| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Sesco (fresh) SG - Leslie Orvis (fresh) SF - Robin Kidd (fresh) PF - James Kramer (fresh) C - Armand Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herman Sims (fresh) SG - Todd Mayberry (fresh) SF - Ronald Harris (fresh) PF - Christopher Nelson (fresh) C - Odis Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Armand Romano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Christopher Nelson swats the shot by Robin Kidd | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Maryland | Odis Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Herman Sims is called for the reach on Leslie Orvis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Sims, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Armand Romano buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Sesco | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Maryland | Odis Gibson drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Robin Kidd - foul #1 on Robin Kidd, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Maryland | Odis Gibson makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Todd Mayberry picks off the pass by Robin Kidd in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Maryland | Odis Gibson clanks a jumper in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Maryland | Odis Gibson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Herman Sims | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | UMass | William Sesco makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Leslie Orvis and he's fouled by Christopher Nelson - foul #1 on Christopher Nelson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (SG), Rufus Brasfield (PF), Stephen Peterson (C) Leslie Orvis, James Kramer, Armand Romano | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shannon Ladner (SG), Carl Conley (PF) Todd Mayberry, Christopher Nelson | |
| 17:31 | UMass | William Sesco misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Maryland | Carl Conley pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Maryland | Odis Gibson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Stephen Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Rufus Brasfield misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Herman Sims | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Maryland | Odis Gibson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Steve Browner's pass is intercepted by Shannon Ladner | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Odis Gibson | 4-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Sesco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Browner (fairly fresh) SF - Robin Kidd (tiring) PF - Rufus Brasfield (fresh) C - Stephen Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herman Sims (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shannon Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Conley (fresh) C - Odis Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:27 | UMass | William Sesco can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Maryland | Carl Conley pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:19 | Maryland | Carl Conley is hacked by Stephen Peterson - foul #1 on Stephen Peterson, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Bryant (PG), Leslie Orvis (SG), James Kramer (PF), Todd Chance (C) William Sesco, Steve Browner, Rufus Brasfield, Stephen Peterson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Vaughn (PG), Todd Mayberry (SG), Clifton White (SF), Christopher Nelson (PF) Herman Sims, Shannon Ladner, Ronald Harris, Carl Conley | |
| 15:04 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson can't throw it down | 4-10 |
| 15:03 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Todd Chance grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:40 | UMass | James Kramer comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 4-10 |
| 14:39 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:35 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-10 |
| 14:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leslie Orvis | 4-10 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Leslie Orvis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Armand Romano (C) Robin Kidd | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 14:15 | Maryland | Odis Gibson blows the layup | 4-10 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Leslie Orvis grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Clifton White takes the ball from Todd Chance | 4-10 |
| 13:46 | Maryland | Robert Vaughn lays it up and in on a great pass from Clifton White | 4-12 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Leslie Orvis is hacked by Christopher Nelson - foul #2 on Christopher Nelson, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (PG), Rufus Brasfield (PF), Stephen Peterson (C) Robert Bryant, Todd Chance, Armand Romano | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shannon Ladner (PG), Joseph Melara (SG), Ronald Harris (SF), Carl Conley (PF) Robert Vaughn, Todd Mayberry, Clifton White, Christopher Nelson | |
| 13:00 | UMass | Leslie Orvis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Stephen Peterson tips it but misses | 4-12 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Stephen Peterson grabs the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:31 | UMass | James Kramer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Stephen Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Stephen Peterson misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Odis Gibson - foul #1 on Odis Gibson, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | UMass | William Sesco (PG) Steve Browner | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifton White (SF) Ronald Harris | |
| 12:12 | UMass | Stephen Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Stephen Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:53 | Maryland | Odis Gibson misses the jumper from the right side | 6-12 |
| 11:51 | UMass | James Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Orvis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rufus Brasfield (fresh) PF - James Kramer (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Shannon Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Melara (fresh) SF - Clifton White (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Conley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Odis Gibson (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 11:25 | UMass | James Kramer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-12 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Stephen Peterson tips it in | 8-12 |
| 11:03 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Leslie Orvis grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 10:56 | UMass | William Sesco comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 10:54 | Maryland | Carl Conley pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:29 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Rufus Brasfield grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Joseph Melara steals it from Rufus Brasfield in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 10:20 | Maryland | Joseph Melara is hacked by William Sesco - foul #1 on William Sesco, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Bryant (PG), Steve Browner (SG), Robin Kidd (SF), Todd Chance (PF), Armand Romano (C) William Sesco, Leslie Orvis, Rufus Brasfield, James Kramer, Stephen Peterson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herman Sims (PG), Todd Mayberry (SG), Ronald Harris (SF) Shannon Ladner, Joseph Melara, Clifton White | |
| 10:05 | Maryland | Ronald Harris clanks a shot in the lane | 8-12 |
| 10:03 | Maryland | Odis Gibson snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | Ronald Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 8-12 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Todd Chance pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Armand Romano misses the easy layup | 8-12 |
| 09:23 | Maryland | Carl Conley snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 09:02 | Maryland | Ronald Harris knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Sims | 8-14 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Armand Romano misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Todd Mayberry - foul #1 on Todd Mayberry, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Leslie Orvis (SG) Steve Browner | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifton White (SF) Odis Gibson | |
| 08:44 | UMass | Armand Romano makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Armand Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Clifton White gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 08:36 | Maryland | Clifton White makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Harris and he's hacked by Robin Kidd - foul #2 on Robin Kidd, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UMass | William Sesco (PG), James Kramer (SF), Rufus Brasfield (PF) Robert Bryant, Robin Kidd, Todd Chance | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Vaughn (PG) Herman Sims | |
| 08:36 | Maryland | Clifton White makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Robert Vaughn steals the ball from Leslie Orvis | 9-17 |
| 07:51 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Sesco - foul #2 on William Sesco, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (PG) William Sesco | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shannon Ladner (SG), Odis Gibson (C) Ronald Harris, Carl Conley | |
| 07:51 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 07:51 | Maryland | Todd Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steve Browner (fresh) SG - Leslie Orvis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Kramer (fairly fresh) PF - Rufus Brasfield (fairly fresh) C - Armand Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Mayberry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Odis Gibson (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Armand Romano's pass is intercepted by Clifton White | 9-18 |
| 07:06 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-18 |
| 07:04 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner snags the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 06:50 | Maryland | Armand Romano steps in front of the Odis Gibson pass | 9-18 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Steve Browner is fouled in the backcourt by Odis Gibson - foul #2 on Odis Gibson, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Bryant (PG), Stephen Peterson (PF), Todd Chance (C) Steve Browner, Rufus Brasfield, Armand Romano | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herman Sims (PG), Ronald Harris (SF), Carl Conley (C) Robert Vaughn, Clifton White, Odis Gibson | |
| 06:31 | UMass | Leslie Orvis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-18 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Stephen Peterson grabs the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Leslie Orvis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 05:50 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner is fouled on the floor by Stephen Peterson - foul #2 on Stephen Peterson, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Rufus Brasfield (PF) Stephen Peterson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Melara (SG), Clifton White (SF), Christopher Nelson (C) Shannon Ladner, Todd Mayberry, Carl Conley | |
| 05:27 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson hits a jumper from the right block set up by Herman Sims | 9-20 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Todd Chance hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 9-20 |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Clifton White snags the defensive board | 9-20 |
| 05:02 | Maryland | Herman Sims is fouled on the floor by Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (PG), Armand Romano (C) Robert Bryant, Todd Chance | |
| Subs | Maryland | Odis Gibson (C) Ronald Harris | |
| 05:02 | Maryland | Herman Sims makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 05:02 | Maryland | Herman Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Armand Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Leslie Orvis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson is hacked by James Kramer - foul #1 on James Kramer, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Vaughn (PG), Ronald Harris (SF) Herman Sims, Clifton White | |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 04:31 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Armand Romano gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Leslie Orvis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kramer | 15-22 |
| 03:48 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 03:46 | Maryland | Ronald Harris misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Armand Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steve Browner (fairly fresh) SG - Leslie Orvis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kramer (tiring) PF - Rufus Brasfield (tiring) C - Armand Romano (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Melara (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Odis Gibson (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Steve Browner is hacked by Odis Gibson - foul #3 on Odis Gibson, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | UMass | William Sesco (PG), Robin Kidd (SF), Stephen Peterson (PF), Todd Chance (C) Leslie Orvis, James Kramer, Rufus Brasfield, Armand Romano | |
| Subs | Maryland | Shannon Ladner (SG), Clifton White (SF), Carl Conley (C) Joseph Melara, Ronald Harris, Odis Gibson | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Steve Browner makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Steve Browner misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:37 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 03:19 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Leslie Orvis (SG) Steve Browner | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Clifton White is called for the reach on Robin Kidd - foul #1 on Clifton White, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herman Sims (PG) Robert Vaughn | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Robin Kidd misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 02:58 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 02:42 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clifton White | 16-25 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Leslie Orvis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Todd Chance grabs the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 02:05 | UMass | William Sesco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-25 |
| 02:03 | Maryland | Clifton White gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 01:56 | Maryland | Herman Sims makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Nelson | 16-27 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Shannon Ladner steals it from William Sesco in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| 01:53 | Maryland | Clifton White slams it home on a great pass from Shannon Ladner | 16-29 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Shannon Ladner picks off the pass by Robin Kidd in the backcourt | 16-29 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | Shannon Ladner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-29 |
| 01:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stephen Peterson | 16-29 |
| 01:18 | UMass | William Sesco misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-29 |
| 01:16 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Herman Sims | 16-29 |
| 00:53 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson is whistled for a carry | 16-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Bryant (PG), Steve Browner (SG), James Kramer (PF), Armand Romano (C) William Sesco, Leslie Orvis, Stephen Peterson, Todd Chance | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Vaughn (PG), Joseph Melara (SG), Ronald Harris (SF), Todd Mayberry (PF) Herman Sims, Shannon Ladner, Clifton White, Carl Conley | |
| 00:49 | UMass | Robert Vaughn steps in front of the Robert Bryant pass in the backcourt | 16-29 |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Christopher Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Harris | 16-31 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Robin Kidd makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 00:10 | Maryland | Ronald Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robin Kidd - foul #3 on Robin Kidd, team foul #9 | 18-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Rufus Brasfield (SF) Robin Kidd | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:10 | Maryland | Ronald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:10 | Maryland | Ronald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Robert Bryant's pass is intercepted by Christopher Nelson | 18-33 |
| 00:01 | Maryland | James Kramer takes the ball from Christopher Nelson | 18-33 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Kramer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 18-33 |