| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) PF - William Nieto (fresh) C - Bill Cotta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) C - William Countess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | William Nieto wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Mark Marcum can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Russell Evenson blows the layup but the foul's on William Nieto - foul #1 on William Nieto, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Mark Marcum grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Evansville | Terry Morgan connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ellis Carr | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | William Countess misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bill Cotta - foul #1 on Bill Cotta, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | William Countess misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | William Countess misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Evenson | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Cotta - foul #2 on Bill Cotta, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Harter (C) Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:27 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Evansville | Mark Marcum makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Orville Taylor buries a floater from the left wing set up by Nicolas Dickson | 7-4 |
| 17:47 | Evansville | Russell Evenson steps in front of the Mark Marcum pass | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 7-6 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Gregory Munson steals it from Ellis Carr | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Ellis Carr is called for the reach on Nicolas Dickson - foul #1 on Ellis Carr, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF) Terry Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:43 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG) Ellis Carr | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Russell Evenson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | UMass | William Nieto swats the layup by Gregory Munson | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) PF - William Nieto (fairly fresh) C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Countess (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Russell Evenson - foul #1 on Russell Evenson, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Thurman McHugh (SG) Efrain Grunewald, Mark Marcum | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Austin (PG), Theodore Sartori (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Orville Taylor, Nicolas Dickson, William Countess | |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Paul Harter makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Paul Harter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Russell Evenson buries a jumper from close range set up by Theodore Sartori | 9-8 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Stahl | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Wayne Weaver blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Russell Evenson grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | UMass | William Nieto swats the short shot by Danny Austin | 9-8 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Ellis Carr scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Thurman McHugh | 12-8 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Thomas Stahl lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Evenson and the foul's on Paul Harter - foul #1 on Paul Harter, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF) Ellis Carr, Thurman McHugh, Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Orville Taylor (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), William Countess (C) Danny Austin, Theodore Sartori, Russell Evenson, Wayne Weaver | |
| 14:12 | UMass | Thomas Stahl makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Paul Harter can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Nicolas Dickson - foul #1 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Paul Harter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Gregory Munson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Orville Taylor | 13-13 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Thomas Stahl - foul #1 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Mark Marcum takes the ball from Gregory Munson in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Mark Marcum lays it in | 18-13 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Thomas Stahl lays it in on a great pass from Orville Taylor | 18-15 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 12:51 | UMass | William Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:46 | UMass | Gregory Munson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Orville Taylor | 18-18 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Terry Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Orville Taylor - foul #1 on Orville Taylor, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG) Efrain Grunewald | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG), Russell Evenson (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Nicolas Dickson, William Countess | |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-18 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Russell Evenson tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Ellis Carr scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Theodore Sartori clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Marcum - foul #1 on Mark Marcum, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Christopher Fales (SF) Mark Marcum, Terry Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Austin (PG) Gregory Munson | |
| 11:56 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) PF - William Nieto (tiring) 2 blk. C - Paul Harter (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Austin (fresh) SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh is whistled for a carry | 22-21 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| 11:17 | UMass | William Countess hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Danny Austin | 22-23 |
| 11:13 | Evansville | Ellis Carr's pass is intercepted by Danny Austin in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Thomas Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF) Danny Austin, Thomas Stahl | |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Nicolas Dickson steps in front of the Christopher Fales pass | 22-23 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Orville Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-23 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-23 |
| 10:08 | UMass | William Countess gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Theodore Sartori buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Nicolas Dickson | 22-25 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Ellis Carr steps in front of the Russell Evenson pass | 25-25 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh lays it up and in on a great pass from Ellis Carr | 27-25 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Nieto - foul #2 on William Nieto, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (C) Ellis Carr, Thurman McHugh, Christopher Fales, William Nieto | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG), Thomas Stahl (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Russell Evenson, William Countess | |
| 08:54 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Mark Marcum snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 08:19 | Evansville | Terry Morgan loses the dribble to Thomas Stahl | 27-27 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Thomas Stahl hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 07:53 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Morgan | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Harter (tired) 3 pts. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Stahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Bill Cotta loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) Nicolas Dickson | |
| 07:10 | UMass | Thomas Stahl buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Munson | 30-32 |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Terry Morgan clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Waldrop - foul #1 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Christopher Fales (SF) Efrain Grunewald, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Stefan Romano (SF) Eric Waldrop, Wayne Weaver | |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Gregory Munson is fouled on the floor by Thurman McHugh - foul #1 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Bill Cotta (C) Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:33 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Paul Harter pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 06:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Stahl | 32-32 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Bill Cotta steps in front of the Orville Taylor pass | 32-32 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Paul Harter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Harter, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), William Nieto (PF) Mark Marcum, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG), William Countess (C) Gregory Munson, Thomas Stahl | |
| 05:32 | UMass | Stefan Romano scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Orville Taylor and the foul's on Thurman McHugh - foul #2 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Austin (PG) Orville Taylor | |
| 05:32 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Bill Cotta is blocked by Stefan Romano | 32-35 |
| 05:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stefan Romano | 32-35 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Theodore Sartori is fouled on the floor by Efrain Grunewald - foul #1 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Kelso (SF) Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (PF) Russell Evenson | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Bill Cotta knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Efrain Grunewald | 34-37 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Stefan Romano tips it but misses | 34-37 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Stefan Romano misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Kelso - foul #1 on Richard Kelso, team foul #12 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF) Efrain Grunewald, Richard Kelso | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Thomas Stahl (PF) Danny Austin, Wayne Weaver | |
| 04:19 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Stefan Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bill Cotta | 34-38 |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-38 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Mark Marcum pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | Terry Morgan is hacked by Stefan Romano - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG) Ellis Carr | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Theodore Sartori, Stefan Romano, William Countess | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Thomas Stahl swats the layup by Bill Cotta | 34-38 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Gregory Munson gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Nieto (tiring) 2 blk. C - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Stahl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UMass | The short jumper by Thomas Stahl is denied by William Nieto | 34-38 |
| 03:30 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | William Nieto clanks a jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Bill Cotta tips it in | 36-38 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Thomas Stahl is fouled on the floor by Bill Cotta - foul #3 on Bill Cotta, team foul #13 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Paul Harter (C) Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG), William Countess (C) Orville Taylor, Nicolas Dickson | |
| 02:38 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Thomas Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | William Countess denies the turnaround by Paul Harter | 36-39 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Thomas Stahl buries a fadeaway from the left block | 36-41 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Christopher Fales scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Efrain Grunewald and he's hacked by Theodore Sartori - foul #1 on Theodore Sartori, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Thurman McHugh (SG) Efrain Grunewald, Mark Marcum | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Austin (PG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (PF) Gregory Munson, Thomas Stahl, Russell Evenson | |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Christopher Fales is called for the reach on Theodore Sartori - foul #1 on Christopher Fales, team foul #14 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF) Stefan Romano | |
| 01:41 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Paul Harter | 39-41 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 01:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Nicolas Dickson | 39-41 |
| 01:26 | UMass | William Nieto is called for the reach on Danny Austin - foul #3 on William Nieto, team foul #15 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (C) William Nieto | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:26 | UMass | Danny Austin makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Danny Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Bill Cotta, team foul #16 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF), William Nieto (PF) Christopher Fales, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) William Countess | |
| 00:57 | UMass | Wayne Weaver is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG) Theodore Sartori | |
| 00:41 | Evansville | William Nieto loses the dribble to Orville Taylor | 39-43 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Danny Austin's floater is tipped away by Terry Morgan | 39-43 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Orville Taylor hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the shot from the right side | 39-45 |