| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Leflore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Grosse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Cabana (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marco Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moses Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Moses Roberts inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | UMass | Darren Lockhart is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darren Lockhart, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SF) Darren Lockhart | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Willard James tips it home | 34-38 |
| 19:48 | UMass | Moses Roberts is hacked by Richard Leflore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Leflore, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (PG) Richard Leflore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:33 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson's pass is intercepted by Willard James | 34-38 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse is hacked by Moses Roberts during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Moses Roberts, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | William Ivey steals the ball from Floyd Grosse | 34-38 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Moses Roberts knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 34-40 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Gerald May is called for the reach on Luther Heller - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SG), Alexander Wall (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Floyd Grosse, Randy Cabana, Willard James, Marco Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SG), James Sumpter (SF), William McEirath (C) Gerald May, William Ivey, Adrian Robinson | |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Luther Heller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Paul Yount gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson hits a runner from close range set up by Paul Yount | 34-42 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Herman Hinton is hacked by Paul Yount - foul #2 on Paul Yount, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Anderson (SG) Luther Heller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse (SG), Randy Cabana (SF) Craig Anderson, Alexander Wall | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (PG), William Ivey (SG) Moses Roberts, Paul Yount | |
| 17:07 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Scott - foul #1 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willard James (PF), Marco Lee (C) Kenneth Scott, John Vick | |
| Subs | UMass | Moses Roberts (PG), Adrian Robinson (C) James Sumpter, William McEirath | |
| 17:07 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Gerald May snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson drills a jump hook from the baseline | 34-45 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Willard James misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 16:14 | UMass | William Ivey grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 15:57 | UMass | William Ivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG), Luther Heller (SG), Alexander Wall (SF), Kenneth Scott (C) Herman Hinton, Floyd Grosse, Randy Cabana, Marco Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG), Paul Yount (SG) Gerald May, William Ivey | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Leflore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luther Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Wall (fresh) PF - Willard James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Yount (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Moses Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vick (C) Willard James | |
| Subs | UMass | James Sumpter (SF), William McEirath (C) Moses Roberts, Adrian Robinson | |
| 15:20 | UMass | William McEirath misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Vick - foul #2 on John Vick, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| 15:20 | UMass | William McEirath makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:20 | UMass | William McEirath makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott's layup is rejected by James Sumpter | 34-47 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Darren Lockhart and he's hacked by Kenneth Scott - foul #2 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Anderson (SF), Willard James (PF), Marco Lee (C) Alexander Wall, Kenneth Scott, John Vick | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (SG), Adrian Robinson (C) Paul Yount, William McEirath | |
| 14:55 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Luther Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Cabana (SF) Luther Heller | |
| Subs | UMass | Moses Roberts (SF) James Sumpter | |
| 14:15 | UMass | Darren Lockhart hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald May | 34-52 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Marco Lee misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Adrian Robinson - foul #3 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (PG), Floyd Grosse (SG), Alexander Wall (PF) Richard Leflore, Craig Anderson, Willard James | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SF) Moses Roberts | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Marco Lee makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Marco Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Darren Lockhart misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Marco Lee - foul #2 on Marco Lee, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Randy Cabana, Marco Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:39 | UMass | Darren Lockhart misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Scott | 39-53 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Darren Lockhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-53 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SF) Alexander Wall | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SG), James Sumpter (SF), William McEirath (C) Gerald May, Jeffrey Johnson, Adrian Robinson | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Floyd Grosse is called for the reach on Paul Yount in the backcourt - foul #2 on Floyd Grosse, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Darren Lockhart hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Ivey | 42-55 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luther Heller | 44-55 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Darren Lockhart buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ivey | 44-58 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott clanks a runner from the baseline | 44-58 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | John Vick snags the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Herman Hinton's pass is intercepted by Darren Lockhart | 44-58 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Darren Lockhart misses the easy layup | 44-58 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | John Vick snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Luther Heller scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herman Hinton | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Luther Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Grosse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Hinton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darren Lockhart (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Yount (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Sumpter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ivey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - William McEirath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | UMass | James Sumpter comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Luther Heller | 46-58 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Herman Hinton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 11:38 | UMass | William McEirath pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Paul Yount loses the dribble to Kenneth Scott | 46-58 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott misses the dunk | 46-58 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | John Vick can't tip it in | 46-58 |
| 11:15 | UMass | William McEirath grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 11:01 | UMass | William McEirath is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Luther Heller loses the dribble to Darren Lockhart in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Paul Yount is fouled on the floor by Floyd Grosse - foul #3 on Floyd Grosse, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG), Craig Anderson (SG), Randy Cabana (SF), Willard James (PF), Alexander Wall (C) Luther Heller, Floyd Grosse, Herman Hinton, Kenneth Scott, John Vick | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (PG), Moses Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Darren Lockhart, James Sumpter, William Ivey, William McEirath | |
| 10:41 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore loses the ball out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG) Paul Yount | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 46-62 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Gerald May is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall lays it up and in and the foul's on Adrian Robinson - foul #4 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marco Lee (C) Randy Cabana | |
| Subs | UMass | William McEirath (C) Adrian Robinson | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Gerald May drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 49-67 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Craig Anderson | 51-67 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson lays it up and in | 51-69 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-69 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson's layup is rejected by Marco Lee | 53-69 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Marco Lee snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Darren Lockhart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson tips it home | 56-71 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Craig Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Darren Lockhart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Herman Hinton (SG), Randy Cabana (SF) Richard Leflore, Craig Anderson, Alexander Wall | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SF) Darren Lockhart | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Marco Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Herman Hinton | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Hinton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randy Cabana (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marco Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Moses Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald May (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Ivey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 27 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - William McEirath (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UMass | Gerald May clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-71 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willard James | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (PG) Bob Brannigan | |
| Subs | UMass | Adrian Robinson (C) William McEirath | |
| 06:56 | UMass | Moses Roberts is hacked by Luther Heller - foul #3 on Luther Heller, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse (SG), Kenneth Scott (PF) Herman Hinton, Willard James | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG) William Ivey | |
| 06:56 | UMass | Moses Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Moses Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Marco Lee | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-72 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Darren Lockhart grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Luther Heller is called for the reach on Darren Lockhart - foul #4 on Luther Heller, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Willard James (PF) Luther Heller, Marco Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:34 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-74 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Darren Lockhart is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses the easy open layup | 61-74 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Jeffrey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Gerald May hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Floyd Grosse - foul #4 on Floyd Grosse, team foul #10 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SF) Randy Cabana | |
| Subs | UMass | James Sumpter (SF) Moses Roberts | |
| 06:00 | UMass | Gerald May misses the free throw | 61-76 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott grabs the board | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 64-76 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Darren Lockhart is hacked by Bob Brannigan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bob Brannigan, team foul #11 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (SG), Marco Lee (C) Floyd Grosse, Willard James | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ivey (SG) Gerald May | |
| 05:38 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #8 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Anderson (SF) Bob Brannigan | |
| Subs | UMass | Moses Roberts (PG) Darren Lockhart | |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 05:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Johnson | 65-78 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Moses Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Heller - foul #5 on Luther Heller, team foul #12 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG) Luther Heller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:24 | UMass | Moses Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Moses Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott snags the defensive board | 65-79 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Marco Lee clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 65-79 |
| 05:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Moses Roberts | 65-79 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Adrian Robinson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Cabana (SF) Herman Hinton | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG) James Sumpter | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Craig Anderson | 67-79 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Randy Cabana is called for the reach on Darren Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Cabana, team foul #13 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Floyd Grosse (SG), Willard James (PF), John Vick (C) Richard Leflore, Craig Anderson, Kenneth Scott, Marco Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SG) William Ivey | |
| 04:38 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Darren Lockhart misses the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willard James | 67-80 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is called for the reach on Bob Brannigan - foul #5 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #9 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Wall (PF) Willard James | |
| Subs | UMass | William McEirath (C) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 04:28 | UMass | William McEirath grabs the board | 68-80 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Paul Yount misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-80 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan grabs the defensive rebound | 68-80 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Yount - foul #3 on Paul Yount, team foul #10 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SF) Randy Cabana | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (SG), William Ivey (SF) Darren Lockhart, Paul Yount | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Adrian Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 70-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG), Willard James (PF) Bob Brannigan, Alexander Wall | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | John Vick drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Leflore | 73-80 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Leflore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Grosse (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herman Hinton (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Willard James (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Vick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Moses Roberts (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald May (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Ivey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adrian Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William McEirath (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Moses Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Herman Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-80 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Gerald May snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| 03:04 | UMass | John Vick steals the ball from Adrian Robinson in the backcourt | 73-80 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | John Vick can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William McEirath - foul #1 on William McEirath, team foul #11 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Craig Anderson (SG), Randy Cabana (SF) Richard Leflore, Floyd Grosse, Herman Hinton | |
| Subs | UMass | Darren Lockhart (PG), James Sumpter (SF) Moses Roberts, William McEirath | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | John Vick makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Darren Lockhart is hacked by Willard James - foul #1 on Willard James, team foul #14 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Wall (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Willard James, John Vick | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SG) Gerald May | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Darren Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (PG) Bob Brannigan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-82 |
| 01:56 | UMass | James Sumpter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Darren Lockhart | 75-84 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG), Floyd Grosse (SG), Willard James (PF), Marco Lee (C) Herman Hinton, Craig Anderson, Alexander Wall, Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald May (SG), Moses Roberts (SF), William McEirath (C) Paul Yount, James Sumpter, William Ivey | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Marco Lee is whistled for a carry | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | UMass | Randy Cabana steals the ball from William McEirath | 75-84 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Randy Cabana, team foul #15 | 75-84 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Darren Lockhart buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (PG), Craig Anderson (SG), Alexander Wall (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Richard Leflore, Floyd Grosse, Randy Cabana, Willard James, Marco Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SG), James Sumpter (SF), William Ivey (PF) Gerald May, Moses Roberts, Adrian Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Darren Lockhart lays it in | 75-89 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | John Vick misses the dunk | 75-89 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Wall | 75-89 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | William McEirath steals it from Kenneth Scott | 75-89 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Darren Lockhart runs out the clock | 75-89 |