| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fresh) SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) SF - Jack Irwin (fresh) PF - Carl Finnerty (fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) PF - Charles Cole (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Charles Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | UMass | Joseph Fung is hacked by Fred Wurm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Wurm, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UMass | Abdul Menard connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Charles Cole gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | UMass | William Chapman blocks the short jumper by Abdul Menard | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Dennis Scott tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Manhattan | William Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Charles Cole gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Fred Wurm steps in front of the Dennis Scott pass in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Manhattan | William Chapman misses the jumper from the right block | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Manhattan | William Chapman grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Keith Jenks (SF), Michael Fomby (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Charles Cole, Jamie Becker | |
| 17:54 | UMass | Keith Jenks is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Lurie - foul #1 on Vincent Lurie, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Peter Boyles is fouled on the floor by William Chapman - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Peter Boyles jams it | 0-6 |
| 17:00 | Manhattan | William Chapman misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 0-6 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Keith Jenks misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Finnerty - foul #1 on Carl Finnerty, team foul #4 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (PF), George Hubbard (C) Fred Wurm, Jack Irwin, Carl Finnerty, William Chapman | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Reginald Solarski, Ernest Graham, Peter Boyles | |
| 16:42 | UMass | Keith Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Keith Jenks misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:42 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:17 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Cerrone | 2-7 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-10 |
| 15:43 | Manhattan | Joseph Fung is called for the reach on Vincent Lurie - foul #1 on Joseph Fung, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), William Chapman (C) Vincent Lurie, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Keith Jenks, Michael Fomby | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fresh) SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Cerrone (fresh) PF - Osvaldo Esposito (fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-10 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Abdul Menard knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-12 |
| 14:46 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Wurm | 4-12 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Abdul Menard double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG), Jack Irwin (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF) Joseph Bryant, Jeremy Cerrone, Osvaldo Esposito | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Ernest Graham (SF) Abdul Menard, Joseph Fung | |
| 14:34 | Manhattan | William Chapman travels with the ball | 4-12 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 14:11 | Manhattan | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 13:49 | Manhattan | William Chapman throws it down on a great pass from Fred Wurm and the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Keith Jenks (SF), Peter Boyles (C) Reginald Solarski, Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| 13:49 | Manhattan | William Chapman makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:31 | Manhattan | William Chapman grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:29 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SG), George Hubbard (PF), Joesph Wagner (C) Vincent Lurie, Carl Finnerty, William Chapman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:15 | UMass | Charles Cole can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by George Hubbard - foul #1 on George Hubbard, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF), Michael Fomby (C) Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| 13:15 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:52 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Wurm | 9-14 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Michael Fomby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (PG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Fred Wurm, Jack Irwin, Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SG), Peter Boyles (C) Ernest Graham, Charles Cole | |
| 12:17 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 12:16 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to George Hubbard | 9-14 |
| 11:52 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito is fouled on the floor by Abdul Menard - foul #1 on Abdul Menard, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Carl Finnerty (SF), William Chapman (C) Joseph Bryant, Jeremy Cerrone, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Ernest Graham (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Abdul Menard, Joseph Fung, Michael Fomby, Peter Boyles | |
| 11:28 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is called for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SF) Osvaldo Esposito | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) SF - Jack Irwin (fresh) PF - Carl Finnerty (fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | UMass | Jamie Becker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 9-14 |
| 11:06 | Manhattan | William Chapman snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 10:37 | Manhattan | William Chapman misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Hubbard (PF) Jack Irwin | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Joseph Fung (SF), Charles Cole (PF) Reginald Solarski, Ernest Graham, Keith Jenks | |
| 10:37 | Manhattan | William Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:37 | Manhattan | William Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Charles Cole misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 11-14 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | UMass | William Chapman is called for the reach on Abdul Menard - foul #2 on William Chapman, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Joesph Wagner (C) Fred Wurm, Carl Finnerty, William Chapman | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Jamie Becker | |
| 09:55 | UMass | Joseph Fung is hacked by Joseph Bryant - foul #1 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:55 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:33 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the lay-in | 11-16 |
| 09:23 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Manhattan | George Hubbard misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Boyles - foul #1 on Peter Boyles, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SF) Jeremy Cerrone | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Michael Fomby (PF) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Charles Cole | |
| 09:17 | Manhattan | George Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Manhattan | George Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:04 | UMass | The jumper by Joseph Fung is denied by Vincent Lurie | 12-16 |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Joseph Bryant | 12-16 |
| 08:33 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Michael Fomby snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on George Hubbard - foul #2 on George Hubbard, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Carl Finnerty (PF), Joesph Wagner (C) Joseph Bryant, Osvaldo Esposito, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Keith Jenks (SF), Jamie Becker (PF) Reginald Solarski, Joseph Fung, Michael Fomby | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:49 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #2 on Jamie Becker, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone (SF) Jack Irwin | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Jamie Becker, Peter Boyles | |
| 07:49 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the fadeaway from the right side | 15-18 |
| 07:37 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it home | 15-20 |
| 07:18 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Ernest Graham gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Vincent Lurie (tiring) SF - Jeremy Cerrone (fresh) PF - Carl Finnerty (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joesph Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernest Graham (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UMass | Fred Wurm picks off the pass by Keith Jenks in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 06:45 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone drills a floater near the basket set up by Vincent Lurie and the foul's on Keith Jenks - foul #1 on Keith Jenks, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Abdul Menard, Ernest Graham, Charles Cole | |
| 06:45 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:27 | UMass | The jumper by Keith Jenks is denied by Joesph Wagner | 17-20 |
| 06:25 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 06:04 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:02 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 05:42 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 05:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reginald Solarski | 17-20 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Joseph Fung lays it in uncontested | 17-22 |
| 05:06 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie steps out of bounds on the sideline | 17-22 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SG), Jack Irwin (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (C) Vincent Lurie, Jeremy Cerrone, Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Ernest Graham (SF), Charles Cole (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Reginald Solarski, Joseph Fung, Keith Jenks, Michael Fomby | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Ernest Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 04:44 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 04:42 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:19 | Manhattan | Abdul Menard steps in front of the Carl Finnerty pass | 17-22 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Abdul Menard banks in the layup | 17-24 |
| 03:52 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Cole | 17-24 |
| 03:50 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 03:30 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty loses the ball out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (PG), George Hubbard (PF), William Chapman (C) Fred Wurm, Carl Finnerty, Osvaldo Esposito | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Ernest Graham, Peter Boyles | |
| 03:07 | UMass | Charles Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Vincent Lurie (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Irwin (fairly fresh) PF - George Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 02:38 | Manhattan | George Hubbard misses the lay-in | 17-24 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Charles Cole pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 02:33 | UMass | William Chapman steps in front of the Charles Cole pass | 17-24 |
| 02:12 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie drills a jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Dennis Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Keith Jenks (PF) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Charles Cole | |
| 01:55 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Jamie Becker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 01:39 | Manhattan | George Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 01:23 | Manhattan | Reginald Solarski picks off the pass by George Hubbard | 22-24 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Reginald Solarski throws it down | 22-26 |
| 00:58 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Fred Wurm, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito (PF), Joesph Wagner (C) George Hubbard, William Chapman | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Keith Jenks travels with the ball | 22-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SG) Fred Wurm | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG) Reginald Solarski | |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Ernest Graham - foul #1 on Ernest Graham, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty (SF) Jack Irwin | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Ernest Graham, Keith Jenks | |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Joseph Fung connects on the shot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |