| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Thomas Harnden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Allbright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Cecil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Thomas Russell inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | Thomas Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 19:20 | La Salle | George Cecil misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Bowman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:20 | La Salle | George Cecil makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:20 | La Salle | George Cecil makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Francis Whitby is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Allbright - foul #2 on Douglas Allbright, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Thomas Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 19:03 | La Salle | Jonathan Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:58 | La Salle | Thomas Harnden misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Francis Whitby grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Thomas Harnden picks off the pass by Thomas Russell in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 18:37 | La Salle | Kenneth Bowman steals it from Douglas Allbright | 42-37 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Francis Whitby blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Thomas Harnden - foul #3 on Thomas Harnden, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SG), David Blair (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Michael Berry (C) Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Anthony Lemos (SG), William Pendergrass (SF), David Thompson (PF), Thomas Hursey (C) Thomas Harnden, Douglas Allbright, Joseph Hampton, Jonathan Brown, George Cecil | |
| 18:16 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:01 | La Salle | David Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 18:00 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Wilhelm | 43-37 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Donald Abernathy buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Blair | 46-37 |
| 17:24 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos is denied on a layup by Robert Wilhelm | 46-37 |
| 17:23 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:21 | UMass | David Blair travels in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (SG) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 17:06 | La Salle | David Thompson is hacked by Robert Wilhelm - foul #1 on Robert Wilhelm, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF) David Blair, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | La Salle | Douglas Allbright (SG), Jonathan Brown (PF), George Cecil (C) William Pendergrass, David Thompson, Thomas Hursey | |
| 16:50 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Russell - foul #1 on Thomas Russell, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Whitby (SG), Mike Eccles (C) Donald Abernathy, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 16:50 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:50 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:46 | UMass | Douglas Allbright picks off the pass by Francis Whitby in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 16:31 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Cecil | 46-40 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Francis Whitby makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Davis | 49-40 |
| 15:50 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Mike Eccles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Dikembe Abdel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Allbright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Lemos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jonathan Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Cecil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Thomas Russell is fouled on the floor by George Cecil - foul #1 on George Cecil, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Weiss (PG), Donald Abernathy (SG), David Blair (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Michael Berry (C) Carl Davis, Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | La Salle | Thomas Harnden (PG), Kenneth Lennox (SF), Joseph Hampton (PF), David Thompson (C) Dikembe Abdel, Anthony Lemos, Jonathan Brown, George Cecil | |
| 15:26 | UMass | Anthony Weiss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 15:24 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Douglas Allbright | 49-40 |
| 15:19 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Hampton | 49-43 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Donald Abernathy can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-43 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Donald Abernathy snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:47 | UMass | David Blair knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Weiss | 51-43 |
| 14:42 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Harnden | 51-46 |
| 14:27 | UMass | David Thompson steps in front of the David Blair pass | 51-46 |
| 14:08 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 14:06 | La Salle | David Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:59 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Anthony Weiss, Donald Abernathy, David Blair, Robert Wilhelm, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | La Salle | William Pendergrass (PF), Thomas Hursey (C) Joseph Hampton, David Thompson | |
| 13:56 | UMass | Francis Whitby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 13:47 | La Salle | Thomas Harnden misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-46 |
| 13:45 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 13:24 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox is hacked by Thomas Russell - foul #2 on Thomas Russell, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Jonathan Brown (PF) Thomas Harnden, Kenneth Lennox | |
| 13:12 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 13:11 | UMass | James Sharpe gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Mike Eccles blows the dunk | 51-46 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Mike Eccles can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 13:01 | La Salle | The rebound goes to William Pendergrass | 51-46 |
| 12:55 | La Salle | Kenneth Bowman takes the ball from Douglas Allbright | 51-46 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman drills a shot in the paint set up by Mike Eccles | 53-46 |
| 12:21 | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 12:19 | La Salle | William Pendergrass misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:16 | UMass | William Pendergrass is called for the reach on Thomas Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Pendergrass, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (SG), Clifford Lovette (PF) Francis Whitby, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Thomas Harnden (PG), Anthony Lemos (SG), Kenneth Lennox (SF), George Cecil (C) Dikembe Abdel, Douglas Allbright, William Pendergrass, Thomas Hursey | |
| 11:59 | UMass | Clifford Lovette is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carl Davis | 55-46 |
| 11:46 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos is fouled on the floor by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Weiss (PG), Donald Abernathy (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF) Kenneth Bowman, Thomas Russell, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Hampton (PF) Jonathan Brown | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Wilhelm (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Thomas Harnden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Lemos (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Lennox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Cecil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox loses the dribble to Clifford Lovette | 55-46 |
| 11:21 | UMass | George Cecil steps in front of the Anthony Weiss pass | 55-46 |
| 11:00 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox is hacked by Donald Abernathy - foul #1 on Donald Abernathy, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Whitby (SG), Michael Berry (C) Anthony Weiss, Clifford Lovette | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 10:41 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Abernathy - foul #2 on Donald Abernathy, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), David Blair (SF), James Sharpe (PF) Carl Davis, Donald Abernathy, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Douglas Allbright (SG), David Thompson (PF) Thomas Harnden, Anthony Lemos, Joseph Hampton | |
| 10:41 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:41 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Cecil - foul #2 on George Cecil, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Russell (SF) David Blair | |
| Subs | La Salle | William Pendergrass (SF), Thomas Hursey (C) Kenneth Lennox, George Cecil | |
| 10:21 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:08 | La Salle | David Thompson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 56-48 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 09:58 | La Salle | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 09:52 | La Salle | The jump hook by David Thompson is blocked by Robert Wilhelm | 56-48 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdel - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdel, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Berry (C) Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | La Salle | Thomas Harnden (PG), Jonathan Brown (PF) Dikembe Abdel, David Thompson | |
| 09:45 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:26 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey is whistled for a carry | 58-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Weiss (PG), Donald Abernathy (SG), David Blair (SF), Mike Eccles (C) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Anthony Lemos (SG), Joseph Hampton (SF), George Cecil (C) Douglas Allbright, William Pendergrass, Thomas Hursey | |
| 08:57 | UMass | Donald Abernathy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 08:55 | La Salle | George Cecil grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:49 | La Salle | Joseph Hampton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Lemos | 58-51 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Jonathan Brown picks off the pass by Donald Abernathy in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 08:33 | La Salle | George Cecil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), Clifford Lovette (PF) Anthony Weiss, David Blair, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel (SG), Kenneth Lennox (SF) Anthony Lemos, Jonathan Brown | |
| 08:12 | UMass | Donald Abernathy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| 08:10 | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:06 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Mike Eccles snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses the jumper from the right block | 58-51 |
| 08:00 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:54 | La Salle | Joseph Hampton clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mike Eccles - foul #2 on Mike Eccles, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Whitby (SG), James Sharpe (PF), Robert Wilhelm (C) Donald Abernathy, Clifford Lovette, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | La Salle | Douglas Allbright (SG), David Thompson (PF), Thomas Hursey (C) Thomas Harnden, Kenneth Lennox, George Cecil | |
| 07:54 | La Salle | Joseph Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:54 | La Salle | Joseph Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Carl Davis | 60-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wilhelm (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Dikembe Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Allbright (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hursey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey misses short on a shot in the lane | 60-51 |
| 07:13 | UMass | James Sharpe snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:07 | UMass | Francis Whitby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Russell and he's hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), David Blair (SF), Michael Berry (C) Carl Davis, Thomas Russell, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | La Salle | Thomas Harnden (PG), Anthony Lemos (SG), Kenneth Lennox (SF), William Pendergrass (PF), George Cecil (C) Dikembe Abdel, Douglas Allbright, Joseph Hampton, David Thompson, Thomas Hursey | |
| 07:07 | UMass | Francis Whitby makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:44 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox's floater is tipped away by Michael Berry | 63-51 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Francis Whitby grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 06:35 | UMass | David Blair drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Sharpe | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:30 | La Salle | Thomas Harnden connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-54 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Francis Whitby | 68-54 |
| 06:09 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Harnden | 68-56 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Francis Whitby's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lennox in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:50 | La Salle | Kenneth Bowman steps in front of the Kenneth Lennox pass | 68-56 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman banks in the layup | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:40 | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Lemos | 70-59 |
| 05:19 | UMass | Francis Whitby blows the layup | 70-59 |
| 05:17 | La Salle | George Cecil grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:11 | La Salle | George Cecil is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Cecil, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, David Blair, James Sharpe, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Douglas Allbright (SG), Joseph Hampton (SF), David Thompson (PF), Thomas Hursey (C) Thomas Harnden, Anthony Lemos, Kenneth Lennox, William Pendergrass, George Cecil | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Carl Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| 04:49 | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-59 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Mike Eccles gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Donald Abernathy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Mike Eccles tips it in | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:31 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Carl Davis is hacked by David Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Carl Davis misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Mike Eccles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Abernathy and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdel - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdel, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Kenneth Lennox (SF), Jonathan Brown (PF) Joseph Hampton, David Thompson | |
| 04:12 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:59 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Weiss (PG) Carl Davis | |
| Subs | La Salle | Thomas Harnden (PG), George Cecil (C) Dikembe Abdel, Thomas Hursey | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Thomas Russell is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Abernathy | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | La Salle | George Cecil misses the 3 from straight away | 78-61 |
| 03:34 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright tips it back up and in | 78-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Abernathy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Eccles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Thomas Harnden (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Allbright (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lennox (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Cecil (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Jonathan Brown takes the ball from Robert Wilhelm | 78-63 |
| 03:00 | La Salle | Douglas Allbright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 02:59 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Russell | 78-63 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), James Sharpe (PF) Anthony Weiss, Donald Abernathy, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Anthony Lemos (SG), William Pendergrass (SF), David Thompson (PF), Thomas Hursey (C) Thomas Harnden, Douglas Allbright, Kenneth Lennox, Jonathan Brown, George Cecil | |
| 02:47 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowman | 80-63 |
| 02:32 | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 80-63 |
| 02:31 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey gets the offensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 02:22 | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Lemos | 80-66 |
| 02:08 | UMass | James Sharpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-66 |
| 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 | La Salle | | |
| 02:04 | La Salle | Dikembe Abdel's pass is intercepted by Donald Abernathy in the backcourt | 80-66 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Donald Abernathy is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-66 |
| 01:54 | La Salle | David Thompson gets the rebound | 80-66 |
| 01:36 | La Salle | Anthony Lemos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 80-66 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Donald Abernathy snags the defensive board | 80-66 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Michael Berry tips it back up and in | 82-66 |
| 01:12 | La Salle | The refs have stopped play. Anthony Lemos is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 82-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Hampton (PG) Anthony Lemos | |
| 01:02 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-66 |
| 01:01 | UMass | David Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Carl Davis is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 82-66 |
| 00:39 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey snags the defensive board | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | La Salle | Michael Berry denies the turnaround by William Pendergrass | 82-66 |
| 00:32 | La Salle | David Thompson tips it in | 82-68 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Donald Abernathy is hacked by Joseph Hampton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Hampton, team foul #11 | 82-68 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Donald Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Donald Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:24 | La Salle | Thomas Hursey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-71 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Donald Abernathy runs out the clock | 84-71 |