| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ivan Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Yeager (fresh) 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Mark Weidner inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | John Doner steals the ball from George Yeager | 35-32 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Marchese | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Dustin Aldrich steps in front of the Ivan Roberts pass | 35-34 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 19:12 | UMass | David White gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Richard Savage connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:48 | UMass | George Yeager pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:41 | UMass | George Yeager's pass is intercepted by Dustin Aldrich | 38-34 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is hacked by Richard Savage - foul #3 on Richard Savage, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UMass | William Wiseman (SG) Richard Savage | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Mark Weidner - foul #3 on Mark Weidner, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Sterling (SF) Mark Weidner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:58 | UMass | David White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gabriel Romano | 38-35 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Doner | 38-37 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Ivan Roberts's floater is knocked away by Gabriel Romano | 38-37 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Marchese | 38-37 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Walter Sterling pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Ivan Roberts clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Andreas Russo - foul #2 on Andreas Russo, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Howell (PF), Terrence Kelly (C) George Yeager, David White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG), Christopher Conway (SG), Jared Woods (SF), Christopher Merlin (PF), Gerald Barnard (C) Andreas Russo, Dustin Aldrich, Joseph Marchese, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| 16:59 | UMass | Ivan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Ivan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ivan Roberts - foul #3 on Ivan Roberts, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UMass | David Phillips (SG) Ivan Roberts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Michael Howell gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | UMass | David Phillips clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Merlin - foul #2 on Christopher Merlin, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | UMass | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | UMass | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Jared Woods makes the jumper from the right block set up by Merlin Yagi and the foul's on David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Jared Woods makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:11 | UMass | William Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Conway - foul #1 on Christopher Conway, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Mowen (SG) William Wiseman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:00 | UMass | Michael Howell misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jared Woods - foul #2 on Jared Woods, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Savage (SG), Mark Weidner (SF) Frank Mowen, Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:00 | UMass | Michael Howell makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:00 | UMass | Michael Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin grabs the board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - David Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Savage (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrence Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Merlin Yagi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Conway (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jared Woods (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Christopher Merlin (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gerald Barnard (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 15:39 | UMass | Michael Howell grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Mark Weidner misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Mark Weidner gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Christopher Merlin blocks the short jumper by David Phillips | 42-41 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Richard Savage tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Conway | 44-44 |
| 14:49 | UMass | David Phillips misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Michael Howell grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Richard Savage connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Mark Weidner | 46-44 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Jared Woods connects on the floater in the paint | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Michael Howell can't finish the layup | 46-46 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Michael Howell grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:35 | UMass | David Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Mark Weidner tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Mark Weidner snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Terrence Kelly blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | David Phillips steps in front of the Merlin Yagi pass in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Michael Howell drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Terrence Kelly | 50-46 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Gerald Barnard's pass is intercepted by Richard Savage | 50-46 |
| 12:09 | UMass | David Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Merlin Yagi - foul #2 on Merlin Yagi, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Ivan Roberts (PG), Walter Sterling (SF), George Yeager (PF), David White (C) Richard Savage, Mark Weidner, Michael Howell, Terrence Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Christopher Conway, Jared Woods, Christopher Merlin, Gerald Barnard | |
| 12:09 | UMass | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:09 | UMass | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano hits a runner from the right block set up by Andreas Russo | 52-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ivan Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Walter Sterling (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Yeager (fresh) 5 reb. C - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | UMass | David White misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | John Doner pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | John Doner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 11:16 | UMass | David White snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Ivan Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Ivan Roberts steps in front of the Joseph Marchese pass | 52-48 |
| 10:44 | UMass | David Phillips lays it up and in set up by Ivan Roberts | 54-48 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Aldrich | 54-50 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Walter Sterling clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:25 | UMass | David White grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Walter Sterling makes the jumper in the paint | 56-50 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-50 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano tips it home | 56-52 |
| 09:37 | UMass | David White double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Subs | UMass | William Wiseman (PG), Richard Savage (SG), Frank Mowen (SF), Robert Richardson (PF) Ivan Roberts, David Phillips, Walter Sterling, George Yeager | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Walker (PG), Quinton Perkins (SF) Andreas Russo, Joseph Marchese | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | John Doner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Walker | 56-54 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Donald Walker steals the ball from David White | 56-54 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dustin Aldrich | 56-56 |
| 08:22 | UMass | David White can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Richard Savage pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Savage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Mowen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Richardson (fresh) C - David White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Quinton Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Doner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:55 | UMass | Richard Savage's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Romano | 56-56 |
| 07:53 | UMass | Richard Savage can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Robert Richardson tips it home | 58-56 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Quinton Perkins loses the dribble to Frank Mowen | 58-56 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Frank Mowen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Richard Savage snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Frank Mowen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 06:59 | UMass | David White misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gabriel Romano | 58-56 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 58-56 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Quinton Perkins can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Richard Savage grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Frank Mowen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 06:25 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Savage | 58-56 |
| 06:17 | UMass | David White makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by John Doner - foul #1 on John Doner, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Ivan Roberts (PG), Mark Weidner (SF), George Yeager (PF) William Wiseman, Frank Mowen, Robert Richardson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Merlin Yagi (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Jared Woods (PF), Christopher Merlin (C) Donald Walker, Dustin Aldrich, Quinton Perkins, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| 06:17 | UMass | David White makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Andreas Russo, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Sterling (C) David White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:47 | UMass | Walter Sterling is called for traveling | 61-56 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Walter Sterling denies the turnaround by Jared Woods | 61-56 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Walter Sterling snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Walter Sterling drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Yeager | 64-56 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Jared Woods misses long on a floater from close range | 64-56 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Walter Sterling snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Richard Savage's pass is intercepted by Andreas Russo | 64-56 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi blows the layup | 64-56 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Mark Weidner grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Ivan Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | George Yeager steals the ball from Joseph Marchese | 64-56 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Walter Sterling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | UMass | William Wiseman (SG), Michael Howell (PF), Terrence Kelly (C) Richard Savage, Mark Weidner, George Yeager | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Conway (SG), Quinton Perkins (PF), Gerald Barnard (C) Merlin Yagi, Jared Woods, Christopher Merlin | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ivan Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Terrence Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Conway (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Marchese (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Quinton Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Barnard (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | William Wiseman picks off the pass by Gerald Barnard | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Michael Howell misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Andreas Russo - foul #4 on Andreas Russo, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Richardson (PF) Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano (PF) Joseph Marchese | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Michael Howell misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Michael Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Barnard | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Terrence Kelly misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway is fouled on the floor by William Wiseman - foul #2 on William Wiseman, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Mowen (SG) Ivan Roberts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Gerald Barnard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Gerald Barnard gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | UMass | David Phillips (SG), Mark Weidner (SF), George Yeager (PF), David White (C) Frank Mowen, Michael Howell, Robert Richardson, Terrence Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Christopher Conway, Quinton Perkins, Gerald Barnard | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano travels with the ball | 65-59 |
| 02:26 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Ivan Roberts (PG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:10 | UMass | George Yeager buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Wiseman | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:00 | UMass | George Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | UMass | Ivan Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Savage (SG) William Wiseman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Richard Savage steals the ball from John Doner | 68-59 |
| 01:13 | UMass | George Yeager misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Andreas Russo is called for the reach on Mark Weidner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andreas Russo, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UMass | William Wiseman (SG), Michael Howell (C) Richard Savage, David White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Mark Weidner makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Mark Weidner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Michael Howell gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | William Wiseman is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Aldrich - foul #2 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| 00:44 | UMass | William Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:44 | UMass | William Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Mark Weidner is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano - foul #4 on Mark Weidner, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Savage (SG), David White (C) William Wiseman, Michael Howell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Merlin Yagi | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ivan Roberts is hacked by Merlin Yagi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Merlin Yagi, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | UMass | William Wiseman (SG), Michael Howell (C) Richard Savage, David White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ivan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ivan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | George Yeager picks off the pass by Joseph Marchese | 73-65 |
| 00:28 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Michael Howell is hacked by Merlin Yagi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Merlin Yagi, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Michael Howell misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Michael Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Dustin Aldrich | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Michael Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Aldrich - foul #3 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Michael Howell makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Michael Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ivan Roberts steals the ball from Dustin Aldrich | 76-68 |
| 00:07 | UMass | William Wiseman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Roberts | 78-68 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi is hacked by Mark Weidner - foul #5 on Mark Weidner, team foul #7 | 78-68 |
| Subs | UMass | David Phillips (SG), Walter Sterling (SF), Terrence Kelly (C) Ivan Roberts, Mark Weidner, George Yeager | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Conway (SG), Jared Woods (SF), Christopher Merlin (PF), Gerald Barnard (C) Dustin Aldrich, Joseph Marchese, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi misses the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Michael Howell pulls down the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | William Wiseman runs out the clock | 78-68 |