| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Rew (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Zimmerer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Kyle Nelson inbounds the ball | 30-17 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | Colin Fletcher drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 33-17 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Joel Williams's pass is intercepted by Kyle Nelson | 33-17 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Kyle Nelson banks in the layup | 35-17 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Joel Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bowers | 35-20 |
| 18:38 | UMass | James Rew hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 37-20 |
| 18:32 | Columbia | James Bowers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Mason | 37-23 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Kyle Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Johnston and he's hacked by Joel Williams - foul #2 on Joel Williams, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the free throw | 40-23 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Robert Zimmerer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Rew - foul #1 on James Rew, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Robert Zimmerer makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Robert Zimmerer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 17:21 | UMass | James Kim comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Fitzhugh - foul #2 on Gerald Fitzhugh, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (SF) Joel Williams | |
| 17:21 | UMass | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 17:21 | UMass | James Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | Gerald Fitzhugh grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | Dale Mason scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Brian Newton buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Rew | 43-28 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Philip Webb misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Gerald Fitzhugh gets the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Fitzhugh is blocked by James Rew | 43-28 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Philip Webb tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 15:53 | UMass | James Rew knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Danny Johnston | 45-30 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Zimmerer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Gerald Fitzhugh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 15:40 | Columbia | Gerald Fitzhugh grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | James Bowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 15:24 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Colin Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Brian Newton tips it but misses | 45-30 |
| 15:01 | UMass | James Rew grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:41 | UMass | James Kim double dribbles | 45-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), Chris Polisky (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF), Derek Tam (C) Danny Johnston, Colin Fletcher, Brian Newton, James Kim | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Craig (SG), Joel Williams (SF), Travis Quam (PF), Steven Romano (C) James Bowers, Dale Mason, Robert Zimmerer, Gerald Fitzhugh | |
| 14:25 | Columbia | John Craig is hacked by Chris Polisky - foul #1 on Chris Polisky, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | John Craig makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Philip Webb | 45-32 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Philip Webb | 45-32 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Philip Webb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Kyle Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Kyle Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-32 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Kyle Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Joseph White misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Steven Romano snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Philip Webb scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Craig | 45-35 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Kyle Nelson is fouled on the floor by Joel Williams - foul #3 on Joel Williams, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF), James Kim (C) Joseph White, Chris Polisky, Kyle Nelson, James Rew | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Robert Zimmerer (PF) Philip Webb, Travis Quam | |
| 11:54 | UMass | Danny Johnston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Romano - foul #2 on Steven Romano, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (PF) Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dale Mason (SG), Richard Butler (C) Joel Williams, Steven Romano | |
| 11:54 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rew (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Zimmerer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Butler (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Columbia | James Bowers makes the fadeaway in the lane | 47-37 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Colin Fletcher scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Danny Johnston | 50-37 |
| 10:59 | Columbia | Dale Mason buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 10:34 | UMass | James Kim hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brian Newton and he's hacked by Richard Butler - foul #1 on Richard Butler, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF), Derek Tam (PF) Colin Fletcher, Brian Newton, James Rew | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joel Williams (SF), Travis Quam (PF), Gerald Fitzhugh (C) John Craig, Robert Zimmerer, Richard Butler | |
| 10:34 | UMass | James Kim makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | James Bowers misses the shot in the paint | 53-39 |
| 10:22 | UMass | James Kim grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 10:01 | UMass | James Kim misses badly on a runner from the left block | 53-39 |
| 09:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Travis Quam | 53-39 |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Dale Mason misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Quam | 53-39 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | Dale Mason hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bowers | 53-41 |
| 09:11 | UMass | James Kim misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joel Williams - foul #4 on Joel Williams, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF) Danny Johnston, Kyle Nelson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF), Robert Zimmerer (PF) Dale Mason, Joel Williams, Travis Quam | |
| 09:11 | UMass | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:11 | UMass | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | James Bowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 08:54 | UMass | James Kim gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Gerald Fitzhugh is called for the reach on Brian Newton - foul #3 on Gerald Fitzhugh, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (PF) James Kim | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Craig (SF) James Bowers | |
| 08:35 | UMass | Brian Newton makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Brian Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Philip Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Derek Tam misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Fitzhugh - foul #4 on Gerald Fitzhugh, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG) Joseph White | |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Romano (C) Gerald Fitzhugh | |
| 08:06 | UMass | Derek Tam makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Derek Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Philip Webb can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Derek Tam - foul #3 on Derek Tam, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF), James Kim (C) Brian Newton, Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joel Williams (SF) Lonnie Moore | |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Philip Webb makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Philip Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Rew (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Philip Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Zimmerer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Steven Romano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Kyle Nelson is fouled on the floor by Steven Romano - foul #3 on Steven Romano, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Dale Mason (SG) Philip Webb, John Craig | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Robert Zimmerer | 60-43 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | James Rew swats the layup by Steven Romano | 60-43 |
| 07:14 | Columbia | James Bowers can't tip it in | 60-43 |
| 07:12 | UMass | James Rew snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Kyle Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (SG) Colin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Travis Quam (PF), Gerald Fitzhugh (C) Robert Zimmerer, Steven Romano | |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Gerald Fitzhugh is whistled for traveling | 60-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:13 | UMass | James Kim scores on a shot from the right block | 62-43 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | James Bowers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 05:49 | UMass | James Kim gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 05:24 | UMass | James Kim knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Newton and he's fouled by Gerald Fitzhugh - foul #5 on Gerald Fitzhugh, team foul #10 | 64-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (PG), Colin Fletcher (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF), Derek Tam (PF) Danny Johnston, Joseph White, Brian Newton, James Rew | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), Philip Webb (SG), John Craig (SF), Steven Romano (C) James Bowers, Dale Mason, Joel Williams, Gerald Fitzhugh | |
| 05:24 | UMass | James Kim misses the free throw | 64-43 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Travis Quam grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | John Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Philip Webb snags the offensive board | 64-43 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Kyle Nelson takes the ball from Lonnie Moore | 64-43 |
| 04:21 | UMass | James Kim drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Nelson | 66-43 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Philip Webb scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-45 |
| 03:52 | UMass | The jump hook by James Kim is blocked by Steven Romano | 66-45 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | Philip Webb gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Polisky (fresh) SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Nelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Derek Tam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kim (tiring) 23 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lonnie Moore (fresh) SG - Philip Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Quam (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Romano (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore loses the dribble to Derek Tam | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | UMass | John Craig takes the ball from Kyle Nelson | 66-45 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | John Craig clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Philip Webb is called for the reach on Chris Polisky - foul #2 on Philip Webb, team foul #11 | 66-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Brian Newton (SF), James Rew (PF) Colin Fletcher, Kyle Nelson, James Kim | |
| Subs | Columbia | Darryl Rousseau (PG), Richard Butler (PF) John Craig, Travis Quam | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Chris Polisky misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Chris Polisky makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-45 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Derek Tam pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| 01:43 | UMass | James Rew comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-45 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Richard Butler pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Columbia | Darryl Rousseau lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lonnie Moore | 67-47 |
| 01:14 | UMass | James Rew is fouled on the floor by Richard Butler - foul #2 on Richard Butler, team foul #12 | 67-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF), James Kim (C) Chris Polisky, Brian Newton, Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Craig (SF), Travis Quam (PF) Darryl Rousseau, Richard Butler | |
| 01:14 | UMass | James Rew makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:14 | UMass | James Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Steven Romano is hacked by James Kim - foul #1 on James Kim, team foul #4 | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Kyle Nelson picks off the pass by Lonnie Moore | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UMass | James Rew misses short on a runner from the left block | 69-47 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Philip Webb | 69-47 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | John Craig misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Colin Fletcher - foul #1 on Colin Fletcher, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | John Craig makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | John Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Danny Johnston runs out the clock | 69-49 |