| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Minard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Ronald Minard picks off the pass by Alex Adams | 20-26 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche knocks in the floater from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Alex Adams connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Lee | 22-28 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-28 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Henry Curran grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Scott Mellon steals the ball from Alex Adams | 22-28 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson tips it back up and in | 22-30 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Henry Curran buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Lee | 24-30 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | James Steele is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Steele, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer (PF) James Steele | |
| 17:39 | UMass | Keith Laroche steps in front of the Alex Adams pass | 24-30 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Mellon | 24-33 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Henry Curran misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-33 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Christopher Raker tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Henry Curran snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Daniel Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 16:57 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Adams | 24-33 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Christopher Raker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Minard - foul #2 on Ronald Minard, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Peter Berens (PF) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Daniel Smith, Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Edward Bilodeau (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Chester Natale (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Ronald Minard | |
| 16:38 | UMass | Christopher Raker makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Christopher Raker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 16:18 | UMass | The rebound goes to Christopher Raker | 26-33 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Eric Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Chester Natale | 26-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Berens (fresh) C - Christopher Raker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Bilodeau (fresh) SF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Chester Natale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson hits the finger roll | 26-35 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Eric Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Henry Curran (PF) Eric Parks, David Bufford, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), James Steele (PF) Edward Bilodeau, Charles Schaefer | |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Sean Emerson | 26-37 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Peter Berens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chester Natale - foul #2 on Chester Natale, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Smith (SF) Terry Humphrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Robert Stanley (C) Sean Emerson, Chester Natale | |
| 14:45 | UMass | Peter Berens makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Peter Berens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche's pass is intercepted by Alex Adams | 28-37 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Daniel Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Adams | 30-37 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Watson | 30-40 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Alex Adams misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Peter Berens grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Peter Berens is hacked by Robert Stanley - foul #1 on Robert Stanley, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Humphrey (SF), Roland Graig (PF), Eric Parks (C) Daniel Smith, Henry Curran, Peter Berens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Scott Mellon (SF), Ronald Minard (C) Brent Watson, Thomas Wilson, Robert Stanley | |
| 13:07 | UMass | Terry Humphrey knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Adams | 32-40 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Minard | 32-43 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Ronald Minard is called for the reach on Terry Humphrey - foul #3 on Ronald Minard, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (SG), Christopher Raker (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| 12:30 | UMass | Roland Graig can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Eric Parks tips it in | 34-43 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 34-43 |
| 12:19 | UMass | David Bufford snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Terry Humphrey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bufford and the foul's on Ronald Minard - foul #4 on Ronald Minard, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Smith (SF), Henry Curran (PF) Roland Graig, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Charles Schaefer (PF), Chester Natale (C) Edward Bilodeau, James Steele, Ronald Minard | |
| 12:13 | UMass | Terry Humphrey makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Henry Curran swats the shot by Charles Schaefer | 37-43 |
| 11:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Humphrey | 37-43 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Eric Parks makes the jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Terry Humphrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Chester Natale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale loses the dribble to Terry Humphrey | 39-43 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Charles Schaefer picks off the pass by Eric Parks | 39-43 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Henry Curran pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 11:04 | UMass | David Bufford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Emerson | 39-45 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Eric Parks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brent Watson | 39-48 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Daniel Smith knocks in the runner from the right block | 41-48 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by David Bufford - foul #1 on David Bufford, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Raymond Grist (SF), Peter Berens (PF), Christopher Raker (C) Eric Parks, David Bufford, Daniel Smith, Henry Curran, Terry Humphrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), James Steele (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Brent Watson, Scott Mellon, Charles Schaefer, Chester Natale | |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Peter Berens gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Daniel Lee hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alex Adams | 44-50 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the floater near the basket set up by Sean Emerson | 44-52 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Raymond Grist knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Alex Adams is called for the reach on James Steele - foul #2 on Alex Adams, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Humphrey (SF) Raymond Grist | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG) Sean Emerson | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits a jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Berens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Stanley (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | UMass | Daniel Lee misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Wilson - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Smith (SF), Henry Curran (PF), Eric Parks (C) Terry Humphrey, Peter Berens, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard (C) Robert Stanley | |
| 07:33 | UMass | Daniel Lee misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Daniel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brent Watson | 48-56 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Daniel Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | James Steele pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alex Adams - foul #3 on Alex Adams, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF), Charles Schaefer (PF) Thomas Wilson, James Steele | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Terry Humphrey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Bufford | 51-57 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Eric Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Terry Humphrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Raker (C) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Edward Bilodeau (SG) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Bufford - foul #2 on David Bufford, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Peter Berens (PF) David Bufford, Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Peter Berens grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Eric Parks is hacked by Ronald Minard - foul #5 on Ronald Minard, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Alex Adams (SG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale (C) Ronald Minard | |
| 05:45 | UMass | Eric Parks misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Mellon | 51-60 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Terry Humphrey drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Parks | 54-60 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Bilodeau | 54-62 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Alex Adams is called for 3 seconds | 54-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Daniel Smith (SF), Henry Curran (PF) Eric Parks, Terry Humphrey, Peter Berens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SF), James Steele (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Edward Bilodeau, Scott Mellon, Charles Schaefer, Chester Natale | |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brent Watson | 54-64 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Daniel Lee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (SG), Eric Parks (C) Alex Adams, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG) Sean Emerson | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 54-67 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Eric Parks (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Robert Stanley is called for the reach on David Bufford - foul #2 on Robert Stanley, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| 03:27 | UMass | David Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:27 | UMass | David Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Steele | 56-70 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Daniel Lee drills a 3 from the right wing set up by David Bufford | 59-70 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-70 |
| 02:46 | UMass | David Bufford grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 02:46 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Alex Adams (SG), Christopher Raker (C) David Bufford, Eric Parks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF), Chester Natale (C) Thomas Wilson, Robert Stanley | |
| 02:37 | UMass | Daniel Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | James Steele snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Curran - foul #1 on Henry Curran, team foul #5 | 59-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Roland Graig (PF), Peter Berens (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Daniel Smith, Henry Curran, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Charles Schaefer (PF) Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, James Steele | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Eric Parks is fouled on the floor by Chester Natale - foul #3 on Chester Natale, team foul #10 | 59-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau (SG) Brent Watson | |
| 01:58 | UMass | Eric Parks makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Eric Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | David Bufford is called for the reach on Edward Bilodeau - foul #3 on David Bufford, team foul #6 | 61-72 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale snags the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-72 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer tips it back up and in | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Thomas Wilson steals the ball from Peter Berens | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-74 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson runs out the clock | 61-74 |