| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) SG - John Littlefield (fresh) SF - James Post (fresh) PF - Ivan Paulson (fresh) C - Steven Clemons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - Steven Beard (fresh) SF - James Room (fresh) PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | Steven Beard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Vermont | James Post misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Erlandson - foul #1 on Raymond Erlandson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Vermont | James Post misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Vermont | James Post makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Arthur Snavely scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Erlandson | 1-5 |
| 19:02 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Post | 3-5 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | UMass | James Room misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Post - foul #1 on James Post, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | UMass | James Room makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:49 | UMass | James Room makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:37 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ivan Paulson, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Steven Clemons is called for the reach on Raymond Erlandson - foul #1 on Steven Clemons, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 18:09 | UMass | James Room can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 18:07 | Vermont | Steven Clemons snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 18:02 | Vermont | Raymond Erlandson takes the ball from Phillip Bartel | 3-7 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Richard Duong hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Beard | 3-10 |
| 17:38 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF) James Room, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 17:15 | UMass | Steven Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy tips it in | 3-12 |
| 17:03 | Vermont | John Littlefield's dunk attempt is rejected by Arthur Snavely | 3-12 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Richard Duong pulls down the rebound | 3-12 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Steven Beard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 3-15 |
| 16:48 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 3-15 |
| 16:46 | Vermont | James Post pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-15 |
| 16:33 | Vermont | Steven Clemons is fouled on the floor by Steve Puryear - foul #1 on Steve Puryear, team foul #2 | 3-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), Michael White (SG), Jason Jowers (SF), Maurice Seabolt (PF), James Strange (C) Phillip Bartel, John Littlefield, James Post, Ivan Paulson, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Paul Stembridge (C) Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely | |
| 16:28 | Vermont | James Strange buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kris Pierce and he's fouled by Roger Baker - foul #1 on Roger Baker, team foul #3 | 5-15 |
| 16:28 | Vermont | James Strange misses the free throw | 5-15 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-15 |
| 16:08 | Vermont | Jason Jowers gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 16:03 | Vermont | Jason Jowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF), Raymond Erlandson (PF) Richard Duong, Paul Stembridge | |
| 15:50 | UMass | Roger Baker double dribbles | 5-15 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Kris Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) SF - Jason Jowers (fresh) PF - Maurice Seabolt (fresh) C - James Strange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steve Puryear (fresh) SG - Roger Baker (fresh) SF - James Room (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) C - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Vermont | Maurice Seabolt's floater is knocked away by Raymond Erlandson | 5-15 |
| 15:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Baker | 5-15 |
| 15:27 | UMass | James Room scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steve Puryear and he's hacked by Kris Pierce - foul #1 on Kris Pierce, team foul #4 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Post (SF), Steven Clemons (C) Jason Jowers, James Strange | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Paul Stembridge (C) Steve Puryear, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 15:27 | UMass | James Room misses the free throw | 5-18 |
| 15:27 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Maurice Seabolt | 5-18 |
| 15:04 | Vermont | Kris Pierce misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-18 |
| 15:02 | Vermont | Maurice Seabolt gets the offensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 14:46 | Vermont | Kris Pierce misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-18 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson pulls down the rebound | 5-18 |
| 14:31 | UMass | James Room misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-18 |
| 14:30 | Vermont | Kris Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 14:06 | Vermont | Michael White connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-18 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Beard | 8-20 |
| 13:30 | Vermont | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-20 |
| 13:28 | UMass | James Room snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Maurice Seabolt steps in front of the Raymond Erlandson pass | 8-20 |
| 13:02 | Vermont | James Post can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Paul Stembridge can't connect on a shot from the right side | 8-20 |
| 12:48 | Vermont | Steven Clemons gets the rebound | 8-20 |
| 12:42 | Vermont | James Post is hacked by Roger Baker - foul #2 on Roger Baker, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), John Littlefield (SG), Jason Jowers (SF), Ivan Paulson (PF), James Strange (C) Kris Pierce, Michael White, James Post, Maurice Seabolt, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Roger Baker, James Room, Raymond Erlandson, Paul Stembridge | |
| 12:16 | Vermont | James Strange knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 10-20 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Phillip Bartel steals the ball from Steven Beard | 10-20 |
| 11:55 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-20 |
| 11:54 | Vermont | James Strange grabs the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 11:31 | Vermont | James Strange is called for a backcourt violation | 10-20 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Post (SF) Jason Jowers | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) SG - John Littlefield (fresh) SF - James Post (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ivan Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Strange (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Richard Duong misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-20 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it in | 10-22 |
| 11:07 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-22 |
| 11:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Snavely | 10-22 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Arthur Snavely drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Beard | 10-24 |
| 10:42 | Vermont | Christopher McCreedy is called for the reach on James Post - foul #1 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Vermont | Steven Clemons (C) Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:16 | Vermont | James Post hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-24 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the board | 10-24 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Steven Beard buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher McCreedy | 10-26 |
| 09:48 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel is fouled on the floor by Richard Duong - foul #1 on Richard Duong, team foul #6 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), Michael White (SG), Jason Jowers (SF), Sam Isabell (PF) Phillip Bartel, John Littlefield, James Post, James Strange | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF), Brian Robinson (PF), Paul Stembridge (C) Steve Puryear, Christopher McCreedy, Arthur Snavely | |
| 09:35 | Vermont | Steven Clemons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-26 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Richard Duong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Beard | 13-28 |
| 09:08 | Vermont | Paul Stembridge takes the ball from Michael White | 13-28 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Steven Beard is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Post (SF), Ivan Paulson (PF) Jason Jowers, Sam Isabell | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Brian Robinson, Paul Stembridge | |
| 08:46 | UMass | James Room buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Duong | 13-31 |
| 08:42 | Vermont | James Post misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-31 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the rebound | 13-31 |
| 08:30 | UMass | James Room is whistled for traveling | 13-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), John Littlefield (SG) Kris Pierce, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF) James Room | |
| 08:11 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Littlefield | 15-31 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 15-31 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson tips it but misses | 15-31 |
| 07:53 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel snags the defensive board | 15-31 |
| 07:49 | Vermont | Raymond Erlandson takes the ball from Michael White | 15-31 |
| 07:39 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 15-31 |
| 07:37 | Vermont | James Post grabs the board | 15-31 |
| 07:27 | Vermont | Michael White is denied on a layup by Raymond Erlandson | 15-31 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Steve Puryear gets the rebound | 15-31 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Littlefield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Post (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Beard (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) PF - Raymond Erlandson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Steven Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-31 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Steve Puryear gets the offensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Arthur Snavely buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Puryear and he's hacked by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), Jason Jowers (SF), Steven Clemons (C) Phillip Bartel, James Post, Michael White | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| 07:12 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the free throw | 15-34 |
| 06:58 | Vermont | Kris Pierce buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Paulson | 18-34 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 06:42 | Vermont | Steven Clemons gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 06:36 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-34 |
| 06:35 | Vermont | John Littlefield grabs the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 06:22 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Jowers | 20-34 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Arthur Snavely snags the offensive board | 20-34 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Ivan Paulson steals it from Steven Beard | 20-34 |
| 05:42 | Vermont | John Littlefield knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 22-34 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy's layup is rejected by Ivan Paulson | 22-34 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the tip | 22-34 |
| 05:32 | Vermont | Jason Jowers grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 05:27 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-34 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Steve Puryear pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 05:19 | UMass | Richard Duong hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher McCreedy and the foul's on Jason Jowers - foul #1 on Jason Jowers, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), James Post (SF), Maurice Seabolt (PF), James Strange (C) John Littlefield, Jason Jowers, Ivan Paulson, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF), Raymond Erlandson (PF) Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely | |
| 05:19 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:55 | Vermont | James Strange is hacked by James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (C) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 04:55 | Vermont | James Strange makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:55 | Vermont | James Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 04:42 | UMass | James Post picks off the pass by James Room | 24-37 |
| 04:27 | Vermont | James Room steals it from Maurice Seabolt | 24-37 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Paul Stembridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 04:13 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Beard | 24-37 |
| 04:03 | UMass | James Room is hacked by James Post - foul #2 on James Post, team foul #8 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Littlefield (SG), Jason Jowers (SF), Steven Clemons (C) Kris Pierce, James Post, James Strange | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| 04:03 | UMass | James Room makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 04:03 | UMass | James Room makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:41 | Vermont | Richard Duong picks off the pass by Jason Jowers | 24-39 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Beard | 24-42 |
| 03:19 | Vermont | Jason Jowers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Paul Stembridge snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Littlefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Jowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Maurice Seabolt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Beard (tired) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Room (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) C - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Paul Stembridge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 24-42 |
| 03:08 | Vermont | Steven Clemons grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 03:03 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Beard - foul #1 on Steven Beard, team foul #8 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), James Post (SF), James Strange (PF) Phillip Bartel, Jason Jowers, Maurice Seabolt | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Steven Beard, Brian Robinson, Paul Stembridge | |
| 03:03 | Vermont | John Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 03:03 | Vermont | John Littlefield makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 02:53 | UMass | James Strange is called for the reach on Christopher McCreedy - foul #1 on James Strange, team foul #9 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael White (SG) John Littlefield | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 02:53 | Vermont | Steven Clemons grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 02:51 | Vermont | Roger Baker steals it from Kris Pierce in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the fadeaway in the lane | 26-42 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy tips it but misses | 26-42 |
| 02:28 | Vermont | Steven Clemons pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 02:24 | Vermont | Michael White can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Steven Clemons is called for the reach on Steve Puryear - foul #2 on Steven Clemons, team foul #10 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Ivan Paulson (PF) Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (SF) James Room | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 01:49 | Vermont | Kris Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG) Kris Pierce | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:30 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy drills a driving attempt from the right block | 26-46 |
| 01:08 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Littlefield (SG), Steven Clemons (C) Michael White, James Strange | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), James Room (SF) Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Richard Duong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 00:52 | Vermont | John Littlefield pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 00:46 | Vermont | John Littlefield makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Paulson | 28-46 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Roger Baker drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Room | 28-48 |
| 00:30 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 00:28 | UMass | James Room gets the rebound | 28-48 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is whistled for a carry | 28-48 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), Michael White (SF), Maurice Seabolt (PF) Phillip Bartel, James Post, Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF), Brian Robinson (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Raymond Erlandson, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Michael White hits a 3 from the right corner | 31-48 |