| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Leone (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Decoteau (fresh) C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | Oscar Leone can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 39-28 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Gregory Hart pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Scott Collins tips it in | 39-30 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Oscar Leone travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Scott Collins misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 18:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dwayne Davis | 39-30 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Leon Decoteau's pass is intercepted by Michael Melton | 39-30 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Corey Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Leon Decoteau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Dwayne Davis gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Kirk Duncan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Sieminski | 42-30 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Corey Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Bennett and the foul's on Leon Decoteau - foul #3 on Leon Decoteau, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (PF) Leon Decoteau | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Myers (C) Gregory Hart | |
| 17:22 | Samford | Corey Moore makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Kirk Duncan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Michael Melton pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Dwayne Davis is called for the reach on Dennis Myers - foul #1 on Dwayne Davis, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF), Willy Severino (C) Lewis Sieminski, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SF), Bruce Davis (PF) Michael Melton, Corey Moore | |
| 16:27 | Samford | Raymond King dunks the ball set up by Dennis Myers | 42-35 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Willy Severino's layup is rejected by Bruce Davis | 42-35 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Gary Sherburne hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Bruce Davis is hacked by Oscar Leone - foul #2 on Oscar Leone, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Leon Decoteau (PF) Kirk Duncan, Oscar Leone, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Hart (C) Louis Bennett | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Albert Senior (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leon Decoteau (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Scott Collins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Senior - foul #2 on Albert Senior, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Dwayne Davis (C) Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Melton (SF) Dennis Myers | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:29 | UMass | Albert Senior throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG) Scott Collins | |
| 15:06 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses the jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Leon Decoteau pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Gary Sherburne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Leone (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF) Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) Willie Lynam | |
| 14:45 | Samford | Albert Senior is called for the reach on Raymond King - foul #3 on Albert Senior, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Dean Kidwell (PF) Albert Senior, Leon Decoteau | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Dennis Myers (C) Raymond King, Gregory Hart | |
| 14:33 | Samford | Scott Collins misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Bruce Davis tips it in | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Dwayne Davis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Myers - foul #2 on Dennis Myers, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| 13:57 | UMass | Dwayne Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Michael Melton gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Michael Melton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Oscar Leone grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Oscar Leone clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Dwayne Davis tips it in | 46-39 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Scott Collins comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 13:13 | Samford | Louis Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Lewis Sieminski denies the turnaround by Corey Moore | 46-39 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Corey Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Leon Decoteau (PF), Willy Severino (C) Kirk Duncan, Oscar Leone, Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Bruce Davis (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Louis Bennett, Michael Melton, Corey Moore | |
| 12:31 | UMass | Gary Sherburne makes the shot from the right block set up by Willy Severino | 48-39 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Bruce Davis hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Scott Collins | 48-41 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Albert Senior connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Grant Moody | 51-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Albert Senior (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leon Decoteau (fresh) 3 pf. C - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Samford | Leon Decoteau is called for the reach on Bruce Davis - foul #4 on Leon Decoteau, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Oscar Leone (SG) Albert Senior, Leon Decoteau | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Louis Bennett (SG) Scott Collins, Dennis Myers | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Bruce Davis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Davis, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dean Kidwell (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| 11:00 | UMass | Corey Moore takes the ball from Oscar Leone | 51-41 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Corey Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-41 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Leone | 53-41 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Corey Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond King and the foul's on Kirk Duncan - foul #3 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Michael Melton (SF), Bruce Davis (C) Willie Lynam, Raymond King, Gregory Hart | |
| 10:17 | Samford | Corey Moore makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Oscar Leone drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Davis | 56-44 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Michael Melton misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Oscar Leone - foul #3 on Oscar Leone, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Myers (C) Corey Moore | |
| 09:41 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Oscar Leone grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Michael Melton steps in front of the Dean Kidwell pass | 56-45 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Michael Melton comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-45 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Dean Kidwell grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Oscar Leone misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bruce Davis - foul #2 on Bruce Davis, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (PG), Grant Moody (SF), Gary Sherburne (PF), Willy Severino (C) Kirk Duncan, Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Gregory Hart (C) Louis Bennett, Dennis Myers | |
| 08:52 | UMass | Oscar Leone misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Oscar Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Michael Melton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Davis | 57-47 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Oscar Leone misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 08:24 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Severino | 57-47 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Albert Senior clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Gregory Hart gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 07:43 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Raymond King tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Albert Senior (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Leone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grant Moody (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 8 pts. C - Willy Severino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Albert Senior clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 07:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Hart | 57-49 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Gregory Hart hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 57-51 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Oscar Leone buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Raymond King buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 60-54 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Oscar Leone is hacked by Gregory Hart - foul #3 on Gregory Hart, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Adam Cummings (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Leon Decoteau (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Albert Senior, Oscar Leone, Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Louis Bennett (SG), James Baker (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Scott Collins, Raymond King, Michael Melton, Bruce Davis, Gregory Hart | |
| 05:58 | UMass | Dwayne Davis buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Sieminski | 62-54 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Kirk Duncan hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Davis | 65-54 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Corey Moore snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:56 | Samford | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-54 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Kirk Duncan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 04:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dennis Myers | 65-54 |
| 04:12 | Samford | James Baker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 04:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to Adam Cummings | 65-54 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-54 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Dennis Myers pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Dennis Myers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Cummings (fresh) SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Decoteau (fresh) 4 pf. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) PF - Corey Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Adam Cummings clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Dwayne Davis tips it but misses | 65-54 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Louis Bennett pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Leone (SG) Adam Cummings | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Michael Melton (SF), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, James Baker, Dennis Myers | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Scott Collins knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Oscar Leone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-57 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Louis Bennett | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:33 | UMass | Louis Bennett steals the ball from Kirk Duncan | 65-59 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Scott Collins can't finish the layup | 65-59 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Michael Melton gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Samford | Michael Melton is hacked by Lewis Sieminski - foul #3 on Lewis Sieminski, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (PF) Leon Decoteau | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF) Corey Moore | |
| 02:13 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Dean Kidwell pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Dwayne Davis scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Dean Kidwell | 67-60 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Michael Melton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dean Kidwell - foul #1 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Leon Decoteau (PF) Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| 01:38 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Scott Collins is called for the reach on Kirk Duncan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Collins, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Dwayne Davis can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 01:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Louis Bennett | 67-62 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Louis Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Leon Decoteau | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Louis Bennett is fouled on the floor by Leon Decoteau - foul #5 on Leon Decoteau, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (PF) Leon Decoteau | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Scott Collins is called for the reach on Lewis Sieminski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Collins, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Michael Melton is called for the reach on Lewis Sieminski - foul #2 on Michael Melton, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (PF) Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Corey Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Louis Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Louis Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Corey Moore | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Kirk Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Collins - foul #4 on Scott Collins, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Kirk Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Louis Bennett gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Louis Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Corey Moore snags the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Kirk Duncan picks off the pass by Gregory Hart | 72-67 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Oscar Leone is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Collins - foul #5 on Scott Collins, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (PG) Scott Collins | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Oscar Leone misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Michael Melton snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Michael Melton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Gregory Hart gets the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Corey Moore loses the dribble to Gary Sherburne | 72-67 |