| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) SF - Gregg Wygant (fresh) PF - Jack Hanley (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - John Nichols (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Robert Opperman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Robert Hogan drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Nichols | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Robert Hightower slams it home | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | John Nichols tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Jack Hanley knocks in the shot from the right block | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Nivens and he's fouled by Robert Hirschberg - foul #1 on Robert Hirschberg, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:29 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 18:09 | Michigan | Robert Opperman snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Gregg Wygant is called for the reach on Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Gregg Wygant, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Robert Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Opperman - foul #1 on Robert Opperman, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Robert Hogan grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't throw it down | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Michigan | Robert Hogan tips it in | 5-9 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Robert Hightower misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Robert Davis tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 16:58 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Nichols | 5-9 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Gregg Wygant drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Hightower | 7-11 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Ernest Nivens | 7-14 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Miller (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), Harry Blansett (SF), David Mathis (PF) Robert Hightower, Robert Hirschberg, Gregg Wygant, Jack Hanley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Miller (fresh) SG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) SF - Harry Blansett (fresh) PF - David Mathis (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Gordon Zackery (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Zackery | 7-16 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Michael Hamilton banks in the layup | 9-16 |
| 15:23 | Michigan | Michael Hamilton takes the ball from Donnie Tyler | 9-16 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Michael Hamilton banks in the layup | 11-16 |
| 15:01 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the easy layup | 11-16 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Reginald Miller is denied on a layup by Donnie Tyler | 11-16 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 14:39 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Tyler | 11-18 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Michael Hamilton hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Davis | 13-18 |
| 14:09 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Emmanuel Collinsworth and he's fouled by Harry Blansett - foul #1 on Harry Blansett, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Gregg Wygant (SF), Alan Twilley (C) Reginald Miller, Michael Hamilton, Harry Blansett, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Victor Simmerman, Gordon Zackery | |
| 14:09 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the free throw | 13-20 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Alan Twilley gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Alan Twilley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-20 |
| 13:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Opperman | 13-20 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't connect on a shot from the right block | 13-20 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Alan Twilley pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Donnie Tyler steps in front of the Robert Hirschberg pass | 13-20 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits the finger roll | 13-22 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Gregg Wygant is fouled on the floor by Robert Hogan - foul #1 on Robert Hogan, team foul #2 | 13-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Hanley (PF), Harry Blansett (C) David Mathis, Alan Twilley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, Eugene Zimlich, Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 12:48 | UMass | Gregg Wygant hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hightower | 15-22 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman's pass is intercepted by Harry Blansett | 15-22 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Emmanuel Collinsworth picks off the pass by Gregg Wygant | 15-22 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth banks in the layup | 15-24 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Robert Hightower is fouled on the floor by Victor Simmerman - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #3 | 15-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Miller (PG), Michael Hamilton (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Hightower, Gregg Wygant, Harry Blansett | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Victor Simmerman, Gordon Zackery | |
| 11:52 | UMass | Michael Hamilton is called for traveling | 15-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Miller (fresh) SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) SF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan | Robert Hogan connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Nivens | 15-26 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Reginald Miller connects on the shot from the left side | 17-26 |
| 11:09 | Michigan | Robert Opperman throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Hogan | 17-28 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg is hacked by Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #4 | 17-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregg Wygant (SF), Houston Stimpson (PF) Robert Hirschberg, Jack Hanley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, Eugene Zimlich, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 10:45 | UMass | Gregg Wygant knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Miller | 19-28 |
| 10:33 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler is hacked by Michael Hamilton - foul #1 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), David Mathis (PF) Reginald Miller, Houston Stimpson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery clanks a shot from the right block | 19-28 |
| 10:15 | UMass | David Mathis pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Robert Davis lays it in and the foul's on Gordon Zackery - foul #1 on Gordon Zackery, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gregg Wygant - foul #2 on Gregg Wygant, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Blansett (SF), Alan Twilley (C) Gregg Wygant, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Robert Hogan (PF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Gordon Zackery | |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Alan Twilley gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Harry Blansett hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Hightower | 24-29 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | Robert Hogan blows the layup but he's fouled by David Mathis - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Miller (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Houston Stimpson (PF) Robert Hightower, Michael Hamilton, David Mathis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Opperman (C) Jonathan Walker, Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman | |
| 09:12 | Michigan | Robert Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Alan Twilley gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Houston Stimpson tips it in | 26-30 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich is fouled on the floor by Robert Hirschberg - foul #2 on Robert Hirschberg, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UMass | James Bowen (PG), Jack Hanley (PF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Hirschberg, Houston Stimpson, Alan Twilley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Zackery (PF) Robert Hogan | |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Robert Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Opperman | 26-30 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Harry Blansett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Robert Opperman connects on the runner in the paint | 26-32 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Jack Hanley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 07:41 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the board | 26-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Bowen (fresh) SG - Reginald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Blansett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Hanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fairly fresh) SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Zackery (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harry Blansett - foul #2 on Harry Blansett, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), David Mathis (SG), Michael Hamilton (SF), Houston Stimpson (PF) James Bowen, Reginald Miller, Harry Blansett, Jack Hanley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Eugene Zimlich, John Nichols, Gordon Zackery | |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 07:05 | UMass | Ernest Nivens takes the ball from Robert Hightower | 26-33 |
| 06:55 | Michigan | Robert Hogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Victor Simmerman (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Opperman | |
| 06:44 | UMass | Robert Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-33 |
| 06:43 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 26-35 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Larry Kelley steps in front of the Houston Stimpson pass | 26-35 |
| 06:02 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael Hamilton - foul #2 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Miller (SG), Alan Twilley (C) Michael Hamilton, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:02 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 06:02 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Robert Hightower misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Robert Hogan grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hightower - foul #1 on Robert Hightower, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | UMass | James Bowen (PG), Jack Hanley (PF) Robert Hightower, Houston Stimpson | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG), Robert Opperman (C) Larry Kelley, Robert Hogan | |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 05:01 | UMass | David Mathis clanks a floater from the right side | 26-38 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Jack Hanley hits the follow up shot | 28-38 |
| 04:43 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the dunk attempt | 28-38 |
| 04:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reginald Miller | 28-38 |
| 04:25 | UMass | John Nichols steps in front of the Alan Twilley pass | 28-38 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | John Nichols lays it up and in | 28-40 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Jack Hanley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth is hacked by James Bowen - foul #1 on James Bowen, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Gregg Wygant (SF), Harry Blansett (PF), Robert Davis (C) James Bowen, Reginald Miller, David Mathis, Jack Hanley, Alan Twilley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman, Robert Opperman | |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) SF - Gregg Wygant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Blansett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Zackery (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | UMass | Larry Kelley steals the ball from Harry Blansett | 28-42 |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Larry Kelley slams it home | 28-44 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Gregg Wygant can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #6 | 28-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, John Nichols | |
| 02:55 | UMass | Gregg Wygant misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Gregg Wygant misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Hogan | 28-44 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Nivens | 28-46 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Davis | 30-46 |
| 01:55 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the dunk attempt | 30-46 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens tips it home | 30-48 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Gregg Wygant connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-48 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Robert Hightower picks off the pass by Gordon Zackery | 32-48 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Robert Hightower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Miller (PG), Michael Hamilton (SF), Jack Hanley (PF), Alan Twilley (C) Robert Hightower, Gregg Wygant, Harry Blansett, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG), John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Larry Kelley, Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan, Gordon Zackery | |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Alan Twilley is called for the reach on John Nichols - foul #1 on Alan Twilley, team foul #12 | 32-48 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG) Ernest Nivens | |
| 00:43 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alan Twilley | 32-49 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Zimlich - foul #1 on Eugene Zimlich, team foul #7 | 32-49 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-49 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman hits the follow up shot | 33-51 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Jack Hanley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jack Hanley, team foul #13 | 33-51 |
| Subs | UMass | David Mathis (SG), Robert Davis (C) Robert Hirschberg, Alan Twilley | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:01 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-51 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 33-51 |