| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ollie Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Yang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hagans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Charles Bergener (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Ferry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Fujii (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Paul Yang inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Kevin Lewis knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Odissan Arrambide | 39-41 |
| 19:30 | Niagara | Kevin Lewis swats the short shot by David Fujii | 39-41 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Kevin Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Kevin Lewis connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Odissan Arrambide | 41-41 |
| 18:52 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Paul Yang misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Bergener - foul #3 on Charles Bergener, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Robert Salcedo (C) Charles Bergener, David Fujii | |
| 18:41 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:26 | Niagara | George Hagans swats the layup by Robert Salcedo | 43-41 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Ollie Baker grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Paul Yang clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 18:06 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:49 | Niagara | Peter Rankin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Kevin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Kevin Lewis is fouled on the floor by Peter Rankin - foul #2 on Peter Rankin, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), Steve Satterfield (SF), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Ollie Baker, Odissan Arrambide, Paul Yang, Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG), Marvin Wicks (PF), David Fujii (C) Manuel Johnson, Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson | |
| 17:14 | UMass | Steve Satterfield hits a wide open floater from the left wing set up by John Chamberlain | 45-41 |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Donald Chastain misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:53 | Niagara | David Fujii hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Anthony Liberty is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Salcedo - foul #2 on Robert Salcedo, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marvin Young (SF), Christopher Wills (C) Robert Salcedo, David Fujii | |
| 16:33 | UMass | Steve Satterfield makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chris Thomas | 47-43 |
| 16:19 | Niagara | Peter Rankin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 16:17 | UMass | John Chamberlain pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Steve Satterfield makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Thomas | 50-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Chamberlain (fresh) C - Floyd Bevan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Peter Rankin (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Donald Chastain (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Wicks (fresh) 11 pts. C - Christopher Wills (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Niagara | Donald Chastain hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 15:29 | UMass | Marvin Wicks is called for the reach on Steve Satterfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Wicks, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG), Odissan Arrambide (SG), Paul Yang (SF), Kevin Lewis (PF), George Hagans (C) Chris Thomas, Anthony Liberty, Steve Satterfield, John Chamberlain, Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Ralph Ferry (SF), William Keith (PF), David Fujii (C) Peter Rankin, Donald Chastain, Marvin Wicks, Christopher Wills | |
| 15:20 | UMass | Paul Yang clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 15:19 | UMass | George Hagans grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 15:03 | Niagara | David Fujii gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:48 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Kevin Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Paul Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Johnson (SG), Richard Vinson (PF) Marvin Young, William Keith | |
| 14:31 | Niagara | The jump hook by Manuel Johnson is blocked by Paul Yang | 50-45 |
| 14:29 | Niagara | Richard Vinson snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:03 | Niagara | Richard Vinson knocks in the floater from the right side | 50-47 |
| 13:47 | UMass | David Fujii swats the dunk try by Kevin Lewis | 50-47 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Paul Yang pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Paul Yang misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Fujii - foul #2 on David Fujii, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Ollie Baker, Odissan Arrambide, Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG), Robert Salcedo (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Manuel Johnson, Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson, David Fujii | |
| 13:38 | UMass | Paul Yang misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:15 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 13:13 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Wills | 51-47 |
| 12:49 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Chris Thomas grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Chris Thomas travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SF), Morgan Strub (C) Paul Yang, Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Richard Vinson (PF) Charles Bergener, Christopher Wills | |
| 12:05 | Niagara | Richard Vinson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 51-47 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Steve Satterfield grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Chris Thomas is hacked by Donald Chastain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Chastain, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Johnson (SG), Ralph Ferry (SF), David Fujii (C) Donald Chastain, Robert Salcedo, Marvin Wicks | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Steve Satterfield makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Liberty | 54-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Liberty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Chamberlain (fairly fresh) C - Morgan Strub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Peter Rankin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Ferry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Fujii (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 54-47 |
| 11:31 | UMass | John Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Chris Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG), Odissan Arrambide (SG), Kevin Lewis (PF), George Hagans (C) Chris Thomas, Anthony Liberty, John Chamberlain, Morgan Strub | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Keith (PF) Richard Vinson | |
| 11:17 | Niagara | David Fujii scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Ferry | 54-49 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Kevin Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG) Peter Rankin | |
| 10:59 | Niagara | William Keith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Charles Bergener is called for the reach on Ollie Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Bergener, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (PG), Marvin Young (SG), Robert Salcedo (C) Charles Bergener, Manuel Johnson, David Fujii | |
| 10:56 | UMass | Ollie Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Ollie Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:45 | Niagara | Marvin Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 10:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kevin Lewis | 56-49 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Steve Satterfield makes the turnaround near the basket set up by George Hagans | 58-49 |
| 10:18 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Paul Yang (SF), Morgan Strub (PF) Ollie Baker, Steve Satterfield, Kevin Lewis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Vinson (PF), Marvin Wicks (C) Ralph Ferry, William Keith | |
| 09:58 | UMass | Paul Yang is alone and drills a floater in the lane set up by George Hagans | 60-49 |
| 09:46 | Niagara | Richard Vinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Paul Yang is fouled on the floor by Marvin Wicks - foul #2 on Marvin Wicks, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Liberty (SG), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Odissan Arrambide, Morgan Strub, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Manuel Johnson (SG), Ralph Ferry (SF) Robert Salcedo, Donald Chastain, Marvin Young | |
| 09:26 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:14 | Niagara | Richard Vinson knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Johnson | 62-54 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Paul Yang knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Liberty | 64-54 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | Floyd Bevan picks off the pass by Richard Vinson | 64-54 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Anthony Liberty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Paul Yang tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 08:24 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Richard Vinson's pass is intercepted by Paul Yang | 64-54 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Chris Thomas is fouled on the floor by Peter Rankin - foul #3 on Peter Rankin, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SF), Kevin Lewis (PF), Morgan Strub (C) Paul Yang, John Chamberlain, Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Donald Chastain (SG), Marvin Young (SF), William Keith (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Peter Rankin, Manuel Johnson, Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson, Marvin Wicks | |
| 07:58 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:45 | Niagara | Donald Chastain misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Kevin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Liberty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Morgan Strub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Charles Bergener (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Chastain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Keith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Wills (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Kevin Lewis misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 66-54 |
| 07:29 | UMass | Steve Satterfield grabs the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Steve Satterfield blows the layup | 66-54 |
| 07:11 | UMass | Steve Satterfield tips it back up and in | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Donald Chastain is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Chastain, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG), Odissan Arrambide (SG), George Hagans (C) Chris Thomas, Anthony Liberty, Morgan Strub | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Salcedo (SF), David Fujii (C) Marvin Young, Christopher Wills | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:50 | UMass | Kevin Lewis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ollie Baker | 70-54 |
| 06:42 | Niagara | Charles Bergener misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ollie Baker - foul #1 on Ollie Baker, team foul #1 | 70-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (SG) Donald Chastain | |
| 06:42 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:42 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Steve Satterfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-56 |
| 06:27 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to George Hagans | 70-56 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Peter Rankin steals it from Kevin Lewis | 70-56 |
| 05:54 | Niagara | Peter Rankin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:35 | UMass | Kevin Lewis banks in the layup set up by Ollie Baker | 72-59 |
| 05:24 | Niagara | Peter Rankin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yang (SF), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Steve Satterfield, Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (PG), Manuel Johnson (SG), Ralph Ferry (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Charles Bergener, Peter Rankin, Robert Salcedo, William Keith, David Fujii | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:22 | UMass | Ralph Ferry takes the ball from Odissan Arrambide in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Christopher Wills misses long on a runner in the paint | 72-59 |
| 05:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Yang | 72-59 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Floyd Bevan's pass is intercepted by Manuel Johnson in the backcourt | 74-59 |
| 04:32 | Niagara | Donald Chastain hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Johnson | 74-61 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Paul Yang hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ollie Baker | 76-61 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Christopher Wills is fouled on the floor by John Chamberlain - foul #2 on John Chamberlain, team foul #2 | 76-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), George Hagans (C) Ollie Baker, Odissan Arrambide, Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Marvin Young (SG), Richard Vinson (PF), David Fujii (C) Donald Chastain, Manuel Johnson, Marvin Wicks, Christopher Wills | |
| 03:49 | Niagara | Peter Rankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 03:47 | UMass | George Hagans grabs the board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Yang (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Chamberlain (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Hagans (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Peter Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Ferry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Vinson (fresh) 10 pts. C - David Fujii (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Paul Yang's floater is tipped away by David Fujii | 76-61 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Fujii | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-63 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Paul Yang is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Chris Thomas | 78-63 |
| 02:57 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Lewis (PF) John Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Manuel Johnson (SG), Robert Salcedo (C) Peter Rankin, Marvin Young, David Fujii | |
| 02:35 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo misses the 3 from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Paul Yang gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Paul Yang slams it home on a great pass from Chris Thomas and he's fouled by Ralph Ferry - foul #2 on Ralph Ferry, team foul #11 | 80-63 |
| Subs | UMass | John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Donald Chastain (SG), Marvin Young (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF) Charles Bergener, Manuel Johnson, Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Paul Yang misses the free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Marvin Young gets the rebound | 80-63 |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Marvin Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-63 |
| 02:14 | UMass | John Chamberlain gets the rebound | 80-63 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Chris Thomas is hacked by Peter Rankin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Rankin, team foul #12 | 80-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SF) Paul Yang | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:12 | UMass | Chris Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Chris Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:12 | Niagara | Marvin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 02:03 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Chris Thomas misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 01:44 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Robert Salcedo | 80-66 |
| 01:23 | Niagara | Peter Rankin is whistled for traveling | 80-66 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Anthony Liberty is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Floyd Bevan | 82-66 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo clanks a floater from the left side | 82-66 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Floyd Bevan gets the rebound | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Anthony Liberty buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Steve Satterfield | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Peter Rankin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-69 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Chris Thomas runs out the clock | 84-69 |