| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Mink (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roy Zaibel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) C - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerry Trapani (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Behrendt - foul #1 on Daniel Behrendt, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-28 |
| 18:50 | UMass | Gerry Trapani buries a jump hook near the basket | 38-30 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter loses the dribble to Christopher McCreedy | 38-32 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Paul Mink is called for the reach on Daniel Behrendt - foul #2 on Paul Mink, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) Daniel Behrendt, Gerry Trapani, Christopher McCreedy, Brian Robinson | |
| 17:30 | UMass | John Mazzariello knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan is fouled on the floor by Raymond Erlandson - foul #3 on Raymond Erlandson, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (SF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brian Carroll and he's fouled by Jason Custis - foul #2 on Jason Custis, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG) John Mazzariello | |
| 16:49 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 41-37 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Paul Stembridge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Peter Saulter hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lorenzo Hagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Key (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Badillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Brian Carroll grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Nathaniel O'Connell picks off the pass by Brian Carroll in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Paul Mink (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Jason Custis, Lorenzo Hagan, Kyle Key, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Gerry Trapani (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Earnest Wechsler (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Daniel Behrendt, Brian Carroll, Christopher McCreedy, Paul Stembridge, Peter Saulter | |
| 14:29 | UMass | Roy Zaibel picks off the pass by John Mazzariello | 41-39 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington is fouled on the floor by John Mazzariello - foul #3 on John Mazzariello, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Williams (SG) Gerry Trapani | |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter's pass is intercepted by Earnest Wechsler | 41-39 |
| 13:38 | UMass | John Mazzariello is fouled on the floor by Paul Mink - foul #3 on Paul Mink, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| 13:21 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the wide open shot in the lane set up by John Mazzariello | 41-41 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Roy Zaibel - foul #2 on Roy Zaibel, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG), Charlie Christie (SF) Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF) John Mazzariello, Earnest Wechsler | |
| 12:34 | UMass | Brian Robinson slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Behrendt | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Jason Custis, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Williams (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), Christopher McCreedy (SF) Daniel Behrendt, Gerry Trapani, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG) Nathaniel O'Connell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan can't tip it in | 44-43 |
| 11:44 | UMass | Brian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mink (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Christie (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Hagan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Badillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UMass | Brian Robinson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (PG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Brian Weddington, Charlie Christie, Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Peter Saulter (C) Jerry Williams, Paul Stembridge, Brian Robinson | |
| 10:45 | UMass | Peter Saulter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Mink | 44-43 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Erlandson - foul #4 on Raymond Erlandson, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Kyle Key (PF) Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SG), Earnest Wechsler (PF) Brian Carroll, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Peter Saulter | 45-43 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #3 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes (C) Paul Mink | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:11 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-43 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Peter Saulter tips it home | 45-45 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Earnest Wechsler blocks the jumper by Roy Zaibel | 45-45 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Gerry Trapani misses the jumper from the right block | 45-45 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Earnest Wechsler denies the turnaround by Tyrone Hughes | 45-45 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Peter Saulter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 08:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Earnest Wechsler | 45-45 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Behrendt | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Earnest Wechsler - foul #1 on Earnest Wechsler, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Paul Mink (SG), Billy Carter (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Jason Custis, Kyle Key, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Daniel Behrendt, Gerry Trapani, Christopher McCreedy, Earnest Wechsler, Peter Saulter | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Brian Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mink (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) C - Jeremy Badillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Mazzariello (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo tips it in | 49-47 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Paul Stembridge misses the jump hook from the left block | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Paul Stembridge hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Paul Stembridge is hacked by Billy Carter - foul #3 on Billy Carter, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Charlie Christie (SF), Lorenzo Hagan (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Brian Weddington, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Williams (PG) John Mazzariello | |
| 05:57 | UMass | Jerry Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #4 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Brian Carroll, Paul Stembridge | |
| 05:57 | UMass | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:57 | UMass | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 52-51 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Jerry Williams travels in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Earnest Wechsler (C) Brian Robinson | |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 52-51 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Earnest Wechsler misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Williams is called for the reach on Paul Mink - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Charlie Christie, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Daniel Behrendt, Jerry Williams, Christopher McCreedy, Earnest Wechsler | |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:26 | UMass | John Mazzariello buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Carroll | 54-54 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 56-54 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Paul Stembridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Lorenzo Hagan | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SF), Peter Saulter (C) Raymond Erlandson, Brian Robinson | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis is fouled on the floor by John Mazzariello - foul #4 on John Mazzariello, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key (C) Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:25 | UMass | Gerry Trapani hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Mazzariello | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Kyle Key (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Mazzariello (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Trapani (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Brian Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Charlie Christie (SF) Brian Weddington, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Jerry Williams (SG), Christopher McCreedy (SF), Earnest Wechsler (PF) John Mazzariello, Brian Carroll, Gerry Trapani, Paul Stembridge | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Earnest Wechsler - foul #2 on Earnest Wechsler, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo (C) Kyle Key | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (SF) Peter Saulter | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:17 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (PF) Jason Custis, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerry Trapani (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Jerry Williams, Raymond Erlandson, Earnest Wechsler | |
| 02:01 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy double dribbles | 61-56 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Charlie Christie, Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (SF) Paul Stembridge | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Gerry Trapani steps in front of the Roy Zaibel pass | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Roy Zaibel - foul #3 on Roy Zaibel, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Behrendt - foul #2 on Daniel Behrendt, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG) Nathaniel O'Connell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel is fouled in the backcourt by Gerry Trapani - foul #2 on Gerry Trapani, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan (PF) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Gerry Trapani's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (PF) Lorenzo Hagan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel is hacked by Daniel Behrendt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Behrendt, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink is hacked by Gerry Trapani in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerry Trapani, team foul #13 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan (PF) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Erlandson | 69-63 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington runs out the clock | 69-66 |