| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Herbert Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Eric Newby (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Finch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dustin Coachman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Harland Rogers inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Harland Rogers makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Austin | 46-38 |
| 19:29 | Norfolk State | James Smith picks off the pass by Eric Newby | 46-38 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Harland Rogers dunks the ball set up by James Smith | 48-38 |
| 19:10 | Norfolk State | Paul Austin picks off the pass by Joseph Meyer | 48-38 |
| 18:50 | UMass | Harland Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| 18:32 | Norfolk State | The pull-up jumper by Dustin Coachman is blocked by James Smith | 48-38 |
| 18:31 | Norfolk State | William Finch grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 18:16 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman banks in the layup set up by Eric Newby | 48-40 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Dustin Coachman steals it from Paul Austin | 48-40 |
| 17:36 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby can't finish the layup | 48-40 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Herbert Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Herbert Crouch blows the layup but he's hacked by Joe Robinson - foul #1 on Joe Robinson, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Chester Knight (SF), James Nixon (C) Paul Austin, Harland Rogers, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter (SF), Dick Damiani (PF), Spencer Church (C) Dustin Coachman, Joe Robinson, Joseph Meyer | |
| 17:29 | UMass | Herbert Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Herbert Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:29 | Norfolk State | Dick Damiani gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 17:05 | Norfolk State | Dick Damiani is fouled on the floor by Herbert Crouch - foul #1 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF), Garry Fleming (C) James Smith, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan (PG) Eric Newby | |
| 16:47 | Norfolk State | William Finch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 16:46 | UMass | James Nixon snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Chester Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG) Oscar Arroyo | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Anthony Richey (SF) William Finch | |
| 16:19 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 16:17 | UMass | James Nixon grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Paul Austin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 16:11 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Spencer Church | 49-40 |
| 15:47 | Norfolk State | Dick Damiani hits a floater from the baseline set up by Tommy Gunter | 49-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fenyang Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - James Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Garry Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Scott Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Richey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dick Damiani (fresh) 4 pts. C - Spencer Church (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | UMass | James Nixon is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG), Harland Rogers (SF), Edward Hanson (C) Chester Knight, Fenyang Ahluwalia, Garry Fleming | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Eric Newby (PG), William Finch (SG), Dustin Coachman (SF), Joe Robinson (PF) Scott Pagan, Tommy Gunter, Anthony Richey, Spencer Church | |
| 15:19 | Norfolk State | William Finch misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 15:18 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Coachman | 49-42 |
| 15:02 | Norfolk State | James Smith steals the ball from Dick Damiani | 49-42 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Paul Austin hits the finger roll set up by James Smith | 51-42 |
| 14:44 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman buries a floater from the left side | 51-44 |
| 14:22 | UMass | James Smith misses the dunk attempt | 51-44 |
| 14:21 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Dick Damiani | 51-44 |
| 14:04 | Norfolk State | Joe Robinson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 51-44 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Harland Rogers snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:42 | UMass | James Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Chester Knight (SF), Herbert Crouch (PF), Garry Fleming (C) Paul Austin, Harland Rogers, James Nixon, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Joseph Meyer (C) Dick Damiani | |
| 13:15 | Norfolk State | William Finch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-44 |
| 13:13 | Norfolk State | Joseph Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:52 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 51-46 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Herbert Crouch is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF), Edward Hanson (C) James Smith, Garry Fleming | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan (SG), Tommy Gunter (SF), Anthony Richey (PF) William Finch, Dustin Coachman, Joe Robinson | |
| 12:13 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter's floater is tipped away by Herbert Crouch | 51-46 |
| 12:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to Fenyang Ahluwalia | 51-46 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Chester Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Harland Rogers (SF) Fenyang Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 11:52 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Oscar Arroyo - foul #1 on Oscar Arroyo, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG) Oscar Arroyo | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 11:52 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:52 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:52 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby makes the 3rd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:36 | UMass | Herbert Crouch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Herbert Crouch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Eric Newby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Richey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Norfolk State | Joseph Meyer can't throw it down | 54-48 |
| 11:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Harland Rogers | 54-48 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Paul Austin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:36 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-48 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Harland Rogers grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Chester Knight connects on the 3 from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 10:13 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 10:12 | Norfolk State | Anthony Richey pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:50 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Crouch - foul #3 on Herbert Crouch, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), James Smith (SG), Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF), James Nixon (PF), Garry Fleming (C) Paul Austin, Chester Knight, Harland Rogers, Herbert Crouch, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Finch (SG), Dustin Coachman (SF), Joe Robinson (PF), Dick Damiani (C) Eric Newby, Tommy Gunter, Anthony Richey, Joseph Meyer | |
| 09:50 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:50 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Garry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Coachman - foul #1 on Dustin Coachman, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Eric Newby (PG) Scott Pagan | |
| 09:31 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Fenyang Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:11 | Norfolk State | Dick Damiani is whistled for traveling | 62-48 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Garry Fleming misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Garry Fleming tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:32 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Garry Fleming - foul #3 on Garry Fleming, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG) Oscar Arroyo | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 08:32 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 08:32 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 08:15 | UMass | William Finch is called for the reach on Fenyang Ahluwalia - foul #2 on William Finch, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter (PG) Eric Newby | |
| 08:03 | UMass | James Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-49 |
| 07:52 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman hits a fadeaway in the paint | 66-51 |
| 07:40 | UMass | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Harland Rogers (SF), Chen Chu (PF) Fenyang Ahluwalia, Garry Fleming | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan (PG), Anthony Richey (PF), Spencer Church (C) Tommy Gunter, Joe Robinson, Dick Damiani | |
| 07:31 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan hits a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Paul Austin - foul #2 on Paul Austin, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Hanson (C) Chen Chu | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 07:31 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Scott Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Finch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dustin Coachman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Richey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Church (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Paul Austin clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-54 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Edward Hanson hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| 06:53 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman lays it in and the foul's on Harland Rogers - foul #3 on Harland Rogers, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Chester Knight (SG), Herbert Crouch (PF) Paul Austin, James Smith, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 06:53 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman misses the free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:53 | Norfolk State | Anthony Richey gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:31 | Norfolk State | Oscar Arroyo is called for the reach on William Finch - foul #2 on Oscar Arroyo, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Chen Chu (SF) Harland Rogers | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter (SF), Joe Robinson (PF), Dick Damiani (C) Dustin Coachman, Anthony Richey, Spencer Church | |
| 06:31 | Norfolk State | William Finch makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 06:31 | Norfolk State | William Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Chester Knight clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dick Damiani - foul #2 on Dick Damiani, team foul #4 | 68-58 |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (SG), Garry Fleming (C) Chen Chu, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Eric Newby (PG), Anthony Richey (SF), Joseph Meyer (C) Scott Pagan, William Finch, Dick Damiani | |
| 06:08 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:48 | Norfolk State | Herbert Crouch swats the layup by Joe Robinson | 70-58 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Garry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 05:38 | UMass | James Smith hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Oscar Arroyo | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Norfolk State | Eric Newby clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-58 |
| 05:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chester Knight | 72-58 |
| 05:08 | UMass | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Anthony Richey - foul #2 on Anthony Richey, team foul #5 | 72-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Harland Rogers (SF), James Nixon (PF) Oscar Arroyo, Chester Knight, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Finch (SG), Dustin Coachman (SF), Dick Damiani (PF) Eric Newby, Anthony Richey, Joe Robinson | |
| 04:45 | UMass | Harland Rogers is fouled on the floor by Dustin Coachman - foul #2 on Dustin Coachman, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Hanson (C) Garry Fleming | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan (PG), Spencer Church (C) Tommy Gunter, Joseph Meyer | |
| 04:27 | UMass | Harland Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 04:26 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Hanson | 72-58 |
| 04:16 | UMass | James Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 04:15 | UMass | James Nixon tips it back up and in | 74-58 |
| 03:59 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman hits a driving attempt in the lane | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | UMass | Harland Rogers comes up short on the shot in the lane | 74-60 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Harland Rogers tips it but misses | 74-60 |
| 03:39 | Norfolk State | William Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 03:14 | UMass | James Smith grabs the board | 74-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Harland Rogers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Scott Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Finch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dustin Coachman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dick Damiani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Church (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | UMass | James Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Austin | 76-60 |
| 02:52 | Norfolk State | Dustin Coachman is denied on a layup by James Nixon | 76-60 |
| 02:51 | UMass | James Nixon snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Paul Austin is hacked by Scott Pagan - foul #1 on Scott Pagan, team foul #7 | 76-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Chester Knight (SG), Fenyang Ahluwalia (SF), Chen Chu (PF), Garry Fleming (C) James Smith, Harland Rogers, James Nixon, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter (PG), Anthony Richey (SF), Michael Wojciechowski (PF) William Finch, Dustin Coachman, Dick Damiani | |
| 02:45 | UMass | Paul Austin makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Paul Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:37 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Austin - foul #3 on Paul Austin, team foul #9 | 78-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 02:37 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 02:37 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Tommy Gunter is called for the reach on Chester Knight - foul #2 on Tommy Gunter, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 02:13 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Richey | 80-64 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Fenyang Ahluwalia | 82-64 |
| 01:40 | Norfolk State | Chester Knight picks off the pass by Michael Wojciechowski | 82-64 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo can't finish the layup | 82-64 |
| 01:35 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter grabs the defensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 01:21 | Norfolk State | Chester Knight is called for the reach on Scott Pagan - foul #1 on Chester Knight, team foul #10 | 82-64 |
| Subs | UMass | James Nixon (PF) Chen Chu | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Dick Damiani (PF) Michael Wojciechowski | |
| 01:21 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:21 | Norfolk State | Scott Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Dick Damiani is called for the reach on Chester Knight - foul #3 on Dick Damiani, team foul #9 | 82-66 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Chester Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 01:04 | Norfolk State | Spencer Church snags the defensive board | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter misses long on a floater from the left wing | 83-66 |
| 00:55 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter tips it home | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | James Nixon misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dick Damiani - foul #4 on Dick Damiani, team foul #10 | 83-68 |
| 00:26 | UMass | James Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:26 | UMass | James Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:26 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Dick Damiani | 83-68 |
| 00:19 | Norfolk State | Tommy Gunter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-68 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Garry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo runs out the clock | 83-68 |