| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Looney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Max Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Guest (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jun Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Holman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Peasley (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Douglas Holman inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | James Rew drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Walker | 20-29 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Jun Tang misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 20-29 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Charles Peasley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 19:12 | UMass | James Rew is called for 5 seconds | 20-29 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Brent Cochran misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Derek Guest pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Charles Peasley blocks the short jumper by Derek Guest | 20-29 |
| 18:20 | UMass | James Rew snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Bruce Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-29 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Max Welch grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Brent Cochran is hacked by Charles Peasley - foul #1 on Charles Peasley, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Francis Looney's pass is intercepted by Bruce Carlson | 20-29 |
| 17:11 | UMass | James Rew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Kim (C) James Rew | |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Brent Cochran comes up short on the shot from the left block | 20-29 |
| 16:46 | UMass | Stephen Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Charles Peasley tips it back up and in | 20-31 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | James Kim is called for the reach on Derek Guest - foul #2 on James Kim, team foul #2 | 20-31 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Brent Cochran is called for traveling | 20-31 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Jun Tang steps in front of the Bruce Carlson pass | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Looney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Max Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jun Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Holman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Max Welch drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brent Cochran | 23-31 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Bruce Carlson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Francis Looney - foul #2 on Francis Looney, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (C) James Kim | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses the free throw | 23-33 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Derek Guest pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Brent Cochran hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Carlson - foul #1 on Bruce Carlson, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Brent Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Brent Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Douglas Holman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Douglas Holman misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Jun Tang snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Francis Looney connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Cochran | 28-33 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Bruce Carlson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 28-33 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | James Rew picks off the pass by Francis Looney | 28-33 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Stephen Walker is fouled on the floor by Francis Looney - foul #3 on Francis Looney, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Stephen Walker connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Carlson out of a doubleteam | 28-36 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Max Welch is hacked by Charles Peasley - foul #2 on Charles Peasley, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Kim (C) James Rew | |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Max Welch is hacked by James Kim - foul #3 on James Kim, team foul #5 | 28-36 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | James Kim swats the layup by Francis Looney | 28-36 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Jun Tang gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Derek Guest connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Stephen Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Kim | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Max Welch (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Guest (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jun Tang (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Holman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Auburn | Brent Cochran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 11:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Peasley | 31-38 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Bruce Carlson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Max Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Derek Guest buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brent Cochran | 34-41 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Francis Looney steals the ball from Douglas Holman | 34-41 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | Brent Cochran misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 09:33 | UMass | James Kim snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brent Cochran - foul #4 on Brent Cochran, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (SG), James Cordon (SF), James Rew (C) Bruce Carlson, Douglas Holman, James Kim | |
| 09:18 | UMass | Stephen Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Stephen Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Jun Tang connects on the floater from the left block | 36-43 |
| 08:44 | UMass | James Rew comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Charles Peasley tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Jun Tang pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Max Welch's dunk attempt is rejected by James Rew | 36-43 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | Max Welch gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Derek Guest can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 07:51 | UMass | James Rew grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 07:33 | UMass | James Cordon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Walker | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Max Welch (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derek Guest (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jun Tang (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - James Rew (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Francis Looney is hacked by James Cordon - foul #1 on James Cordon, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), Douglas Holman (SF), James Kim (PF) Johnny Mayo, James Cordon, Charles Peasley | |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Derek Guest can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Brent Cochran gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Max Welch clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 06:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Rew | 36-45 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Bruce Carlson connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Douglas Holman | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Jun Tang's fadeaway is rejected by James Rew | 36-47 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Douglas Holman grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 05:19 | UMass | Bruce Carlson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri (SF), Brett Smith (C) Max Welch, Jun Tang | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Peasley (PF) James Kim | |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Brent Cochran hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Guest | 38-47 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Charles Peasley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Walker and the foul's on Derek Guest - foul #1 on Derek Guest, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Merrill (PF) Derek Guest | |
| Subs | UMass | James Kim (C) James Rew | |
| 04:27 | UMass | Charles Peasley makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:06 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Merrill | 40-50 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Bruce Carlson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing set up by Charles Peasley | 40-52 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Christopher Merrill clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 03:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Peasley | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | UMass | Douglas Holman misses the lay-in | 40-52 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Christopher Merrill pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fresh) PF - Christopher Merrill (fresh) C - Brett Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Holman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Brent Cochran connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Bruce Carlson - foul #2 on Bruce Carlson, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Max Welch (SF), Jun Tang (PF) Waldo Silvestri, Christopher Merrill | |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (PG), James Cordon (SF) Stephen Walker, Charles Peasley | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Brent Cochran makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Bruce Carlson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Max Welch snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Francis Looney can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 02:45 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Guest (PF) Brett Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Charles Peasley (PF), James Rew (C) Colin Fletcher, James Cordon, James Kim | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:24 | UMass | James Rew misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Derek Guest - foul #2 on Derek Guest, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 02:24 | UMass | James Rew makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:24 | UMass | James Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Jun Tang grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Brent Cochran misses the shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 02:01 | UMass | James Rew gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:52 | UMass | Stephen Walker comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-53 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Max Welch gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Max Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Derek Guest snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | James Rew takes the ball from Francis Looney | 45-53 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Douglas Holman double dribbles | 45-53 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Max Welch clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 00:55 | UMass | James Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Francis Looney is called for the reach on James Rew in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Looney, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Cordon (SF) Douglas Holman | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Francis Looney is called for the reach on Bruce Carlson - foul #5 on Francis Looney, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri (SF) Francis Looney | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Derek Guest pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Brent Cochran misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Bruce Carlson pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Max Welch is called for the reach on Bruce Carlson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Max Welch, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Bruce Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Bruce Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Jun Tang blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Rew - foul #2 on James Rew, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Tozloski (PG), Eric Hall (SG), Brett Smith (C) Brent Cochran, Max Welch, Derek Guest | |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (PG), Johnny Mayo (SG), James Kim (PF) Stephen Walker, Bruce Carlson, Charles Peasley | |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Jun Tang misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Jun Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Colin Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by John Tozloski - foul #1 on John Tozloski, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Cochran (PG), Max Welch (SG), Derek Guest (PF) John Tozloski, Eric Hall, Brett Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), Charles Peasley (PF) Johnny Mayo, James Kim | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Brent Cochran loses the dribble to James Cordon | 46-57 |
| 00:24 | UMass | James Cordon hits the finger roll | 46-59 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Max Welch clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Brent Cochran tips it in | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Colin Fletcher runs out the clock | 48-59 |