| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - William Hardee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dudley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Nieves (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ray Markley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hershey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Robert Brown inbounds the ball | 17-35 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | UMass | Richard Charles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 17-37 |
| 19:30 | Northeastern | The jumper by Dudley Smith is denied by Richard Charles | 17-37 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the defensive board | 17-37 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Darryl Ritter hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Cox | 17-39 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:04 | Northeastern | George Hershey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-39 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 17-39 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Darryl Ritter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Brown | 17-42 |
| 18:50 | Northeastern | Ray Markley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-42 |
| 18:49 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith tips it but misses | 17-42 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Richard Charles grabs the board | 17-42 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Timothy Smith loses the dribble to Dudley Smith | 17-42 |
| 18:33 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dudley Smith | 19-42 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Robert Brown double dribbles | 19-42 |
| 18:00 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dudley Smith | 21-42 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Gerald Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Cade (PF) Ray Markley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:39 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith takes the ball from Irvin Nieves | 21-42 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Richard Charles misses long on a jumper near the basket | 21-42 |
| 17:20 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to William Hardee | 21-42 |
| 17:16 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-42 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 21-42 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Darryl Ritter scores on a 3 from the right corner | 21-45 |
| 16:44 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on Irvin Nieves - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Roller (PG), Earl Barrow (SG), Gene Ortez (SF), John Wyss (C) William Hardee, Dudley Smith, Irvin Nieves, George Hershey | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| 16:39 | Northeastern | William Cade clanks a jumper from the right wing | 21-45 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Scott Hearns grabs the defensive rebound | 21-45 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by Gene Ortez - foul #2 on Gene Ortez, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ray Markley (PF) Frank Roller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:08 | UMass | Michael Ford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #2 | 21-45 |
| 15:55 | Northeastern | Michael Ford takes the ball from Gene Ortez | 21-45 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Earl Barrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Ortez (fresh) SF - John Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Markley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cade (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Hearns (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Ray Markley is called for the reach on Scott Hearns - foul #2 on Ray Markley, team foul #2 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Hardee (PG), Dudley Smith (SG), Dustin White (SF) Earl Barrow, Gene Ortez, John Wyss | |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG) Joseph Jackson | |
| 15:29 | UMass | Darryl Ritter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-45 |
| 15:28 | Northeastern | William Cade snags the defensive board | 21-45 |
| 15:06 | Northeastern | William Cade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Wyss (PF), George Hershey (C) Ray Markley, William Cade | |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Gerald Cox (PF) Michael Ford, Robert Harris, Scott Hearns | |
| 14:55 | UMass | Timothy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves (PF) John Wyss | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:47 | Northeastern | George Hershey loses the ball out of bounds | 21-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Charles (C) Stanley Swanson | |
| 14:30 | UMass | Richard Charles is called for traveling | 21-45 |
| 14:11 | Northeastern | George Hershey makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Hardee and he's fouled by Richard Charles - foul #1 on Richard Charles, team foul #3 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Cade (PF) Irvin Nieves | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:11 | Northeastern | George Hershey misses the free throw | 23-45 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Gerald Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 23-45 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Robert Brown misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-45 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Gerald Cox tips it back up and in | 23-47 |
| 13:46 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-47 |
| 13:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gerald Cox | 23-47 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Richard Charles is fouled on the floor by George Hershey - foul #3 on George Hershey, team foul #3 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Earl Barrow (PG), Ray Markley (PF) William Hardee, William Cade | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| 13:24 | UMass | Joseph Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-47 |
| 13:23 | Northeastern | George Hershey pulls down the rebound | 23-47 |
| 13:16 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-47 |
| 13:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stanley Swanson | 23-47 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Michael Ford can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-47 |
| 13:02 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith snags the defensive board | 23-47 |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin White | 26-47 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Michael Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 26-47 |
| 12:36 | Northeastern | George Hershey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 12:21 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-47 |
| 12:20 | Northeastern | George Hershey can't tip it in | 26-47 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Scott Hearns snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Robert Harris can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by George Hershey - foul #4 on George Hershey, team foul #4 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Hardee (PG), Irvin Nieves (SF), William Cade (PF), John Wyss (C) Dudley Smith, Dustin White, Ray Markley, George Hershey | |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Gerald Cox (PF), Richard Charles (C) Joseph Jackson, Michael Ford, Scott Hearns, Stanley Swanson | |
| 12:06 | UMass | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 12:06 | Northeastern | William Cade pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 11:58 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-47 |
| 11:56 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow tips it but misses | 26-47 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Robert Harris grabs the board | 26-47 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - William Hardee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Barrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cade (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Timothy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-47 |
| 11:37 | Northeastern | John Wyss grabs the board | 26-47 |
| 11:23 | Northeastern | William Hardee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Timothy Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Darryl Ritter | 26-50 |
| 10:56 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-50 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Gerald Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Darryl Ritter comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Irvin Nieves - foul #1 on Irvin Nieves, team foul #5 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gene Ortez (SG) Earl Barrow | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF) Robert Harris | |
| 10:50 | UMass | Darryl Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 26-51 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Darryl Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-52 |
| 10:27 | Northeastern | William Hardee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-52 |
| 10:25 | Northeastern | John Wyss tips it in | 28-52 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Timothy Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 10:11 | Northeastern | William Cade snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 10:07 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Hardee | 30-52 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Darryl Ritter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 09:58 | Northeastern | William Cade gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| 09:54 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Hardee | 32-52 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Timothy Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Ritter | 32-55 |
| 09:36 | Northeastern | William Hardee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 09:35 | Northeastern | William Cade snags the offensive board | 32-55 |
| 09:28 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-55 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Richard Charles pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Robert Brown makes the shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Smith | 32-57 |
| 09:10 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-57 |
| 09:08 | UMass | Gerald Cox gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Richard Charles's layup is rejected by Irvin Nieves | 32-57 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Richard Charles grabs the offensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Richard Charles buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 32-59 |
| 08:36 | Northeastern | William Hardee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the defensive board | 32-59 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Irvin Nieves steals it from Gerald Cox | 32-59 |
| 08:16 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez lays it in on a great pass from Irvin Nieves | 34-59 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Richard Charles scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Darryl Ritter | 34-61 |
| 07:48 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-61 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Roller (PG), Earl Barrow (SG), Jerry Glasgow (C) William Hardee, Gene Ortez, John Wyss | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Frank Roller (fresh) SG - Earl Barrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Jerry Glasgow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Hearns (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Joseph Jackson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Scott Hearns | 34-63 |
| 07:27 | Northeastern | Jerry Glasgow clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 34-63 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Scott Hearns gets the rebound | 34-63 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Joseph Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Harris | 34-66 |
| 07:07 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves scores on a shot near the basket | 36-66 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Robert Harris misses the floater from the left block | 36-66 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Joseph Jackson tips it home | 36-68 |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 36-68 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Stanley Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-68 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Robert Harris misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-68 |
| 06:12 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to William Cade | 36-68 |
| 06:03 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-68 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Joseph Jackson grabs the board | 36-68 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Robert Harris connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 36-70 |
| 05:34 | Northeastern | Jerry Glasgow buries a turnaround near the basket | 38-70 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Roller - foul #1 on Frank Roller, team foul #6 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gene Ortez (PG), John Wyss (C) Frank Roller, Jerry Glasgow | |
| Subs | UMass | Clinton Marshall (PF) Scott Hearns | |
| 05:26 | UMass | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-71 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-72 |
| 05:14 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow is hacked by Clinton Marshall - foul #1 on Clinton Marshall, team foul #4 | 38-72 |
| 05:06 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow is fouled on the floor by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #5 | 38-72 |
| 04:46 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 41-72 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Robert Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-72 |
| 04:27 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Wyss | 41-72 |
| 04:18 | Northeastern | William Cade is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-72 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 41-72 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Robert Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-72 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow gets the rebound | 41-72 |
| 03:54 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-72 |
| 03:53 | Northeastern | William Cade pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-72 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:38 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gene Ortez | 43-72 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Gene Ortez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Barrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Nieves (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cade (tiring) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - John Wyss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clinton Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Joseph Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-72 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Roller (PG), Jerry Glasgow (C) Irvin Nieves, John Wyss | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Hearns (PF) Robert Harris | |
| 02:54 | Northeastern | Jerry Glasgow misses the lay-in | 43-72 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Scott Hearns pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Clinton Marshall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-72 |
| 02:30 | Northeastern | William Cade pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Frank Roller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-72 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Clinton Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 43-72 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Clinton Marshall connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-74 |
| 01:34 | Northeastern | Gene Ortez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-74 |
| 01:32 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Barrow | 43-74 |
| 01:18 | Northeastern | William Cade blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Jackson - foul #2 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #6 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves (SF), John Wyss (C) Frank Roller, Jerry Glasgow | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Harris (SF) Clinton Marshall | |
| 01:18 | Northeastern | William Cade misses the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 01:18 | Northeastern | William Cade misses the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Stanley Swanson pulls down the rebound | 43-74 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-74 |
| 01:03 | Northeastern | John Wyss grabs the board | 43-74 |
| 00:44 | Northeastern | William Cade hits a driving attempt in the lane | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | UMass | Joseph Jackson knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Scott Hearns | 45-76 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Northeastern | Irvin Nieves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-76 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Joseph Jackson runs out the clock | 48-76 |