| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isiah Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Turner inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | David Turner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | David Turner tips it in | 39-36 |
| 19:24 | UMass | James Young is hacked by William Collier - foul #1 on William Collier, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Young | 39-38 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | David Turner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Thomas Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Howard Halsted's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton knocks in the runner from close range set up by Isiah Schultz and he's hacked by Joshua Dempsey - foul #1 on Joshua Dempsey, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Howard Halsted connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Young | 42-41 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | William Collier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 17:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 17:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Cesar Santos | 42-41 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Thomas Finley knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Dempsey | 42-43 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Howard Halsted connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Young | 45-45 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Cesar Santos steals the ball from Edwin Halliburton | 45-45 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | David Turner loses the dribble to Howard Halsted | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Collier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isiah Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joshua Dempsey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Halsted (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 blk. PF - Cesar Santos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Thomas Finley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Halsted | 45-48 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Finley | 45-48 |
| 14:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Cesar Santos | 45-48 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Howard Halsted comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 14:35 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 14:06 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz is hacked by Joshua Dempsey - foul #2 on Joshua Dempsey, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Herr (PG), Scott Salzman (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Max Valdes (PF), Fred Wnorowski (C) William Collier, Isiah Schultz, David Turner, Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Williams (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Stefan Costa (SF), Mitchell Abarca (PF), Dale Deville (C) James Young, Joshua Dempsey, Howard Halsted, Cesar Santos, Thomas Finley | |
| 13:57 | Western Illinois | Stefan Costa is called for the reach on Scott Smith - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Scott Salzman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Scott Smith misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Stefan Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Wnorowski | 45-48 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Scott Smith gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Dale Deville pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Stefan Costa loses the dribble to Scott Smith | 45-48 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Max Valdes is hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #2 on Christopher Williams, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Collier (PG), David Turner (SF) Frank Herr, Max Valdes | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Christopher Williams | |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Mitchell Abarca gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Salzman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Wnorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stefan Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Abarca (fresh) C - Dale Deville (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Marion Newbern banks in the layup on a great pass from James Young | 45-50 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Scott Smith's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Abarca | 45-50 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | William Collier tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Fred Wnorowski steals the ball from Mitchell Abarca | 47-50 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | James Young steals it from William Collier | 47-50 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Marion Newbern hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Stefan Costa and he's hacked by David Turner - foul #3 on David Turner, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (SG), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Scott Salzman, Fred Wnorowski, Scott Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Stefan Costa, Mitchell Abarca, Dale Deville | |
| 10:24 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:06 | Western Illinois | William Collier connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Halliburton | 50-53 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Cesar Santos knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 50-55 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | David Turner hits the finger roll | 52-55 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Marion Newbern scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Finley | 52-57 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | David Turner drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Collier | 54-57 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 08:48 | Western Illinois | David Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Isiah Schultz, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Herr (PG), Scott Salzman (SG), Scott Smith (SF) William Collier, Isiah Schultz, David Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Williams (PG), Joshua Dempsey (SG) James Young, Marion Newbern | |
| 08:23 | UMass | Christopher Williams knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Cesar Santos and he's hacked by Frank Herr - foul #1 on Frank Herr, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 08:23 | UMass | Christopher Williams makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Scott Salzman scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Edwin Halliburton | 56-60 |
| 07:42 | UMass | Thomas Finley can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Evans - foul #2 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Mitchell Abarca (PF) Cesar Santos | |
| 07:42 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:42 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Herr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Salzman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stefan Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Abarca (fresh) C - Thomas Finley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Frank Herr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Dale Deville (C) Christopher Williams, Thomas Finley | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Frank Herr makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Frank Herr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joshua Dempsey | 57-61 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Stefan Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 57-61 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Deville - foul #1 on Dale Deville, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Collier (PG), David Turner (SF), Fred Wnorowski (PF) Frank Herr, Scott Smith, Edwin Halliburton | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) Stefan Costa | |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:31 | UMass | Howard Halsted is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Evans - foul #3 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (SG), Frank Herr (C) Scott Salzman, Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | UMass | Cesar Santos (PF) Mitchell Abarca | |
| 06:09 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | David Turner grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | William Collier connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Isiah Schultz | 61-61 |
| 05:35 | UMass | David Turner is called for the reach on Joshua Dempsey - foul #4 on David Turner, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton (PF) Frank Herr | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Finley (C) Dale Deville | |
| 05:35 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Finley | 61-63 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Thomas Finley pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Howard Halsted lays it up and in on a great pass from James Young | 61-65 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton scores on a floater from the left side set up by William Collier | 63-65 |
| 04:13 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Thomas Finley tips it in | 63-67 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Scott Salzman (SG), Kenneth Evans (C) Isiah Schultz, Fred Wnorowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Marion Newbern (SG) Joshua Dempsey | |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Thomas Finley swats the layup by Edwin Halliburton | 63-67 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Thomas Finley gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Collier (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Salzman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 20 pts. 2 blk. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | James Young steps in front of the William Collier pass in the backcourt | 63-70 |
| 03:23 | UMass | James Young hits the finger roll | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | David Turner misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 63-72 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Thomas Finley pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:56 | UMass | Marion Newbern is hacked by William Collier - foul #2 on William Collier, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Mitchell Abarca (PF) Cesar Santos | |
| 02:56 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Finley - foul #1 on Thomas Finley, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 02:36 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Cesar Santos (PF) Stefan Costa, Mitchell Abarca | |
| 02:20 | UMass | Howard Halsted knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Young | 65-76 |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Scott Salzman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-76 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Howard Halsted grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Marion Newbern blows the layup | 65-76 |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans tips it back up and in | 67-76 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-76 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Cesar Santos pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Scott Salzman grabs the board | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Scott Salzman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-76 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UMass | William Collier is called for the reach on Cesar Santos in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Collier, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Deville (C) Thomas Finley | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Halliburton | 67-77 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | William Collier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | David Turner tips it home | 69-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Cesar Santos is hacked by William Collier in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Collier, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | David Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-79 |
| 00:15 | UMass | James Young gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Young runs out the clock | 69-79 |