| Lineup | Texas | PG - Rafael Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Betts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Pavel Gajewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Daniels (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Hering (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Stephen Davis inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:45 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Rafael Garcia | 22-31 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Leon Hering misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:20 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 19:16 | Texas | Stephen Davis scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Corey Daniels and he's hacked by David Chapa - foul #2 on David Chapa, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:16 | Texas | Stephen Davis makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Gerard Collins drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Chapa | 25-33 |
| 18:34 | Texas | Corey Daniels connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rafael Garcia | 27-33 |
| 18:19 | UMass | David Chapa misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:17 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:00 | Texas | Corey Daniels buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Rafael Garcia | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | UMass | David Chapa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 17:37 | Texas | Rafael Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:17 | Texas | Erik Betts loses the dribble to Leon Hering | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Arthur Wood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leon Hering | 29-35 |
| 16:57 | Texas | Erik Betts drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Rafael Garcia | 31-35 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Arthur Wood banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from David Chapa | 31-37 |
| 16:17 | Texas | Stephen Davis knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Erik Betts | 33-37 |
| 16:00 | UMass | David Chapa is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Chapa, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Justin Henson (PG), Charles Stevens (SF), Roger Thomas (C) Rafael Garcia, Stephen Davis, Corey Daniels | |
| Subs | UMass | Elmer Lieberman (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (PF), Charles Cole (C) Arthur Wood, Gerard Collins, Ronald Dillard | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Justin Henson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Erik Betts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pavel Gajewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Hering (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Lieberman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Cole (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Texas | Kenneth Liberatore steals the ball from Justin Henson | 33-37 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Leon Hering loses the dribble to Roger Thomas | 33-37 |
| 15:04 | Texas | Erik Betts misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:47 | UMass | David Chapa is hacked by Pavel Gajewski - foul #3 on Pavel Gajewski, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Rafael Garcia (PG), Corey Daniels (C) Erik Betts, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (SG), Arthur Wood (SF) David Chapa, Leon Hering | |
| 14:33 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Pavel Gajewski - foul #4 on Pavel Gajewski, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Roger Thomas (PF) Pavel Gajewski | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Dillard (C) Charles Cole | |
| 14:33 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:11 | Texas | Roger Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Arthur Wood pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Elmer Lieberman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gregory Stewart | 33-41 |
| 13:52 | Texas | Charles Stevens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rafael Garcia | 36-41 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Roger Thomas denies the turnaround by Elmer Lieberman | 36-41 |
| 13:28 | Texas | Roger Thomas gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Texas | Corey Daniels knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Rafael Garcia | 38-41 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Ronald Dillard loses the dribble to Corey Daniels | 38-41 |
| 12:24 | Texas | Charles Stevens knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rafael Garcia | 40-41 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Gregory Stewart can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:03 | Texas | Rafael Garcia gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:34 | Texas | Rafael Garcia scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Stevens | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Rafael Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Corey Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Elmer Lieberman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Liberatore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | UMass | Elmer Lieberman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Ronald Dillard tips it home | 43-43 |
| 10:58 | Texas | Corey Daniels drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Ronald Dillard - foul #2 on Ronald Dillard, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Texas | Erik Betts (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Pavel Gajewski (PF) Justin Henson, Charles Stevens, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | David Chapa (PG), Leon Hering (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Gerard Collins (PF), Charles Cole (C) Elmer Lieberman, Gregory Stewart, Arthur Wood, Kenneth Liberatore, Ronald Dillard | |
| 10:58 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Charles Cole comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Charles Cole tips it home | 46-45 |
| 10:09 | Texas | David Chapa is called for the reach on Erik Betts - foul #4 on David Chapa, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Travis Myers (C) Corey Daniels | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Wood (SF) David Chapa | |
| 09:55 | Texas | Travis Myers is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Leon Hering hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 09:32 | Texas | Stephen Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:15 | Texas | Stephen Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 09:13 | Texas | Travis Myers tips it in | 48-45 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Joseph Fung buries a shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:34 | Texas | Rafael Garcia loses the dribble to Leon Hering | 48-47 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Leon Hering hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 08:08 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:45 | Texas | Stephen Davis comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Cole - foul #1 on Charles Cole, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Justin Henson (PG), Corey Daniels (C) Rafael Garcia, Travis Myers | |
| Subs | UMass | David Chapa (PG), Elmer Lieberman (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) Joseph Fung, Arthur Wood, Gerard Collins, Charles Cole | |
| 07:45 | Texas | Stephen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Texas | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Leon Hering misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Elmer Lieberman gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Justin Henson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Erik Betts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Pavel Gajewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Corey Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leon Hering (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Lieberman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | UMass | Leon Hering throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Charles Stevens (SF) Stephen Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:28 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski's pass is intercepted by Ronald Dillard | 50-47 |
| 05:59 | UMass | Leon Hering hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Chapa | 50-50 |
| 05:54 | Texas | Corey Daniels's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Liberatore | 50-50 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leon Hering | 50-52 |
| 05:11 | Texas | Ronald Dillard is called for the reach on Corey Daniels - foul #3 on Ronald Dillard, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Davis (SG), Roger Thomas (C) Erik Betts, Corey Daniels | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Wood (SF), Gerard Collins (PF) Leon Hering, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 04:51 | Texas | Justin Henson makes the jump hook from close range set up by Roger Thomas | 52-52 |
| 04:22 | UMass | David Chapa misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 52-52 |
| 04:20 | Texas | The rebound goes to Pavel Gajewski | 52-52 |
| 04:03 | Texas | Justin Henson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Stephen Davis and he's fouled by Ronald Dillard - foul #4 on Ronald Dillard, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Texas | Rafael Garcia (PG), Travis Myers (C) Charles Stevens, Pavel Gajewski | |
| Subs | UMass | Leon Hering (SG), Charles Cole (C) Elmer Lieberman, Ronald Dillard | |
| 04:03 | Texas | Justin Henson makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Gerard Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerard Collins, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Texas | Erik Betts (SG), John McCuien (SF), Corey Daniels (C) Justin Henson, Stephen Davis, Travis Myers | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG) David Chapa | |
| 03:17 | Texas | Roger Thomas scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rafael Garcia | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Rafael Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 10 ast. SG - Erik Betts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McCuien (fresh) PF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Corey Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Hering (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Arthur Wood makes the contested jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Hering | 57-54 |
| 02:58 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Davis (SF), Pavel Gajewski (PF) John McCuien, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | David Chapa (PG), Ronald Dillard (C) Gregory Stewart, Charles Cole | |
| 02:47 | Texas | Rafael Garcia is hacked by David Chapa - foul #5 on David Chapa, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | UMass | Elmer Lieberman (PG) David Chapa | |
| 02:47 | Texas | Rafael Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:47 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:24 | Texas | Corey Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Dillard - foul #5 on Ronald Dillard, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (C) Ronald Dillard | |
| 02:24 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:24 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:20 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Charles Cole comes up short on the shot near the basket | 59-54 |
| 02:04 | Texas | Stephen Davis gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:59 | Texas | Rafael Garcia misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Elmer Lieberman - foul #1 on Elmer Lieberman, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| 01:59 | Texas | Rafael Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:59 | Texas | Rafael Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Arthur Wood hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Cole | 60-56 |
| 01:39 | Texas | Rafael Garcia can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 01:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Cole | 60-56 |
| 01:37 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Charles Cole hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 01:06 | Texas | The rebound goes to Erik Betts | 60-56 |
| 00:40 | Texas | Erik Betts is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Leon Hering clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 00:31 | Texas | Corey Daniels gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Texas | Corey Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Lieberman - foul #2 on Elmer Lieberman, team foul #12 | 60-56 |
| 00:30 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:30 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:26 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Leon Hering comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:21 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski is hacked by Elmer Lieberman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elmer Lieberman, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Texas | Justin Henson (SG), Charles Stevens (SF) Erik Betts, Stephen Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:18 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | Texas | Pavel Gajewski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:15 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Texas | Erik Betts (SG), Stephen Davis (SF) Justin Henson, Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Leon Hering hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 00:10 | Texas | The rebound goes to Corey Daniels | 63-56 |
| 00:07 | Texas | Corey Daniels is hacked by Elmer Lieberman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Lieberman, team foul #14 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Texas | Justin Henson (SG), Charles Stevens (SF), Roger Thomas (PF) Erik Betts, Stephen Davis, Pavel Gajewski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:07 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:07 | Texas | Corey Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:05 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Texas | Erik Betts (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Pavel Gajewski (PF) Justin Henson, Charles Stevens, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Leon Hering hits a 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Texas | Rafael Garcia runs out the clock | 65-59 |