| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Debolt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Grant Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Parks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | George Degnan lays it in | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Harry Debolt is fouled on the floor by George Degnan - foul #3 on George Degnan, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Collins (PF) Grant Conway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| 19:14 | UMass | Harry Debolt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-28 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the tip | 38-28 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Harry Debolt gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Harry Debolt's pass is intercepted by John Kelly | 38-28 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska lays it up and in on a great pass from John Kelly | 38-30 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Harry Debolt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Ramon Lopez can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 38-30 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is fouled on the floor by Richard Parks - foul #2 on Richard Parks, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Conway (PF), Patrick Wurster (C) Timothy Franklin, Donald Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:23 | Illinois | John Kelly hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 38-32 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Grant Conway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 38-34 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Ramon Lopez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | John Kelly travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Timothy Franklin (SG), Donald Collins (SF), Kenneth Fay (C) Harry Debolt, Ramon Lopez, Richard Parks, Patrick Wurster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Dimarco (SG), James Poplawski (SF), Wesley Powell (PF) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Kenneth Fay hits the finger roll | 40-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Timothy Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Collins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Grant Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Fay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Poplawski (fresh) PF - Wesley Powell (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Wesley Powell scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Randall Mendelsohn | 40-36 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Timothy Franklin misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 40-36 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Donald Collins - foul #1 on Donald Collins, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Debolt (PG), Ramon Lopez (SF), Richard Parks (C) Gustavo Bruno, Donald Collins, Kenneth Fay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), George Degnan (PF), Raymond Green (C) Randall Mendelsohn, James Dimarco, Wesley Powell, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Richard Parks scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ramon Lopez | 42-38 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Ramon Lopez picks off the pass by James Poplawski | 42-38 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Ramon Lopez banks in the layup | 44-38 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | John Kelly splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Harry Debolt | 44-38 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Harry Debolt is hacked by Dallas Antone - foul #1 on Dallas Antone, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Justin Isabell (SF), Kenneth Fay (PF) Timothy Franklin, Grant Conway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF) James Poplawski | |
| 12:52 | UMass | Justin Isabell double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Franklin (SG) Justin Isabell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Dallas Antone scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Prochaska | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Ramon Lopez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dallas Antone | 44-40 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Dallas Antone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 12:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Parks | 44-40 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Ramon Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Donald Collins (SG), Justin Isabell (SF), Grant Conway (PF), Patrick Wurster (C) Harry Debolt, Timothy Franklin, Ramon Lopez, Kenneth Fay, Richard Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, George Degnan, Raymond Green | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Ramon Lopez (SG), Richard Parks (C) Grant Conway, Patrick Wurster | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Ramon Lopez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Isabell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Collins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:01 | UMass | Richard Parks drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Collins | 46-40 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn is hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Debolt (PG), Timothy Franklin (SG), Grant Conway (PF), Patrick Wurster (C) Gustavo Bruno, Justin Isabell, Donald Collins, Richard Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Raymond Green (C) James Dimarco, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Grant Conway grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Ramon Lopez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Harry Debolt snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Harry Debolt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Collins (SF), Richard Parks (C) Ramon Lopez, Patrick Wurster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF) Randall Mendelsohn, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Wesley Powell is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Richard Parks pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Donald Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 09:05 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Debolt | 46-40 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Raymond Green steals it from Grant Conway | 46-40 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Dallas Antone clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Parks - foul #3 on Richard Parks, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Ramon Lopez (SF), Kenneth Fay (PF) Harry Debolt, Donald Collins, Grant Conway | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Geoffrey Horton (C) John Kelly, Raymond Green | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Timothy Franklin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-41 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Dallas Antone snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | James Dimarco hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Powell | 46-44 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Ramon Lopez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Ramon Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Timothy Franklin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Lopez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Fay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:50 | UMass | Timothy Franklin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | James Dimarco comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-44 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Richard Parks snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Timothy Franklin is hacked by James Dimarco - foul #1 on James Dimarco, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Debolt (PG), Donald Collins (SG), Justin Isabell (SF), Grant Conway (PF), Patrick Wurster (C) Gustavo Bruno, Timothy Franklin, Ramon Lopez, Kenneth Fay, Richard Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco, Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 05:45 | UMass | Donald Collins drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is hacked by Grant Conway - foul #3 on Grant Conway, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Franklin (SG), Ramon Lopez (SF) Donald Collins, Patrick Wurster | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska jams it | 51-46 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Timothy Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 04:44 | UMass | Justin Isabell tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | John Kelly is fouled on the floor by Timothy Franklin - foul #1 on Timothy Franklin, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Collins (SG), Richard Parks (C) Timothy Franklin, Justin Isabell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Harry Debolt is called for the reach on Dallas Antone - foul #3 on Harry Debolt, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Harry Debolt makes the floater from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | John Kelly comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 03:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ramon Lopez | 53-48 |
| 03:29 | UMass | John Kelly takes the ball from Donald Collins | 53-48 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Dallas Antone can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Dallas Antone can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Raymond Green tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Donald Collins hits a shot from the left block | 55-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Debolt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ramon Lopez (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Grant Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Franklin (SG), Justin Isabell (SF) Donald Collins, Ramon Lopez | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Justin Isabell is called for the reach on John Kelly - foul #1 on Justin Isabell, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Harry Debolt loses the dribble to John Kelly | 55-52 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Dallas Antone loses the dribble to Timothy Franklin | 55-52 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Grant Conway is called for 5 seconds | 55-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Ramon Lopez (SF) Justin Isabell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Harry Debolt - foul #4 on Harry Debolt, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Dallas Antone steals the ball from Harry Debolt in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Dallas Antone knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Kelly | 55-56 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Harry Debolt knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Parks | 57-56 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | George Degnan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Ramon Lopez snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | The jump hook by Ramon Lopez is blocked by George Degnan | 57-56 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Richard Parks misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Ramon Lopez hits a jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dallas Antone comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-58 |