| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Fox | 35-36 |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Francois - foul #1 on Bradley Francois, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Adams | 35-38 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Bradley Francois lays it up and in | 37-38 |
| 18:44 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 18:28 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Morgan | 37-38 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Anthony Waldon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-38 |
| 17:58 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 37-38 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Richard Fox travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Darrel Cespedes (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Floyd Fagundes (PF), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, James Adams, Timothy Hughes, Patrick Felder, Thomas Burks | |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 17:18 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:10 | UMass | James Taylor hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tyrone Evans | 39-38 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Darrel Cespedes | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | UMass | James Taylor knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by David Burt and he's fouled by Richard Doody - foul #1 on Richard Doody, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Adams (SG), Patrick Felder (PF) Darrel Cespedes, Floyd Fagundes | |
| 16:31 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | James Adams is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Doody | 42-43 |
| 16:09 | UMass | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Scott Johnson | 42-43 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF) Joseph Messner, Richard Doody | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:47 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Richard Fox loses the dribble to Jean Johnson in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Adams | 42-46 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | James Adams gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Bradley Francois picks off the pass by Timothy Hughes in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Bradley Francois banks in the layup | 44-46 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Francis Walker blocks the short jumper by James Adams | 44-46 |
| 15:03 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 14:42 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Jean Johnson - foul #3 on Jean Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), James Taylor (C) Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (SG), Floyd Fagundes (PF), Thomas Burks (C) James Adams, Patrick Felder, Scott Johnson | |
| 14:28 | UMass | John Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Richard Fox can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 14:09 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:59 | UMass | David Burt is fouled on the floor by Floyd Fagundes - foul #2 on Floyd Fagundes, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), James Adams (SG) Jean Johnson, Timothy Hughes | |
| 13:59 | UMass | The refs have stopped play. James Taylor is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 44-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:45 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:25 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 13:23 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner tips it home | 44-50 |
| 13:00 | UMass | John Williams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darrel Cespedes | 44-52 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-52 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | James Adams gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Fagundes | 44-55 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Francis Walker lays it up and in and he's fouled by Thomas Burks - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Scott Johnson (C) Darrel Cespedes, Joseph Messner, Floyd Fagundes, Thomas Burks | |
| 11:40 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Jean Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 46-57 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Richard Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Bradley Francois tips it in | 48-57 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jon McDonald - foul #2 on Jon McDonald, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | James Adams clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Anthony Waldon gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Bob Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #4 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Darrel Cespedes (SG), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, James Adams, Scott Johnson | |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Bob Morgan gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Bob Morgan connects on the floater from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Bradley Francois pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Fox | 54-57 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Anthony Waldon takes the ball from Patrick Felder | 54-57 |
| 07:28 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Fox and the foul's on Patrick Felder - foul #3 on Patrick Felder, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Floyd Fagundes (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Joseph Messner, Darrel Cespedes, Timothy Hughes, Patrick Felder, Richard Doody | |
| 07:28 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:28 | UMass | John Williams grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Burt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (tired) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the jump hook near the basket | 56-57 |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams is hacked by David Burt - foul #3 on David Burt, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Adams | 56-59 |
| 06:21 | UMass | John Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 56-61 |
| 06:05 | UMass | David Burt misses badly on a runner from the right block | 56-61 |
| 06:03 | UMass | David Burt tips it home | 58-61 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 05:53 | UMass | John Williams snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 05:48 | UMass | John Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses short on an open floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 05:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to Tyrone Evans | 61-61 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Thomas Burks steals it from David Burt | 61-61 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 04:54 | UMass | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Jon McDonald throws it down | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | James Adams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-64 |
| 04:01 | UMass | David Burt scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Walker | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Jon McDonald - foul #3 on Jon McDonald, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), James Taylor (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Darrel Cespedes (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF) Jean Johnson, James Adams, Floyd Fagundes, Thomas Burks | |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Darrel Cespedes - foul #3 on Darrel Cespedes, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Doody (C) Scott Johnson | |
| 03:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #5 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 66-68 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Doody (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Darrel Cespedes takes the ball from James Taylor | 66-68 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Bradley Francois pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 02:42 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG) Darrel Cespedes | |
| 02:21 | UMass | John Williams makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Fox | 69-68 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody travels in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (C) Joseph Messner, Richard Doody | |
| 02:09 | UMass | Bradley Francois drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor and the foul's on Jean Johnson - foul #4 on Jean Johnson, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jean Johnson | 71-70 |
| 01:36 | UMass | John Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-70 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is hacked by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks (C) Scott Johnson | |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois is hacked by Thomas Burks - foul #2 on Thomas Burks, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | James Adams snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | James Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 72-70 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Patrick Felder | 72-70 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by James Adams | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Wallace Racette wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:41 | UMass | The jumper by Bob Morgan is denied by Thomas Burks | 72-72 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it back up and in | 74-72 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:17 | UMass | John Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 74-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), Francis Walker (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, John Williams, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, Timothy Hughes, Thomas Burks | |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | James Adams hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Felder | 74-75 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Francis Walker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Messner | 74-75 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the easy layup | 74-75 |
| 03:38 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:14 | UMass | David Burt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-75 |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 74-77 |
| 02:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG) Tyrone Evans, David Burt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Thomas Burks (C) Joseph Messner, Scott Johnson, Richard Doody | |
| 02:32 | UMass | James Taylor misses long on a floater near the basket | 74-77 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jean Johnson and the foul's on Jon McDonald - foul #4 on Jon McDonald, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:08 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:57 | UMass | Bob Morgan knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 76-80 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes clanks a turnaround in the paint | 76-80 |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks grabs the offensive board | 76-80 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-80 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | James Adams tips it but misses | 76-80 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes can't tip it in | 76-80 |
| 01:25 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder tips it in | 76-82 |
| 01:25 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:05 | UMass | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-82 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Francois - foul #2 on Bradley Francois, team foul #11 | 76-82 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Richard Fox buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Williams | 79-84 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Jean Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #12 | 79-84 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 79-85 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Jean Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Fox - foul #5 on Jean Johnson, team foul #9 | 79-85 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG) Jean Johnson | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner is hacked by Bradley Francois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Francois, team foul #13 | 81-85 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-87 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #14 | 84-87 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner misses the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Bob Morgan snags the defensive board | 84-88 |
| 00:24 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-88 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Messner | 84-88 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #15 | 84-88 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:13 | UMass | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-90 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams snags the defensive board | 84-90 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | James Adams is hacked by Bradley Francois in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Francois, team foul #16 | 84-90 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (C) Thomas Burks | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 84-92 |
| 00:05 | UMass | John Williams buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 87-92 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-92 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Fox, team foul #17 | 87-92 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Williams clanks a halfcourt shot | 87-93 |