| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delmer Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Chappell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Pollard (fresh) C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Gary Sherburne inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | UMass | Gary Sherburne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Pollard - foul #2 on Jeffery Pollard, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:50 | UMass | Gary Sherburne makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:50 | UMass | Gary Sherburne misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:50 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:34 | Boston College | Delmer Carey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Kirk Duncan gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Lloyd Duff is called for the reach on Albert Senior - foul #1 on Lloyd Duff, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Lloyd Duff steals the ball from Dwayne Davis | 32-30 |
| 18:45 | Boston College | Gary Chappell misses the dunk but the foul's on Gary Sherburne - foul #3 on Gary Sherburne, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SF) Gary Sherburne | |
| 18:45 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:45 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Willy Severino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 18:27 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:05 | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Delmer Carey | 36-30 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Grant Moody knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Willy Severino | 36-33 |
| 17:32 | Boston College | Delmer Carey makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Lloyd Duff | 39-33 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Davis out of a doubleteam | 39-36 |
| 16:54 | Boston College | Delmer Carey's floater is knocked away by Dwayne Davis | 39-36 |
| 16:53 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:25 | Boston College | Gary Chappell buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Peters | 41-36 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Dwayne Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Peters - foul #3 on Eric Peters, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG), Larry Super (SF), Albert Williams (PF), Glenn Stanley (C) Eric Peters, Gary Chappell, Jeffery Pollard, Lloyd Duff | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Frederick Noles (SF), Dean Kidwell (PF) Kirk Duncan, Grant Moody, Willy Severino | |
| 16:10 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:41 | Boston College | David Byrd is fouled on the floor by Hugh Eastland - foul #1 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lewis Sieminski (SF), Gary Sherburne (C) Frederick Noles, Dwayne Davis | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - David Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Delmer Carey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Super (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) C - Glenn Stanley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) SG - Albert Senior (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dean Kidwell (fresh) C - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Boston College | Larry Super clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 15:28 | Boston College | Albert Williams grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 15:09 | Boston College | Larry Super misses the turnaround in the paint | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Gary Sherburne pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 15:01 | Boston College | Albert Williams grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 14:35 | Boston College | David Byrd makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Super | 44-37 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Dean Kidwell knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Albert Senior | 44-39 |
| 14:09 | Boston College | Larry Super is whistled for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Gary Chappell (SF), Jeffery Pollard (PF) Delmer Carey, Larry Super, Albert Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Willy Severino (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Dean Kidwell, Gary Sherburne | |
| 13:51 | UMass | Dwayne Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 13:38 | Boston College | Gary Chappell's layup is rejected by Dwayne Davis | 44-39 |
| 13:36 | UMass | Dwayne Davis snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is denied on a layup by Glenn Stanley | 44-39 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski tips it home | 44-41 |
| 13:10 | Boston College | Gary Chappell connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Peters and the foul's on Kirk Duncan - foul #1 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Lloyd Duff (C) Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:10 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Kirk Duncan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lewis Sieminski | 47-44 |
| 12:30 | Boston College | David Byrd comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kirk Duncan - foul #2 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 12:30 | Boston College | David Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:30 | Boston College | David Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Grant Moody hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 12:13 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:59 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by David Byrd | 50-44 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Jeffery Pollard is called for the reach on Grant Moody - foul #3 on Jeffery Pollard, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (SG) Grant Moody | |
| 11:45 | UMass | Gary Sherburne is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Gary Sherburne, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (SG) David Byrd | |
| Subs | UMass | Frederick Noles (SF) Gary Sherburne | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delmer Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Chappell (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) SF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Boston College | Delmer Carey buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Chappell | 53-44 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Gary Chappell is called for the reach on Frederick Noles - foul #2 on Gary Chappell, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG), Larry Super (SF), Albert Williams (PF), Glenn Stanley (C) Eric Peters, Gary Chappell, Jeffery Pollard, Lloyd Duff | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF) Hugh Eastland, Frederick Noles | |
| 10:47 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 53-44 |
| 10:46 | Boston College | Albert Williams gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:17 | Boston College | David Byrd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Albert Senior hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Williams - foul #1 on Albert Williams, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Chappell (SF) Delmer Carey | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Dean Kidwell (PF), Frederick Noles (C) Kirk Duncan, Willy Severino, Dwayne Davis | |
| 10:10 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:49 | Boston College | Gary Chappell can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dean Kidwell - foul #2 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Jeffery Pollard (PF) Larry Super, Albert Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:49 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:49 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Albert Senior misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 09:40 | Boston College | David Byrd grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 09:17 | Boston College | Dean Kidwell blocks the short jumper by Gary Chappell | 55-46 |
| 09:16 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Stanley | 55-46 |
| 08:50 | Boston College | David Byrd connects on the 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Albert Senior hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Dean Kidwell is called for the reach on Jeffery Pollard - foul #3 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (SG), Larry Super (SF), Lloyd Duff (C) David Byrd, Gary Chappell, Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Willy Severino (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell | |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Larry Super steals the ball from Willy Severino | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | Boston College | Larry Super makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Delmer Carey | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delmer Carey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Super (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:57 | UMass | Frederick Noles clanks a runner in the lane | 61-49 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Dwayne Davis can't tip it in | 61-49 |
| 06:54 | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:40 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG), Gary Chappell (SF), Albert Williams (PF) Eric Peters, Larry Super, Jeffery Pollard | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Frederick Noles | |
| 06:26 | UMass | Kirk Duncan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 06:25 | Boston College | David Byrd gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:05 | Boston College | Gary Chappell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 06:03 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:42 | Boston College | Delmer Carey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 05:41 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to David Byrd | 61-49 |
| 05:14 | Boston College | Gary Chappell is fouled on the floor by Grant Moody - foul #2 on Grant Moody, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Glenn Stanley (C) David Byrd, Lloyd Duff | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF) Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne | |
| 05:14 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:14 | Boston College | Gary Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lewis Sieminski | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Willy Severino tips it but misses | 62-49 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| 04:47 | Boston College | Delmer Carey is fouled on the floor by Albert Senior - foul #2 on Albert Senior, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard (PF) Albert Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:47 | Boston College | Delmer Carey makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:47 | Boston College | Delmer Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Dwayne Davis loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 64-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (SG) Delmer Carey | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Dean Kidwell (C) Kirk Duncan, Dwayne Davis | |
| 04:08 | Boston College | David Byrd knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Chappell | 67-51 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski double dribbles | 67-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Super (SF) Gary Chappell | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (C) Willy Severino | |
| 03:30 | Boston College | David Byrd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Dean Kidwell pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Albert Senior comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 03:22 | Boston College | Glenn Stanley gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Super (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Stanley (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Boston College | Eric Peters knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Byrd | 70-51 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Gary Sherburne knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Glenn Stanley - foul #2 on Glenn Stanley, team foul #7 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (SG), Gary Chappell (SF), Albert Williams (PF), Lloyd Duff (C) Eric Peters, Larry Super, Jeffery Pollard, Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Frederick Noles (C) Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Gary Sherburne makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:25 | Boston College | Dean Kidwell is called for the reach on David Byrd - foul #4 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #10 | 70-54 |
| 02:25 | Boston College | David Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:25 | Boston College | David Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Gary Sherburne pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Gary Sherburne scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 02:00 | Boston College | Gary Chappell lays it in | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:57 | UMass | Hugh Eastland is fouled in the backcourt by David Byrd - foul #1 on David Byrd, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Jeffery Pollard (PF) David Byrd, Albert Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:57 | UMass | Hugh Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Hugh Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:35 | Boston College | Gary Chappell misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-58 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Frederick Noles grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Dean Kidwell double dribbles | 73-58 |
| 01:03 | Boston College | Gary Chappell buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Lloyd Duff and the foul's on Gary Sherburne - foul #5 on Gary Sherburne, team foul #11 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dwayne Davis (C) Gary Sherburne | |
| 01:03 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the free throw | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Dean Kidwell misses the lay-in | 76-58 |
| 00:55 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Noles | 76-58 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Frederick Noles clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 76-58 |
| 00:51 | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Boston College | Eric Peters comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 00:29 | Boston College | Delmer Carey tips it in | 78-58 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Dwayne Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Duff | 78-58 |
| 00:22 | Boston College | Delmer Carey snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Eric Peters runs out the clock | 78-58 |