| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Flawiusz Monkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Radman Zietlow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Hultberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fresh) C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Shane Henderson inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | Shane Henderson jams the wide open dunk set up by Flawiusz Monkowski | 33-27 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez knocks in the runner from the left block | 33-29 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Radman Zietlow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel McElmurry - foul #1 on Daniel McElmurry, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Radman Zietlow misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Radman Zietlow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:32 | UMass | William Banks is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shane Henderson | 37-32 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Shane Henderson gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (PG), Jim Payne (SG), Jeff Jefferson (SF), Jerome Tipton (PF), Benton Mangual (C) Edward Davis, Flawiusz Monkowski, Shane Henderson, Radman Zietlow, William Banks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland (PG), Ryan Richard (SF), David Thielen (PF), Joe Haughton (C) James Hultberg, Bruce Lee, Daniel McElmurry, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 17:45 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Jefferson picks off the pass by Ryan Richard | 37-32 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Jeff Jefferson knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Googe | 39-32 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Benton Mangual pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:07 | UMass | David Thielen takes the ball from Benton Mangual in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 16:55 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Jim Payne grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Jerome Tipton knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jim Payne | 41-32 |
| 16:27 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton tips it home | 41-34 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Benton Mangual misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Googe - foul #1 on Joseph Googe, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Davis (PG), Flawiusz Monkowski (SG), Shane Henderson (SF), Radman Zietlow (PF), William Banks (C) Joseph Googe, Jim Payne, Jeff Jefferson, Jerome Tipton, Benton Mangual | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), Bill Fuchs (SG), Daniel McElmurry (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Samuel Newland, Robert Churchill, David Thielen, Joe Haughton | |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | UMass | William Banks grabs the board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Flawiusz Monkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Radman Zietlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Qing-nan Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bill Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Richard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fresh) C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Edward Davis scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Banks | 44-35 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee (SF) Ryan Richard | |
| 15:19 | UMass | William Banks misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Bill Fuchs | 44-35 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee double dribbles | 44-35 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski loses the dribble to Bruce Lee | 44-35 |
| 14:29 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-38 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Shane Henderson blows the wide open layup | 44-38 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Radman Zietlow gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Edward Davis is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 46-38 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Qing-nan Huang | 46-41 |
| 13:18 | UMass | Radman Zietlow hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 46-41 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Edward Davis grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Bill Fuchs is called for the reach on Flawiusz Monkowski - foul #4 on Bill Fuchs, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (PG), Jim Payne (SG), Jeff Jefferson (SF), Jerome Tipton (PF), Benton Mangual (C) Edward Davis, Flawiusz Monkowski, Shane Henderson, Radman Zietlow, William Banks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (PG), Robert Churchill (SG), Samuel Newland (SF), David Thielen (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Qing-nan Huang, Bill Fuchs, Bruce Lee, Daniel McElmurry, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 12:47 | UMass | David Thielen steals it from Jerome Tipton | 46-41 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Googe - foul #2 on Joseph Googe, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard (PF) David Thielen | |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Jeff Jefferson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard blows the layup | 46-42 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Jim Payne pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Jeff Jefferson is hacked by Joe Haughton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Haughton, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Samuel Newland takes the ball from Jeff Jefferson | 46-42 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Newland | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Googe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Payne (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Jeff Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Benton Mangual (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Hultberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Churchill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Newland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Richard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Haughton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Benton Mangual misses the easy open layup | 46-44 |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Jeff Jefferson is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Payne | 48-46 |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:32 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Jim Payne clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jerome Tipton - foul #1 on Jerome Tipton, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Davis (PG), Flawiusz Monkowski (SG), Shane Henderson (SF), Radman Zietlow (PF), Alfred Hasbrouck (C) Joseph Googe, Jim Payne, Jeff Jefferson, Jerome Tipton, Benton Mangual | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), Bruce Lee (SF), David Thielen (C) James Hultberg, Samuel Newland, Joe Haughton | |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Shane Henderson is hacked by Bruce Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Lee, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry (PF) Ryan Richard | |
| 09:47 | UMass | Alfred Hasbrouck misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Shane Henderson - foul #1 on Shane Henderson, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Alfred Hasbrouck knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Davis | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Shane Henderson - foul #2 on Shane Henderson, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UMass | William Banks (C) Alfred Hasbrouck | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Edward Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Shane Henderson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 08:13 | UMass | William Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Shane Henderson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 07:58 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Radman Zietlow | 51-54 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski is fouled on the floor by Qing-nan Huang - foul #4 on Qing-nan Huang, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (PG), Ronald Allen (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (C) Edward Davis, Flawiusz Monkowski, William Banks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (SG), Gerald Hoag (SF), Samuel Newland (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Robert Churchill, Bruce Lee, Daniel McElmurry, David Thielen | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Googe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Allen (fresh) SF - Shane Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Radman Zietlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Qing-nan Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Hoag (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Newland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Joseph Googe makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Henderson | 54-54 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Hoag | 54-56 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Gerald Hoag steps in front of the Ronald Allen pass in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hoag misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Qing-nan Huang | 54-56 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Shane Henderson snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Gerald Hoag blocks the jumper by Alfred Hasbrouck | 54-56 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-56 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Shane Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Ronald Allen is whistled for a carry | 54-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Davis (PG), Jim Payne (SG), Jerome Tipton (SF), Benton Mangual (PF), William Banks (C) Joseph Googe, Ronald Allen, Shane Henderson, Radman Zietlow, Alfred Hasbrouck | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (PG), Bruce Lee (SF), Ryan Richard (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Qing-nan Huang, Gerald Hoag, Samuel Newland, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:19 | UMass | William Banks pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Jim Payne scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Banks | 56-56 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | William Banks is called for the reach on Bill Fuchs - foul #1 on William Banks, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski (SG) Benton Mangual | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill (SG) Bill Fuchs | |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | William Banks picks off the pass by Bruce Lee | 56-56 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Edward Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Churchill - foul #2 on Robert Churchill, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Benton Mangual (C) William Banks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), Daniel McElmurry (PF), David Thielen (C) James Hultberg, Ryan Richard, Joe Haughton | |
| 04:20 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Qing-nan Huang | 59-59 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Robert Churchill is called for the reach on Edward Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Churchill, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeff Jefferson (SF), Alfred Hasbrouck (C) Jim Payne, Jerome Tipton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 04:06 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill is fouled on the floor by Alfred Hasbrouck - foul #2 on Alfred Hasbrouck, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (PG), Radman Zietlow (PF) Edward Davis, Alfred Hasbrouck | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Radman Zietlow pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Googe | 64-60 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | David Thielen misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Googe - foul #3 on Joseph Googe, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | David Thielen misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | David Thielen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Googe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Flawiusz Monkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Radman Zietlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Benton Mangual (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Qing-nan Huang (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Churchill (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Thielen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Joseph Googe is fouled in the backcourt by Qing-nan Huang - foul #5 on Qing-nan Huang, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG) Qing-nan Huang | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Joseph Googe misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Allen (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (C) Flawiusz Monkowski, Benton Mangual | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland (PF) Daniel McElmurry | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Ronald Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:40 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Davis (PG), Flawiusz Monkowski (SG), Jim Payne (SF), Jerome Tipton (PF), William Banks (C) Joseph Googe, Ronald Allen, Jeff Jefferson, Radman Zietlow, Alfred Hasbrouck | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (PG), Ryan Richard (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Bill Fuchs, Bruce Lee, David Thielen | |
| 02:25 | UMass | Jim Payne is called for traveling | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Henderson (SF) Jerome Tipton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee (SF) Ryan Richard | |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry (PF) Robert Churchill | |
| 01:52 | UMass | Bruce Lee is called for the reach on Shane Henderson - foul #3 on Bruce Lee, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Radman Zietlow (PF) Jim Payne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG), Robert Churchill (SG) James Hultberg, Samuel Newland | |
| 01:52 | UMass | Shane Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill misses the fadeaway from the left side | 64-64 |
| 01:40 | UMass | William Banks gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Banks and the foul's on Robert Churchill - foul #4 on Robert Churchill, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee lays it in | 67-66 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski's floater is tipped away by Bruce Lee | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel McElmurry - foul #2 on Daniel McElmurry, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Heriberto Martinez is called for the reach on William Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Heriberto Martinez, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| 00:26 | UMass | William Banks makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | UMass | William Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Bruce Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Radman Zietlow hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Radman Zietlow pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Radman Zietlow hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Flawiusz Monkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Radman Zietlow (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bill Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Churchill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Radman Zietlow snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Shane Henderson | 75-73 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 75-73 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Edward Davis misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-73 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Radman Zietlow - foul #1 on Radman Zietlow, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (PG), Jim Payne (SG), Jeff Jefferson (SF), Jerome Tipton (PF), Benton Mangual (C) Edward Davis, Flawiusz Monkowski, Shane Henderson, Radman Zietlow, William Banks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (PG), Samuel Newland (SG), Ryan Richard (SF), Joe Haughton (C) Bill Fuchs, Robert Churchill, Bruce Lee, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Jerome Tipton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Jefferson | 77-74 |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 03:00 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg misses the jumper from the left side | 77-74 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Benton Mangual grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 02:40 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Davis (PG), Flawiusz Monkowski (SG), Shane Henderson (SF), Radman Zietlow (PF) Joseph Googe, Jim Payne, Jeff Jefferson, Jerome Tipton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill (SG), Bruce Lee (SF) Ryan Richard, Daniel McElmurry | |
| 02:23 | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 77-74 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Radman Zietlow snags the offensive board | 77-74 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Shane Henderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | UMass | William Banks (C) Benton Mangual | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG), Heriberto Martinez (C) James Hultberg, Joe Haughton | |
| 01:53 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez's pass is intercepted by William Banks | 77-74 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Radman Zietlow is called for traveling | 77-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry (PF) Samuel Newland | |
| 01:31 | Sam Houston State | Shane Henderson steps in front of the Heriberto Martinez pass | 77-74 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Edward Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 77-74 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 77-74 |
| 01:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 77-74 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Banks | 79-74 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Flawiusz Monkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Radman Zietlow (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bill Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Churchill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Bill Fuchs is called for the reach on Edward Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bill Fuchs, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (SG), Jim Payne (SF), Jerome Tipton (PF) Flawiusz Monkowski, Shane Henderson, Radman Zietlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (PG) Bill Fuchs | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-74 |
| 00:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Googe | 80-74 |
| 00:29 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Jerome Tipton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Churchill - foul #5 on Robert Churchill, team foul #14 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland (SG) Robert Churchill | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Jerome Tipton misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Jerome Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Daniel McElmurry | 80-74 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-74 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Jerome Tipton grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 00:15 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Samuel Newland is called for the reach on Jim Payne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Newland, team foul #15 | 80-74 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Jim Payne makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Jim Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Flawiusz Monkowski (SG), Shane Henderson (SF), Radman Zietlow (PF) Joseph Googe, Jim Payne, Jerome Tipton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Googe (SG), Jim Payne (SF), Jerome Tipton (PF) Flawiusz Monkowski, Shane Henderson, Radman Zietlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Edward Davis runs out the clock | 82-74 |