| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Mathew Lipscomb (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mike Eccles - foul #2 on Mike Eccles, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:42 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:42 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:42 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:23 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson is whistled for a carry | 25-30 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Thomas Russell drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowman and he's fouled by Dikembe Aziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Thomas Russell makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson is denied on a layup by James Sharpe | 28-30 |
| 18:52 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:31 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mathew Lipscomb | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | UMass | James Sharpe misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Francis Whitby can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Eccles | 28-32 |
| 18:01 | UMass | James Sharpe misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 17:59 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:34 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 17:33 | UMass | Thomas Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Francis Whitby can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 17:12 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:43 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Bowman steals the ball from Adam Richardson | 28-32 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses the dunk attempt | 28-32 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Mike Eccles tips it in | 30-32 |
| 16:14 | Northern Arizona | The jump hook by Adam Richardson is blocked by James Sharpe | 30-32 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Francis Whitby grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 15:55 | UMass | James Sharpe loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), David Blair (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Michael Berry (C) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer (PG), Damon Mix (SF), Eric Barton (PF) Mathew Lipscomb, Danny Johnson, Adam Richardson | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Blair (fresh) PF - Robert Wilhelm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Eric Stouffer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Aziz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Damon Mix (fresh) PF - Eric Barton (fresh) C - Luis Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer makes the turnaround from the left block | 30-34 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Dikembe Aziz steals the ball from David Blair | 30-34 |
| 14:53 | Northern Arizona | Carl Davis denies the turnaround by Damon Mix | 30-34 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Michael Berry gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Carl Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 14:36 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Luis Jones | 30-34 |
| 14:12 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Michael Berry grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 14:04 | UMass | David Blair connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Wilhelm | 32-34 |
| 13:35 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Barton | 32-37 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Carl Davis is whistled for a carry | 32-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Donald Abernathy, Carl Davis, David Blair, Robert Wilhelm, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb (PG), Danny Johnson (SF), Adam Richardson (C) Eric Stouffer, Damon Mix, Eric Barton | |
| 12:55 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson buries a floater from the right block | 32-39 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Thomas Russell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Thomas Russell blows the layup | 32-39 |
| 12:28 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 12:23 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Johnson | 32-42 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Mike Eccles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Barton (PF) Luis Jones | |
| 11:49 | Northern Arizona | Dikembe Aziz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 11:47 | Northern Arizona | Eric Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Mathew Lipscomb (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Aziz (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Barton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dikembe Aziz | 32-44 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-44 |
| 10:55 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 10:33 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson connects on the floater from the right block | 32-46 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses short on a floater from close range | 32-46 |
| 10:19 | UMass | James Sharpe misses the tip | 32-46 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Francis Whitby can't tip it in | 32-46 |
| 10:16 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Mathew Lipscomb | 32-46 |
| 09:52 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Eccles - foul #3 on Mike Eccles, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), David Blair (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Michael Berry (C) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer (SF), Luis Jones (PF) Danny Johnson, Eric Barton | |
| 09:52 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:52 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:52 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb misses the 3rd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 09:33 | UMass | The jump hook by Michael Berry is blocked by Adam Richardson | 32-47 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Michael Berry hits the follow up shot | 34-47 |
| 09:09 | Northern Arizona | Michael Berry is called for the reach on Dikembe Aziz - foul #1 on Michael Berry, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Damon Mix (SF), Eric Barton (PF) Mathew Lipscomb, Adam Richardson | |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Carl Davis steps in front of the Eric Barton pass | 34-47 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Donald Abernathy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Carl Davis | 36-47 |
| 08:26 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wilhelm is called for the reach on Eric Stouffer - foul #3 on Robert Wilhelm, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Donald Abernathy, Carl Davis, David Blair, Robert Wilhelm, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | Mike Eccles denies the turnaround by Eric Stouffer | 36-47 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Francis Whitby banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Bowman | 38-47 |
| 07:29 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Aziz | 38-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Eric Stouffer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dikembe Aziz (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Damon Mix (fresh) PF - Eric Barton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Luis Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | UMass | Mike Eccles scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-50 |
| 06:38 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-50 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 06:31 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 06:30 | UMass | James Sharpe snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Stouffer - foul #1 on Eric Stouffer, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SG), Robert Wilhelm (C) Francis Whitby, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb (PG), Danny Johnson (SF), Adam Richardson (C) Eric Stouffer, Damon Mix, Eric Barton | |
| 06:19 | UMass | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 05:54 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 05:53 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Richardson | 41-50 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 05:37 | UMass | James Sharpe grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm's layup is rejected by Adam Richardson | 41-50 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman can't tip it in | 41-50 |
| 05:25 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 04:59 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 04:58 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 04:47 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 04:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Sharpe | 41-50 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm tips it but misses | 41-50 |
| 04:38 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 04:16 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mathew Lipscomb | 41-52 |
| 04:16 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Whitby (SG), Mike Eccles (C) Donald Abernathy, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Barton (PF) Luis Jones | |
| 04:06 | UMass | Thomas Russell's pass is intercepted by Mathew Lipscomb | 41-52 |
| 03:39 | Northern Arizona | Dikembe Aziz travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | UMass | Donald Abernathy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Russell | 44-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Mathew Lipscomb (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Aziz (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Barton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Eric Barton | 44-54 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Francis Whitby buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 02:13 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Mike Eccles snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Thomas Russell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Aziz | 48-56 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Adam Richardson steps in front of the Francis Whitby pass | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Richardson | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Thomas Russell connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Whitby | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Whitby - foul #3 on Francis Whitby, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG) Donald Abernathy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer (SF), Luis Jones (PF) Danny Johnson, Eric Barton | |
| 00:46 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Russell - foul #3 on Thomas Russell, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| 00:45 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb is hacked by Francis Whitby - foul #4 on Francis Whitby, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 00:45 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Sharpe | 54-60 |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bowman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mike Eccles | 54-61 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Francis Whitby misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 00:31 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:30 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Whitby - foul #5 on Francis Whitby, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SG) Francis Whitby | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:30 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Mike Eccles gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:20 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones is hacked by Kenneth Bowman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Mike Eccles gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 00:07 | Northern Arizona | Adam Richardson snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb runs out the clock | 54-63 |