| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Kass (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Herman Wingate (fresh) SF - Herman Falzone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Whetsel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Todd Frazier steals the ball from Stanley Wadkins | 22-23 |
| 19:23 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Kevin Whetsel is blocked by Charles Darley | 22-23 |
| 19:22 | Holy Cross | Herman Falzone tips it home | 22-25 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is called for traveling | 22-25 |
| 19:01 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Charles Darley pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is fouled on the floor by Todd Frazier - foul #2 on Todd Frazier, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Charles Darley lays it in on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 24-25 |
| 17:59 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Herman Wingate | 24-27 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is denied on a layup by Todd Frazier | 24-27 |
| 17:39 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Kevin Whetsel | 24-27 |
| 17:10 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 17:02 | Holy Cross | Todd Frazier gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:40 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate is denied on a layup by Charles Darley | 24-27 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Todd Frazier steps in front of the Charles Darley pass | 24-27 |
| 15:58 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), James Reeves (SF), Jack Wood (PF), David Elsea (C) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Ross (PG), Keith White (SG), Hank Cooley (SF), Glenn Ward (PF), James Daye (C) Michael Kass, Herman Wingate, Herman Falzone, Kevin Whetsel, Todd Frazier | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) SF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) C - David Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - William Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hank Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Daye (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 15:26 | Holy Cross | Keith White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Jack Wood snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 15:19 | UMass | James Tristan buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Wilfredo Montanez | 26-27 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | David Elsea steals the ball from Keith White | 26-27 |
| 14:42 | UMass | James Reeves buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Tristan | 28-27 |
| 14:13 | Holy Cross | William Ross knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Hank Cooley | 28-29 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Jack Wood misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | William Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:34 | Holy Cross | James Daye hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Elsea - foul #2 on David Elsea, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Kass (PG), Herman Wingate (SG), Herman Falzone (SF), Kevin Whetsel (PF) William Ross, Keith White, Hank Cooley, Glenn Ward | |
| 13:34 | Holy Cross | James Daye makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 13:34 | Holy Cross | James Daye makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:11 | UMass | Hai Xie throws it down on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 30-31 |
| 12:47 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 30-31 |
| 12:46 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to James Daye | 30-31 |
| 12:26 | Holy Cross | Wiley Stevens steals it from James Daye | 30-31 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 32-31 |
| 11:56 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Kass (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Herman Wingate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Falzone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Whetsel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Daye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 11:31 | Holy Cross | Michael Kass snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 11:12 | Holy Cross | Michael Kass is hacked by Charles Darley - foul #2 on Charles Darley, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley (SF), Todd Frazier (C) Herman Falzone, James Daye | |
| 10:48 | Holy Cross | Michael Kass can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Kevin Mondor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward (PF) Kevin Whetsel | |
| 10:19 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG), Jack Wood (PF), David Elsea (C) Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Ross (PG), Keith White (SG) Michael Kass, Herman Wingate | |
| 10:19 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 10:19 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Hank Cooley is called for the reach on James Reeves - foul #1 on Hank Cooley, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SG) Wiley Stevens | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 09:39 | UMass | James Tristan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Reeves | 35-36 |
| 09:23 | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Hank Cooley, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Herman Falzone (SF), Kevin Whetsel (PF) Hank Cooley, Glenn Ward | |
| 09:11 | UMass | James Tristan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 09:10 | UMass | James Reeves tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 09:08 | UMass | James Tristan misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Hai Xie tips it home | 37-36 |
| 08:54 | Holy Cross | Keith White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Herman Falzone | 37-39 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Tristan | 39-39 |
| 08:19 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Charles Darley - foul #3 on Charles Darley, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Kass (PG), Herman Wingate (SG), Hank Cooley (C) William Ross, Keith White, Todd Frazier | |
| 08:19 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:19 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 08:01 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Kass (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Herman Wingate (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Falzone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Whetsel (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Hank Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | UMass | Kevin Mondor buries a shot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | Kevin Mondor steps in front of the Herman Wingate pass | 41-43 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins is called for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF), David Elsea (C) Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward (PF), Todd Frazier (C) Herman Falzone, Kevin Whetsel | |
| 06:42 | Holy Cross | Todd Frazier banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman Wingate | 41-45 |
| 06:32 | UMass | David Elsea can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 06:31 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Hank Cooley | 41-45 |
| 06:09 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 06:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Elsea | 41-45 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 05:46 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward loses the dribble to Stanley Wadkins | 41-45 |
| 05:38 | UMass | James Reeves loses the dribble to Todd Frazier | 41-45 |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | Wiley Stevens is called for the reach on Michael Kass - foul #1 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Ross (PG), Keith White (SG), Herman Falzone (SF), Kevin Whetsel (PF), James Daye (C) Michael Kass, Herman Wingate, Hank Cooley, Glenn Ward, Todd Frazier | |
| 04:51 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Daye and the foul's on Charles Darley - foul #4 on Charles Darley, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SG) Wiley Stevens | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 04:51 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:43 | UMass | James Reeves scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wilfredo Montanez | 44-48 |
| 04:24 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 04:18 | UMass | Charles Darley lays it in set up by James Tristan | 46-50 |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Keith White misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Keith White | 46-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - William Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herman Falzone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Whetsel (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - James Daye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Holy Cross | Herman Falzone travels with the ball | 46-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Kass (PG), Herman Wingate (SG), Todd Frazier (C) William Ross, Keith White, James Daye | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Hai Xie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 03:14 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 03:09 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Michael Kass steps in front of the Kevin Mondor pass | 46-50 |
| 02:38 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Kass | 46-52 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Hai Xie is hacked by Herman Falzone - foul #2 on Herman Falzone, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF), David Elsea (C) Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley (SF), Glenn Ward (PF) Herman Falzone, Kevin Whetsel | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Frazier - foul #3 on Todd Frazier, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:10 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:10 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 01:51 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward makes the turnaround from the left block | 47-54 |
| 01:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Reeves, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Herman Falzone (SF), Kevin Whetsel (PF) Hank Cooley, Glenn Ward | |
| 01:38 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 50-54 |
| 01:27 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Kass | 50-57 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Kevin Mondor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-57 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Charles Darley tips it in | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Holy Cross | Charles Darley denies the turnaround by Kevin Whetsel | 52-57 |
| 00:41 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel can't tip it in | 52-57 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins grabs the board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Hai Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Charles Darley misses short on a floater in the lane | 55-58 |
| 00:21 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Todd Frazier | 55-58 |
| 00:19 | Holy Cross | Todd Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Ross (PG), Matthew Keppler (SF), Hank Cooley (PF) Michael Kass, Herman Falzone, Kevin Whetsel | |
| 00:19 | Holy Cross | Todd Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:19 | Holy Cross | Todd Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Wiley Stevens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Whetsel (PF) Hank Cooley | |
| 00:10 | Holy Cross | William Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #4 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:10 | Holy Cross | William Ross makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | Holy Cross | William Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Wiley Stevens buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Wadkins | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #5 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG) Wiley Stevens | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley (PF) Kevin Whetsel | |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Herman Wingate makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-63 |