| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Matus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antwan Lynch (fresh) C - Richard Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | George Matus inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | UMass | Darryl Ritter buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randal Simcox | 36-39 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Randal Simcox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | John Fentress hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Antwan Lynch snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Richard Charles misses short on a runner from close range | 39-39 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Antwan Lynch tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Darryl Ritter is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG) Darryl Ritter | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel is hacked by Antwan Lynch - foul #1 on Antwan Lynch, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kent Troutt (C) Daniel Manuel | |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Mark Hicks makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lynn Hutchings | 41-42 |
| 17:21 | UMass | George Matus is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (SG) Mark Hicks | |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Randal Simcox is fouled on the floor by Kent Troutt - foul #2 on Kent Troutt, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Ford (SG), Robert Brown (SF) Randal Simcox, George Matus | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ray Perera (SF) Lynn Hutchings | |
| 16:40 | UMass | Michael Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Timothy Smith picks off the pass by Ray Perera | 41-42 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Timothy Smith banks in the layup | 43-42 |
| 15:55 | Florida State | Ray Perera drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Bugarin | 43-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randolph Rocheleau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Perera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Troutt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Robert Brown banks in the layup | 45-44 |
| 15:20 | Florida State | Kent Troutt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Gerald Cox pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Michael Ford is hacked by Kent Troutt - foul #3 on Kent Troutt, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), George Matus (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF), Richard Charles (C) Timothy Smith, Michael Ford, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Lynn Hutchings (SF), Daniel Manuel (C) Randolph Rocheleau, Ray Perera, Kent Troutt | |
| 15:05 | UMass | George Matus hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 45-44 |
| 15:04 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to George Matus | 45-44 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Mark Hicks steals the ball from George Matus | 45-44 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Antwan Lynch gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Randal Simcox clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Antwan Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Lynn Hutchings steals it from Richard Charles | 45-44 |
| 13:49 | Florida State | John Fentress scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lynn Hutchings | 45-46 |
| 13:34 | UMass | John Fentress is called for the reach on Randal Simcox - foul #3 on John Fentress, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Mark Hicks is called for the reach on Randal Simcox - foul #2 on Mark Hicks, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| 13:17 | UMass | George Matus can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Hicks - foul #3 on Mark Hicks, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 13:17 | UMass | George Matus makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:17 | UMass | George Matus misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | John Fentress gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 12:52 | UMass | George Matus gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:46 | UMass | John Fentress swats the layup by Antwan Lynch | 46-46 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Mark Hicks snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:19 | Florida State | Randal Simcox is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin - foul #3 on Randal Simcox, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Darryl Ritter, Randal Simcox, George Matus, Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (SG), Ray Perera (SF), Kent Troutt (C) Mark Hicks, Lynn Hutchings, Daniel Manuel | |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Perera | 46-46 |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randolph Rocheleau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Perera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fentress (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent Troutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | UMass | Gerald Cox misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-46 |
| 11:32 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky tips it in | 48-46 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Bugarin | 48-49 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Robert Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | John Fentress knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Michael Ford makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Kopecky | 53-51 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | John Fentress slams it home over the doubleteam and the foul's on Gerald Cox - foul #2 on Gerald Cox, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), George Matus (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF), Richard Charles (C) Timothy Smith, Michael Ford, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Lynn Hutchings (SF), Daniel Manuel (C) Donald Bugarin, Ray Perera, Kent Troutt | |
| 10:05 | Florida State | John Fentress makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Lynn Hutchings steals it from Antwan Lynch | 53-54 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau lays it in set up by Lynn Hutchings | 53-56 |
| 09:36 | UMass | George Matus makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Darryl Ritter | 55-56 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Randal Simcox pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Randal Simcox is whistled for a carry | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG), Kent Troutt (PF), Kyle Babb (C) Randolph Rocheleau, John Fentress, Daniel Manuel | |
| 08:19 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mark Hicks | 55-58 |
| 07:59 | UMass | The jump hook by George Matus is blocked by Kent Troutt | 55-58 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Darryl Ritter grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Randal Simcox comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:23 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kent Troutt | 55-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Matus (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antwan Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Troutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Kyle Babb (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | UMass | Randal Simcox misses the lay-in | 55-61 |
| 06:59 | Florida State | Kent Troutt pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:30 | Florida State | Richard Charles blocks the jumper by Donald Bugarin | 55-61 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Richard Charles gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Randal Simcox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 06:06 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Charles | 55-61 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Kyle Babb steals the ball from Richard Charles | 55-61 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (SG), John Fentress (PF), Daniel Manuel (C) Mark Hicks, Kent Troutt, Kyle Babb | |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Randal Simcox steps in front of the Donald Bugarin pass | 55-61 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Randal Simcox can't finish the layup | 55-61 |
| 05:26 | UMass | George Matus misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky tips it home | 57-61 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 57-61 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings tips it in | 57-63 |
| 04:41 | UMass | George Matus double dribbles | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF) Darryl Ritter, Randal Simcox, George Matus, Gerald Cox | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Ray Perera (SF) Randolph Rocheleau, Lynn Hutchings | |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 04:14 | UMass | Antwan Lynch gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Robert Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-63 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Daniel Manuel | 57-63 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Shawn Kopecky steals the ball from Ray Perera | 57-63 |
| 03:39 | UMass | John Fentress steals the ball from Timothy Smith | 57-63 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 03:14 | UMass | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antwan Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Kopecky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ray Perera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Manuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Timothy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), George Matus (SF), Richard Charles (C) Timothy Smith, Michael Ford, Robert Brown, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (PG), Lynn Hutchings (SF), Kent Troutt (C) Donald Bugarin, Ray Perera, Daniel Manuel | |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Mark Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Antwan Lynch pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:42 | UMass | George Matus hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Hicks - foul #4 on Mark Hicks, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (PF) Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:42 | UMass | George Matus makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:42 | UMass | George Matus makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Antwan Lynch (PF) Gerald Cox | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG) Randolph Rocheleau | |
| 02:13 | Florida State | John Fentress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (C) Kent Troutt | |
| 01:57 | UMass | Daniel Manuel is called for the reach on Darryl Ritter - foul #3 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | John Fentress grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Richard Charles can't connect on a runner near the basket | 59-65 |
| 01:20 | Florida State | Mark Hicks grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Darryl Ritter takes the ball from Mark Hicks | 59-65 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Darryl Ritter slams it home | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Richard Charles is called for the reach on Daniel Manuel - foul #1 on Richard Charles, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (SG) Mark Hicks | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is fouled on the floor by Antwan Lynch - foul #2 on Antwan Lynch, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is hacked by George Matus - foul #1 on George Matus, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Charles | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Randal Simcox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Richard Charles grabs the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Donald Bugarin is called for the reach on Darryl Ritter - foul #2 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG) Randolph Rocheleau | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Darryl Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Daniel Manuel | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel is hacked by Darryl Ritter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (SG) Mark Hicks | |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Antwan Lynch snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UMass | Darryl Ritter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (PG) Darryl Ritter | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is hacked by Randal Simcox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randal Simcox, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | George Matus can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-67 |