| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeff Carr (fresh) SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) SF - Philip Norman (fresh) PF - Beau Clark (fresh) C - Jack Cantrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Knight (fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SF - Bruce Banks (fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) C - Matthew Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | Thomas Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Matthew Reed hits a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Beau Clark | 5-2 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Kenneth Knight loses the dribble to Thomas Ross in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Ross | 7-2 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Bruce Banks makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Noel Cannon | 7-5 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Matthew Reed - foul #1 on Matthew Reed, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Bruce Banks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Cantrell - foul #1 on Jack Cantrell, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard (PF) Beau Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:55 | UMass | Bruce Banks misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Bruce Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr misses the 3 from straight away | 10-5 |
| 17:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Noel Cannon | 10-5 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 17:29 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Reed | 10-5 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell is hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten (PG), Richard Leader (SG), Walter Ouimet (PF), Jerome Maisonet (C) Jeff Carr, Thomas Ross, Philip Norman, Jack Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | Curtis Ivey (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Noel Cannon, Matthew Reed | |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | Richard Leader misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Bruce Banks tips it home | 10-7 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Walter Ouimet clanks a shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Bruce Banks gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Michael Vanhouten (fresh) SG - Richard Leader (fresh) SF - Courtney Grizzard (fresh) PF - Walter Ouimet (fresh) C - Jerome Maisonet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Knight (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Ivey (fresh) C - Charles Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Kenneth Knight's layup is rejected by Jerome Maisonet | 10-7 |
| 15:50 | UMass | Kenneth Knight tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr (PG), Philip Norman (SF), Beau Clark (PF) Richard Leader, Walter Ouimet, Jerome Maisonet | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Cephas (PG), Allen Garver (SG), Keneth Degnan (SF), Noel Cannon (PF), Matthew Reed (C) Kenneth Knight, Robert Crawford, Bruce Banks, Curtis Ivey, Charles Wilson | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Jeff Carr steals it from Noel Cannon | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Carr | 13-9 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Allen Garver comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-9 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Noel Cannon gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Matthew Reed drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Keneth Degnan | 13-11 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina State | Keneth Degnan steals the ball from Jeff Carr | 13-11 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Allen Garver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keneth Degnan | 13-13 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr is hacked by Allen Garver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Garver, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Harold Lamkin (PG), Thomas Ross (SG), Walter Ouimet (SF), Jack Cantrell (C) Jeff Carr, Michael Vanhouten, Philip Norman, Courtney Grizzard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Harold Lamkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Matthew Reed gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Larry Cephas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina State | Walter Ouimet pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark misses the easy layup | 13-13 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Noel Cannon is fouled on the floor by Beau Clark - foul #1 on Beau Clark, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr (PG), Philip Norman (SF), Courtney Grizzard (PF) Harold Lamkin, Walter Ouimet, Beau Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Knight (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Kent Perrine (SF), Curtis Ivey (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Larry Cephas, Allen Garver, Keneth Degnan, Noel Cannon, Matthew Reed | |
| 12:18 | UMass | Kent Perrine is hacked by Thomas Ross - foul #1 on Thomas Ross, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten (SG) Thomas Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:06 | UMass | Robert Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet (C) Jack Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:52 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeff Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Vanhouten (fresh) SF - Philip Norman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Courtney Grizzard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Maisonet (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Knight (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SF - Kent Perrine (fresh) PF - Curtis Ivey (fresh) C - Charles Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Kenneth Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Kent Perrine snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Philip Norman steals the ball from Kenneth Knight | 18-13 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Philip Norman | 20-13 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Kent Perrine can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kent Perrine | 20-13 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Knight | 20-16 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Jerome Maisonet - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Ross (SG), Walter Ouimet (PF), Jack Cantrell (C) Michael Vanhouten, Courtney Grizzard, Jerome Maisonet | |
| Subs | UMass | Allen Garver (SF), Noel Cannon (PF), Matthew Reed (C) Kent Perrine, Curtis Ivey, Charles Wilson | |
| 10:01 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Matthew Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Kenneth Knight clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jack Cantrell - foul #2 on Jack Cantrell, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Harold Lamkin (PG), Richard Leader (SF), Beau Clark (PF) Jeff Carr, Philip Norman, Jack Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | Keneth Degnan (SF) Robert Crawford | |
| 09:55 | UMass | Kenneth Knight makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Kenneth Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | Richard Leader snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Richard Leader is fouled on the floor by Keneth Degnan - foul #1 on Keneth Degnan, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten (PG), Jerome Maisonet (C) Harold Lamkin, Richard Leader | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Cephas (PG) Kenneth Knight | |
| 09:14 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet buries a floater from the right block | 22-17 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Allen Garver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Noel Cannon snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Keneth Degnan is whistled for a carry | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr (PG), Philip Norman (SF), Courtney Grizzard (PF) Michael Vanhouten, Beau Clark, Jerome Maisonet | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG) Keneth Degnan | |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Matthew Reed is called for the reach on Walter Ouimet - foul #2 on Matthew Reed, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Knight (PG), Curtis Ivey (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Larry Cephas, Noel Cannon, Matthew Reed | |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Walter Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Walter Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Allen Garver scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Knight | 24-19 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Knight | 24-19 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Kenneth Knight banks in the layup | 24-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeff Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Courtney Grizzard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Garver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Ivey (fresh) C - Charles Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | South Carolina State | Walter Ouimet connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Carr | 26-21 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Allen Garver loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten (SG), Beau Clark (PF) Thomas Ross, Walter Ouimet | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Carr | 28-21 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Courtney Grizzard - foul #1 on Courtney Grizzard, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Leader (SG), Jerome Maisonet (C) Jeff Carr, Philip Norman | |
| Subs | UMass | Keneth Degnan (SF), Noel Cannon (PF) Allen Garver, Charles Wilson | |
| 06:47 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Beau Clark - foul #2 on Beau Clark, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Harold Lamkin (PG) Beau Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Cephas (PG), Kent Perrine (SF) Kenneth Knight, Robert Crawford | |
| 06:47 | UMass | Noel Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Courtney Grizzard | 28-22 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina State | Harold Lamkin hits a 3 from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Keneth Degnan is hacked by Harold Lamkin - foul #1 on Harold Lamkin, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr (PG), Walter Ouimet (PF) Harold Lamkin, Richard Leader | |
| Subs | UMass | Allen Garver (SF), Charles Wilson (C) Kent Perrine, Curtis Ivey | |
| 06:04 | UMass | Keneth Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Keneth Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Walter Ouimet | 31-23 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet's pass is intercepted by Allen Garver | 31-23 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Keneth Degnan misses the lay-in | 31-23 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jerome Maisonet | 31-23 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Vanhouten | 34-23 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Noel Cannon hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-25 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina State | Courtney Grizzard pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerome Maisonet, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Ross (SG), Philip Norman (SF) Michael Vanhouten, Courtney Grizzard | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Knight (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Curtis Ivey (PF) Larry Cephas, Keneth Degnan, Noel Cannon | |
| 04:38 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina State | Walter Ouimet snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet can't throw it down but he's fouled by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Harold Lamkin (PG), Courtney Grizzard (C) Jeff Carr, Walter Ouimet | |
| Subs | UMass | Tim Mills (C) Charles Wilson | |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Jerome Maisonet makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Allen Garver misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Allen Garver pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 03:39 | UMass | Kenneth Knight is hacked by Harold Lamkin - foul #2 on Harold Lamkin, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten (PG), Beau Clark (PF), Jack Cantrell (C) Harold Lamkin, Jerome Maisonet, Courtney Grizzard | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Banks (SF), Matthew Reed (C) Allen Garver, Tim Mills | |
| 03:39 | UMass | Kenneth Knight misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Michael Vanhouten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Beau Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Ivey (fresh) C - Matthew Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman snags the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | Jack Cantrell's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Ivey | 35-25 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Matthew Reed pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Kenneth Knight hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Banks | 35-27 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina State | Matthew Reed steals the ball from Beau Clark | 35-27 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Bruce Banks misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Curtis Ivey tips it in | 35-29 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Kenneth Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeff Carr (PG), Courtney Grizzard (SF) Thomas Ross, Philip Norman | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Cephas (PG), Allen Garver (SG), Noel Cannon (PF) Kenneth Knight, Robert Crawford, Curtis Ivey | |
| 01:52 | South Carolina State | Michael Vanhouten drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 01:38 | UMass | The short jumper by Matthew Reed is denied by Jack Cantrell | 38-29 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Courtney Grizzard | 38-29 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 01:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Larry Cephas | 38-29 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 38-29 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Bruce Banks tips it in | 38-31 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Beau Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Leader (SG), Philip Norman (SF), Walter Ouimet (C) Michael Vanhouten, Beau Clark, Jack Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Knight (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Charles Wilson (C) Larry Cephas, Bruce Banks, Matthew Reed | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina State | Philip Norman's floater is tipped away by Allen Garver | 38-31 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Robert Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Ross (SG) Richard Leader | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Charles Wilson blocks the short jumper by Courtney Grizzard | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Allen Garver gets the rebound | 38-31 |