| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Kennedy | 25-39 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Matt Hull can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rafael Ressler | 28-42 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson's pass is intercepted by Angel Russo in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless connects on the turnaround from close range | 28-44 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Robert Wheless steps in front of the Robert Crawford pass | 28-44 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Kennedy | 28-47 |
| 16:41 | UMass | A charge is called on Daniel Wood - foul #3 on Daniel Wood, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Franklin Posey (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Crawford, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Frederick Smith (PF), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Robert Wheless | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Thomas | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:05 | UMass | Thomas Jones steals the ball from Franklin Posey | 28-50 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones banks in the layup | 28-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Franklin Posey (fresh) SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UMass | John Harward misses short on a jump hook from close range | 28-52 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith gets the rebound | 28-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-54 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Joseph Connolly is whistled for a carry | 28-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG), Noel Cannon (PF) Franklin Posey, Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG) Ernesto Gutierrez | |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) John Harward | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SG), James Gregory (PF) Samuel Thomas, John Collier | |
| 14:51 | UMass | The short jumper by Joseph Connolly is denied by James Gregory | 28-54 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler grabs the board | 28-54 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory can't finish the layup | 28-54 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Joseph Connolly pulls down the rebound | 28-54 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Joseph Connolly clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-54 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Joseph Connolly gets the offensive rebound | 28-54 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Noel Cannon's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Smith | 28-54 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 28-54 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-54 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Noel Cannon snags the defensive board | 28-54 |
| 13:36 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-54 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 28-54 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Noel Cannon steals it from Angel Russo | 28-54 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #1 | 28-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Jeffrey Mauricio (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Thomas Jones, James Gregory, Frederick Smith | |
| 13:04 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 28-54 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 29-54 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | John Harward steals the ball from Ernesto Gutierrez | 29-54 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Joseph Connolly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-54 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 12:02 | UMass | John Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 29-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:56 | UMass | John Harward loses the dribble to Samuel Thomas | 29-54 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Mauricio | 29-57 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Joseph Connolly connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-57 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #2 | 31-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Noel Cannon (PF) Robert Crawford, Joseph Connolly, John Harward | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), James Gregory (PF) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| 10:46 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-57 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Matt Hull tips it but misses | 31-57 |
| 10:44 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 10:30 | UMass | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Wood | 31-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Collier (C) Robert Wheless | |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo jams it on a great pass from Patrick Kennedy | 31-59 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Joseph Jacks's floater is tipped away by James Gregory | 31-59 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Rafael Ressler | 31-59 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo is fouled on the floor by Patrick Trent - foul #2 on Patrick Trent, team foul #2 | 31-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG), John Harward (C) Patrick Trent, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones (SF), Frederick Smith (C) Patrick Kennedy, John Collier | |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo is fouled on the floor by Franklin Posey - foul #1 on Franklin Posey, team foul #3 | 31-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Robert Crawford, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, James Gregory | |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-59 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Ricky Potter snags the defensive board | 31-59 |
| 08:43 | UMass | John Harward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-59 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | John Collier is hacked by Joseph Jacks - foul #1 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-59 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones can't tip it in | 31-59 |
| 07:52 | UMass | John Harward grabs the board | 31-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Franklin Posey (fairly fresh) SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) PF - John Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UMass | John Harward clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-59 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Collier | 31-59 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-62 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Ricky Potter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-62 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Samuel Thomas | 31-62 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Franklin Posey - foul #2 on Franklin Posey, team foul #5 | 31-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF) Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PF) John Collier | |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-63 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Ricky Potter clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-63 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Ricky Potter gets the offensive rebound | 31-63 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Ernesto Gutierrez steals the ball from Ricky Potter | 31-63 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernesto Gutierrez | 31-65 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Jeffrey Mauricio steals it from Patrick Trent | 31-65 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Harward - foul #1 on John Harward, team foul #6 | 31-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG) Ernesto Gutierrez | |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-66 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-66 |
| 05:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Connolly | 31-66 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Patrick Trent knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-66 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-66 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith tips it but misses | 33-66 |
| 05:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Connolly | 33-66 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Patrick Trent knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Connolly | 36-66 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-66 |
| 04:28 | UMass | John Harward pulls down the rebound | 36-66 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Ricky Potter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Thomas - foul #2 on Samuel Thomas, team foul #3 | 36-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jacks (PF) John Harward | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), John Collier (C) Samuel Thomas, Thomas Jones | |
| 04:10 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Ricky Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Mauricio | 37-69 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Franklin Posey (tiring) SF - Ricky Potter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jacks (fresh) C - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Smith (tiring) 5 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Ricky Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 37-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez is hacked by Franklin Posey - foul #3 on Franklin Posey, team foul #7 | 37-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones (SF) Frederick Smith | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-71 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Joseph Jacks misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 37-71 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-71 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones is hacked by Joseph Connolly - foul #1 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #8 | 37-71 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (C) Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (SG) Joseph Grange | |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-72 |
| 02:54 | UMass | Joseph Jacks grabs the board | 37-72 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #4 | 37-72 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 1st free throw | 38-72 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the 2nd free throw | 38-72 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio gets the rebound | 38-72 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas is hacked by Franklin Posey - foul #4 on Franklin Posey, team foul #9 | 38-72 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-73 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-74 |
| 02:17 | UMass | John Harward comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Collier - foul #1 on John Collier, team foul #5 | 38-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| 02:17 | UMass | John Harward makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 02:17 | UMass | John Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-74 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez connects on the runner from the left block set up by Thomas Jones | 40-76 |
| 01:49 | UMass | John Harward loses the dribble to Ernesto Gutierrez | 40-76 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-76 |
| 01:36 | UMass | John Harward gets the rebound | 40-76 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Patrick Trent is hacked by John Collier - foul #2 on John Collier, team foul #6 | 40-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:08 | UMass | Ricky Potter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-76 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 40-76 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-76 |
| 00:39 | UMass | John Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 40-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Patrick Trent comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-76 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Joseph Connolly grabs the offensive board | 40-76 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Franklin Posey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-76 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Joseph Connolly grabs the offensive board | 40-76 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-76 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Franklin Posey tips it but misses | 40-76 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 40-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas runs out the clock | 40-76 |