| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Joseph (fresh) PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Javier Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Prince Luna (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Felder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jarek Zolondek (fresh) C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | David Joseph inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Bill Cooper's layup is rejected by Michael Fowler | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | Winthrop | Prince Luna gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:25 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to George Felder | 32-33 |
| 19:07 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 19:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Darryl Sterling | 32-33 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Rodney Sant hits a 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 18:34 | Winthrop | Michael Fowler hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Prince Luna | 35-35 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Bill Cooper drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 18:02 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan is fouled on the floor by Rodney Sant - foul #1 on Rodney Sant, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG) Rodney Sant | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 17:50 | Winthrop | Prince Luna's pass is intercepted by Bill Cooper | 38-35 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Jarek Zolondek is called for the reach on Billy Boucher - foul #3 on Jarek Zolondek, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (PF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) David Joseph, Darryl Sterling, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando (PG), Clinton Lee (SF), George Morris (PF), Randy Stringfield (C) Prince Luna, George Felder, Jarek Zolondek, Michael Fowler | |
| 17:14 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 17:13 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Dale Esposito's pass is intercepted by Bernard Morgan | 38-35 |
| 16:59 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando lays it in set up by Bernard Morgan | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Bill Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:52 | Winthrop | George Morris pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:38 | Winthrop | Randy Stringfield scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Clinton Lee | 38-39 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Dale Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Sant (SG), David Joseph (SF) Bill Cooper, Dale Esposito | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dennis Ratcliff (SG), George Felder (SF) Bernard Morgan, Randy Stringfield | |
| 16:04 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Ratcliff and he's fouled by Rodney Sant - foul #2 on Rodney Sant, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Sterling (PF), Javier Romero (C) Jeremy Wakeman, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Prince Luna (PG) Dennis Ratcliff | |
| 16:04 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Billy Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Joseph (fresh) PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Javier Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Prince Luna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Villalpando (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Felder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Rodney Sant clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 15:38 | Winthrop | George Morris grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 15:19 | Winthrop | Clinton Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 15:18 | Winthrop | George Morris grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:02 | Winthrop | Prince Luna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 15:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Javier Romero | 38-42 |
| 14:53 | UMass | David Joseph banks in the layup set up by Rodney Sant | 40-42 |
| 14:39 | Winthrop | Prince Luna misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Darryl Sterling gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Billy Boucher buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:23 | Winthrop | Prince Luna is called for 10 seconds | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Aubrey Dacus (SG), Dale Esposito (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Billy Boucher, Rodney Sant, David Joseph, Darryl Sterling, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dennis Ratcliff (PG), Bernard Morgan (SG), Randy Stringfield (SF), Jarek Zolondek (PF), Michael Fowler (C) Prince Luna, Leonard Villalpando, George Felder, George Morris, Clinton Lee | |
| 14:08 | UMass | Bill Cooper is fouled on the floor by Michael Fowler - foul #2 on Michael Fowler, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 13:38 | Winthrop | Dennis Ratcliff's pass is intercepted by Dale Esposito | 45-42 |
| 13:33 | UMass | Bill Cooper banks in the layup set up by Dale Esposito | 47-42 |
| 13:29 | Winthrop | Dennis Ratcliff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Robert Freeman can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 13:20 | Winthrop | Michael Fowler pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:54 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremy Wakeman - foul #1 on Jeremy Wakeman, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF) Dale Esposito, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando (PG), George Felder (SF) Dennis Ratcliff, Randy Stringfield | |
| 12:54 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:54 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Bernard Morgan takes the ball from Aubrey Dacus | 47-44 |
| 12:36 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Morgan | 47-46 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Bill Cooper drills a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 12:01 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Darryl Sterling grabs the board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Aubrey Dacus (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Javier Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Leonard Villalpando (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Felder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarek Zolondek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus's pass is intercepted by Bernard Morgan | 50-46 |
| 11:26 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Javier Romero - foul #1 on Javier Romero, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (PG), Rodney Sant (SG), David Joseph (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (PF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Bill Cooper, Aubrey Dacus, Javier Romero, Darryl Sterling, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Prince Luna (PG), Clinton Lee (SF), George Morris (PF), Randy Stringfield (C) Leonard Villalpando, George Felder, Jarek Zolondek, Michael Fowler | |
| 11:26 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:26 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:11 | UMass | David Joseph is hacked by Randy Stringfield - foul #2 on Randy Stringfield, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando (SG) Bernard Morgan | |
| 10:49 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Morris - foul #2 on George Morris, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:25 | Winthrop | George Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 10:23 | Winthrop | Clinton Lee gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:11 | Winthrop | Prince Luna scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Villalpando | 52-49 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Billy Boucher is hacked by Leonard Villalpando in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Villalpando, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Darryl Sterling (PF), Javier Romero (C) Rodney Sant, Sebastian Yeldell, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | George Felder (SF) Randy Stringfield | |
| 09:49 | UMass | Clinton Lee blocks the short jumper by David Joseph | 52-49 |
| 09:47 | Winthrop | George Morris grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 09:29 | Winthrop | Darryl Sterling picks off the pass by Leonard Villalpando | 52-49 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Bill Cooper is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG), Robert Freeman (C) Billy Boucher, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan (SG), Jarek Zolondek (PF), Michael Fowler (C) Prince Luna, George Morris, Clinton Lee | |
| 08:44 | Winthrop | George Felder makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Leonard Villalpando | 52-51 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Bill Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Fowler - foul #3 on Michael Fowler, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Sant (SG), Dale Esposito (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Javier Romero, Darryl Sterling | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dennis Ratcliff (PG), Randy Stringfield (SF) Leonard Villalpando, George Felder | |
| 08:23 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Bill Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:09 | Winthrop | Michael Fowler misses long on a floater in the lane | 53-51 |
| 08:08 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek tips it home | 53-53 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 07:55 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Dennis Ratcliff | 53-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dennis Ratcliff (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bernard Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Randy Stringfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jarek Zolondek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Winthrop | Randy Stringfield is hacked by Dale Esposito - foul #1 on Dale Esposito, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Dale Esposito, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Prince Luna (PG), Clinton Lee (SF), George Morris (C) Dennis Ratcliff, Randy Stringfield, Michael Fowler | |
| 07:16 | Winthrop | Prince Luna misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Cooper - foul #2 on Bill Cooper, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (PG), Aubrey Dacus (SG), Javier Romero (PF) Bill Cooper, Rodney Sant, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randy Stringfield (C) Jarek Zolondek | |
| 07:16 | Winthrop | Prince Luna misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:16 | Winthrop | Prince Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Billy Boucher can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Prince Luna - foul #1 on Prince Luna, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | George Felder (SF) Randy Stringfield | |
| 07:02 | UMass | Billy Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Billy Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:44 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Wakeman - foul #2 on Jeremy Wakeman, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Sterling (PF) Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 06:44 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:44 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the runner in the paint | 57-56 |
| 05:59 | Winthrop | Prince Luna buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by George Felder | 57-58 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Boucher | 59-58 |
| 05:27 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Javier Romero | 59-58 |
| 05:25 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Rodney Sant (SG), Robert Freeman (C) Billy Boucher, Aubrey Dacus, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek (PF), Michael Fowler (C) George Morris, Clinton Lee | |
| 05:04 | UMass | Darryl Sterling connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 04:45 | Winthrop | Robert Freeman is called for the reach on George Felder - foul #4 on Robert Freeman, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando (PG) Prince Luna | |
| 04:45 | Winthrop | George Felder makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:45 | Winthrop | George Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Darryl Sterling comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 04:22 | Winthrop | Michael Fowler gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:18 | Winthrop | Leonard Villalpando is called for traveling | 61-60 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Robert Freeman loses the dribble to Jarek Zolondek | 61-60 |
| 03:39 | Winthrop | George Felder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Sterling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Leonard Villalpando (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - George Felder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarek Zolondek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-60 |
| 03:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Freeman | 61-60 |
| 03:14 | UMass | David Joseph can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on George Felder - foul #2 on George Felder, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Rodney Sant, Darryl Sterling, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Prince Luna (PG), Clinton Lee (SF), George Morris (C) Bernard Morgan, George Felder, Michael Fowler | |
| 03:14 | UMass | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:14 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:51 | Winthrop | Prince Luna buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 02:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Sterling (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bernard Morgan (SG), George Felder (SF), Michael Fowler (C) Leonard Villalpando, Clinton Lee, George Morris | |
| 02:25 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-63 |
| 02:24 | UMass | David Joseph grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Darryl Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:06 | Winthrop | George Felder grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Winthrop | Prince Luna clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-63 |
| 01:54 | Winthrop | Michael Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:32 | Winthrop | Robert Freeman denies the turnaround by Jarek Zolondek | 62-63 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Darryl Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Bill Cooper comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:16 | Winthrop | Jarek Zolondek hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard Morgan | 62-65 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Bill Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Billy Boucher grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Robert Freeman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Fowler - foul #4 on Michael Fowler, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Sant (SG) Billy Boucher | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Robert Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Robert Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Winthrop | Michael Fowler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Darryl Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Rodney Sant clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Darryl Sterling tips it back up and in | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Winthrop | George Felder can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 00:02 | Winthrop | Prince Luna can't tip it in | 66-65 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Robert Freeman gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Robert Freeman runs out the clock | 66-65 |