| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Marsala inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Auburn | Raymond Erlandson denies the turnaround by Craig Moore | 32-30 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Richard Duong gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 32-30 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | John Marsala gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | John Marsala is denied on a dunk by Arthur Snavely | 32-30 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Steve Puryear gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Craig Moore steals the ball from Steve Puryear | 32-30 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | John Marsala hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Moore | 32-32 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Steven Beard | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire misses the lay-in | 34-32 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Richard Duong pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Beard and he's fouled by Craig Moore - foul #1 on Craig Moore, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales is hacked by Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SF), Daniel Rader (C) John Marsala, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Daniel Rader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (PF) Neil Cabrales | |
| 16:54 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Leonard Johnson - foul #3 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Broughton (SF) Leonard Johnson | |
| 16:54 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:54 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher McCreedy | 38-32 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 38-32 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Craig Moore snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | William Broughton drills a shot from the left block set up by Craig Moore | 38-34 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Arthur Snavely clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Doty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt loses the dribble to Arthur Snavely | 40-34 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Arthur Snavely blows the layup | 40-34 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Daniel Rader grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Michael Doty misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Christopher McCreedy - foul #2 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), James Room (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), Leonard Johnson (SG), John Marsala (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Craig Moore, Jared Behrendt, William Broughton, Daniel Rader | |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Michael Doty makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Michael Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:45 | UMass | James Room drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Carroll | 43-36 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Brian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Christopher McCreedy | 45-36 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | John Marsala misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Michael Doty misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Michael Doty grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Michael Doty drills a turnaround near the basket | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Brian Robinson | 47-38 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | Derek Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Brian Carroll, James Room, Christopher McCreedy, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), Jared Behrendt (SF), Neil Cabrales (C) Derek Davis, John Marsala, Michael Doty | |
| 12:34 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Moore | 47-40 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Steve Puryear is fouled on the floor by Leonard Johnson - foul #4 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Broughton (SF), Daniel Rader (C) Leonard Johnson, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Steven Beard is fouled on the floor by Jared Behrendt - foul #1 on Jared Behrendt, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Paul Stembridge is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (PF) Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-40 |
| 11:08 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Richard Duong connects on the floater from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Daniel Rader tips it home | 49-44 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Arthur Snavely connects on the shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Daniel Rader makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Neil Cabrales and the foul's on Steven Beard - foul #2 on Steven Beard, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (PF) Christopher McCreedy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), John Marsala (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Jared Behrendt, William Broughton, Neil Cabrales | |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Daniel Rader makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Steve Puryear slams it home | 53-47 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | Steve Puryear swats the short shot by Daniel Rader | 53-47 |
| 09:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Duong | 53-47 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Steve Puryear buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Duong | 55-47 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Daniel Rader blows the layup | 55-47 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Daniel Rader misses the tip | 55-47 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | John Marsala tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Steve Puryear comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-49 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Richard Duong tips it in | 57-49 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Daniel Rader connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Moore | 57-51 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Richard Duong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Daniel Rader pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Steven Beard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Craig Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Craig Moore buries a 3 from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 06:31 | UMass | Steven Beard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Steve Puryear tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | John Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | John Marsala snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | John Marsala misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-54 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Arthur Snavely can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Daniel Rader grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Raymond Erlandson picks off the pass by John Marsala | 59-54 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Beard and he's hacked by Leonard Johnson - foul #5 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), James Room (SG), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), Jared Behrendt (SG), William Broughton (SF), Neil Cabrales (PF), Michael Doty (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson, John Marsala, Cecil Whitmire, Daniel Rader | |
| 04:47 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Michael Doty is whistled for a carry | 62-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG) Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:02 | UMass | James Room comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | UMass | James Room misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Brian Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 03:32 | UMass | James Room connects on the 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Room (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Derek Davis (fresh) SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Doty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jared Behrendt | 65-56 |
| 03:07 | UMass | James Room buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Carroll | 68-56 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Christopher McCreedy denies the turnaround by Michael Doty | 68-56 |
| 02:57 | UMass | James Room grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:57 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Brian Carroll, Steven Beard, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Rader (C) Michael Doty | |
| 02:46 | UMass | James Room misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Rader | 68-56 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Raymond Erlandson (PF) James Room, Christopher McCreedy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), John Marsala (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Derek Davis, William Broughton, Daniel Rader | |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 02:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Raymond Erlandson | 68-56 |
| 02:18 | UMass | John Marsala takes the ball from Richard Duong | 68-56 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | John Marsala banks in the layup | 68-58 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Richard Duong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Steven Beard snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Arthur Snavely scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | The short jumper by Cecil Whitmire is denied by Arthur Snavely | 70-58 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Steve Puryear pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Steven Beard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | John Marsala makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jared Behrendt | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | UMass | Steve Puryear is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Moore - foul #2 on Craig Moore, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), William Broughton (SF), Michael Doty (PF), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, John Marsala, Cecil Whitmire, Neil Cabrales | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Steven Beard is hacked by William Broughton - foul #1 on William Broughton, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Daniel Rader hits the follow up shot | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Daniel Rader blocks the short jumper by Brian Robinson | 72-62 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Richard Duong grabs the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Duong runs out the clock | 72-62 |