| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Otis (fresh) C - John Sumler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Grace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | George Brown inbounds the ball | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | John Grace is fouled on the floor by Hugh Eastland - foul #1 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Michael Black can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Louis Otis grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-45 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Gourdine | 25-45 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Michael Black is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Black, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| 19:01 | UMass | John Sumler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-45 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | George Brown can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-45 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine gets the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey is whistled for a carry | 25-45 |
| 18:10 | UMass | John Sumler knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Albert Senior | 27-45 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Grace | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:40 | UMass | Louis Otis hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Grace | 29-49 |
| 17:12 | UMass | Michael Black steals it from John Sumler | 29-49 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Michael Black hits the finger roll | 29-51 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Hugh Eastland hits a shot from the right side | 31-51 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine dunks the ball on a nice dish by Cameron Peachey | 31-53 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Albert Senior misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-53 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Adam Cummings picks off the pass by George Brown | 31-53 |
| 16:14 | UMass | John Sumler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-53 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | George Brown connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Black | 31-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Adam Cummings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Otis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sumler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Grace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cameron Peachey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Michael Black is called for the reach on John Sumler - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #2 | 31-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), Joshua Maher (SG), Thomas Barr (SF), John Dietz (PF), Timmy Cantrell (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Adam Cummings, Louis Otis, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Christopher Castile (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Richard Witty (PF), Daniel Gorman (C) Michael Black, John Grace, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Gary Atherton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barr | 34-55 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Richard Witty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marcel Johnson and he's hacked by Timmy Cantrell - foul #2 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #2 | 34-57 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Richard Witty misses the free throw | 34-57 |
| 15:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Barr | 34-57 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Gary Atherton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-57 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Richard Witty hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Marcel Johnson and he's hacked by Timmy Cantrell - foul #3 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Richard Witty misses the free throw | 34-59 |
| 15:07 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| 14:47 | UMass | John Dietz knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Christopher Castile and the foul's on Thomas Barr - foul #4 on Thomas Barr, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) Thomas Barr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the free throw | 36-62 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Joshua Maher misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-62 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell tips it back up and in | 38-62 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | John Dietz swats the short shot by Wilfred Chappell | 38-62 |
| 14:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Albert Senior | 38-62 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Albert Senior is fouled on the floor by Christopher Castile - foul #2 on Christopher Castile, team foul #3 | 38-62 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Gary Atherton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-62 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Gorman | 38-62 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Castile is hacked by Gary Atherton - foul #1 on Gary Atherton, team foul #5 | 38-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Cummings (SF), Louis Otis (PF) Joshua Maher, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), George Brown (SF), Cameron Peachey (PF), Lee Gourdine (C) Christopher Castile, Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty, Daniel Gorman | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Timmy Cantrell - foul #4 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Victor Rhein (C) Gary Atherton, Timmy Cantrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Adam Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Michael Black snags the defensive board | 38-64 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Cummings - foul #2 on Adam Cummings, team foul #7 | 38-64 |
| Subs | UMass | John Sumler (C) Victor Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG) Marcel Johnson | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 12:29 | UMass | The short jumper by John Sumler is denied by Lee Gourdine | 38-66 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the board | 38-66 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Michael Black clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-66 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | John Grace tips it back up and in | 38-68 |
| 12:11 | UMass | John Sumler is hacked by Lee Gourdine - foul #3 on Lee Gourdine, team foul #4 | 38-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), Joshua Maher (SG), John Dietz (PF) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Louis Otis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Richard Witty (PF) John Grace, George Brown, Cameron Peachey | |
| 12:00 | UMass | Adam Cummings can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-68 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Gary Atherton gets the offensive rebound | 38-68 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Adam Cummings buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Castile | 40-70 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Atherton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Maher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Cummings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Sumler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Castile (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Witty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | UMass | John Dietz misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Richard Witty - foul #3 on Richard Witty, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Daniel Gorman (C) Michael Black, Lee Gourdine | |
| 11:26 | UMass | John Dietz makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 11:26 | UMass | John Dietz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-70 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Gorman | 42-70 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the floater from the right wing set up by Wilfred Chappell | 42-72 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Joshua Maher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-72 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Witty | 42-72 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Cummings - foul #3 on Adam Cummings, team foul #8 | 42-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Louis Otis (PF), Victor Rhein (C) Gary Atherton, Joshua Maher, John Dietz, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG), George Brown (C) Christopher Castile, Richard Witty | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 42-73 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-74 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Victor Rhein's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gorman | 42-74 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | George Brown misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-74 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | George Brown tips it but misses | 42-74 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | John Grace pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-74 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | George Brown jams it on a nice dish by Wilfred Chappell | 42-76 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Hugh Eastland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-76 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Wilfred Chappell | 42-76 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Hugh Eastland - foul #2 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #9 | 42-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), John Dietz (PF), John Sumler (C) Hugh Eastland, Louis Otis, Victor Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG), Cameron Peachey (PF), Lee Gourdine (C) John Grace, Wilfred Chappell, Daniel Gorman | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-77 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-78 |
| 08:47 | UMass | John Sumler misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-78 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-78 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | John Dietz takes the ball from George Brown | 42-78 |
| 08:33 | UMass | John Dietz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-78 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Albert Senior tips it but misses | 42-78 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey pulls down the rebound | 42-78 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Marcel Johnson | 42-80 |
| 07:50 | UMass | John Dietz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-80 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey pulls down the rebound | 42-80 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Adam Cummings is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #4 on Adam Cummings, team foul #10 | 42-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (SG), Thomas Barr (SF), Timmy Cantrell (PF), Victor Rhein (C) Albert Senior, Adam Cummings, John Dietz, John Sumler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), John Grace (SG) Marcel Johnson, Christopher Castile | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-80 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-81 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Atherton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Maher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Timmy Cantrell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Rhein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Joshua Maher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-81 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | John Grace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-81 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey hits the follow up shot | 45-83 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-83 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Michael Black is fouled on the floor by Gary Atherton - foul #2 on Gary Atherton, team foul #11 | 48-83 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF), Richard Witty (PF), Daniel Gorman (C) George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 48-83 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 48-84 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Michael Black picks off the pass by Timmy Cantrell | 48-84 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Grace | 48-86 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Thomas Barr travels with the ball | 48-86 |
| Subs | UMass | John Dietz (PF) Victor Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG) John Grace | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | John Dietz denies the turnaround by Richard Witty | 48-86 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell gets the rebound | 48-86 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Thomas Barr can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Gorman - foul #3 on Daniel Gorman, team foul #6 | 48-86 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine (C) Daniel Gorman | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Thomas Barr misses the 1st free throw | 48-86 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Thomas Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-86 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Castile | 49-88 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Lee Gourdine swats the shot by Joshua Maher | 49-88 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Castile | 49-88 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Michael Black hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-88 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Joshua Maher grabs the board | 49-88 |
| 04:26 | UMass | John Dietz is fouled on the floor by Lee Gourdine - foul #4 on Lee Gourdine, team foul #7 | 49-88 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Cameron Peachey (PF) Michael Black, Richard Witty | |
| 04:26 | UMass | John Dietz misses the 1st free throw | 49-88 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the board | 49-88 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-88 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG), George Brown (SF) Christopher Castile, Wilfred Chappell | |
| 03:51 | UMass | John Dietz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-88 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Joshua Maher hits the follow up shot | 51-88 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | John Grace knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lee Gourdine | 51-91 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Atherton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Maher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Dietz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Timmy Cantrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marcel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Grace (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Gary Atherton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-91 |
| Subs | UMass | Victor Rhein (C) Timmy Cantrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Witty (C) Lee Gourdine | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | George Brown's pass is intercepted by Joshua Maher | 51-91 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Gary Atherton can't finish the layup | 51-91 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Richard Witty snags the defensive board | 51-91 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey slams it home set up by John Grace | 51-93 |
| 02:31 | UMass | George Brown steps in front of the John Dietz pass | 51-93 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 51-93 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Richard Witty tips it back up and in | 51-95 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Joshua Maher's pass is intercepted by Richard Witty | 51-95 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Barr - foul #5 on Thomas Barr, team foul #12 | 51-95 |
| Subs | UMass | Timmy Cantrell (PF) Thomas Barr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Christopher Castile (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Marcel Johnson, John Grace, George Brown, Richard Witty | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 51-96 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-97 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Gary Atherton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-97 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG), George Brown (SF) Christopher Castile, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Brown and the foul's on Victor Rhein - foul #2 on Victor Rhein, team foul #13 | 51-99 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses the free throw | 51-99 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell gets the rebound | 51-99 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Joshua Maher loses the ball out of bounds | 51-99 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Joshua Maher steps in front of the Lee Gourdine pass | 51-99 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Gary Atherton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Maher | 53-99 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | John Grace lays it up and in on a great pass from George Brown and the foul's on Timmy Cantrell - foul #5 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #14 | 53-101 |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Cummings (SF) Timmy Cantrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | John Grace misses the free throw | 53-101 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Victor Rhein grabs the defensive rebound | 53-101 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | UMass | John Dietz hits a fadeaway near the basket | 55-101 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael Black runs out the clock | 55-101 |