| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) SF - Danny Greer (fresh) PF - Paul Way (fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Richard Nguyen (fresh) SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Mark Charpentier (fresh) PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Matthew Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Paul Way wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | UMass | Matthew Jordan is called for the reach on Joseph Motz - foul #1 on Matthew Jordan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Nguyen - foul #1 on Richard Nguyen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Joseph Motz makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Georgia Southern | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Georgia Southern | Mark Charpentier misses the jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Joseph Motz grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Paul Way blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Jordan - foul #2 on Matthew Jordan, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm (C) Matthew Jordan | |
| 19:00 | UMass | Paul Way misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Paul Way misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Georgia Southern | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Georgia Southern | Paul Way steals it from William Johnson | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | UMass | The jumper by Paul Bacchus is denied by William Johnson | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Way | 1-0 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Joseph Motz hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Paul Way | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas drills a floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Todd Rogers banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Georgia Southern | Mark Charpentier scores on a floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | UMass | Joseph Motz drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Bacchus and he's fouled by Mark Charpentier - foul #1 on Mark Charpentier, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Park (PG), Joseph Benning (SG), Jessie Barnes (SF), Marijan Masloski (PF) Richard Nguyen, James Thomas, Mark Charpentier, William Johnson | |
| 17:23 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:23 | Georgia Southern | Marijan Masloski gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Paul Bacchus snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Danny Greer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Benning grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:46 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Joseph Motz gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Danny Greer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 16:13 | Georgia Southern | William Park loses the dribble to Joseph Motz | 10-4 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Joseph Motz hits the finger roll | 12-4 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Greer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Way (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - William Park (fresh) SG - Joseph Benning (fresh) SF - Jessie Barnes (fresh) PF - Marijan Masloski (fresh) C - Gregory Boehm (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Georgia Southern | William Park misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-4 |
| 15:42 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm snags the offensive board | 12-4 |
| 15:30 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by William Park | 12-6 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Danny Greer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 15:24 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 15:03 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm loses the dribble to Paul Bacchus | 12-6 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Joseph Motz is denied on a layup by Marijan Masloski | 12-6 |
| 14:46 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 14:37 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm snags the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 14:32 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Joseph Motz snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Paul Bacchus is whistled for traveling | 12-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (PG), Karl Hadley (SG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Paul Bacchus, Todd Rogers, Danny Greer, Paul Way, Joseph Motz | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen (PG), James Thomas (SG), Mark Charpentier (SF), William Johnson (PF), Matthew Jordan (C) William Park, Joseph Benning, Jessie Barnes, Marijan Masloski, Gregory Boehm | |
| 14:06 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Marc Purifoy - foul #1 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| 13:57 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Marc Purifoy pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Juan Huerta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 13:37 | Georgia Southern | Matthew Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:22 | Georgia Southern | Thomas Wigginton is called for the reach on Mark Charpentier - foul #1 on Thomas Wigginton, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 13:09 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 13:07 | Georgia Southern | Matthew Jordan tips it back up and in | 12-8 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Joseph Harris connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Juan Huerta | 14-8 |
| 12:39 | Georgia Southern | William Johnson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Charpentier | 14-10 |
| 12:25 | UMass | Marc Purifoy hits a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Matthew Jordan - foul #3 on Matthew Jordan, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes (SF), Gregory Boehm (C) Mark Charpentier, Matthew Jordan | |
| 12:25 | UMass | Marc Purifoy makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:16 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Nguyen and the foul's on Marc Purifoy - foul #2 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Way (PF), Joseph Motz (C) Joseph Harris, Marc Purifoy | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 12:16 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Juan Huerta misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-13 |
| 11:53 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 11:48 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jessie Barnes | 17-16 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Juan Huerta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Karl Hadley (fresh) SF - Thomas Wigginton (fresh) PF - Paul Way (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Richard Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Barnes (fresh) PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Boehm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Joseph Motz blows the layup | 17-16 |
| 11:27 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 11:21 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Boehm and he's hacked by Paul Way - foul #1 on Paul Way, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Todd Rogers (SG), Danny Greer (SF) Juan Huerta, Karl Hadley, Thomas Wigginton | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Park (PG), Mark Charpentier (SF) Jessie Barnes, Gregory Boehm | |
| 11:21 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Danny Greer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Rogers | 20-19 |
| 10:56 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Motz swats the short shot by Richard Nguyen | 20-19 |
| 10:55 | Georgia Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Nguyen | 20-19 |
| 10:37 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Harris (PF) Paul Way | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes (SF), Gregory Boehm (C) William Park, Mark Charpentier | |
| 10:18 | UMass | Danny Greer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Joseph Harris hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 10:01 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Thomas Wigginton (SF) Paul Bacchus, Danny Greer | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Joseph Benning (SG), Mark Charpentier (SF), Marijan Masloski (PF) James Thomas, Jessie Barnes, William Johnson | |
| 09:54 | UMass | Todd Rogers drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 09:44 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 09:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Harris | 24-19 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Todd Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Joseph Motz pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Joseph Motz hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Felix Bostic | 26-19 |
| 09:01 | Georgia Southern | Marijan Masloski connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Nguyen | 26-21 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Todd Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Joseph Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Felix Bostic can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 08:30 | Georgia Southern | Mark Charpentier grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 08:25 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Charpentier | 26-24 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Felix Bostic misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 07:57 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 07:52 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 07:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Motz | 26-24 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Joseph Motz is hacked by Gregory Boehm - foul #1 on Gregory Boehm, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Paul Way (PF) Felix Bostic, Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | James Thomas (SG), Jessie Barnes (SF), William Johnson (PF), Matthew Jordan (C) Joseph Benning, Mark Charpentier, Marijan Masloski, Gregory Boehm | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Huerta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Way (fresh) C - Joseph Motz (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Richard Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Juan Huerta is hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Juan Huerta makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Juan Huerta makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:52 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Nguyen | 28-27 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Joseph Motz can't connect on a runner from close range | 28-27 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Paul Bacchus gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 06:09 | UMass | William Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Bacchus - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Paul Bacchus misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Paul Way gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Joseph Motz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-27 |
| 05:42 | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:38 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Rogers (SG), Joseph Harris (C) Juan Huerta, Joseph Motz | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Mark Charpentier (SF) Jessie Barnes | |
| 05:12 | UMass | Joseph Harris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Nguyen - foul #2 on Richard Nguyen, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wigginton (SF) Danny Greer | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Park (PG), Jessie Barnes (SF) Richard Nguyen, Mark Charpentier | |
| 05:12 | UMass | Joseph Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Joseph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:59 | Georgia Southern | Paul Bacchus is called for the reach on William Park - foul #1 on Paul Bacchus, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG) Paul Bacchus | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm (C) Matthew Jordan | |
| 04:49 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas is hacked by Todd Rogers - foul #1 on Todd Rogers, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (PG) Felix Bostic | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Mark Charpentier (SF), Matthew Jordan (C) Jessie Barnes, Gregory Boehm | |
| 04:44 | Georgia Southern | Matthew Jordan comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Paul Way pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:24 | UMass | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Harris | 30-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Motz (C) Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jessie Barnes (SF), Gregory Boehm (C) Mark Charpentier, Matthew Jordan | |
| 04:08 | Georgia Southern | Juan Huerta takes the ball from Gregory Boehm | 30-27 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Juan Huerta lays it up and in | 32-27 |
| 03:56 | Georgia Southern | William Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Park | 32-30 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Juan Huerta is hacked by William Park - foul #1 on William Park, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Danny Greer (SF), Marc Purifoy (C) Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Joseph Motz | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen (PG), Mark Charpentier (SF), Matthew Jordan (C) William Park, Jessie Barnes, Gregory Boehm | |
| 03:33 | UMass | Juan Huerta makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Juan Huerta makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:24 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas's floater is knocked away by Paul Way | 34-30 |
| 03:23 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Huerta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Way (tiring) 3 reb. C - Marc Purifoy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Richard Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Charpentier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Marc Purifoy clanks a runner from the left block | 34-32 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Marc Purifoy tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 03:01 | Georgia Southern | James Thomas scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Richard Nguyen | 36-34 |
| 02:38 | UMass | William Johnson denies the turnaround by Marc Purifoy | 36-34 |
| 02:36 | Georgia Southern | Matthew Jordan gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 02:32 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 02:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Marc Purifoy | 36-34 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Marc Purifoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Rogers (SG), Joseph Harris (PF) Juan Huerta, Paul Way | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Joseph Benning (SG), Jessie Barnes (SF), Marijan Masloski (PF), Gregory Boehm (C) James Thomas, Mark Charpentier, William Johnson, Matthew Jordan | |
| 01:59 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm misses long on a jumper in the paint | 36-34 |
| 01:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Marc Purifoy | 36-34 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Todd Rogers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Greer | 39-34 |
| 01:34 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marc Purifoy - foul #3 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Motz (C) Paul Bacchus, Danny Greer, Marc Purifoy | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | James Thomas (SG), Mark Charpentier (SF), William Johnson (PF) Joseph Benning, Jessie Barnes, Marijan Masloski | |
| 01:34 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:34 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Harris | 39-35 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Todd Rogers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Motz | 42-35 |
| 01:11 | Georgia Southern | Mark Charpentier loses the dribble to Thomas Wigginton | 42-35 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Joseph Harris's pass is intercepted by Richard Nguyen | 42-35 |
| 00:50 | Georgia Southern | Richard Nguyen hits the finger roll | 42-37 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 00:34 | Georgia Southern | William Johnson grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 00:28 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Boehm connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Thomas | 42-39 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Todd Rogers makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #11 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Danny Greer (SF), Paul Way (PF) Felix Bostic, Thomas Wigginton, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Joseph Benning (SG), Jessie Barnes (SF), Marijan Masloski (PF), Matthew Jordan (C) James Thomas, Mark Charpentier, William Johnson, Gregory Boehm | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Todd Rogers misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:02 | Georgia Southern | Matthew Jordan gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Southern | Matthew Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-39 |