| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Thomas Preston and he's fouled by Ruben Ferguson - foul #1 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Leroy Gurney - foul #1 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Leroy Gurney can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Bobby Sparks | 36-32 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Thomas Preston is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rufus Maziarz | 36-35 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Bruce Bixby connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Leroy Gurney | 38-35 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Thomas Preston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst tips it in | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Leroy Gurney hits the easy wide open finger roll | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | John Knarr picks off the pass by Lawrence Blair in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-37 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Blair | 40-39 |
| 16:47 | UMass | John Knarr is hacked by Lawrence Blair - foul #3 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG) Lawrence Blair | |
| 16:29 | UMass | Bruce Bixby clanks a turnaround near the basket | 40-39 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Merrill Christensen snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Mallette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merrill Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Maziarz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ray Younger | 40-41 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Samuel Halpern scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Merrill Christensen | 43-41 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Ray Younger is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Mallette - foul #3 on Daniel Mallette, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Charles Strong (C) Daniel Mallette, James Williams, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF) Ray Younger, Thomas Preston, Rufus Maziarz, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Charles Strong snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Samuel Halpern shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Charles Strong snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Samuel Halpern buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 46-41 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Blair | 46-41 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Parkhurst | 46-44 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Kyle Pearl is called for the reach on Samuel Halpern - foul #1 on Kyle Pearl, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF), Bruce Bixby (C) John Knarr, Samuel Halpern, Merrill Christensen, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF), Bobby Sparks (C) Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter, Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 13:22 | UMass | Frank Beall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leroy Gurney - foul #2 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Leroy Gurney pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is hacked by Rufus Maziarz - foul #2 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Daniel Mallette | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG) Lawrence Blair | |
| 12:27 | UMass | Bobby Sparks is called for the reach on John Knarr - foul #3 on Bobby Sparks, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst (PF) Edward Seagraves | |
| 12:10 | UMass | Billy Baker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Leroy Gurney tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Thomas Preston is hacked by Billy Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Baker, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (PF) Thomas Preston, Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Gurney (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Pearl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Maziarz (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Carpenter (fresh) C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | UMass | James Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Antonio Carpenter scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Ray Younger and the foul's on Leroy Gurney - foul #3 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Charles Strong (PF) John Knarr, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Younger, Rufus Maziarz, Bobby Sparks | |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Antonio Carpenter misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Daniel Mallette is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Blair - foul #4 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF) Lawrence Blair, Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter | |
| 10:51 | UMass | James Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 10:50 | UMass | James Williams can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Merrill Christensen (PF) James Williams, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:32 | UMass | Billy Baker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Ray Younger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SF) Daniel Mallette, Ruben Ferguson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst (PF) Edward Seagraves | |
| 09:39 | UMass | Frank Beall comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 09:38 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Strong | 51-50 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Billy Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Aaron Parkhurst | 51-50 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst is fouled in the backcourt by Merrill Christensen - foul #1 on Merrill Christensen, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Bruce Bixby (C) Billy Baker, Frank Beall, Merrill Christensen, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Bobby Sparks (C) Thomas Preston, Rufus Maziarz, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Leroy Gurney loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Samuel Halpern is called for the reach on Bobby Sparks - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Seagraves (PF) Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ruben Ferguson | 51-51 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Ruben Ferguson steps in front of the Ray Younger pass in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-51 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 08:17 | UMass | John Knarr misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | Antonio Carpenter drills a jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Edward Seagraves is called for the reach on Ruben Ferguson - foul #2 on Edward Seagraves, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Frank Beall (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) John Knarr, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Ruben Ferguson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Younger, Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter, Edward Seagraves, Bobby Sparks | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Billy Baker misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Thomas Preston gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Mallette (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Maziarz (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Leroy Gurney steals it from Aaron Parkhurst | 53-53 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Bruce Bixby shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Frank Beall | 55-53 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses the shot from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 06:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Billy Baker | 55-53 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Billy Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Thomas Preston can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses the lay-in | 58-53 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Thomas Preston snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Frank Beall steps in front of the Aaron Parkhurst pass in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Daniel Mallette banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 60-53 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Daniel Mallette gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:57 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF), Charles Strong (C) Daniel Mallette, Billy Baker, Frank Beall, Leroy Gurney, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Edward Seagraves (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Thomas Preston, Rufus Maziarz, Aaron Parkhurst, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 04:44 | UMass | James Williams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Knarr | 63-53 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Ferguson - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Charles Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Charles Strong gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:52 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Auburn | James Williams steals it from Kyle Pearl in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 03:44 | UMass | John Knarr banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Williams | 65-54 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Kyle Pearl | 65-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merrill Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kyle Pearl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Seagraves (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | UMass | Merrill Christensen's pass is intercepted by Edward Seagraves | 65-57 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks double dribbles | 65-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF) Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Daniel Mallette | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst (PF) Edward Seagraves | |
| 02:29 | UMass | Aaron Parkhurst swats the layup by Bruce Bixby | 65-57 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Thomas Preston makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rufus Maziarz | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | UMass | Rufus Maziarz is called for the reach on Billy Baker - foul #3 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) Samuel Halpern, Merrill Christensen | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:59 | UMass | Billy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Billy Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Blair | 66-62 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Leroy Gurney is hacked by Rufus Maziarz - foul #4 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Thomas Preston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Leroy Gurney snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Lawrence Blair is called for the reach on Leroy Gurney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), James Williams (SG) John Knarr, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG) Lawrence Blair | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Ray Younger is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 68-62 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Ray Younger misses the tip | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst grabs the offensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Thomas Preston makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:35 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Merrill Christensen (PF) Daniel Mallette, James Williams, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is hacked by Thomas Preston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Preston, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Merrill Christensen steps in front of the Thomas Preston pass | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Ray Younger is called for the reach on Ruben Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Younger, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), James Williams (SG), Leroy Gurney (C) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (C) Merrill Christensen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Seagraves (PF) Rufus Maziarz | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is hacked by Ray Younger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Younger, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst is hacked by Ruben Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Billy Baker (SG) Daniel Mallette, James Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Leroy Gurney is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Younger - foul #3 on Ray Younger, team foul #14 | 72-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), James Williams (SG) John Knarr, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Thomas Preston comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-67 |