| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fresh) SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) C - Jack Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Juan Huerta (fresh) SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) SF - Danny Greer (fresh) PF - Paul Way (fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Paul Way wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses short on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans is fouled on the floor by Todd Rogers - foul #1 on Todd Rogers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Todd Rogers - foul #2 on Todd Rogers, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Hadley (SG) Todd Rogers | |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Joseph Motz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Karl Hadley is fouled on the floor by Jack Smith - foul #1 on Jack Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Danny Greer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Juan Huerta snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Danny Greer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Paul Way gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:57 | UMass | Gerard Deal takes the ball from Karl Hadley | 0-0 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Joseph Motz connects on the shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Joseph Motz pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fresh) SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Juan Huerta (fresh) SG - Karl Hadley (fresh) SF - Danny Greer (fresh) PF - Paul Way (fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Danny Greer loses the dribble to Stephen Brackman | 0-2 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Motz - foul #1 on Joseph Motz, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Juan Huerta, Danny Greer, Paul Way, Joseph Motz | |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Joseph Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Paul Bacchus misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Joseph Harris tips it home | 0-4 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Paul Bacchus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Thomas Wigginton tips it home | 2-6 |
| 13:35 | UC Irvine | Marc Purifoy swats the short shot by Jack Smith | 2-6 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Marc Purifoy pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Thomas Wigginton comes up short on the runner near the basket | 2-6 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Smith | 5-6 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Marc Purifoy's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Smith | 5-6 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Marc Purifoy can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Marc Purifoy misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 12:28 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Karl Hadley gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Marc Purifoy drills a floater from the right wing set up by Paul Bacchus | 5-8 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Marc Purifoy - foul #1 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Albert Jones (SF), David Owens (PF), Randall Adams (C) Brian Barkley, Stephen Brackman, Gerard Deal, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Paul Way (PF), Joseph Motz (C) Karl Hadley, Thomas Wigginton, Joseph Harris, Marc Purifoy | |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mike Woodside (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Jones (fresh) PF - David Owens (fresh) C - Randall Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Huerta (fresh) SF - Danny Greer (fresh) PF - Paul Way (fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Juan Huerta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Danny Greer snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Danny Greer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | David Owens is fouled on the floor by Paul Way - foul #1 on Paul Way, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler (SG) Scott Deans | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (SG) Paul Bacchus | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Danny Greer snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Adams - foul #1 on Randall Adams, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Hadley (SG) Felix Bostic | |
| 10:10 | UMass | Joseph Motz makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Joseph Motz makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Karl Hadley - foul #1 on Karl Hadley, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman (SF), Jack Smith (C) Albert Jones, Randall Adams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Juan Huerta hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Karl Hadley | 10-16 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | Paul Way picks off the pass by David Owens | 10-16 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Danny Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Owens | 10-16 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Danny Greer snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Juan Huerta buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Danny Greer | 10-19 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman knocks in the floater in the lane | 12-19 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Danny Greer hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-22 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Boris Zeisler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Woodside (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Brackman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Owens (fairly fresh) C - Jack Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Juan Huerta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Karl Hadley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Greer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Way (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Motz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | The refs have stopped play. David Owens is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 12-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Scott Deans (SG), Albert Jones (SF), Gerard Deal (PF), Randall Adams (C) Boris Zeisler, Mike Woodside, Stephen Brackman, David Owens, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Felix Bostic (SG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Juan Huerta, Karl Hadley, Danny Greer, Paul Way, Joseph Motz | |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Felix Bostic - foul #1 on Felix Bostic, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Marc Purifoy misses the 3 from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans lays it up and in set up by Brian Barkley | 16-22 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Paul Bacchus buries a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Wigginton | 16-24 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-24 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams snags the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wigginton - foul #1 on Thomas Wigginton, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman (SF), Jack Smith (C) Albert Jones, Randall Adams | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (PG), Karl Hadley (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Joseph Motz (C) Paul Bacchus, Felix Bostic, Thomas Wigginton, Marc Purifoy | |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Brian Barkley steals it from Joseph Motz | 18-24 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Karl Hadley - foul #2 on Karl Hadley, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Paul Way (PF) Karl Hadley, Joseph Harris | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith misses the free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Deal | 20-24 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-24 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Joseph Motz snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Paul Way clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Danny Greer gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Jack Smith blocks the short jumper by Joseph Motz | 20-24 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Stephen Brackman | 20-24 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 20-24 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Paul Way gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerard Deal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Huerta (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Way (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Motz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | UMass | Jack Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Motz - foul #2 on Jack Smith, team foul #3 | 20-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), David Owens (PF) Brian Barkley, Gerard Deal | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Rogers (SG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Marc Purifoy (C) Juan Huerta, Danny Greer, Joseph Motz | |
| 02:46 | UMass | Marc Purifoy connects on the floater near the basket set up by Paul Bacchus | 20-26 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Marc Purifoy pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Marc Purifoy's fadeaway is rejected by David Owens | 20-26 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Marc Purifoy comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mike Woodside - foul #1 on Mike Woodside, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Albert Jones (SF), Randall Adams (C) Scott Deans, Stephen Brackman, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (PG), Danny Greer (SF), Joseph Motz (C) Paul Bacchus, Thomas Wigginton, Paul Way | |
| 01:44 | UMass | Marc Purifoy makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Marc Purifoy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Motz - foul #2 on Joseph Motz, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal (PF) David Owens | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Harris (PF) Marc Purifoy | |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Harris | 24-27 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Juan Huerta misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Danny Greer loses the dribble to Gerard Deal | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley is fouled on the floor by Juan Huerta - foul #1 on Juan Huerta, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG), Stephen Brackman (SF), Jack Smith (C) Mike Woodside, Albert Jones, Randall Adams | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Way (PF) Joseph Harris | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |