| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Noles (fresh) PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sumler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Wagner (fresh) C - Kevin Bartkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski is hacked by Willy Severino - foul #2 on Willy Severino, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Antonio Langlois steps in front of the Frederick Noles pass | 37-33 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Willy Severino - foul #3 on Willy Severino, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Louis Otis (PF) Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Albert Senior's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner can't throw it down | 37-35 |
| 18:32 | UMass | John Sumler snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Albert Senior loses the dribble to Robert Joseph | 37-35 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 17:56 | UMass | Frederick Noles hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Sumler | 40-35 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner loses the dribble to Louis Otis | 40-35 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Louis Otis scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Hugh Eastland | 42-35 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph is hacked by Albert Senior - foul #3 on Albert Senior, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Adam Cummings (SF), John Dietz (PF), Anthony Heyward (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Frederick Noles, Louis Otis, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (PG), Patrick Hodge (SG), Anthony Haskell (SF), Larry Graf (PF), Josef Tyminski (C) Robert Joseph, Wesley Garner, Antonio Langlois, Edward Wagner, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| 16:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker hits the finger roll set up by Larry Graf and the foul's on Joshua Maher - foul #1 on Joshua Maher, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Joshua Maher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Grant Moody | 44-38 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Heyward knocks away the 3 by Patrick Hodge | 44-38 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Adam Cummings snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Anthony Heyward is hacked by Josef Tyminski - foul #1 on Josef Tyminski, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Frederick Noles (SF), Willy Severino (PF) Grant Moody, Adam Cummings, Anthony Heyward | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois (SF) Anthony Haskell | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joshua Maher (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Dietz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Forest Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Langlois (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Graf (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Josef Tyminski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UMass | John Dietz comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-38 |
| 15:35 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Severino | 44-38 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Frederick Noles throws it down | 46-38 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf is denied on a layup by Frederick Noles | 46-38 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Josef Tyminski snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:21 | UMass | John Dietz is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Adam Cummings (SF), John Sumler (C) Joshua Maher, Albert Senior, Frederick Noles, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Wesley Garner (SG), Edward Wagner (PF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Forest Parker, Patrick Hodge, Larry Graf, Josef Tyminski | |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 13:51 | UMass | John Sumler pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Bartkowski | 46-42 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Wesley Garner steals it from Hugh Eastland | 46-42 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois connects on the 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Willy Severino scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Adam Cummings | 49-45 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-45 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:15 | UMass | John Sumler gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Grant Moody misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Willy Severino - foul #4 on Willy Severino, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Frederick Noles (SF), Louis Otis (PF), John Dietz (C) Hugh Eastland, Grant Moody, Adam Cummings, Willy Severino, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (SF), Josef Tyminski (C) Antonio Langlois, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| 12:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joshua Maher (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Otis (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dietz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forest Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Tyminski (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Josef Tyminski hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 11:19 | UMass | John Dietz drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Frederick Noles | 51-50 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis Otis - foul #3 on Louis Otis, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), John Sumler (C) Joshua Maher, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge (PG), Larry Graf (PF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Robert Joseph, Edward Wagner, Josef Tyminski | |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Sumler | 51-51 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Albert Senior can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Albert Senior steals the ball from Larry Graf | 51-51 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Hugh Eastland clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Otis swats the shot by Forest Parker | 51-51 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Albert Senior gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Albert Senior connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hugh Eastland | 54-51 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Frederick Noles buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Albert Senior | 57-54 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Patrick Hodge | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | UMass | John Sumler is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hodge - foul #3 on Patrick Hodge, team foul #2 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Adam Cummings (SF), John Dietz (PF), Anthony Heyward (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Frederick Noles, Louis Otis, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Anthony Haskell (SG), Antonio Langlois (SF), Edward Wagner (PF), Josef Tyminski (C) Patrick Hodge, Wesley Garner, Forest Parker, Larry Graf, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| 08:07 | UMass | Grant Moody is hacked by Anthony Haskell - foul #3 on Anthony Haskell, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Anthony Heyward connects on the runner from close range | 59-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joshua Maher (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Haskell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Antonio Langlois (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edward Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Tyminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Cummings picks off the pass by Robert Joseph | 59-56 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Joshua Maher loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Willy Severino (PF) Anthony Heyward | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph's fadeaway is rejected by Willy Severino | 59-56 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Willy Severino grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:07 | UMass | Grant Moody drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Maher | 62-56 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Josef Tyminski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Grant Moody pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Willy Severino hits a shot from the right block set up by Joshua Maher and he's hacked by Anthony Haskell - foul #4 on Anthony Haskell, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UMass | David Pyles (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Frederick Noles (SF), John Sumler (C) Joshua Maher, Grant Moody, Adam Cummings, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (SG), Reginald Becton (C) Anthony Haskell, Josef Tyminski | |
| 06:21 | UMass | Willy Severino makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Albert Senior steps in front of the Forest Parker pass | 65-56 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Willy Severino lays it in | 67-56 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner misses short on a floater from the left side | 67-56 |
| 05:29 | UMass | John Sumler pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Albert Senior can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Antonio Langlois - foul #2 on Antonio Langlois, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG) David Pyles | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge (SG), Anthony Haskell (SF), Larry Graf (PF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Robert Joseph, Antonio Langlois, Edward Wagner, Reginald Becton | |
| 05:25 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Louis Otis (C) John Sumler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Josef Tyminski (PF) Anthony Haskell | |
| 04:49 | UMass | Willy Severino drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Senior | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Noles - foul #3 on Frederick Noles, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner (SG) Josef Tyminski | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Frederick Noles misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge is whistled for traveling | 70-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SF), John Dietz (C) Frederick Noles, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois (SF) Forest Parker | |
| 03:51 | UMass | Hugh Eastland scores on a floater from the right side | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Hodge | 72-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Grant Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Otis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - John Dietz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Patrick Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Langlois (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Bartkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Louis Otis misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Graf - foul #1 on Larry Graf, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (SF), John Sumler (C) Albert Senior, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Edward Wagner (PF), Josef Tyminski (C) Patrick Hodge, Larry Graf, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Louis Otis makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Louis Otis misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:27 | UMass | John Sumler pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 03:20 | UMass | John Sumler loses the ball out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Cummings (SF), Willy Severino (PF) Hugh Eastland, Louis Otis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (SG) Wesley Garner | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Josef Tyminski tips it home | 73-62 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Frederick Noles (SF) Joshua Maher, Grant Moody, Adam Cummings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner (SG), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Forest Parker, Josef Tyminski | |
| 02:49 | UMass | Albert Senior comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-62 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Joseph | 73-64 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Wesley Garner picks off the pass by Frederick Noles | 73-64 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph is fouled on the floor by Albert Senior - foul #4 on Albert Senior, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Albert Senior grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Albert Senior's pass is intercepted by Wesley Garner | 73-64 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-64 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Willy Severino snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 01:13 | UMass | John Sumler clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Wagner - foul #3 on Edward Wagner, team foul #7 | 73-64 |
| 01:13 | UMass | John Sumler makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:13 | UMass | John Sumler misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Kevin Bartkowski is blocked by Willy Severino | 74-64 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 74-64 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Langlois | 74-64 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph knocks in the 3 from straight away | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Wesley Garner is called for the reach on Albert Senior in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Garner, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (PF), John Dietz (C) Willy Severino, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Frederick Noles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Joseph - foul #1 on Robert Joseph, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Frederick Noles makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Frederick Noles makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski misses the lay-in | 78-67 |
| 00:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Albert Senior | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Hugh Eastland runs out the clock | 78-67 |