| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Baker inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Alfred Vachon knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 31-41 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Michael Mullen is hacked by Alfred Vachon - foul #2 on Alfred Vachon, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Michael Mullen's layup is rejected by Alfred Vachon | 31-41 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | James Andres hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Alfred Vachon can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #3 on Michael Mullen, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (PF) Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:45 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Alfred Vachon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Tony Garner connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Nathan McGibbon | 35-42 |
| 18:14 | UMass | James Baker's layup is rejected by Charles Brase | 35-42 |
| 18:12 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Baker | 35-42 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Luis Leal is fouled on the floor by Nathan McGibbon - foul #1 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia is fouled on the floor by Tony Garner - foul #3 on Tony Garner, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Anthony Burns (C) Tony Garner, James Andres | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:41 | UMass | Charles Brase is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #2 on Charles Brase, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| 17:23 | UMass | James Baker connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Leal | 35-44 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-44 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Donnie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Luis Leal loses the dribble to Archie Cessna | 35-44 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Archie Cessna splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 35-44 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Donnie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:10 | UMass | James Baker can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Brase - foul #3 on Charles Brase, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Karl Glasscock (SF), James Andres (C) Nathan McGibbon, Charles Brase, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Bernardo Gallo (PF) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, Alfred Vachon | |
| 16:10 | UMass | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:10 | UMass | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:48 | UMass | James Baker misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Karl Glasscock - foul #1 on Karl Glasscock, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Karl Glasscock, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | UMass | Glenn Hughey (C) Donnie Wilson | |
| 15:48 | UMass | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:48 | UMass | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Andres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Pascual (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Allan Warren (SF) James Baker | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the 3rd free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Vincent Wilson gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Archie Cessna blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Allan Warren | 37-46 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Archie Cessna pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Tony Garner can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Allan Warren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Joseph Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG), Dominique Dibble (C) Joseph Clark, James Andres | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Luis Leal (SG) Robert Pascual, Vincent Wilson | |
| 13:50 | UMass | Archie Cessna picks off the pass by Bernardo Gallo | 37-46 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 13:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Glenn Hughey | 37-46 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Luis Leal is fouled on the floor by Dominique Dibble - foul #2 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (PG), Charles Brase (SF) Tony Garner, Archie Cessna | |
| Subs | UMass | James Baker (SF), Alfred Vachon (PF) Allan Warren, Bernardo Gallo | |
| 13:16 | UMass | Luis Leal makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Luis Leal misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Michael Mullen pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Charles Brase knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Alfred Vachon clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Mullen - foul #4 on Michael Mullen, team foul #8 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (C) Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:51 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Charles Brase knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 42-47 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Alfred Vachon clanks a turnaround from the right block | 42-47 |
| 12:38 | UMass | James Baker gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:16 | UMass | James Baker is hacked by Dominique Dibble - foul #3 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), James Andres (C) Joseph Clark, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | UMass | Donnie Wilson (C) Glenn Hughey | |
| 12:16 | UMass | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:16 | UMass | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Andres | 44-48 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Luis Leal drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Andres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Charles Brase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| 11:23 | UMass | James Baker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Alfred Vachon pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Alfred Vachon slams it home | 44-53 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Archie Cessna | 46-53 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Donnie Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Alfonso Garcia | 46-55 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Archie Cessna is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Garcia - foul #1 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Joseph Clark (SF), Anthony Burns (PF) Nathan McGibbon, Charles Brase, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Glenn Hughey (C) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, Alfred Vachon, Donnie Wilson | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Tony Garner is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 46-55 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Glenn Hughey pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 10:07 | UMass | James Baker buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Vincent Wilson | 46-57 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Archie Cessna works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 49-57 |
| 09:39 | UMass | James Baker buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Pascual | 49-59 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Tony Garner can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 09:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to Vincent Wilson | 49-59 |
| 08:56 | UMass | James Baker hits a fadeaway from the right block | 49-61 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Anthony Burns knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Clark | 51-61 |
| 08:30 | UMass | James Baker can't connect on a shot from the left block | 51-61 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Andres | 51-61 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Anthony Burns lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Clark and he's hacked by Bernardo Gallo - foul #2 on Bernardo Gallo, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, James Andres | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Luis Leal (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Alfred Vachon (PF) Robert Pascual, Vincent Wilson, James Baker, Bernardo Gallo | |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses the free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Glenn Hughey gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Alfred Vachon drills a jump hook in the paint | 53-63 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Alfred Vachon grabs the board | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | UMass | Luis Leal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Charles Brase grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Tony Garner buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Nathan McGibbon and he's hacked by Alfonso Garcia - foul #2 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Brase, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | UMass | Donnie Wilson (C) Glenn Hughey | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Alfred Vachon gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Luis Leal connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 55-66 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Tony Garner double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF) Tony Garner | |
| Subs | UMass | James Baker (SF) Allan Warren | |
| 06:02 | UMass | Alfred Vachon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bernardo Gallo (PF) Alfred Vachon | |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Michael Mullen knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Nathan McGibbon and he's hacked by Bernardo Gallo - foul #3 on Bernardo Gallo, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia is hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #5 on Michael Mullen, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Brase (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Joseph Clark, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | UMass | Glenn Hughey (C) Donnie Wilson | |
| 05:24 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble misses the easy layup | 57-68 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:38 | UMass | James Baker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Brase - foul #4 on Charles Brase, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), James Andres (C) Nathan McGibbon, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Wilson (SG), Alfred Vachon (PF) Luis Leal, Bernardo Gallo | |
| 04:38 | UMass | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:38 | UMass | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Joseph Clark grabs the board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Archie Cessna splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Alfred Vachon pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:15 | UMass | James Baker clanks a fadeaway from close range | 57-69 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | James Andres snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Glenn Hughey swats the shot by Archie Cessna | 57-69 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Alfred Vachon grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia's pass is intercepted by Archie Cessna in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Alfred Vachon denies the turnaround by Charles Brase | 57-69 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Glenn Hughey gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | UMass | James Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Anthony Burns clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Alfred Vachon - foul #3 on Alfred Vachon, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (SG), Karl Glasscock (SF) Archie Cessna, Charles Brase | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Allan Warren (SF) Alfonso Garcia, James Baker | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Alfred Vachon scores on a jumper in the paint | 59-74 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tanner Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Glasscock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Pascual (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Karl Glasscock's floater is tipped away by Alfred Vachon | 59-74 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Glenn Hughey pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Allan Warren travels with the ball | 59-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Dominique Dibble (PF) Tanner Litherland, James Andres | |
| Subs | UMass | Bernardo Gallo (PF), Donnie Wilson (C) Alfred Vachon, Glenn Hughey | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Donnie Wilson doubles Archie Cessna and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Donnie Wilson, team foul #8 | 59-74 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Archie Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Allan Warren blows the layup | 61-74 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Joseph Clark banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Anthony Burns | 63-74 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 63-74 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Archie Cessna scores on a jumper from the right side | 65-74 |
| 01:28 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), Charles Brase (SF), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, Karl Glasscock, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Luis Leal (SG), James Baker (SF), Alfred Vachon (PF), Glenn Hughey (C) Robert Pascual, Vincent Wilson, Allan Warren, Bernardo Gallo, Donnie Wilson | |
| 01:03 | UMass | Nathan McGibbon is called for the reach on Glenn Hughey - foul #2 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Glenn Hughey makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Glenn Hughey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Tony Garner's pass is intercepted by Alfonso Garcia in the backcourt | 65-76 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia slams it home | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Alfred Vachon swats the short shot by Dominique Dibble | 65-78 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the offensive board | 65-78 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble is called for traveling | 65-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Karl Glasscock (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Tony Garner, Nathan McGibbon, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Donnie Wilson (C) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, James Baker, Alfred Vachon, Glenn Hughey | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Donnie Wilson scores on a runner from the right block set up by Robert Pascual | 65-80 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Karl Glasscock misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Donnie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Robert Pascual runs out the clock | 65-80 |