| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earnest Wechsler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson inbounds the ball | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt clanks a shot from the left side | 38-49 |
| 19:44 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler connects on the runner from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Jerry Williams takes the ball from Michael Morgan | 38-51 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Filip Mrozinski is called for the reach on Daniel Behrendt - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Richard Bernhard - foul #3 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:08 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler misses the 3rd free throw | 38-53 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 38-53 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | James Homes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Jerry Williams is hacked by Robert Whitman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Brian Robinson is fouled on the floor by James Homes - foul #3 on James Homes, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SG), Christopher McCreedy (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) Jerry Williams, Raymond Erlandson, Earnest Wechsler, Brian Robinson | |
| 18:33 | UMass | Peter Saulter misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Starks - foul #2 on Stephen Starks, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Peter Saulter makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Peter Saulter misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-54 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Gerry Trapani snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Stephen Starks swats the short shot by Daniel Behrendt | 38-54 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:51 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt makes the 3rd free throw | 38-57 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski scores on a shot from the left block | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:28 | UMass | Gerry Trapani double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Jerry Williams (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Earnest Wechsler (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Daniel Behrendt, Gerry Trapani, Christopher McCreedy, Paul Stembridge, Peter Saulter | |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Brian Robinson grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 17:02 | UMass | John Mazzariello misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-57 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Stephen Starks is called for the reach on Earnest Wechsler - foul #3 on Stephen Starks, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (PG), Phillip Marker (PF) Stephen Starks, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:40 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya gets the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) Robert Whitman, Phillip Marker, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), Christopher McCreedy (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) John Mazzariello, Jerry Williams, Raymond Erlandson, Earnest Wechsler, Brian Robinson | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Tafoya (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Brian Carroll makes the 3 from straight away | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski is called for traveling | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF) Gary Tafoya, Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SG) Brian Carroll | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:02 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is fouled on the floor by Robert Whitman - foul #3 on Robert Whitman, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF) Daniel Behrendt, Peter Saulter | |
| 15:02 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Gerry Trapani can't finish the layup | 42-63 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Bernhard | 44-63 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Brian Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (PF) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Earnest Wechsler (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Gerry Trapani, Christopher McCreedy, Paul Stembridge | |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza loses the dribble to John Mazzariello | 44-63 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Guadalupe Espinoza steals the ball from Brian Carroll | 44-63 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the lay-in | 44-63 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Brian Robinson grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Earnest Wechsler | 44-66 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Stephen Starks is denied by Brian Robinson | 44-66 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Brian Carroll grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 12:59 | UMass | John Mazzariello makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Carroll | 44-69 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Erlandson - foul #1 on Raymond Erlandson, team foul #2 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Phillip Marker, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Jerry Williams (SG), Christopher McCreedy (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) John Mazzariello, Brian Carroll, Raymond Erlandson, Earnest Wechsler, Brian Robinson | |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Peter Saulter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-69 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Jerry Williams gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Peter Saulter hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Stephen Starks - foul #4 on Stephen Starks, team foul #9 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Earnest Wechsler (PF) Paul Stembridge | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Peter Saulter misses the free throw | 45-71 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski blows the dunk but he's fouled by Earnest Wechsler - foul #1 on Earnest Wechsler, team foul #3 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG) James Homes, Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Peter Saulter | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Jerry Williams is called for 10 seconds | 47-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (SF) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski loses the ball out of bounds | 47-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SG) Jerry Williams | |
| 11:00 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 47-71 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Brian Robinson tips it in | 47-73 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-73 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-73 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Earnest Wechsler - foul #2 on Earnest Wechsler, team foul #4 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG) Guadalupe Espinoza, Gary Tafoya | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Brian Carroll (SG) Daniel Behrendt, Gerry Trapani | |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 10:20 | UMass | John Mazzariello is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-73 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Brian Robinson snags the offensive board | 49-73 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Brian Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson gets the offensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 09:28 | UMass | John Mazzariello can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-73 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | James Homes pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #10 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Jerry Williams (SG), Christopher McCreedy (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) John Mazzariello, Brian Carroll, Raymond Erlandson, Earnest Wechsler, Brian Robinson | |
| 09:00 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-73 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Peter Saulter - foul #1 on Peter Saulter, team foul #5 | 49-73 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker misses the 3rd free throw | 50-73 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Peter Saulter snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Peter Saulter misses the jump hook from close range | 50-73 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jerry Williams | 50-75 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya hits the finger roll on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 52-75 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-77 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Tafoya (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarek Zanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #4 on Jerry Williams, team foul #6 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Gary Tafoya, Jarek Zanders, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), Gerry Trapani (SF), Brian Robinson (C) Daniel Behrendt, Jerry Williams, Paul Stembridge, Peter Saulter | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 07:12 | UMass | John Mazzariello misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Homes - foul #4 on James Homes, team foul #11 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:12 | UMass | John Mazzariello makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 07:12 | UMass | John Mazzariello misses the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Brian Robinson swats the short shot by Richard Bernhard | 54-78 |
| 06:48 | UMass | The rebound goes to Brian Carroll | 54-78 |
| 06:20 | UMass | John Mazzariello can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-78 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | James Homes scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Morgan | 56-78 |
| 05:50 | UMass | John Mazzariello is fouled on the floor by Filip Mrozinski - foul #3 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #12 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Oleg Makowski (C) Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Earnest Wechsler (PF), Paul Stembridge (C) Brian Carroll, Gerry Trapani, Christopher McCreedy, Brian Robinson | |
| 05:50 | UMass | John Mazzariello makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:50 | UMass | John Mazzariello misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski gets the rebound | 56-79 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-79 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses the runner from the baseline | 56-79 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | James Homes snags the offensive board | 56-79 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-79 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler gets the rebound | 56-79 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Robert Whitman is called for the reach on Raymond Erlandson - foul #4 on Robert Whitman, team foul #13 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Williams (SG), Peter Saulter (C) John Mazzariello, Paul Stembridge | |
| 04:40 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker pulls down the rebound | 56-80 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-80 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza tips it back up and in | 58-80 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler connects on the open floater from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Behrendt | 58-82 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Tafoya (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Oleg Makowski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Erlandson (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earnest Wechsler (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-85 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-85 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-85 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the offensive rebound | 60-85 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-85 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #4 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #14 | 63-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Gary Tafoya | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (SG), Gerry Trapani (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Paul Stembridge (C) Jerry Williams, Raymond Erlandson, Earnest Wechsler, Peter Saulter | |
| 02:49 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt makes the 1st free throw | 63-86 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-86 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-86 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders scores on a 3 from the left corner | 66-86 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Paul Stembridge clanks a shot from the right side | 66-86 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 66-86 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-86 |
| 02:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Stembridge | 66-86 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-86 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski pulls down the rebound | 66-86 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jarek Zanders | 68-86 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Brian Carroll comes up short on the shot in the paint | 68-86 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy tips it in | 68-88 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski's layup is rejected by Christopher McCreedy | 68-88 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy gets the rebound | 68-88 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Oleg Makowski - foul #2 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #15 | 68-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Williams (SG), Earnest Wechsler (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Brian Carroll, Gerry Trapani, Paul Stembridge | |
| 01:12 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 68-89 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-90 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Guadalupe Espinoza and he's hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #7 | 70-90 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (SF) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the free throw | 71-90 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 71-90 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler can't tip it in | 71-90 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker gets the rebound | 71-90 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Daniel Behrendt steps in front of the Guadalupe Espinoza pass in the backcourt | 71-90 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt runs out the clock | 71-90 |