| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Shell (fresh) PF - Edwin Metoyer (fresh) C - Joseph Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Kyle Nelson inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | James Kim blows the layup | 27-26 |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | Edwin Metoyer pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:20 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Jeff Shell takes the ball from Kyle Nelson | 27-26 |
| 18:49 | Holy Cross | Jeff Shell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:48 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Joseph Wooldridge - foul #2 on Joseph Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 3rd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:14 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco (PF), Barry Goldman (C) Edwin Metoyer, Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF), Derek Tam (C) Kyle Nelson, James Kim | |
| 18:00 | UMass | Danny Johnston misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Branco - foul #3 on Bradley Branco, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace (PG), Ronald Benjamin (SG), Matthew Derrick (PF) James Cherry, Paul Hudson, Bradley Branco | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (SG) Colin Fletcher | |
| 18:00 | UMass | Danny Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:39 | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Derek Tam pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Brian Newton is fouled on the floor by Jeff Shell - foul #3 on Jeff Shell, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Edwin Metoyer (PF) Jeff Shell | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (SG) Danny Johnston | |
| 17:01 | UMass | Joseph White misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 17:00 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:38 | UMass | James Rew misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Edwin Metoyer - foul #2 on Edwin Metoyer, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Cherry (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Joseph Wooldridge (C) Clifton Peace, Ronald Benjamin, Matthew Derrick | |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF), James Kim (C) Chris Polisky, Brian Newton, Derek Tam | |
| 16:38 | UMass | James Rew misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:38 | UMass | James Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:10 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Barry Goldman, team foul #5 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (PG) Joseph White | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Colin Fletcher hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Nelson | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Goldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Metoyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Polisky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Rew (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeff Shell (SF), Bradley Branco (PF) Barry Goldman, Edwin Metoyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Brian Newton (SF), Derek Tam (PF) Chris Polisky, Kyle Nelson, James Rew | |
| 14:55 | UMass | Derek Tam comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Danny Johnston grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Colin Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-34 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Danny Johnston tips it in | 27-36 |
| 14:13 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco makes the jumper in the lane | 29-36 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Paul Hudson steals the ball from Derek Tam in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 13:59 | Holy Cross | James Cherry is fouled on the floor by James Kim - foul #1 on James Kim, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace (PG), Ronald Benjamin (SG), Matthew Derrick (PF), Curt Whitted (C) James Cherry, Paul Hudson, Jeff Shell, Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF), James Rew (PF) Colin Fletcher, Brian Newton, James Kim | |
| 13:49 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kyle Nelson - foul #2 on Kyle Nelson, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Kim (C) Derek Tam | |
| 13:49 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:49 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:26 | UMass | James Rew knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 13:06 | Holy Cross | Ronald Benjamin's pass is intercepted by James Kim | 31-38 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Kyle Nelson is hacked by Bradley Branco - foul #4 on Bradley Branco, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeff Shell (SF), Edwin Metoyer (PF), Barry Goldman (C) Bradley Branco, Matthew Derrick, Curt Whitted | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (SG), Derek Tam (C) Danny Johnston, James Kim | |
| 12:24 | UMass | Kyle Nelson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Shell - foul #4 on Jeff Shell, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson (SG), Joseph Wooldridge (C) Ronald Benjamin, Jeff Shell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:24 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:06 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge knocks in the runner from the left block | 33-40 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:38 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Clifton Peace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Barry Goldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Metoyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Polisky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Rew (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Derek Tam (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Wooldridge | 36-40 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Joseph White makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 10:39 | Holy Cross | Edwin Metoyer misses the dunk | 36-42 |
| 10:37 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 10:02 | UMass | James Rew can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 10:01 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:47 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Cherry (PG), Ronald Benjamin (SG), Matthew Derrick (SF), Curt Whitted (C) Clifton Peace, Paul Hudson, Barry Goldman, Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF), James Kim (C) Joseph White, Chris Polisky, Kyle Nelson, Derek Tam | |
| 09:45 | UMass | Colin Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 09:37 | Holy Cross | Ronald Benjamin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Colin Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Benjamin - foul #2 on Ronald Benjamin, team foul #8 | 39-42 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:17 | Holy Cross | Edwin Metoyer misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Danny Johnston gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Edwin Metoyer is called for the reach on Brian Newton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Metoyer, team foul #9 | 39-44 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Brian Newton makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Brian Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | Holy Cross | Curt Whitted gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:11 | Holy Cross | James Cherry is hacked by Danny Johnston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Johnston, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 08:58 | Holy Cross | Curt Whitted drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Derrick and he's hacked by Colin Fletcher - foul #3 on Colin Fletcher, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 08:58 | Holy Cross | Curt Whitted makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:37 | UMass | James Kim clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 08:35 | Holy Cross | Curt Whitted gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:13 | Holy Cross | Matthew Derrick hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Metoyer | 44-45 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Brian Newton drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Johnston and he's hacked by Curt Whitted - foul #1 on Curt Whitted, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ryan Carrion (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Jeff Shell (SF), Bradley Branco (PF), Joseph Wooldridge (C) James Cherry, Ronald Benjamin, Matthew Derrick, Edwin Metoyer, Curt Whitted | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (SG), Derek Tam (PF) Colin Fletcher, James Rew | |
| 07:50 | UMass | Brian Newton makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:32 | Holy Cross | Ryan Carrion loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ryan Carrion (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Shell (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Bradley Branco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Joseph Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Polisky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derek Tam (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:03 | UMass | Danny Johnston misses the floater from the right side | 44-48 |
| 07:01 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 06:55 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Cherry (PG), Barry Goldman (C) Ryan Carrion, Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF) Danny Johnston, Brian Newton | |
| 06:32 | UMass | Kyle Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Shell - foul #5 on Jeff Shell, team foul #11 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace (SG), Edwin Metoyer (PF) Paul Hudson, Jeff Shell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:32 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:32 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:15 | Holy Cross | James Kim is called for the reach on Edwin Metoyer - foul #2 on James Kim, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | James Cherry makes the shot from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Colin Fletcher travels in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronald Benjamin (SG), Matthew Derrick (SF), Joseph Wooldridge (C) James Cherry, Edwin Metoyer, Barry Goldman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:41 | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Bradley Branco | 48-50 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Kyle Nelson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chris Polisky | 48-52 |
| 05:08 | Holy Cross | Ronald Benjamin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson (SG), Edwin Metoyer (PF), Curt Whitted (C) Clifton Peace, Matthew Derrick, Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Joseph White (SG), Brian Newton (SF), James Rew (PF) Chris Polisky, Colin Fletcher, Kyle Nelson, Derek Tam | |
| 04:40 | UMass | Joseph White knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 04:24 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:23 | Holy Cross | Curt Whitted grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:07 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Newton - foul #2 on Brian Newton, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Cherry (PG), Barry Goldman (C) Ronald Benjamin, Curt Whitted | |
| Subs | UMass | Derek Tam (C) James Kim | |
| 04:07 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:07 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:07 | UMass | James Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Paul Hudson steps in front of the Brian Newton pass in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 03:45 | Holy Cross | James Cherry is hacked by Danny Johnston - foul #3 on Danny Johnston, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Derrick (PF), Joseph Wooldridge (C) Bradley Branco, Edwin Metoyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (SG) Joseph White | |
| 03:45 | Holy Cross | James Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:45 | Holy Cross | James Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Danny Johnston travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace (SG) Paul Hudson | |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF) Danny Johnston, Brian Newton | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Cherry (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Clifton Peace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Goldman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Polisky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Nelson (tiring) 15 pts. PF - James Rew (tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Derek Tam (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge throws it down on a great pass from Matthew Derrick | 52-54 |
| 02:44 | UMass | James Rew hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 52-54 |
| 02:43 | Holy Cross | Matthew Derrick gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:43 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson (SG) Clifton Peace | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), James Kim (C) Chris Polisky, James Rew | |
| 02:25 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson is fouled on the floor by Derek Tam - foul #2 on Derek Tam, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Edwin Metoyer (PF) Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| 02:25 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:25 | UMass | James Kim snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Danny Johnston's pass is intercepted by Paul Hudson in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 02:21 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson hits the finger roll | 54-54 |
| 01:54 | UMass | James Cherry steals it from James Kim | 54-54 |
| 01:51 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson jams it on a nice dish by James Cherry | 56-54 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Derek Tam's pass is intercepted by Matthew Derrick in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco (SF), Joseph Wooldridge (C) Matthew Derrick, Barry Goldman | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF), James Rew (PF) Brian Newton, Derek Tam | |
| 01:26 | Holy Cross | James Cherry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 01:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Rew | 56-54 |
| 01:03 | UMass | James Kim connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 56-56 |
| 00:44 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge misses badly on a runner in the lane | 56-56 |
| 00:43 | UMass | James Rew snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 00:18 | UMass | James Rew connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-58 |
| 00:06 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco can't finish the layup | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Metoyer | 56-58 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco tips it in | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Danny Johnston misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Cherry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SF - Bradley Branco (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Metoyer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Nelson (tiring) 15 pts. PF - James Rew (tiring) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - James Kim (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | James Rew wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:58 | UMass | Kyle Nelson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman (PF) Edwin Metoyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF), Derek Tam (C) Kyle Nelson, James Kim | |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | James Cherry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 04:48 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Rew is fouled on the floor by Barry Goldman - foul #2 on Barry Goldman, team foul #12 | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Rew makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:09 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 04:08 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 03:47 | Holy Cross | Barry Goldman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Colin Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Derrick (SF), Edwin Metoyer (PF), Curt Whitted (C) Bradley Branco, Barry Goldman, Joseph Wooldridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF), James Kim (C) Brian Newton, James Rew | |
| 03:02 | Holy Cross | Matthew Derrick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Hudson | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Kyle Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Derrick - foul #1 on Matthew Derrick, team foul #13 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifton Peace (PG), Ronald Benjamin (SG) James Cherry, Paul Hudson | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), Chris Polisky (SG) Danny Johnston, Colin Fletcher | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | Curt Whitted pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 02:44 | Holy Cross | James Kim steps in front of the Clifton Peace pass | 61-60 |
| 02:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Cherry (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Bradley Branco (SF), Joseph Wooldridge (C) Clifton Peace, Ronald Benjamin, Matthew Derrick, Curt Whitted | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF) Joseph White, Chris Polisky, Kyle Nelson | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Edwin Metoyer steps in front of the Danny Johnston pass in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 02:21 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 02:20 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | James Cherry misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Danny Johnston - foul #4 on Danny Johnston, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | James Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | James Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF), James Rew (PF) Brian Newton, Derek Tam | |
| 01:46 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 62-62 |
| 01:38 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-62 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Danny Johnston pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Colin Fletcher knocks in the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Paul Hudson - foul #2 on Paul Hudson, team foul #14 | 62-64 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:14 | Holy Cross | Paul Hudson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:13 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge tips it back up and in | 64-65 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Colin Fletcher buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Cherry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bradley Branco (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Metoyer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Wooldridge (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Nelson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - James Rew (tiring) 8 pts. 13 reb. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge is hacked by Kyle Nelson - foul #3 on Kyle Nelson, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:32 | UMass | James Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | UMass | James Rew is hacked by James Cherry in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cherry, team foul #15 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG) Danny Johnston | |
| 00:29 | UMass | James Rew makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:29 | UMass | James Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Holy Cross | James Cherry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hudson | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | UMass | James Kim is hacked by James Cherry in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cherry, team foul #16 | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | UMass | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:20 | UMass | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco is fouled on the floor by Kyle Nelson - foul #4 on Kyle Nelson, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG) Joseph White | |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Bradley Branco makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:12 | UMass | James Cherry is called for the reach on Danny Johnston in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Cherry, team foul #17 | 69-72 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Danny Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Holy Cross | Joseph Wooldridge gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | James Cherry clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:03 | UMass | James Kim snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Kim runs out the clock | 69-73 |