| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Finch (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - George Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Michael Finch inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Utah | Michael Finch is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Finch, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Dwayne Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 19:18 | Utah | Drew Phipps snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 18:50 | Utah | Cruz Havener is fouled on the floor by Albert Senior - foul #2 on Albert Senior, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 18:28 | Utah | George Coutu buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Wright | 24-31 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Michael Finch is called for the reach on Dwayne Davis - foul #2 on Michael Finch, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is open but misses the lay-in | 24-31 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 18:06 | Utah | Joseph Wright gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:57 | Utah | Willy Severino denies the turnaround by Drew Phipps | 24-31 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Kirk Duncan's pass is intercepted by Joseph Wright | 24-31 |
| 17:48 | Utah | Cruz Havener blows the layup | 24-31 |
| 17:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to Albert Senior | 24-31 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-31 |
| 17:39 | Utah | The rebound goes to George Coutu | 24-31 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Senior - foul #3 on Albert Senior, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG) Albert Senior | |
| 17:13 | Utah | Drew Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Drew Phipps picks off the pass by Lewis Sieminski | 25-31 |
| 16:30 | Utah | Cruz Havener makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Finch | 28-31 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Willy Severino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (SF), Alexander Walker (PF), Robbie McCrackin (C) Cruz Havener, Joseph Wright, Michael Finch, Drew Phipps, George Coutu | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 16:01 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin can't connect on a floater from the left block | 28-31 |
| 16:00 | UMass | Dwayne Davis snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Donald Payne (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Raymond Pryor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robbie McCrackin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:54 | UMass | The jump hook by Gary Sherburne is blocked by Robbie McCrackin | 28-31 |
| 15:53 | UMass | Dwayne Davis tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 15:26 | Utah | Raymond Pryor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Grant Moody - foul #3 on Grant Moody, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Dean Kidwell (PF), Frederick Noles (C) Kirk Duncan, Grant Moody, Willy Severino, Dwayne Davis | |
| 15:26 | Utah | Raymond Pryor misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:26 | Utah | Raymond Pryor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Gary Sherburne connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Randall Reeves - foul #1 on Randall Reeves, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Wright (SG) Raymond Pryor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:08 | UMass | Gary Sherburne makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:46 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 14:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Frederick Noles | 29-36 |
| 14:39 | UMass | Hugh Eastland clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 14:38 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:36 | Utah | Hugh Eastland picks off the pass by Donald Payne in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Albert Senior clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Wright - foul #1 on Joseph Wright, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Michael Finch (SF), Drew Phipps (PF), George Coutu (C) Donald Payne, Randall Reeves, Alexander Walker, Robbie McCrackin | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Willy Severino (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Gary Sherburne, Dean Kidwell, Frederick Noles | |
| 14:26 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Drew Phipps grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 14:04 | Utah | Joseph Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willy Severino - foul #2 on Willy Severino, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| 14:04 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Willy Severino banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Senior | 31-38 |
| 13:16 | Utah | Michael Finch makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Cruz Havener | 33-38 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Willy Severino lays it up and in set up by Albert Senior | 33-40 |
| 12:46 | Utah | George Coutu misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Dwayne Davis snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Willy Severino misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the tip | 33-40 |
| 12:33 | Utah | Michael Finch gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:11 | Utah | Cruz Havener banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Wright | 35-40 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski lays it up and in on a great pass from Kirk Duncan | 35-42 |
| 11:37 | Utah | George Coutu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:35 | Utah | Cruz Havener tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 11:34 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Phipps | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Finch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Coutu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Utah | Cruz Havener can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Kirk Duncan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:04 | Utah | George Coutu snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:40 | Utah | Cruz Havener is fouled on the floor by Kirk Duncan - foul #1 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (SF), Alexander Walker (PF), Robbie McCrackin (C) Cruz Havener, Joseph Wright, Michael Finch, Drew Phipps, George Coutu | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Dean Kidwell (PF), Frederick Noles (C) Kirk Duncan, Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski, Willy Severino, Dwayne Davis | |
| 10:14 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Hugh Eastland comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alexander Walker - foul #2 on Alexander Walker, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:04 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 09:44 | Utah | Donald Payne is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Gary Sherburne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Grant Moody | 37-44 |
| 09:07 | Utah | Frederick Noles picks off the pass by Robbie McCrackin | 37-44 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Robbie McCrackin is called for the reach on Frederick Noles - foul #1 on Robbie McCrackin, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Wright (SG) Raymond Pryor | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Willy Severino (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Dean Kidwell, Frederick Noles | |
| 08:53 | UMass | Gary Sherburne loses the dribble to Robbie McCrackin | 37-44 |
| 08:26 | Utah | Joseph Wright clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Duncan - foul #2 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Finch (SF), George Coutu (C) Alexander Walker, Robbie McCrackin | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF) Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne | |
| 08:26 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:26 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Willy Severino misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Dwayne Davis tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 07:33 | Utah | Michael Finch buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Wright and the foul's on Willy Severino - foul #3 on Willy Severino, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Drew Phipps (PF) Donald Payne, Randall Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:33 | Utah | Michael Finch makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Coutu (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | UMass | Albert Senior drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 06:56 | Utah | Joseph Wright drills a shot from the left block | 44-49 |
| 06:47 | UMass | George Coutu steps in front of the Dwayne Davis pass | 44-49 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Cruz Havener is hacked by Kirk Duncan - foul #3 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Raymond Pryor (SG), Alexander Walker (C) Joseph Wright, George Coutu | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 06:22 | Utah | Cruz Havener makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Cruz Havener makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Kirk Duncan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alexander Walker - foul #3 on Alexander Walker, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Randall Reeves (SF) Michael Finch | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG) Albert Senior | |
| 06:02 | UMass | Kirk Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Kirk Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:33 | Utah | Randall Reeves is hacked by Grant Moody - foul #4 on Grant Moody, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Dean Kidwell (C) Kirk Duncan, Dwayne Davis | |
| 05:33 | Utah | Randall Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:33 | Utah | Randall Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 05:09 | Utah | Drew Phipps gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:42 | Utah | Drew Phipps connects on the turnaround in the lane | 50-51 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Willy Severino is fouled on the floor by Alexander Walker - foul #4 on Alexander Walker, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Joseph Wright (SG), Michael Finch (SF), George Coutu (C) Cruz Havener, Raymond Pryor, Randall Reeves, Drew Phipps | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Dean Kidwell | |
| 04:31 | UMass | Willy Severino misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:31 | Utah | Joseph Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:09 | Utah | Joseph Wright buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Payne | 52-51 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Albert Senior misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-51 |
| 03:59 | Utah | Donald Payne snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 03:30 | Utah | Donald Payne travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Randall Reeves (PF) Alexander Walker | |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (PF) Willy Severino | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Donald Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randall Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Coutu (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | UMass | Joseph Wright picks off the pass by Dwayne Davis | 52-51 |
| 02:50 | Utah | Joseph Wright double dribbles | 52-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Drew Phipps (PF) Donald Payne, Randall Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Kirk Duncan is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Finch | 52-51 |
| 02:31 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 02:29 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Wright | 52-51 |
| 02:12 | Utah | Michael Finch misses long on a shot in the lane | 52-51 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Cruz Havener tips it home | 54-51 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Dean Kidwell's fadeaway is rejected by Drew Phipps | 54-51 |
| 01:48 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Dwayne Davis tips it in | 54-53 |
| 01:21 | Utah | Cruz Havener scores on a 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Kirk Duncan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 00:56 | Utah | The rebound goes to Drew Phipps | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Utah | Michael Finch hits a shot from the left side | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | George Coutu steals it from Dwayne Davis | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Utah | Albert Senior is called for the reach on Michael Finch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Senior, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Alexander Walker (PF) Drew Phipps | |
| Subs | UMass | Willy Severino (PF) Dean Kidwell | |
| 00:29 | Utah | Michael Finch makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:29 | Utah | Michael Finch misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Willy Severino grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Kirk Duncan clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| 00:22 | Utah | George Coutu grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Kirk Duncan is called for the reach on George Coutu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (PF) Cruz Havener, Alexander Walker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:20 | Utah | George Coutu misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:20 | Utah | George Coutu makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Kirk Duncan's pass is intercepted by George Coutu | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Utah | Kirk Duncan is called for the reach on Joseph Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #12 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG) Kirk Duncan | |
| 00:11 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:11 | Utah | Joseph Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Dwayne Davis gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |