| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) SG - Alex Adams (fresh) SF - Joseph Hebb (fresh) PF - Henry Curran (fresh) C - Phillip Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) SG - Ricky Becraft (fresh) SF - Travis Jackson (fresh) PF - Matthew Yerkes (fresh) C - George Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Henry Curran wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Alex Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UMass | Phillip Yates tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Jackson | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Timothy Primo steals it from Phillip Yates | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Timothy Primo misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | George Scott tips it in | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Matthew Yerkes swats the short shot by Phillip Yates | 2-5 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Travis Jackson snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Phillip Yates grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Phillip Yates comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Daniel Lee grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Joseph Hebb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Matthew Yerkes | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Timothy Primo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Henry Curran misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Phillip Yates hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Travis Jackson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | UMass | Henry Curran gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Phillip Yates misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Primo - foul #1 on Timothy Primo, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Matthew Keene (SF), Christopher Raker (PF) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (PG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Schmidt (PF) Timothy Primo, Travis Jackson, Matthew Yerkes | |
| 17:36 | UMass | Phillip Yates makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Phillip Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | David Bufford picks off the pass by George Scott | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Matthew Keene hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt can't throw it down but he's fouled by Christopher Raker - foul #1 on Christopher Raker, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Humphrey (SF) Phillip Yates | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Jeffery Schade (C) Ricky Becraft, George Scott | |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Matthew Keene snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Christopher Raker can't connect on a runner from the right block | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | The jump hook by Jeffery Schade is blocked by Terry Humphrey | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Christopher Raker grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Jeffrey Schmidt is called for the reach on Matthew Keene - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schmidt, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Henry Curran (PF) Eric Parks, David Bufford, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), Travis Jackson (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF) Charles Zerbel, Melvin Johnson, Jeffery Schade | |
| 15:54 | UMass | Matthew Keene makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Humphrey | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) SG - Alex Adams (fresh) SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Henry Curran (fresh) C - Matthew Keene (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) SG - William Steele (fresh) SF - Travis Jackson (fresh) PF - Matthew Yerkes (fresh) C - Jeffrey Schmidt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Matthew Yerkes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:44 | UMass | Matthew Keene snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:39 | UMass | Daniel Lee hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Henry Curran | 11-6 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Lee - foul #1 on Daniel Lee, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Hebb (SF) Matthew Keene | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky Becraft (SG), George Scott (C) William Steele, Matthew Yerkes | |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:01 | UMass | Terry Humphrey's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Schmidt | 11-8 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Schmidt | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Timothy Primo double dribbles | 11-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Raker (C) Terry Humphrey | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (PG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF) Timothy Primo, Travis Jackson, Jeffrey Schmidt | |
| 14:27 | UMass | Alex Adams clanks a driving attempt from close range | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | The rebound goes to George Scott | 11-8 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Becraft | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Joseph Hebb can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Joseph Hebb tips it home | 13-10 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Matthew Yerkes is hacked by Alex Adams - foul #1 on Alex Adams, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Matthew Keene (PF), Phillip Yates (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Jeffery Schade (PF), Aaron Jones (C) Ricky Becraft, Matthew Yerkes, George Scott | |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Eric Parks swats the short shot by Jeffery Schade | 13-10 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade tips it home | 13-12 |
| 13:06 | UMass | David Bufford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Matthew Keene tips it but misses | 13-12 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 12:56 | Columbia | William Steele clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Charles Zerbel pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson's layup is rejected by Phillip Yates | 13-12 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Phillip Yates grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Matthew Keene makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Humphrey | 16-12 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | William Steele buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Eric Parks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Bufford | 19-15 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Humphrey (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Zerbel (fresh) SG - William Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Schade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF) Eric Parks, David Bufford, Terry Humphrey, Matthew Keene | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), Ricky Becraft (SG), Travis Jackson (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF), George Scott (C) Charles Zerbel, William Steele, Melvin Johnson, Jeffery Schade, Aaron Jones | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Phillip Yates misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Timothy Primo snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Timothy Primo is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lee - foul #2 on Daniel Lee, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), Christopher Raker (C) Daniel Lee, Phillip Yates | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:46 | Columbia | George Scott hits a jump hook from close range | 19-17 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Eric Parks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-17 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | George Scott snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:12 | Columbia | Matthew Yerkes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Alex Adams gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Joseph Hebb makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Alex Adams | 22-17 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | George Scott's floater is tipped away by Henry Curran | 22-17 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Henry Curran grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Christopher Raker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 22-17 |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Travis Jackson pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | George Scott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Hebb - foul #1 on Joseph Hebb, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (PG), Raymond Grist (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Matthew Keene (PF), Phillip Yates (C) Eric Parks, Alex Adams, Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), William Steele (SG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Schmidt (PF) Timothy Primo, Ricky Becraft, Travis Jackson, Matthew Yerkes | |
| 09:03 | Columbia | George Scott misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | George Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Phillip Yates | 22-17 |
| 08:53 | UMass | William Steele steals it from Terry Humphrey | 22-17 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Keene - foul #1 on Matthew Keene, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffery Schade (C) George Scott | |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Charles Zerbel takes the ball from Raymond Grist | 22-18 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | William Steele throws it down on a great pass from Charles Zerbel | 22-20 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Phillip Yates clanks a runner from the right block | 22-20 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schade | 22-20 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Bufford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Grist (fresh) SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Matthew Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Zerbel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Steele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Schmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Schade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Columbia | William Steele is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Steele, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), Alex Adams (SG) David Bufford, Raymond Grist | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky Becraft (SG) Melvin Johnson | |
| 07:27 | UMass | Eric Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Terry Humphrey tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 07:03 | Columbia | William Steele hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 07:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Matthew Keene | 24-20 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Eric Parks's pass is intercepted by Ricky Becraft | 24-20 |
| 06:50 | Columbia | Charles Zerbel banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Becraft | 24-22 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Matthew Keene travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF), Christopher Raker (C) Terry Humphrey, Matthew Keene, Phillip Yates | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), Travis Jackson (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF), George Scott (C) Charles Zerbel, Ricky Becraft, Jeffrey Schmidt, Jeffery Schade | |
| 06:16 | Columbia | William Steele comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | George Scott misses the tip | 24-22 |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Timothy Primo grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 06:02 | Columbia | William Steele makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Jackson | 24-25 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Eric Parks can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Henry Curran tips it but misses | 24-25 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Joseph Hebb hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | Travis Jackson misses the shot near the basket | 26-25 |
| 05:31 | Columbia | William Steele tips it in | 26-27 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Eric Parks is hacked by Matthew Yerkes - foul #1 on Matthew Yerkes, team foul #4 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (PG), Raymond Grist (SG), Phillip Yates (C) Eric Parks, Alex Adams, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky Becraft (SG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Jeffery Schade (PF) William Steele, Travis Jackson, Matthew Yerkes | |
| 04:50 | UMass | David Bufford drills a shot from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Ricky Becraft and he's hacked by Henry Curran - foul #1 on Henry Curran, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Humphrey (SF), Matthew Keene (PF) Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Jeffrey Schmidt (C) Timothy Primo, George Scott | |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Matthew Keene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-30 |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Charles Zerbel drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Raymond Grist scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Bufford | 30-33 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Phillip Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Bufford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Grist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Zerbel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Becraft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Schade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Schmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Raymond Grist clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF) David Bufford, Raymond Grist, Terry Humphrey, Phillip Yates | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (PG), Travis Jackson (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF), George Scott (C) Charles Zerbel, Ricky Becraft, Jeffery Schade, Jeffrey Schmidt | |
| 03:00 | UMass | Alex Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:58 | Columbia | George Scott snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | William Steele misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Joseph Hebb grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Joseph Hebb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG) Melvin Johnson | |
| 02:26 | Columbia | Timothy Primo makes the jumper in the paint set up by William Steele and he's hacked by Alex Adams - foul #2 on Alex Adams, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | Timothy Primo makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Joseph Hebb can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | George Scott gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Travis Jackson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | George Scott tips it home | 30-38 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Daniel Lee buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Adams | 33-38 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | William Steele buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Primo and he's hacked by Alex Adams - foul #3 on Alex Adams, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Christopher Raker (PF), Phillip Yates (C) Alex Adams, Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran, Matthew Keene | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky Becraft (SG), Jeffrey Schmidt (PF), Jeffery Schade (C) Travis Jackson, Matthew Yerkes, George Scott | |
| 01:24 | Columbia | William Steele misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Christopher Raker gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Daniel Lee makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | William Steele can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Timothy Primo grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Terry Humphrey is called for the reach on William Steele - foul #1 on Terry Humphrey, team foul #10 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (SG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Johnson (SF) Timothy Primo | |
| 00:31 | Columbia | William Steele makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | William Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:02 | UMass | David Bufford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | William Steele gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | William Steele comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-42 |