| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beach (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sexton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Winston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Woods (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lucas Silberberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | James Beach inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Chen | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Michael Winston drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sutherland | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina State | Paul Woods steals it from Kevin Sexton | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Kenneth Sutherland misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | James Barry hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sean Lee | 36-31 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Michael Winston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Paul Woods tips it home | 36-33 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Kenneth Sutherland grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina State | James Beach clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Joshua Webster can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by James Barry - foul #1 on James Barry, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), Duane Benton (PF), Brandon Coghill (C) James Beach, James Barry, Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Kirby (PG), Christopher Herron (SG), Robert Jeanlouis (SF), Mark O'Rourke (C) Kenneth Sutherland, Michael Winston, Paul Woods, Lucas Silberberg | |
| 16:54 | UMass | Joshua Webster misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Joshua Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Duane Benton swats the short shot by Christopher Kirby | 40-36 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Joshua Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Joshua Webster is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joshua Webster, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), William Gates (SF), James Barry (PF) Sean Lee, John Chen, Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Sutherland (PG), Michael Winston (SG), Paul Woods (SF), Dustin King (PF) Christopher Kirby, Christopher Herron, Robert Jeanlouis, Joshua Webster | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin King (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark O'Rourke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Beach (SF) William Gates | |
| Subs | UMass | Lucas Silberberg (C) Mark O'Rourke | |
| 15:01 | UMass | Michael Winston connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | James Beach snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Lucas Silberberg picks off the pass by Duane Benton | 40-39 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Dustin King misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Dustin King misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Paul Woods hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Woods - foul #1 on Paul Woods, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG), John Chen (SG), William Gates (PF), Kevin Sexton (C) James Dunaway, Donald Bates, James Barry, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Kirby (PG), Christopher Herron (SG), Robert Jeanlouis (SF), Mark O'Rourke (C) Kenneth Sutherland, Michael Winston, Paul Woods, Lucas Silberberg | |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Dustin King gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Christopher Kirby can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina State | James Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina State | Dustin King swats the shot by Sean Lee | 41-41 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Dustin King snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Christopher Kirby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-41 |
| 12:28 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Kirby | 41-41 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Christopher Kirby connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina State | James Beach is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), James Barry (PF) James Beach, William Gates | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Sutherland (PG), Michael Winston (SG), Paul Woods (SF), Joshua Webster (PF), Lucas Silberberg (C) Christopher Kirby, Christopher Herron, Robert Jeanlouis, Dustin King, Mark O'Rourke | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Joshua Webster blows the dunk | 41-43 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucas Silberberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | South Carolina State | John Chen travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Michael Winston is fouled on the floor by Donald Bates - foul #1 on Donald Bates, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Duane Benton (C) Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:27 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lucas Silberberg, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Webster - foul #2 on Joshua Webster, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (SG) John Chen | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton is fouled on the floor by Lucas Silberberg - foul #3 on Lucas Silberberg, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Gates (SF), Brandon Coghill (C) Sean Lee, James Barry | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Kirby (PG), Christopher Herron (SG), Robert Jeanlouis (SF) Kenneth Sutherland, Michael Winston, Paul Woods | |
| 09:38 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Christopher Herron pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Christopher Kirby hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Herron and he's hacked by Brandon Coghill - foul #2 on Brandon Coghill, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Owen Manning (SG), James Beach (SF), Kevin Sexton (C) Donald Bates, William Gates, Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | UMass | Dustin King (PF), Mark O'Rourke (C) Joshua Webster, Lucas Silberberg | |
| 09:12 | UMass | Christopher Kirby makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Robert Jeanlouis, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Chen (SG) Owen Manning | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Christopher Kirby scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Herron | 43-48 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses the shot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to James Beach | 43-48 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG), James Barry (PF) James Dunaway, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Sutherland (PG), Michael Winston (SG), Paul Woods (SF) Christopher Kirby, Christopher Herron, Robert Jeanlouis | |
| 07:48 | UMass | Michael Winston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-48 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina State | James Barry hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Dustin King - foul #1 on Dustin King, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Webster (PF), Lucas Silberberg (C) Dustin King, Mark O'Rourke | |
| 07:34 | South Carolina State | James Barry makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Paul Woods gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Sean Lee is called for the reach on Joshua Webster - foul #3 on Sean Lee, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), Brandon Coghill (C) James Beach, Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucas Silberberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:48 | UMass | Michael Winston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Joshua Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Michael Winston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Joshua Webster gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Joshua Webster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joshua Webster, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (SG), James Beach (SF), Kevin Sexton (C) John Chen, Donald Bates, Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | UMass | Dustin King (PF) Joshua Webster | |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Kirby (PG), Robert Jeanlouis (SF), Mark O'Rourke (C) Kenneth Sutherland, Paul Woods, Lucas Silberberg | |
| 05:10 | UMass | Christopher Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SG), Duane Benton (PF) Sean Lee, James Barry | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Herron (SG) Michael Winston | |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | James Beach is hacked by Mark O'Rourke - foul #2 on Mark O'Rourke, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Christopher Kirby misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina State | James Beach pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway is hacked by Robert Jeanlouis - foul #2 on Robert Jeanlouis, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Chen (SG), James Barry (PF) Donald Bates, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Sutherland (PG), Michael Winston (SG), Paul Woods (SF), Lucas Silberberg (C) Christopher Kirby, Christopher Herron, Robert Jeanlouis, Mark O'Rourke | |
| 04:04 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Michael Winston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina State | James Beach clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | James Barry tips it in | 49-51 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Michael Winston connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Sutherland | 49-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Barry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Sexton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Winston (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Paul Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Silberberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Paul Woods grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Michael Winston is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sexton - foul #1 on Kevin Sexton, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG), Donald Bates (SF), Duane Benton (C) James Dunaway, James Beach, Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Webster (PF), Mark O'Rourke (C) Dustin King, Lucas Silberberg | |
| 01:59 | UMass | John Chen is called for the reach on Mark O'Rourke - foul #1 on John Chen, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Beach (SF), Kevin Sexton (C) Donald Bates, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | UMass | Lucas Silberberg (C) Mark O'Rourke | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Joshua Webster is denied on a layup by Kevin Sexton | 49-54 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina State | James Barry gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina State | James Beach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Joshua Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg loses the dribble to John Chen | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | John Chen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | UMass | James Barry swats the short shot by Michael Winston | 52-54 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Chen | 54-54 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Beach is called for the reach on Lucas Silberberg - foul #2 on James Beach, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Lucas Silberberg misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |