| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ruben Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cummins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Sigmund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Maurice Gann (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Weise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Donald Cummins inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Henry Yardley makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ruben Cruce | 24-37 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson is hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrell May (C) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ford (SF), Joe King (PF) Maurice Gann, Curtis Weise | |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | David Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Sigmund - foul #2 on Michael Sigmund, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), Maurice Gann (SF) Jon Calvert, James Ford | |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Michael Sigmund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG) Donald Garrett | |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Ruben Cruce steals the ball from Jon Calvert | 24-39 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Ruben Cruce banks in the layup | 26-39 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-39 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson misses the lay-in | 26-39 |
| 17:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ruben Cruce | 26-39 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Ruben Cruce is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ruben Cruce, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hess (C) Michael Sigmund | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), James Ford (SF), Curtis Weise (PF) Jon Calvert, Maurice Gann, Joe King | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Donald Garrett buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ford | 26-42 |
| 16:53 | UMass | James Ford is called for the reach on John Hess - foul #1 on James Ford, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Ippolito (SF), Paul Hughes (PF) Donald Cummins, Terrell May | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), Maurice Gann (SG), Shawn Foran (C) Donald Garrett, David Smith, Paul Henderson | |
| 16:39 | UMass | Curtis Weise blocks the jumper by John Hess | 26-42 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 16:12 | UMass | John Hess snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Ruben Cruce misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Yardley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ruben Cruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) PF - Paul Hughes (fresh) C - John Hess (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Gann (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Ford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Weise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Foran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-42 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann can't tip it in | 26-42 |
| 15:37 | UMass | John Hess snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Maurice Gann takes the ball from Paul Hughes | 26-42 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | John Hess denies the turnaround by Maurice Gann | 26-42 |
| 15:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Hess | 26-42 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito banks in the layup | 28-42 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert is hacked by Henry Yardley - foul #2 on Henry Yardley, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Earl Banks (PG), Joseph Nelson (SG), Donald Cummins (SF), Michael Sigmund (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Henry Yardley, Ruben Cruce, Jamie Ippolito, Paul Hughes, John Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), David Smith (SG), Joe King (PF), Paul Henderson (C) Jon Calvert, Maurice Gann, Curtis Weise, Shawn Foran | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | James Ford's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Cummins | 28-42 |
| 13:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Sigmund | 28-42 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Joseph Nelson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joe King | 28-42 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | David Smith misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #1 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #5 | 28-42 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Michael Sigmund pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Donald Cummins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Joe King loses the dribble to Michael Sigmund | 31-43 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Earl Banks travels with the ball | 31-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Yardley (PG), Ruben Cruce (SG) Earl Banks, Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), Maurice Gann (SF), Curtis Weise (PF) Donald Garrett, James Ford, Joe King | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | David Smith loses the dribble to Henry Yardley | 31-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Yardley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Cruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cummins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Sigmund (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Gann (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Curtis Weise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Henry Yardley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Gann - foul #1 on Maurice Gann, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrell May (PF), John Hess (C) Michael Sigmund, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Henry Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 11:31 | UMass | Henry Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Hess - foul #1 on John Hess, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Hughes (SF) Donald Cummins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joe King (PF) Curtis Weise | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Henry Yardley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jon Calvert - foul #3 on Jon Calvert, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Weise (PF) Joe King | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Henry Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Henry Yardley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Weise knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Smith | 34-48 |
| 10:20 | UMass | John Hess hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-48 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Weise snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 34-48 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Paul Hughes snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 09:54 | UMass | Henry Yardley's pass is intercepted by Jon Calvert in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann is hacked by Paul Hughes - foul #1 on Paul Hughes, team foul #7 | 34-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (SG), Donald Cummins (SF), Michael Sigmund (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Ruben Cruce, Paul Hughes, Terrell May, John Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), Joe King (PF) Jon Calvert, Curtis Weise | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Henry Yardley comes up short on the runner from close range | 34-49 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Henry Yardley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Michael Sigmund hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | David Smith gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | David Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Michael Sigmund pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Donald Garrett steps in front of the Michael Sigmund pass | 34-49 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Donald Cummins picks off the pass by Donald Garrett | 34-49 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Henry Yardley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Cummins | 36-49 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Garrett | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:45 | UMass | Joe King swats the short shot by Thomas Combs | 36-52 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Yardley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cummins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Sigmund (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Gann (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joe King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Garrett | 36-54 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Henry Yardley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-54 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Henderson | 36-54 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Joe King gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | David Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Henderson | 36-56 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Joseph Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Earl Banks (PG), Ruben Cruce (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (PF), John Hess (C) Henry Yardley, Joseph Nelson, Donald Cummins, Michael Sigmund, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), Robert Biggins (SG), James Ford (SF), Curtis Weise (PF), Shawn Foran (C) Donald Garrett, David Smith, Maurice Gann, Joe King, Paul Henderson | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Robert Biggins misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Paul Hughes pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Curtis Weise is called for the reach on Ruben Cruce - foul #1 on Curtis Weise, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Jamie Ippolito (SG) Ruben Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), Joe King (PF) Jon Calvert, Curtis Weise | |
| 05:34 | UMass | Terrell May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-56 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | James Ford hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Foran | 36-59 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Joe King swats the shot by Terrell May | 36-59 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | James Ford pulls down the rebound | 36-59 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Terrell May is called for the reach on Joe King - foul #2 on Terrell May, team foul #8 | 36-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG) Earl Banks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Joe King makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Joe King misses the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:27 | UMass | John Hess snags the defensive board | 36-60 |
| 04:09 | UMass | John Hess knocks in the jumper from the left block | 38-60 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | James Ford buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Garrett | 38-63 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Robert Biggins is called for the reach on Joseph Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Biggins, team foul #5 | 38-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Earl Banks (PG) John Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Earl Banks (fresh) SG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terrell May (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Biggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Foran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-63 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-63 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Earl Banks grabs the board | 38-63 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Joseph Nelson clanks a turnaround from close range | 38-63 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | James Ford snags the defensive board | 38-63 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Donald Garrett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-65 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Paul Hughes drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Shawn Foran - foul #3 on Shawn Foran, team foul #6 | 40-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Homan (SG), John Hess (C) Joseph Nelson, Jamie Ippolito | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:18 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the free throw | 40-65 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Joe King grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | James Ford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Joe King tips it in | 40-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | UMass | Paul Hughes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ford | 43-69 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Joe King is called for the reach on Terrell May - foul #1 on Joe King, team foul #7 | 43-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Jamie Ippolito (SG) Earl Banks, Anthony Homan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:08 | UMass | Terrell May misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Paul Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Terrell May hits a shot in the lane | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran is hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #2 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #9 | 45-69 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran misses the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Terrell May snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | James Ford denies the turnaround by Joseph Nelson | 45-70 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Donald Garrett runs out the clock | 45-70 |