| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ralph Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Countess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | David Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Weaver | 24-27 |
| 19:46 | UMass | Russell Evenson snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Robert Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett is called for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Robert Garner (C) Ralph Ingram, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:19 | UMass | Russell Evenson travels with the ball | 24-27 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson is hacked by Orville Taylor - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Thomas Stahl (PF) Orville Taylor, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Stahl - foul #2 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) Thomas Stahl | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Russell Evenson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Ingram | 26-29 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 17:40 | UMass | William Countess misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-32 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach can't tip it in | 26-32 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Robert Garner gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Robert Walker clanks a shot from the left side | 26-32 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Robert Garner snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:34 | UMass | The jumper by William Countess is denied by David Hill | 26-32 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | David Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (SF), Thomas Stahl (PF) William Countess, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (PG), Alec Turner (SG), Eric Arana (SF) Ronald Larson, Allen Bennett, Thomas Heimbach | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Thomas Stahl connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Ingram | 28-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ralph Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Garner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terry Golden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alec Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Arana (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | David Hill blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Stahl - foul #3 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Stefan Romano (SF), Russell Evenson (PF), William Countess (C) Ralph Ingram, Wayne Weaver, Thomas Stahl, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:58 | UMass | William Countess's fadeaway is rejected by David Hill | 28-34 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Hill | 28-37 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Golden - foul #1 on Terry Golden, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Wayne Weaver (SF), Robert Garner (C) Robert Walker, Stefan Romano, William Countess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Thomas Heimbach (PF), Nestor Block (C) Terry Golden, Alec Turner, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| 14:24 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Robert Garner steps in front of the Allen Bennett pass | 30-37 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Allen Bennett steals the ball from Robert Garner | 30-37 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 30-39 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Ralph Ingram is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), William Countess (SF), Thomas Stahl (PF) Ralph Ingram, Wayne Weaver, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF) Eric Arana | |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Heimbach | 30-41 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Robert Walker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Orville Taylor and he's fouled by Nestor Block - foul #4 on Nestor Block, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Thomas Stahl, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Hill (C) Nestor Block | |
| 13:01 | UMass | Robert Walker misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | David Hill grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 12:31 | UMass | William Countess misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Heimbach - foul #3 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Garner (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:31 | UMass | William Countess misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 12:31 | UMass | William Countess makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | David Hill connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Larson | 33-45 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Ronald Larson is called for the reach on William Countess - foul #3 on Ronald Larson, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Wayne Weaver (SF) Robert Walker, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SF) Thomas Heimbach | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ralph Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Countess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Eric Arana (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UMass | William Countess knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Orville Taylor | 35-45 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | David Hill can't connect on a jumper from close range | 35-45 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 10:57 | UMass | William Countess scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Evenson | 37-45 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | David Hill misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 10:32 | UMass | William Countess misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-47 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | David Hill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Countess - foul #1 on William Countess, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), Thomas Stahl (PF), Robert Garner (C) Ralph Ingram, Wayne Weaver, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (PG), Alec Turner (SG), Thomas Heimbach (PF) Ronald Larson, Allen Bennett, Alfred Johnson | |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Thomas Heimbach blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Walker | 37-49 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden hits a 3 from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Orville Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Orville Taylor, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Stefan Romano (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Orville Taylor, William Countess, Thomas Stahl | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF) Eric Arana | |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Robert Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | David Hill double dribbles | 37-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (SF), William Countess (C) Stefan Romano, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Allen Bennett (SG) Terry Golden, Alec Turner | |
| 08:08 | UMass | Robert Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Ingram - foul #1 on Ralph Ingram, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Theodore Sartori (SG), Robert Garner (C) Ralph Ingram, Robert Walker, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SF), Nestor Block (C) Thomas Heimbach, David Hill | |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:47 | UMass | William Countess snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Countess (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Garner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Eric Arana (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nestor Block (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | UMass | Theodore Sartori can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 07:23 | UMass | William Countess snags the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 06:58 | UMass | William Countess misses badly on a runner from close range | 39-53 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Larson | 39-53 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Larson and the foul's on Theodore Sartori - foul #2 on Theodore Sartori, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Wayne Weaver (SF), Thomas Stahl (PF) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Russell Evenson, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach (PF) Alfred Johnson | |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Ronald Larson steals the ball from Ralph Ingram in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Walker - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #8 | 39-56 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) Thomas Stahl | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Wayne Weaver can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Arana - foul #1 on Eric Arana, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG) Ralph Ingram | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nestor Block | 39-60 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Orville Taylor is whistled for traveling | 39-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Thomas Stahl (PF), Robert Garner (C) Orville Taylor, Wayne Weaver, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (PG), Alec Turner (SG) Ronald Larson, Allen Bennett | |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-60 |
| 05:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 39-60 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Robert Walker is called for traveling | 39-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) Thomas Stahl | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach throws it down on a great pass from Terry Golden | 39-62 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Russell Evenson dunks the ball | 41-62 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden lays it in set up by Alec Turner | 41-64 |
| 03:38 | UMass | William Countess clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alec Turner - foul #1 on Alec Turner, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Wayne Weaver (SF) Ralph Ingram, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF) Thomas Heimbach | |
| 03:38 | UMass | William Countess makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 03:38 | UMass | William Countess makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Walker (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Countess (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terry Golden (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nestor Block (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Russell Evenson steps in front of the Eric Arana pass | 43-64 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Robert Walker misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:24 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alec Turner | 43-68 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Robert Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-68 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Terry Golden | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | UMass | Robert Walker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-70 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Wayne Weaver tips it in | 45-70 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Nestor Block | 45-72 |
| 01:00 | UMass | William Countess misses the lay-in | 45-72 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-72 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block grabs the offensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Alec Turner and he's fouled by William Countess - foul #2 on William Countess, team foul #9 | 45-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG) Orville Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block makes the free throw | 45-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | UMass | William Countess buries a turnaround from the baseline | 47-75 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden runs out the clock | 47-75 |