| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Louis Hairston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Sayles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Tam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Shilling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kyle Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Yeoman (fresh) C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | John Sayles inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Robert Robinson double dribbles | 32-37 |
| 18:59 | Northeastern | Keith Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Louis Hairston is called for the reach on Kyle Williams - foul #2 on Louis Hairston, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Kyle Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:21 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 18:05 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sayles | 34-37 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Donald Rosado knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kyle Williams | 34-40 |
| 17:17 | Northeastern | John Sayles knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Tam | 37-40 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Donald Rosado tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | James Tam misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Tom Roberts misses the turnaround in the paint | 37-40 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Tom Roberts can't throw it down | 37-40 |
| 16:10 | Northeastern | James Tam gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:57 | Northeastern | Keith Price comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 15:55 | Northeastern | James Tam tips it in | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Louis Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Sayles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Tam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Shilling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kyle Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Yeoman (fairly fresh) C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Donald Rosado can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 15:39 | UMass | Robert Robinson snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 15:32 | UMass | Robert Robinson scores on a jumper near the basket | 39-42 |
| 15:13 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 15:11 | UMass | Tom Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Kyle Williams misses the shot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 15:05 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to James Tam | 39-42 |
| 14:58 | Northeastern | John Sayles misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:57 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Tom Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Sayles - foul #2 on John Sayles, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG), Daniel Grube (SG), Daniel Schatz (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Ron Cohrs (C) Louis Hairston, Keith Price, John Sayles, James Tam, Carl Shilling | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), Connie Barrett (PF), Fred Beasley (C) Kyle Williams, Donald Rosado, Manuel Yeoman, Robert Robinson | |
| 14:40 | UMass | Tom Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Tom Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Ron Cohrs pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:38 | UMass | The refs have stopped play. Gary Newsome is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Douglas Thompson (C) Gary Newsome, Tom Roberts | |
| 14:21 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Beasley - foul #2 on Fred Beasley, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 14:21 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:21 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Ron Cohrs steps in front of the Douglas Thompson pass | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube is hacked by Douglas Thompson - foul #2 on Douglas Thompson, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 13:44 | Northeastern | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Connie Barrett - foul #1 on Connie Barrett, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 13:44 | Northeastern | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:44 | Northeastern | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Daniel Porter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 13:26 | Northeastern | Donald Davis gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:22 | Northeastern | Richard Peters can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 13:20 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz tips it in | 45-43 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Daniel Collins misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ron Cohrs - foul #1 on Ron Cohrs, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Daniel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Daniel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Price (SG) Daniel Grube | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:35 | UMass | Fred Beasley makes the jumper in the paint | 45-47 |
| 12:17 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan (SF), James Tam (PF) Daniel Schatz, Ron Cohrs | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG), Manuel Yeoman (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Porter, Connie Barrett, Douglas Thompson | |
| 11:55 | UMass | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Benjamin Ryan - foul #1 on Benjamin Ryan, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Hairston (PG), John Sayles (SF), Carl Shilling (C) Richard Peters, Benjamin Ryan, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Rosado (SG), Tom Roberts (SF) Daniel Collins, Fred Beasley | |
| 11:55 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Louis Hairston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Sayles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Tam (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Shilling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Newsome (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Yeoman (fairly fresh) C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northeastern | John Sayles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Tam - foul #1 on James Tam, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz (C) Carl Shilling | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Thompson (C) Robert Robinson | |
| 11:09 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:54 | Northeastern | Keith Price misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tom Roberts - foul #2 on Tom Roberts, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Davis (PF) James Tam | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (SG), Fred Beasley (SF), Connie Barrett (PF) Donald Rosado, Tom Roberts, Manuel Yeoman | |
| 10:54 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:54 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Daniel Collins is fouled on the floor by Keith Price - foul #3 on Keith Price, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG) Keith Price | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:19 | UMass | Connie Barrett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | Northeastern | Gary Newsome is called for the reach on Donald Davis - foul #1 on Gary Newsome, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Grube (SG), James Tam (PF) Louis Hairston, John Sayles | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG) Gary Newsome | |
| 09:44 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Douglas Thompson snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Daniel Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Price (SG), Benjamin Ryan (SF), Carl Shilling (C) Daniel Grube, Daniel Schatz, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Rosado (SG), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Porter, Douglas Thompson | |
| 09:20 | Northeastern | Fred Beasley swats the shot by Keith Price | 47-52 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Daniel Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 08:42 | Northeastern | James Tam misses the easy layup | 47-55 |
| 08:41 | Northeastern | James Tam tips it home | 49-55 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 08:33 | Northeastern | James Tam grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:27 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the shot from the right side set up by Benjamin Ryan | 51-55 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Fred Beasley can't finish the layup | 51-55 |
| 08:03 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Connie Barrett | 51-55 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses the jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 07:50 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Ryan (fresh) PF - James Tam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Carl Shilling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Connie Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Price | 53-55 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Daniel Collins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:17 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:51 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Hairston (PG), Daniel Grube (SG), John Sayles (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Richard Peters, Keith Price, Benjamin Ryan, James Tam | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Gary Newsome (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Manuel Yeoman (PF), Douglas Thompson (C) Daniel Collins, Donald Rosado, Fred Beasley, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| 06:51 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:51 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Donald Davis is called for the reach on Gary Newsome - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz (C) Carl Shilling | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:30 | UMass | Gary Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Gary Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:18 | Northeastern | John Sayles is fouled on the floor by Kyle Williams - foul #1 on Kyle Williams, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 06:18 | Northeastern | John Sayles makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:18 | Northeastern | John Sayles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Gary Newsome is fouled on the floor by Daniel Grube - foul #1 on Daniel Grube, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Gary Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Gary Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:38 | Northeastern | John Sayles misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 05:37 | Northeastern | Daniel Schatz tips it home | 59-59 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Kyle Williams misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Hairston - foul #3 on Louis Hairston, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Price (SG) Daniel Grube | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:18 | UMass | Kyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Kyle Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:55 | Northeastern | John Sayles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Hairston | 62-61 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Donald Davis steals it from Manuel Yeoman | 62-61 |
| 04:20 | Northeastern | Gary Newsome is called for the reach on Keith Price - foul #2 on Gary Newsome, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG), James Tam (PF) Louis Hairston, Daniel Schatz | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (PG), Donald Rosado (SG), Fred Beasley (SF), Robert Robinson (C) Kyle Williams, Gary Newsome, Tom Roberts, Douglas Thompson | |
| 04:20 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:20 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Robert Robinson is whistled for a carry | 64-61 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan (SF), Carl Shilling (C) John Sayles, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:36 | Northeastern | James Tam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Donald Rosado gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Ryan (fresh) PF - James Tam (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Carl Shilling (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Yeoman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Robert Robinson hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Collins | 64-63 |
| 03:09 | Northeastern | Keith Price knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Tam | 66-63 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Donald Rosado misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 02:41 | Northeastern | James Tam grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 02:30 | Northeastern | Keith Price is hacked by Donald Rosado - foul #2 on Donald Rosado, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Hairston (PG), John Sayles (SF), Donald Davis (C) Richard Peters, Benjamin Ryan, Carl Shilling | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Roberts (SF), Connie Barrett (PF), Douglas Thompson (C) Fred Beasley, Manuel Yeoman, Robert Robinson | |
| 02:30 | Northeastern | Keith Price misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Douglas Thompson grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 02:30 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Connie Barrett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-63 |
| 02:15 | Northeastern | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 02:15 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG), Carl Shilling (C) Louis Hairston, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Collins, Douglas Thompson | |
| 01:56 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Donald Rosado snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Kyle Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Connie Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Tom Roberts's pass is intercepted by James Tam | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Northeastern | Keith Price misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Richard Peters tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Tom Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Tom Roberts is fouled on the floor by Richard Peters - foul #4 on Richard Peters, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Manuel Yeoman (PF) Connie Barrett | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Tom Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Tom Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | Kyle Williams is called for the reach on Keith Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Williams, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | Keith Price makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Tom Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Sayles - foul #3 on John Sayles, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Tom Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Tom Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | Northeastern | Keith Price is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Rosado - foul #3 on Donald Rosado, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | Northeastern | Keith Price misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | Northeastern | Keith Price misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Kyle Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Robinson | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Carl Shilling connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-68 |