| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | George Rencher inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | The jump hook by Paul Raney is blocked by Scott Privett | 31-41 |
| 19:45 | UMass | David Ervin snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Paul Tucker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Scott Privett tips it but misses | 31-41 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | George Rencher grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | George Rencher's layup is rejected by Scott Privett | 31-41 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Paul Tucker gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Paul Tucker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lawrence Herren | 31-44 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Dan Pierce knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Edmund Rogan | 33-44 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Paul Raney steals it from Paul Tucker | 33-44 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Dan Pierce knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Edmund Rogan and he's hacked by Lawrence Herren - foul #1 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Lawrence Herren drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Tucker | 36-46 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | John Cevallos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Scott Privett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Lawrence Herren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | George Rencher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Dan Pierce splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 17:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Scott Privett | 36-46 |
| 17:32 | UMass | David Wheeler travels with the ball | 36-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SF), Melvin Reed (PF) George Rencher, John Cevallos | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF), Zackary Hicks (C) David Wheeler, Scott Privett | |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is hacked by Paul Tucker - foul #3 on Paul Tucker, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, Paul Raney | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG) Paul Tucker | |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Lawrence Herren makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Ervin | 36-49 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Michael Davis makes the wide open runner from the baseline set up by Pauly Collins | 38-49 |
| 16:18 | UMass | David Ervin is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Ervin, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), George Rencher (SF), Paul Raney (C) Pauly Collins, Dan Pierce, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG), David Wheeler (PF) Lawrence Herren, David Ervin | |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Michael Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 16:04 | UMass | David Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Michael Davis steps in front of the Charles Merrell pass in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Paul Raney drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Davis | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Whited (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Dates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UMass | Michael Davis picks off the pass by David Wheeler | 40-49 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Melvin Reed clanks a jump hook from the right block | 40-49 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Melvin Reed gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | David Wheeler steps in front of the George Rencher pass | 40-49 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Scott Dates is called for a charge - foul #3 on Scott Dates, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Dan Pierce (SG), Clyde Smith (SF), John Cevallos (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, Michael Davis, George Rencher, Melvin Reed, Paul Raney | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), David Ervin (SF), Scott Privett (C) Charles Merrell, William Whited, Scott Dates, Zackary Hicks | |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Pauly Collins | 43-49 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Paul Tucker drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Herren | 43-51 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Clyde Smith is hacked by David Ervin - foul #4 on David Ervin, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (SF) David Ervin | |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Pauly Collins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Dan Pierce tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Paul Tucker is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), George Rencher (SF), Paul Raney (C) Pauly Collins, Clyde Smith, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:53 | UMass | David Wheeler is whistled for a carry | 45-51 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | George Rencher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 12:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Wheeler | 45-51 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Lawrence Herren clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | David Wheeler steals it from Edmund Rogan | 45-51 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Paul Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Rogan - foul #3 on Edmund Rogan, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Reed (PF) John Cevallos | |
| Subs | UMass | Zackary Hicks (C) Scott Privett | |
| 12:05 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | George Rencher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is hacked by David Wheeler - foul #3 on David Wheeler, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), William Whited (SG) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Melvin Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Melvin Reed misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Paul Raney tips it in | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Whited (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Dates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Wheeler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | UMass | David Wheeler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-51 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Charles Merrell tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Dan Pierce gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Scott Dates is called for the reach on George Rencher - foul #4 on Scott Dates, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), Pauly Collins (C) Dan Pierce, Paul Raney | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (SF) Scott Dates | |
| 11:00 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses the jump hook from the left block | 49-51 |
| 10:40 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Wheeler | 49-51 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Reed | 49-51 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Pauly Collins banks in the layup set up by Edmund Rogan | 51-51 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Paul Tucker connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Whited | 51-53 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | George Rencher can't finish the layup | 51-53 |
| 09:30 | UMass | David Wheeler snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (SG), John Cevallos (PF), Paul Raney (C) Edmund Rogan, George Rencher, Melvin Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Herren (SG), Scott Privett (C) William Whited, Zackary Hicks | |
| 09:25 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Merrell - foul #3 on Charles Merrell, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Paul Tucker buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Wheeler | 53-57 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Dan Pierce is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Clyde Smith (SF) Pauly Collins, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG) Charles Merrell | |
| 07:59 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-57 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | John Cevallos grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan banks in the layup set up by Dan Pierce and he's fouled by William Whited - foul #3 on William Whited, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Reed (SF) Clyde Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | David Ervin (SF), Scott Dates (PF) William Whited, David Wheeler | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Scott Privett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Dan Pierce gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Raney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott Dates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Dan Pierce evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Paul Tucker grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:51 | UMass | John Cevallos blocks the short jumper by Paul Tucker | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Paul Raney grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Edmund Rogan, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), George Rencher (SF), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, John Cevallos, Paul Raney | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, Scott Privett | |
| 06:11 | UMass | David Ervin buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Lawrence Herren | 55-59 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Scott Dates steals the ball from Melvin Reed | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Scott Dates hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on George Rencher - foul #1 on George Rencher, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG) Dan Pierce | |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG) Lawrence Herren | |
| 05:44 | UMass | Scott Dates makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Scott Dates makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Melvin Reed banks in the layup set up by Thomas Alexander | 57-61 |
| 05:09 | UMass | David Ervin loses the dribble to Melvin Reed | 57-61 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | George Rencher lays it up and in set up by Michael Davis | 59-61 |
| 04:46 | UMass | David Ervin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Melvin Reed grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | George Rencher drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Pauly Collins | 62-61 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Scott Dates can't finish the layup | 62-61 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Melvin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Dan Pierce (SG), John Cevallos (PF), Paul Raney (C) Pauly Collins, Michael Davis, Melvin Reed, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), David Wheeler (PF), Scott Privett (C) Charles Merrell, William Whited, Scott Dates, Zackary Hicks | |
| 03:56 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-61 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Paul Raney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-61 |
| 03:44 | UMass | David Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:40 | UMass | John Cevallos picks off the pass by Paul Tucker | 62-61 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | George Rencher lays it up and in set up by Edmund Rogan | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Wheeler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Paul Tucker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Scott Privett hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Paul Tucker is called for the reach on Edmund Rogan - foul #4 on Paul Tucker, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Scott Privett gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:34 | UMass | John Cevallos steals the ball from Scott Privett | 65-63 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Dan Pierce is called for traveling | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SF) George Rencher | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Scott Dates (PF) Paul Tucker, David Wheeler | |
| 02:23 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG) Charles Merrell | |
| 02:13 | UMass | Paul Tucker connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 65-65 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Lawrence Herren steals the ball from George Rencher | 65-65 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Scott Dates drills a runner from the left block set up by Paul Tucker | 65-67 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Paul Tucker snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Lawrence Herren drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Privett | 65-70 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | George Rencher lays it in on a great pass from Dan Pierce | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Scott Dates is fouled on the floor by George Rencher - foul #2 on George Rencher, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | David Ervin is hacked by George Rencher - foul #3 on George Rencher, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 00:22 | UMass | David Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:22 | UMass | David Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Dan Pierce is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dan Pierce, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Edmund Rogan is called for the reach on David Ervin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edmund Rogan, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG) Edmund Rogan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:16 | UMass | David Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:16 | UMass | David Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | John Cevallos grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Scott Privett takes the ball from John Cevallos | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Pauly Collins is called for the reach on Paul Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pauly Collins, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Scott Privett grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Scott Privett runs out the clock | 67-75 |