| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Villanueva (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mladen Soboleski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Gorney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Corbett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ismael Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Alvaro Costa inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | Roberto Martinez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mladen Soboleski - foul #2 on Mladen Soboleski, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (SG), Marvin Cooper (SF), Nelson Plemons (C) Roman Villanueva, Alvaro Costa, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 19:37 | UMass | Roberto Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Roberto Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Winebrenner | 33-33 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Roberto Martinez can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Stanley Tally steals it from Ismael Turner | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Julio Sosa lays it in set up by Stanley Tally | 35-33 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Marvin Cooper snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Stanley Tally is fouled in the backcourt by Ismael Turner - foul #1 on Ismael Turner, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Roman Villanueva (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Julio Sosa, Stanley Tally, Marvin Cooper, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Damek Radlinski (PG), Daniel Olivarria (SG), Miguel Rosa (SF), James Milstead (PF), Andrew McCollum (C) Mladen Soboleski, Ricky Gorney, Donnie Corbett, Larry Winebrenner, Ismael Turner | |
| 18:01 | UMass | Ronald Murphy hits a wide open runner from close range on a great pass from Roman Villanueva | 37-33 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Miguel Rosa hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Olivarria | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Roman Villanueva is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew McCollum - foul #1 on Andrew McCollum, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Kevin Hester (SF), Marvin Cooper (PF) Joseph Walker, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:31 | UMass | Roman Villanueva comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Roman Villanueva grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Alvaro Costa hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Julio Sosa | 39-35 |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Marvin Cooper snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Roman Villanueva comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Alvaro Costa tips it home | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Andrew McCollum | 41-38 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Alvaro Costa makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Julio Sosa and he's fouled by Andrew McCollum - foul #2 on Andrew McCollum, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Roberto Martinez (PF), Ronald Murphy (C) Julio Sosa, Roman Villanueva, Kevin Hester, Marvin Cooper | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski (PG), Ricky Gorney (SG), Donnie Corbett (SF), Larry Winebrenner (PF), Ismael Turner (C) Damek Radlinski, Daniel Olivarria, Miguel Rosa, James Milstead, Andrew McCollum | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Alvaro Costa makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stanley Tally (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alvaro Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mladen Soboleski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Gorney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Corbett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ismael Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner tips it but misses | 44-38 |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Ismael Turner snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Ronald Murphy steals the ball from Ricky Gorney | 44-38 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Stanley Tally comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:24 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Roberto Martinez snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Roberto Martinez comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-38 |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Ronald Murphy grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Ismael Turner denies the turnaround by Roberto Martinez | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Alvaro Costa snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Joseph Walker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Tally | 47-38 |
| 12:26 | Ohio | Alvaro Costa steals the ball from Ricky Gorney | 47-38 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Joseph Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Corbett - foul #1 on Donnie Corbett, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Roman Villanueva (SG), Kevin Hester (SF), Marvin Cooper (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Stanley Tally, Joseph Walker, Alvaro Costa, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Damek Radlinski (PG), Daniel Olivarria (SG), Miguel Rosa (SF), James Milstead (PF), Andrew McCollum (C) Mladen Soboleski, Ricky Gorney, Donnie Corbett, Larry Winebrenner, Ismael Turner | |
| 12:11 | UMass | Roman Villanueva makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julio Sosa and he's fouled by Miguel Rosa - foul #1 on Miguel Rosa, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Roman Villanueva misses the free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:11 | Ohio | Andrew McCollum gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:49 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Miguel Rosa | 49-40 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Marvin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Milstead - foul #2 on James Milstead, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Roberto Martinez (PF), Ronald Murphy (C) Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robin Hughes (SF) Miguel Rosa | |
| 11:26 | UMass | Marvin Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Marvin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Marvin Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roman Villanueva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Damek Radlinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Olivarria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Milstead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew McCollum (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:06 | UMass | Julio Sosa is fouled on the floor by Damek Radlinski - foul #3 on Damek Radlinski, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF) Marvin Cooper | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricky Gorney (SG) Andrew McCollum | |
| 11:06 | UMass | Julio Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Julio Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Alvaro Costa gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Roberto Martinez is whistled for traveling | 51-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Nelson Plemons (C) Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski (PG), Kenneth Hershberger (C) Damek Radlinski, James Milstead | |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney buries a shot from the right side set up by Robin Hughes | 51-42 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Nelson Plemons is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Hershberger - foul #2 on Kenneth Hershberger, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Hester (SF) Alvaro Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner (PF) Daniel Olivarria | |
| 10:31 | UMass | Nelson Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Nelson Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roman Villanueva - foul #2 on Roman Villanueva, team foul #1 | 53-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Roman Villanueva misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Mladen Soboleski | 53-44 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Hershberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Murphy - foul #1 on Ronald Murphy, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Hester (SF), Marvin Cooper (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Alvaro Costa, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Damek Radlinski (PG), Miguel Rosa (SG), Donnie Corbett (SF), James Milstead (PF) Mladen Soboleski, Ricky Gorney, Robin Hughes, Larry Winebrenner | |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Hershberger misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Hershberger misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Marvin Cooper gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Donnie Corbett steps in front of the Roman Villanueva pass in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Damek Radlinski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Nelson Plemons snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 09:04 | UMass | Nelson Plemons can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 53-44 |
| 09:02 | Ohio | Miguel Rosa grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Ohio | Damek Radlinski misses the easy layup | 53-44 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Roman Villanueva pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Julio Sosa blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 08:35 | Ohio | Kenneth Hershberger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Donnie Corbett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (SG), Alvaro Costa (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF), Ronald Murphy (C) Roman Villanueva, Kevin Hester, Marvin Cooper, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski (PG), Ricky Gorney (SG), Daniel Olivarria (PF), Andrew McCollum (C) Damek Radlinski, Miguel Rosa, James Milstead, Kenneth Hershberger | |
| 08:15 | UMass | Daniel Olivarria steals the ball from Julio Sosa in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski is called for a backcourt violation | 53-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robin Hughes (SF), Ismael Turner (C) Ricky Gorney, Donnie Corbett | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Ronald Murphy clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Ismael Turner - foul #2 on Ismael Turner, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Roman Villanueva (SG) Stanley Tally | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Ronald Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:39 | UMass | Ronald Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:31 | Ohio | Ismael Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Roberto Martinez hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Roman Villanueva | 57-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roman Villanueva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvaro Costa (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Martinez (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mladen Soboleski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Olivarria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew McCollum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ismael Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria scores on a floater near the basket set up by Mladen Soboleski and he's fouled by Alvaro Costa - foul #1 on Alvaro Costa, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (SG) Roman Villanueva | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricky Gorney (SG), Donnie Corbett (SF) Robin Hughes, Andrew McCollum | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Julio Sosa is fouled in the backcourt by Mladen Soboleski - foul #3 on Mladen Soboleski, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner (PF) Daniel Olivarria | |
| 06:56 | UMass | Julio Sosa misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Julio Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mladen Soboleski | 58-49 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Ronald Murphy scores on a runner from the left block set up by Roberto Martinez | 60-49 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | Roberto Martinez takes the ball from Larry Winebrenner | 60-49 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Stanley Tally throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Roman Villanueva (SG) Stanley Tally | |
| Subs | Ohio | Damek Radlinski (PG), Daniel Olivarria (SG), Miguel Rosa (SF), James Milstead (PF), Andrew McCollum (C) Mladen Soboleski, Ricky Gorney, Donnie Corbett, Larry Winebrenner, Ismael Turner | |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria lays it up and in on a great pass from Miguel Rosa | 60-51 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Ronald Murphy scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Roman Villanueva | 62-51 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 62-51 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Andrew McCollum gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:53 | Ohio | Miguel Rosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Alvaro Costa - foul #2 on Alvaro Costa, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Kevin Hester (SF), Marvin Cooper (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Julio Sosa, Roman Villanueva, Alvaro Costa, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robin Hughes (SF), Larry Winebrenner (PF) Daniel Olivarria, Andrew McCollum | |
| 04:53 | Ohio | Miguel Rosa misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:53 | Ohio | Miguel Rosa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Marvin Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Rosa - foul #2 on Miguel Rosa, team foul #12 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricky Gorney (SG) Miguel Rosa | |
| 04:51 | UMass | Marvin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Marvin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Milstead | 63-52 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | James Milstead is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 63-52 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Kevin Hester snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Joseph Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Gorney - foul #1 on Ricky Gorney, team foul #13 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Alvaro Costa (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF), Ronald Murphy (C) Stanley Tally, Kevin Hester, Marvin Cooper, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski (PG), Kenneth Hershberger (C) Damek Radlinski, James Milstead | |
| 04:15 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 64-52 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Alvaro Costa is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 03:41 | UMass | Ronald Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Joseph Walker is hacked by Larry Winebrenner - foul #3 on Larry Winebrenner, team foul #14 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Roman Villanueva (PG), Marvin Cooper (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Julio Sosa, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Damek Radlinski (PG), Donnie Corbett (SF), Daniel Olivarria (PF), Ismael Turner (C) Mladen Soboleski, Robin Hughes, Larry Winebrenner, Kenneth Hershberger | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Joseph Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:15 | Ohio | Damek Radlinski is fouled on the floor by Nelson Plemons - foul #2 on Nelson Plemons, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Roberto Martinez (PF) Joseph Walker, Alvaro Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roman Villanueva (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. C - Nelson Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Damek Radlinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Gorney (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Corbett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Olivarria (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ismael Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Marvin Cooper is called for the reach on Ricky Gorney - foul #3 on Marvin Cooper, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF) Roberto Martinez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:59 | Ohio | Damek Radlinski knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Donnie Corbett | 64-56 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Alvaro Costa misses short on a floater from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Nelson Plemons pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Julio Sosa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 02:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Julio Sosa | 64-56 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Ismael Turner takes the ball from Alvaro Costa | 64-56 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Roberto Martinez (PF), Ronald Murphy (C) Marvin Cooper, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mladen Soboleski (PG), Larry Winebrenner (PF) Damek Radlinski, Daniel Olivarria | |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mladen Soboleski | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | UMass | Julio Sosa misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney loses the dribble to Ronald Murphy | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Roman Villanueva is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Gorney - foul #2 on Ricky Gorney, team foul #15 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Hester (SF), Nelson Plemons (C) Alvaro Costa, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Roman Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Roman Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Mladen Soboleski | 66-62 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roberto Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Mladen Soboleski - foul #4 on Mladen Soboleski, team foul #16 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Walker (SG), Ronald Murphy (C) Julio Sosa, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roberto Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roberto Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Donnie Corbett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 00:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ronald Murphy | 68-62 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Ronald Murphy is hacked by Mladen Soboleski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mladen Soboleski, team foul #17 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Damek Radlinski (PG) Mladen Soboleski | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Ronald Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Ronald Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Kevin Hester snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UMass | Kevin Hester is fouled in the backcourt by Damek Radlinski - foul #4 on Damek Radlinski, team foul #18 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Nelson Plemons (C) Joseph Walker, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:16 | UMass | Kevin Hester makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Kevin Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | Donnie Corbett gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Ricky Gorney is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 71-62 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Kevin Hester is hacked by Damek Radlinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Damek Radlinski, team foul #19 | 71-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria (PG) Damek Radlinski | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Kevin Hester makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Kevin Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Larry Winebrenner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Julio Sosa is called for the reach on Daniel Olivarria in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julio Sosa, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Ohio | Miguel Rosa (SG), Robin Hughes (SF), James Milstead (PF), Andrew McCollum (C) Ricky Gorney, Donnie Corbett, Larry Winebrenner, Ismael Turner | |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Daniel Olivarria misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roberto Martinez | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Julio Sosa runs out the clock | 72-62 |