill | |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | David Tillery makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Albert Mazon steps in front of the Matthew Miller pass in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | David Tillery knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Reyer | 20-30 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Matthew Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Wyman (C) Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell (C) David Tillery | |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Matthew Miller is called for the reach on Ryan Autry - foul #1 on Matthew Miller, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski (PG) Christopher Jamison | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Matthew Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Albert Mazon | 20-33 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Matthew Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Michael Wyman gets the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Ernest Hamilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 04:18 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Wyman | 20-33 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Joe Foster drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Joe Foster steals it from Ryan Autry | 22-33 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Joe Foster tips it in | 24-33 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry is hacked by Matthew Miller - foul #2 on Matthew Miller, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG), Clarence Stricker (SG), Lee Quinn (SF), Donald Fleming (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Marshall Sarnowski, Matthew Miller, Ernest Hamilton, Joe Foster, Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), David Tillery (PF), James McNeill (C) Albert Mazon, Dale Furtado, Joseph Reyer, Joshua Powell | |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) PF - Donald Fleming (fresh) C - Louis Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Autry (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Tillery (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - James McNeill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Lee Quinn comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 24-34 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | James McNeill clanks a jumper in the paint | 24-34 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | David Tillery is hacked by Donald Fleming - foul #3 on Donald Fleming, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Foster (SF), Edward Stage (C) Lee Quinn, Donald Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), David Collins (SF) Charles Carter, Ryan Autry | |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | David Tillery makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | David Tillery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Edward Stage grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Christopher Jamison is fouled on the floor by Albert Mazon - foul #2 on Albert Mazon, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | David Tillery misses the easy layup | 26-35 |
| 02:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Louis Osborne | 26-35 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Clarence Stricker is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 28-35 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Clarence Stricker - foul #3 on Clarence Stricker, team foul #13 | 28-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski (SG), Joe Foster (PF) Clarence Stricker, Louis Osborne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado (SF), Joshua Powell (C) David Collins, David Tillery | |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | James McNeill grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | James McNeill tips it home | 28-39 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Christopher Jamison drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marshall Sarnowski | 31-39 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Mazon | 31-41 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Christopher Jamison is hacked by Dikembe Albarazi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #9 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Lee Quinn (SF), Michael Wyman (PF), Ernest Hamilton (C) Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), John Wagner (SG), Joseph Reyer (PF) Albert Mazon, Dikembe Albarazi, James McNeill | |
| 01:03 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer tips it but misses | 33-41 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 36-41 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wagner | 36-44 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski's pass is intercepted by John Wagner in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | John Wagner blows the layup | 36-44 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Michael Wyman gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Lee Quinn misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell gets the rebound | 36-44 |