| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilhelm (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Mike Burns inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Mike Burns misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Wilhelm - foul #3 on Robert Wilhelm, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Berry (PF) Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Mike Burns misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Mike Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Thomas Russell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson lays it in set up by Mike Burns | 43-46 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Mike Burns steps in front of the Michael Berry pass | 43-46 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowman steals the ball from Samuel Davis | 43-46 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Francis Whitby lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Bowman | 45-46 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Seth Jennings clanks a shot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Davis | 45-46 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Seth Jennings buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Davis | 45-49 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Edgar Pearson takes the ball from Thomas Russell after a doubleteam | 45-49 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | The jump hook by Michael Hart is blocked by Michael Berry | 45-49 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Seth Jennings grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Samuel Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Seth Jennings | 45-51 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Francis Whitby misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 17:56 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman tips it in | 47-51 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Mike Eccles steps in front of the Seth Jennings pass | 47-51 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Francis Whitby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Michael Hart is called for 5 seconds | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), David Blair (SF), Clifford Lovette (PF) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herman Thompson (PG) Michael Hart | |
| 16:54 | UMass | David Blair is fouled on the floor by Mike Burns - foul #3 on Mike Burns, team foul #1 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF) Mike Burns | |
| 16:38 | UMass | Mike Eccles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 50-51 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Samuel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Walter Swinford gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Herman Thompson drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Seth Jennings | 50-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Lovette (fresh) C - Mike Eccles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Seth Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UMass | Donald Abernathy clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Mike Eccles hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Samuel Davis double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF), Robert Wilhelm (C) Donald Abernathy, Carl Davis, David Blair, Clifford Lovette, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Burns (SF), Randall Bell (C) Walter Swinford, Edgar Pearson | |
| 15:13 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 52-53 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Herman Thompson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Mike Burns double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG) Herman Thompson | |
| 14:25 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 14:24 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Whitby | 52-53 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 52-53 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Mike Burns grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Seth Jennings knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 52-55 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Wilhelm | 55-55 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Samuel Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wilhelm | 55-55 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 13:11 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman's pass is intercepted by Randall Bell | 55-55 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Michael Hart is hacked by Robert Wilhelm - foul #4 on Robert Wilhelm, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), Michael Berry (C) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herman Thompson (PG), George Orndorff (SG), John Tennant (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis, Seth Jennings, Randall Bell | |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Abernathy - foul #3 on Donald Abernathy, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMass | David Blair (SF), Mike Eccles (C) Thomas Russell, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Mike Eccles pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Donald Abernathy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 12:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Pearson | 55-55 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Herman Thompson misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-55 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Michael Berry pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Orndorff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Tennant (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UMass | David Blair can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 11:44 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Mike Eccles scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Abernathy | 57-55 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Mike Burns misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 11:06 | UMass | David Blair pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Donald Abernathy is whistled for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF), Clifford Lovette (C) Donald Abernathy, Carl Davis, David Blair, Michael Berry, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG), Samuel Davis (SG), Seth Jennings (PF) Herman Thompson, George Orndorff, John Tennant | |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Michael Hart makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mike Burns | 57-57 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Seth Jennings pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Seth Jennings hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 57-57 |
| 10:11 | UMass | James Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Francis Whitby misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randall Bell (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| 09:41 | UMass | Clifford Lovette hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Bowman | 60-57 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Clifford Lovette swats the layup by Michael Hart | 60-57 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Clifford Lovette pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Thomas Russell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Bowman | 62-57 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Michael Hart loses the dribble to Kenneth Bowman | 62-57 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Francis Whitby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowman | 64-57 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Mike Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Mike Eccles (C) Clifford Lovette | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herman Thompson (PG), George Orndorff (SG), Walter Swinford (SF), John Tennant (PF) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis, Mike Burns, Seth Jennings | |
| 08:39 | UMass | Francis Whitby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Walter Swinford grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Herman Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Swinford and he's fouled by Kenneth Bowman - foul #3 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #4 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SG) Francis Whitby | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Herman Thompson misses the free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Mike Eccles's pass is intercepted by Randall Bell | 64-59 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Walter Swinford knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Orndorff | 64-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Orndorff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Tennant (fresh) C - Randall Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | UMass | Thomas Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (SG), David Blair (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF) Kenneth Bowman, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG), Seth Jennings (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Herman Thompson, John Tennant, Randall Bell | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | George Orndorff travels with the ball | 64-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Whitby (SG) Carl Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Davis (SG), Mike Burns (SF) George Orndorff, Walter Swinford | |
| 07:12 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Edgar Pearson - foul #2 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #2 | 64-61 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Hart and he's fouled by Mike Eccles - foul #2 on Mike Eccles, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Donald Abernathy drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Blair | 68-64 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Samuel Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-64 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Mike Burns can't tip it in | 68-64 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Seth Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Michael Hart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Seth Jennings and he's hacked by David Blair - foul #1 on David Blair, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF) David Blair, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randall Bell (PF) Seth Jennings | |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Donald Abernathy is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #3 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG) Donald Abernathy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herman Thompson (PG), George Orndorff (SG) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Thomas Russell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm tips it back up and in | 70-67 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | George Orndorff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Herman Thompson | 70-70 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Francis Whitby is hacked by Mike Burns - foul #4 on Mike Burns, team foul #4 | 70-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (SG) Francis Whitby | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF), John Tennant (PF) Mike Burns, Edgar Pearson | |
| 05:06 | UMass | Carl Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowman | 72-70 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | George Orndorff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Wilhelm - foul #5 on Robert Wilhelm, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SG), Mike Eccles (C) Carl Davis, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Davis (SG), Seth Jennings (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Herman Thompson, John Tennant, Randall Bell | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | George Orndorff makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | George Orndorff misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Mike Eccles pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Thomas Russell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Abernathy | 75-71 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Mike Eccles is called for the reach on Edgar Pearson - foul #3 on Mike Eccles, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (SG), David Blair (SF), Michael Berry (PF) Kenneth Bowman, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG) George Orndorff | |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Mike Eccles connects on the runner in the paint | 77-72 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Seth Jennings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Pearson (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Samuel Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 77-72 |
| 03:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Berry | 77-72 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Donald Abernathy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Michael Berry swats the short shot by Edgar Pearson | 80-72 |
| 02:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to Donald Abernathy | 80-72 |
| 02:53 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF) Donald Abernathy, Carl Davis, David Blair, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Burns (SF), Randall Bell (C) Walter Swinford, Edgar Pearson | |
| 02:39 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Randall Bell pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Mike Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hart | 80-75 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Francis Whitby | 83-75 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Francis Whitby steals it from Mike Burns | 83-75 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Michael Hart steals the ball from Kenneth Bowman in the backcourt | 83-75 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 83-75 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Thomas Russell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mike Burns - foul #5 on Mike Burns, team foul #5 | 83-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF), Edgar Pearson (C) Mike Burns, Randall Bell | |
| 01:13 | UMass | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Pearson | 84-75 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Samuel Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-75 |
| 00:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mike Eccles | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Mike Eccles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #6 | 84-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Lovette (PF) James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Kenneth Bowman - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #7 | 84-75 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson snags the defensive board | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Seth Jennings knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Swinford | 84-78 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Samuel Davis is called for the reach on Mike Eccles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Davis, team foul #8 | 84-78 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 86-78 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Francis Whitby grabs the board | 86-78 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Francis Whitby is hacked by Michael Hart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Hart, team foul #9 | 86-78 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herman Thompson (PG) Michael Hart | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Francis Whitby makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Francis Whitby misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Pearson | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Samuel Davis drills a 3 from the left wing | 87-81 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Herman Thompson is called for the reach on Clifford Lovette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Thompson, team foul #10 | 87-81 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Clifford Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Clifford Lovette misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Seth Jennings snags the defensive board | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-81 |
| Subs | UMass | James Sharpe (PF) Clifford Lovette | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Samuel Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-84 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Francis Whitby is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Davis - foul #4 on Samuel Davis, team foul #11 | 88-84 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Francis Whitby misses the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Francis Whitby makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Herman Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 89-84 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Lovette (PF) James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Samuel Davis is called for the reach on Clifford Lovette - foul #5 on Samuel Davis, team foul #12 | 89-84 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Orndorff (SG) Samuel Davis | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Clifford Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Clifford Lovette misses the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Walter Swinford snags the defensive board | 90-84 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Seth Jennings is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lovette - foul #1 on Clifford Lovette, team foul #9 | 90-84 |
| Subs | UMass | James Sharpe (PF) Clifford Lovette | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mike Eccles | 90-85 |
| 00:03 | UMass | George Orndorff is called for the reach on Mike Eccles in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Orndorff, team foul #13 | 90-85 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Lovette (PF) James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | George Orndorff misses short on a halfcourt shot | 92-85 |