| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Tony Downing inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Yale | John Hoyle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 19:29 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Tony Downing is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wood - foul #2 on Daniel Wood, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:07 | Yale | Tony Downing misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 25-30 |
| 19:06 | Yale | Tony Downing tips it home | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Stanford Stilwell is called for the reach on Gary Jorgenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG) Stanford Stilwell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:43 | UMass | Matt Hull clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Santo - foul #2 on Raymond Santo, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Matt Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:43 | Yale | John Hoyle pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Tony Downing's floater is knocked away by Daniel Wood | 27-31 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Matt Hull can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Daniel Wood is hacked by Raymond Santo - foul #3 on Raymond Santo, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (PF) Raymond Santo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:44 | UMass | The short jumper by Gary Jorgenson is denied by Michael Reed | 27-31 |
| 17:42 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:25 | Yale | Richard Richards is hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (PF) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Joseph Connolly (C) Gary Jorgenson, Daniel Wood | |
| 17:05 | Yale | Richard Richards connects on the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Matt Hull - foul #1 on Matt Hull, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (C) Matt Hull | |
| 17:05 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Noel Cannon drills a shot from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 16:26 | Yale | Michael Reed lays it up and in and the foul's on Patrick Trent - foul #2 on Patrick Trent, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF) Richard Richards, John Hoyle | |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Noel Cannon | |
| 16:26 | Yale | Michael Reed makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:09 | UMass | John Harward comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-33 |
| 16:07 | Yale | Gerald Peters snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 15:46 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 15:45 | Yale | Gerald Peters gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Yale | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Raymond Santo (PF), John Hoyle (C) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Matt Hull (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Crawford, Ricky Potter, John Harward | |
| 15:11 | Yale | John Hoyle is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Hoyle, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | UMass | Noel Cannon (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| 14:55 | UMass | Matt Hull knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Trent | 33-35 |
| 14:50 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Santo | 35-35 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 14:43 | Yale | John Hoyle gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:33 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 14:32 | Yale | John Hoyle tips it home | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Patrick Trent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Noel Cannon tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 13:54 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Noel Cannon - foul #2 on Noel Cannon, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG) Patrick Trent | |
| 13:54 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Noel Cannon gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Daniel Wood lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Crawford and he's fouled by John Hoyle - foul #2 on John Hoyle, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:48 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:35 | Yale | John Hoyle connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Matt Hull - foul #2 on Matt Hull, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG) Richard Richards | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:35 | Yale | John Hoyle makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Daniel Wood is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (C) John Hoyle | |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (PG) Gary Jorgenson | |
| 12:57 | Yale | Raymond Santo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 12:56 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Daniel Wood pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Matt Hull can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Noel Cannon tips it home | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | Yale | Michael Reed can't throw it down | 41-41 |
| 12:22 | Yale | Raymond Santo tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Kenneth Brown takes the ball from Matt Hull | 43-41 |
| 11:46 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 11:44 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Daniel Wood pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Franklin Posey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Matt Hull can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 11:37 | Yale | Raymond Santo gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:19 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Matt Hull can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Reed - foul #3 on Michael Reed, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Tony Downing (SF), John Hoyle (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Raymond Santo, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Franklin Posey, Noel Cannon, Daniel Wood | |
| 11:06 | UMass | Matt Hull misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:52 | Yale | Richard Richards knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Gerald Peters | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson's floater is knocked away by John Hoyle | 47-42 |
| 10:23 | Yale | The rebound goes to Tony Downing | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Yale | John Hoyle can't connect on a runner in the lane | 47-42 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Joseph Connolly gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Robert Crawford clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Richards - foul #1 on Richard Richards, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (PF) Michael Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Matt Hull | |
| 10:02 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:35 | Yale | Gerald Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG) Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (SG) Robert Crawford | |
| 09:32 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Richard Richards knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanford Stilwell | 49-44 |
| 09:04 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by John Harward is blocked by John Hoyle | 49-44 |
| 09:02 | Yale | John Hoyle snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:46 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-44 |
| 08:45 | Yale | John Hoyle tips it in | 51-44 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 08:40 | Yale | Reginald Dodge pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:19 | Yale | John Hoyle misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 51-44 |
| 08:17 | UMass | Ricky Potter pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Joseph Connolly is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF), Raymond Santo (PF) Tony Downing, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG), Noel Cannon (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Gary Jorgenson, Joseph Connolly, John Harward | |
| 07:51 | Yale | Ricky Potter steps in front of the Stanford Stilwell pass | 51-44 |
| 07:47 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the easy layup | 51-44 |
| 07:46 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Hoyle | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Richards (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Hoyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Yale | Raymond Santo's pass is intercepted by Ricky Potter | 51-44 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Robert Crawford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 07:29 | Yale | Michael Reed grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 07:17 | Yale | John Hoyle's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Wood | 51-44 |
| 07:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Daniel Wood | 51-44 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 07:07 | UMass | Noel Cannon snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 51-44 |
| 06:56 | Yale | Richard Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:42 | Yale | John Hoyle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-44 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Ricky Potter pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Reed - foul #4 on Michael Reed, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF) Stanford Stilwell, Richard Richards, John Hoyle | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG) Patrick Trent | |
| 06:35 | UMass | Ricky Potter makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Robert Crawford can't finish the layup | 51-45 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Robert Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-45 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Michael Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:57 | Yale | Michael Reed drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Jorgenson | 54-48 |
| 05:11 | Yale | Michael Reed clanks a jump hook in the paint | 54-48 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Reed - foul #5 on Michael Reed, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Reginald Dodge (PF), John Hoyle (C) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Raymond Santo, Michael Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Franklin Posey (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Crawford, Ricky Potter, Noel Cannon | |
| 05:03 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:36 | Yale | Reginald Dodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (PF) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (C) Daniel Wood | |
| 04:25 | UMass | Richard Richards is called for the reach on Franklin Posey - foul #2 on Richard Richards, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Franklin Posey makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Franklin Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:08 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:07 | Yale | John Hoyle grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 03:46 | Yale | John Hoyle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 54-52 |
| 03:45 | UMass | John Harward gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe McGee (fresh) C - John Hoyle (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Franklin Posey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Matt Hull pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Joseph Connolly drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Trent | 54-54 |
| 03:05 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Richards | 56-54 |
| 03:05 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF) Reginald Dodge, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Noel Cannon (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Franklin Posey, Patrick Trent, Joseph Connolly, John Harward | |
| 02:51 | UMass | Matt Hull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Noel Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Matt Hull misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Daniel Wood tips it home | 56-56 |
| 02:09 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-56 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Robert Crawford gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Matt Hull misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:03 | Yale | Tony Downing snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:47 | Yale | John Hoyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 01:46 | Yale | Raymond Santo tips it in | 58-56 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Crawford | 58-59 |
| 01:09 | Yale | Raymond Santo banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Richards and he's fouled by Noel Cannon - foul #3 on Noel Cannon, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 01:09 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Matt Hull grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Noel Cannon hits a jumper in the paint set up by Gary Jorgenson | 60-61 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Tony Downing connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Stanford Stilwell and he's hacked by Daniel Wood - foul #3 on Daniel Wood, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Robert Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 63-61 |