| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Porter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Connie Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Eugene Terry buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Marcus | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Connie Barrett is hacked by Paul Feldman - foul #1 on Paul Feldman, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF), Henry Kidd (PF), William Beasley (C) Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| 19:07 | UMass | Daniel Porter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Marcus - foul #3 on Michael Marcus, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, Scott Howard, Henry Kidd, William Beasley | |
| 19:07 | UMass | Daniel Porter makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Daniel Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:52 | Ohio | Roy Bucher connects on the open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Terry out of a doubleteam | 32-31 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Connie Barrett makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Rosado | 34-31 |
| 18:16 | Ohio | Eugene Terry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-31 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee tips it in | 34-33 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Tom Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), William Beasley (C) Roy Bucher, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Howard | 34-36 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Connie Barrett clanks a floater in the paint | 34-36 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Connie Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Donald Rosado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), Kyle Williams (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF), Fred Beasley (C) Daniel Porter, Donald Rosado, Tom Roberts, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Henry Kidd (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Chris Cephas, Lawrence Dutton, William Beasley | |
| 16:41 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding is hacked by Gary Newsome in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Newsome, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 16:23 | Ohio | Eugene Terry blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Douglas Thompson pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Fred Beasley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Eugene Terry gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | Eugene Terry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Fred Beasley - foul #1 on Fred Beasley, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Lawrence Bolding, Roy Bucher, Scott Howard, Henry Kidd | |
| 15:51 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Douglas Thompson gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Newsome (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Williams (fresh) PF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Douglas Thompson is fouled on the floor by Chris Cephas - foul #4 on Chris Cephas, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Rosado (SG) Gary Newsome | |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Chris Cephas, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| 15:19 | UMass | Douglas Thompson is fouled on the floor by Paul Feldman - foul #2 on Paul Feldman, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Tom Roberts (SF), Connie Barrett (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Collins, Kyle Williams, Douglas Thompson, Fred Beasley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Paul Feldman, William Beasley | |
| 15:09 | UMass | Eugene Terry denies the turnaround by Robert Robinson | 34-38 |
| 15:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dutton | 34-38 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Roy Bucher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Eugene Terry tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Donald Rosado buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Porter | 37-40 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Robert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Connie Barrett can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Connie Barrett can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 13:09 | Ohio | Roy Bucher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Tom Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Robert Robinson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Donald Rosado | 39-40 |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Roy Bucher loses the dribble to Tom Roberts | 39-40 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Tom Roberts can't throw it down | 39-40 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Tom Roberts misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 12:15 | UMass | Robert Robinson tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Robert Robinson hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), Kyle Williams (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF), Fred Beasley (C) Daniel Porter, Donald Rosado, Tom Roberts, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Roy Bucher, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Newsome (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Williams (fresh) PF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Howard (fresh) PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Chris Cephas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 11:29 | Ohio | Chris Cephas snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Chris Cephas misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Daniel Collins snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Fred Beasley drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Thompson and the foul's on William Beasley - foul #3 on William Beasley, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Fred Beasley misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Paul Feldman | 43-40 |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Paul Feldman scores on a shot from the left block | 43-42 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Daniel Collins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | William Beasley misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Fred Beasley - foul #2 on Fred Beasley, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Donald Rosado (SG), Robert Robinson (C) Gary Newsome, Daniel Collins, Kyle Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Terry (C) Chris Cephas | |
| 09:34 | Ohio | William Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | William Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Donald Rosado hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Scott Howard grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 09:06 | Ohio | William Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Roberts (SF), Connie Barrett (PF) Fred Beasley, Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Henry Kidd (PF) William Beasley, Paul Feldman | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Chris Cephas - foul #5 on Chris Cephas, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Chris Cephas, Scott Howard, Henry Kidd | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-44 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Connie Barrett lays it up and in | 49-44 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Michael Marcus is hacked by Connie Barrett - foul #2 on Connie Barrett, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (SG) Donald Rosado | |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF), Henry Kidd (PF) Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman | |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Eugene Terry double dribbles | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (SG), Douglas Thompson (PF), Fred Beasley (C) Daniel Porter, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton (PF) Eugene Terry | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kyle Williams (fresh) SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Kidd (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | UMass | Douglas Thompson makes the shot from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Roy Bucher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Douglas Thompson snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Douglas Thompson is hacked by Scott Howard - foul #1 on Scott Howard, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Donald Rosado (SG), Connie Barrett (PF) Daniel Collins, Kyle Williams, Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, Henry Kidd | |
| 06:21 | UMass | Douglas Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:21 | Ohio | Paul Feldman gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the contested jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Connie Barrett - foul #3 on Connie Barrett, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Robinson (C) Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Beasley (C) Roy Bucher | |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Donald Rosado drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Porter | 54-47 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Eugene Terry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Connie Barrett - foul #4 on Connie Barrett, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Kidd (PF) Paul Feldman | |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Fred Beasley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Barbee | 56-51 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Fred Beasley misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 04:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to William Beasley | 56-51 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | William Beasley misses the runner from the left block | 56-51 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Donald Rosado gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses short on a jumper from close range | 56-51 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Eugene Terry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Beasley - foul #3 on Fred Beasley, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (PG), Kyle Williams (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF), Manuel Yeoman (C) Daniel Porter, Donald Rosado, Fred Beasley, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Michael Marcus, Patrick Barbee, William Beasley | |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Lawrence Bolding is called for the reach on Kyle Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Bolding, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Lawrence Bolding, Eugene Terry, Paul Feldman | |
| 03:21 | UMass | Kyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Kyle Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kyle Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Yeoman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Kidd (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Michael Marcus's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Yeoman | 58-53 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Dutton | 58-53 |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Roy Bucher's pass is intercepted by Daniel Collins | 58-53 |
| 02:43 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Donald Rosado (SG), Connie Barrett (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Collins, Kyle Williams, Douglas Thompson, Manuel Yeoman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Paul Feldman (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, Lawrence Dutton, Henry Kidd | |
| 02:24 | UMass | Tom Roberts double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Henry Kidd (C) Lawrence Bolding, Eugene Terry | |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Donald Rosado pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Daniel Porter is hacked by Michael Marcus in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Marcus, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Barbee (SF), Eugene Terry (C) Scott Howard, Henry Kidd | |
| 01:52 | UMass | Daniel Porter makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Daniel Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the contested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Marcus | 60-55 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Connie Barrett throws it down | 62-55 |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Michael Marcus is called for a backcourt violation | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Donald Rosado is hacked by Roy Bucher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Bucher, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Fred Beasley (C) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Donald Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Donald Rosado makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Roy Bucher is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roy Bucher, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Donald Rosado is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Bucher - foul #3 on Roy Bucher, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Donald Rosado misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Donald Rosado misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Paul Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Roy Bucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Paul Feldman grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Donald Rosado is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Marcus - foul #5 on Michael Marcus, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG) Michael Marcus | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Donald Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Donald Rosado makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Roy Bucher is called for the reach on Tom Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Bucher, team foul #14 | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Tom Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Tom Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Roy Bucher pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | The clock runs out | 67-61 |