| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran inbounds the ball | 31-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Matt Setliff steals it from Francisco Duran | 31-54 |
| 19:43 | UMass | William Ownby blows the layup | 31-54 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-54 |
| 19:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Yuri Grabski | 31-54 |
| 19:17 | UMass | William Ownby buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Matt Setliff | 33-54 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell blows the layup | 33-54 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | James Shackelford can't tip it in | 33-54 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Karl Ventura pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-54 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is hacked by Matt Setliff - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #1 | 35-54 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Yuri Grabski - foul #3 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (PG) Yuri Grabski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 18:18 | UMass | William Ownby comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-56 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Howard Halsted is called for the reach on John Llewellyn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Halsted, team foul #3 | 35-56 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is fouled on the floor by Karl Ventura - foul #1 on Karl Ventura, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell lays it up and in on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 35-58 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Howard Halsted | 37-58 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-58 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it in | 37-60 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-60 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | James Shackelford comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Kent - foul #1 on Terry Kent, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Terry Kent, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 16:30 | UMass | William Ownby misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Engelhardt - foul #2 on Jason Engelhardt, team foul #1 | 37-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) James Shackelford | |
| 16:30 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 16:30 | UMass | William Ownby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the offensive board | 38-61 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jason Engelhardt | 38-61 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Elsea | 38-61 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt tips it back up and in | 38-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Howard Halsted (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ownby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UMass | James Young makes the fadeaway from the right side | 40-63 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt is called for traveling | 40-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Stefan Costa (SF), Terry Kent (PF) Howard Halsted, James Young, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Domingo Lopez, Ralph Elsea | |
| 15:11 | UMass | The jump hook by Stefan Costa is blocked by Ralph Silvernail | 40-63 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 40-63 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Emilio Garcia gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Yuri Grabski knocks in the shot from the right block | 42-63 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Thompson | 42-66 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Silvernail and he's fouled by Emilio Garcia - foul #3 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #6 | 42-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the free throw | 42-69 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-69 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran pulls down the rebound | 42-69 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Stefan Costa - foul #4 on Stefan Costa, team foul #7 | 42-69 |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (SF) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-71 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francisco Duran | 42-71 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Domingo Lopez | 42-73 |
| 13:07 | UMass | William Ownby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-73 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Terry Kent snags the offensive board | 42-73 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Domingo Lopez - foul #1 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #2 | 42-73 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Howard Halsted (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Matt Setliff, William Ownby, Terry Kent | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:58 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 43-73 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-73 |
| 12:39 | UMass | James Young snags the defensive board | 44-73 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-73 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn snags the defensive board | 44-73 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-73 |
| 12:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Halsted | 44-73 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-73 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno hits the follow up shot | 46-73 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits a floater from the left block set up by Domingo Lopez | 46-75 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-75 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Shackelford | 46-75 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing and he's hacked by Howard Halsted - foul #3 on Howard Halsted, team foul #8 | 46-78 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), William Ownby (SF), Terry Kent (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) James Young, Howard Halsted, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the free throw | 46-79 |
| 10:45 | UMass | William Ownby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-79 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea is fouled on the floor by Yuri Grabski - foul #4 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #9 | 49-79 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG) Domingo Lopez | |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 10:09 | UMass | William Ownby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-81 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Thompson | 49-81 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea can't finish the layup | 49-81 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson tips it home | 49-83 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Joseph Thompson is called for the reach on Matt Setliff - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #3 | 49-83 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francisco Duran (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea | |
| 09:24 | UMass | William Ownby misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-83 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 49-83 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Clarence O'Kell | 49-85 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Terry Kent misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-85 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 49-85 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Karl Ventura - foul #2 on Karl Ventura, team foul #10 | 49-85 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) William Ownby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-87 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a shot from the left block | 49-87 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the board | 49-87 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | James Shackelford hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 49-87 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it back up and in | 49-89 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura lays it in on a nice dish by Matt Setliff | 51-89 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 51-91 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-91 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 51-91 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-91 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Howard Halsted grabs the board | 51-91 |
| 06:53 | UMass | Howard Halsted is whistled for traveling | 51-91 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Terry Kent, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea blows the layup | 51-91 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Emilio Garcia snags the defensive board | 51-91 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-91 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-91 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Emilio Garcia's pass is intercepted by Domingo Lopez | 53-91 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-91 |
| 06:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Emilio Garcia | 53-91 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the 3 from straight away | 56-91 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-91 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea tips it but misses | 56-91 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Howard Halsted gets the rebound | 56-91 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 56-91 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 56-91 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Howard Halsted - foul #4 on Howard Halsted, team foul #11 | 56-91 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 56-92 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-93 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Howard Halsted connects on the 3 from the right wing | 59-93 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | James Young steps in front of the Ralph Elsea pass | 59-93 |
| 04:33 | UMass | James Young is fouled on the floor by Gino Rogers - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #4 | 59-93 |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (PF) Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Maria (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Howard Halsted is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Howard Halsted, team foul #12 | 59-93 |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #5 | 59-93 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | UMass | William Ownby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-93 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers pulls down the rebound | 59-93 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-93 |
| 03:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alphonse Ricci | 59-93 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) C - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Maria (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | UMass | William Ownby drills a shot from the baseline | 61-93 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria loses the ball out of bounds | 61-93 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) Ralph Elsea | |
| 02:25 | UMass | William Ownby misses the easy layup | 61-93 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail pulls down the rebound | 61-93 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by Hipolito Bruno - foul #1 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #13 | 61-93 |
| Subs | UMass | Emilio Garcia (C) Alphonse Ricci | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Gregory Maria | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses the 1st free throw | 61-93 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-94 |
| 01:55 | UMass | James Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #14 | 61-94 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez loses the ball out of bounds | 61-94 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Stefan Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 61-94 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-94 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Ralph Silvernail steals it from William Ownby | 61-94 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emilio Garcia - foul #4 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #15 | 61-94 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 61-95 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-96 |
| 00:21 | UMass | The short jumper by William Ownby is denied by Ralph Elsea | 61-96 |
| 00:19 | UMass | William Ownby hits the follow up shot | 63-96 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers runs out the clock | 63-96 |