| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) SG - Joel Keese (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) PF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) C - Jason Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fresh) SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jason Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Wayne Weaver throws it down on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Iona | Gregory Munson steals the ball from Tim Bennett | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Iona | James Taylor grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom is fouled on the floor by Jason Smith - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick Hester | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Iona | The rebound goes to Tim Bennett | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom's pass is intercepted by Gregory Munson | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | UMass | Jason Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Joel Keese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dingbang Huang - foul #1 on Dingbang Huang, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (PF) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Toni Kuzminski (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Dingbang Huang, Tim Bennett, James Taylor | |
| 17:38 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Jason Smith grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Rickie Bell is blocked by William Chacko | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Iona | William Chacko snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | Iona | William Chacko misses long on a shot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:07 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom tips it home | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Meyers - foul #1 on Daniel Meyers, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SF) Nicolas Dickson | |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG) Christopher Wickstrom | |
| 16:50 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Iona | William Chacko grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Iona | Stephen Ray hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Meyers | 4-7 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Joel Keese is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG) Gregory Munson | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF) Dingbang Huang | |
| 16:09 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:00 | UMass | Stephen Ray is called for the reach on Theodore Sartori - foul #1 on Stephen Ray, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (PF) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Tim Bennett (PF) Daniel Meyers, Toni Kuzminski | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) SG - Joel Keese (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) PF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rickie Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) C - William Chacko (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UMass | Wayne Weaver clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Tim Bennett - foul #1 on Tim Bennett, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG), James Taylor (C) Christopher Wickstrom, William Chacko | |
| 15:46 | UMass | Wayne Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Wayne Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Iona | Stephen Ray knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Patrick Hester | 6-12 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Orville Taylor drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joel Keese | 8-12 |
| 14:52 | Iona | Stephen Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (C) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Toni Kuzminski (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Dingbang Huang, Tim Bennett, James Taylor | |
| 14:45 | UMass | Joel Keese connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 14:38 | Iona | Nicolas Dickson is called for the reach on Christopher Wickstrom - foul #1 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Toni Kuzminski | |
| 14:20 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Tim Bennett is called for the reach on Jason Smith - foul #2 on Tim Bennett, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (PF) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Toni Kuzminski (PF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, Tim Bennett, William Chacko | |
| 13:56 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't finish the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:55 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:31 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom misses the 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | Iona | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Gregory Munson travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Rickie Bell (PF) Joel Keese, Stefan Romano | |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, James Taylor | |
| 13:03 | Iona | Stephen Ray hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Wickstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG) Gregory Munson | |
| Subs | Iona | James Taylor (C) William Chacko | |
| 12:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:30 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Jason Smith grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Smith | 14-16 |
| 11:59 | Iona | Stephen Ray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Jason Smith gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) C - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Stephen Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Toni Kuzminski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UMass | Dingbang Huang steps in front of the Theodore Sartori pass | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski buries a floater from the right block set up by Christopher Wickstrom | 14-18 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the jump hook from close range | 14-18 |
| 11:16 | Iona | The rebound goes to Dingbang Huang | 14-18 |
| 10:52 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Stefan Romano (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Patrick Hester (SG), William Chacko (C) Stephen Ray, Dingbang Huang, James Taylor | |
| 10:41 | UMass | Gregory Munson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stefan Romano | 17-18 |
| 10:27 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Wickstrom | 17-20 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Theodore Sartori buries a 3 from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 09:39 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Stefan Romano pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Wayne Weaver knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Joel Keese | 22-20 |
| 09:03 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Stefan Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Wayne Weaver can't finish the layup | 22-20 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Stefan Romano gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Joel Keese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (PF), Jason Smith (C) Gregory Munson, Theodore Sartori, Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG), Stephen Ray (SF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, Christopher Wickstrom, William Chacko | |
| 08:20 | Iona | Dingbang Huang is hacked by Orville Taylor - foul #1 on Orville Taylor, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Iona | Jason Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Ray - foul #2 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 07:52 | Iona | Rickie Bell takes the ball from Toni Kuzminski | 22-20 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Keese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Stephen Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Toni Kuzminski (tiring) 6 pts. C - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Orville Taylor is fouled on the floor by Toni Kuzminski - foul #1 on Toni Kuzminski, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG), Stefan Romano (PF) Joel Keese, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF) Patrick Hester | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:39 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:17 | Iona | Dingbang Huang misses the dunk but the foul's on Eric Waldrop - foul #1 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG) Eric Waldrop | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG) Christopher Wickstrom | |
| 07:17 | Iona | Dingbang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:17 | Iona | Dingbang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Dingbang Huang - foul #2 on Dingbang Huang, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF) Dingbang Huang | |
| 07:06 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:06 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 06:55 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Hester | 26-24 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Gregory Munson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Orville Taylor | 29-24 |
| 06:23 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Hester | 29-27 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Orville Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stefan Romano | 32-27 |
| 05:49 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 05:47 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 05:32 | Iona | Stephen Ray buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Hester | 32-30 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Gregory Munson is hacked by Patrick Hester in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Hester, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Wayne Weaver (PF) Orville Taylor, Nicolas Dickson, Stefan Romano | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Tim Bennett (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Toni Kuzminski, James Taylor | |
| 05:29 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:29 | Iona | The rebound goes to Tim Bennett | 33-30 |
| 05:14 | Iona | Joel Keese steals it from Daniel Meyers | 33-30 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Gregory Munson banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Keese | 35-30 |
| 04:55 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Theodore Sartori clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 04:28 | Iona | Stephen Ray snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 04:22 | Iona | Stephen Ray banks in the layup and the foul's on Rickie Bell - foul #1 on Rickie Bell, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Stefan Romano (PF) Gregory Munson, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Toni Kuzminski (PF) Daniel Meyers, Tim Bennett | |
| 04:22 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 04:13 | UMass | Theodore Sartori can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 04:11 | Iona | Patrick Hester pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 03:58 | Iona | William Chacko hits the finger roll | 35-35 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the dunk | 35-35 |
| 03:48 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski grabs the board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stephen Ray (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Christopher Wickstrom (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Toni Kuzminski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Toni Kuzminski | 35-38 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Toni Kuzminski steps in front of the Theodore Sartori pass | 35-38 |
| 03:11 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 03:10 | Iona | William Chacko tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Theodore Sartori connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Keese | 38-40 |
| 02:37 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 02:36 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski tips it in | 38-42 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Orville Taylor travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (C) Joel Keese, Theodore Sartori, Stefan Romano | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Dingbang Huang (SG), Tim Bennett (PF), James Taylor (C) Patrick Hester, Stephen Ray, Toni Kuzminski, William Chacko | |
| 02:09 | Iona | Daniel Meyers is hacked by Orville Taylor - foul #2 on Orville Taylor, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Iona | Stephen Ray (SF) Christopher Wickstrom | |
| 02:09 | Iona | Daniel Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Jason Smith gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Tim Bennett steals it from Nicolas Dickson | 38-42 |
| 01:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Orville Taylor - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG), Rickie Bell (PF) Orville Taylor, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF) Daniel Meyers | |
| 01:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Rickie Bell gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Gregory Munson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Rickie Bell | 40-43 |
| 00:48 | Iona | Jason Smith steals the ball from Stephen Ray | 40-43 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Gregory Munson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 00:02 | Iona | Tim Bennett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Rickie Bell grabs the board | 42-43 |