| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Theodore Beard (fresh) SG - David Wagner (fresh) SF - Harold Currie (fresh) PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) C - William Zerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Jenson (fresh) SG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) PF - Charles Cole (fresh) C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Gregory Stewart drills a jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner's pass is intercepted by Gregory Stewart | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is fouled on the floor by William Zerr - foul #1 on William Zerr, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Charles Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Joseph Fung tips it in | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr misses the shot from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Ronald Dillard snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Gregory Stewart tips it home | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Gregory Stewart snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 3-6 |
| 17:23 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Stewart is called for the reach on David Wagner - foul #1 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (PF), Robert Jones (C) Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:48 | St. Joseph's | George Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Ronald Dillard pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | UMass | George Ward steals the ball from Charles Cole | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | George Ward knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Charles Cole clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on George Ward - foul #1 on George Ward, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (SG), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) David Wagner, Harold Currie, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Abdul Menard (SF) William Jenson, Joseph Fung | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Theodore Beard (fresh) SG - Randy Eaton (fresh) SF - George Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) C - William Zerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ernest Graham (fresh) SG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Abdul Menard (fresh) PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by George Ward | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Gregory Stewart buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Graham | 8-11 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Stewart - foul #2 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Wagner (SG) Theodore Beard | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Jamie Becker (PF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Ernest Graham, Gregory Stewart, Charles Cole, Ronald Dillard | |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:30 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-11 |
| 14:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 8-11 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Jamie Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF), Robert Jones (C) George Ward, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG) Abdul Menard | |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Sherman | 8-11 |
| 13:45 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | UMass | William Jenson knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Randy Eaton - foul #1 on Randy Eaton, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard (PG) Brandon Sherman | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Dillard (C) Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 13:37 | UMass | William Jenson makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Scott takes the ball from Harold Currie | 8-14 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Dennis Scott slams it home | 8-16 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 13:00 | UMass | David Wagner steals the ball from Dennis Scott | 8-16 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard lays it in set up by David Wagner | 10-16 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Jamie Becker buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Jenson | 10-18 |
| 12:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:08 | UMass | William Jenson is fouled on the floor by David Wagner - foul #1 on David Wagner, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), George Ward (PF), William Zerr (C) David Wagner, Randy Eaton, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Abdul Menard (SF), Charles Cole (PF) William Jenson, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker | |
| 12:03 | UMass | Charles Cole lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 10-20 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | George Ward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Cole - foul #1 on Charles Cole, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman (PF) Harold Currie | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SG), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Dennis Scott, Ronald Dillard | |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Theodore Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Lokken (fresh) SF - George Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Zerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ernest Graham (fresh) SG - Keith Jenks (fresh) SF - Abdul Menard (fresh) PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | UMass | Keith Jenks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Jenks, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken's floater is knocked away by Charles Cole | 12-20 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Keith Jenks grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Charles Cole is denied on a layup by George Ward | 12-20 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Abdul Menard tips it home | 12-22 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Keith Jenks steals it from George Ward | 12-22 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Charles Cole misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Sherman - foul #1 on Brandon Sherman, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG), David Wagner (SG) Theodore Beard, Marc Lokken | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Ronald Dillard (C) Keith Jenks, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 10:36 | UMass | Charles Cole misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Charles Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:36 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:26 | St. Joseph's | George Ward comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Abdul Menard - foul #1 on Abdul Menard, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| 10:26 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:26 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Ronald Dillard connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Graham and he's fouled by William Zerr - foul #2 on William Zerr, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF), Robert Jones (C) George Ward, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF) Ernest Graham | |
| 10:14 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Scott picks off the pass by David Wagner | 14-25 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Abdul Menard clanks a fadeaway from close range | 14-25 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 09:32 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 09:31 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Brandon Sherman, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard (PG) Brandon Sherman | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG), Keith Jenks (SG), Jamie Becker (PF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Charles Cole, Ronald Dillard | |
| 08:51 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-25 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-25 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Jenson | 14-27 |
| 07:52 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Liberatore blocks the jumper by Harold Currie | 14-27 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 14-27 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-27 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Theodore Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Currie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Randy Eaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Jenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Jenks (fresh) SF - Joseph Fung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), George Ward (PF), Robin Jones (C) David Wagner, Harold Currie, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Abdul Menard (SF), Charles Cole (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) William Jenson, Keith Jenks, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 07:07 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:07 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the shot from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF) Randy Eaton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:37 | UMass | Charles Cole is fouled on the floor by George Ward - foul #2 on George Ward, team foul #8 | 15-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PF) George Ward | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:37 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Charles Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:12 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Graham steals it from Harold Currie | 15-30 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Ronald Dillard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Cole | 15-32 |
| 05:27 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie hits a 3 from straight away | 18-32 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Ronald Dillard throws it down and the foul's on Robin Jones - foul #1 on Robin Jones, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Wagner (SG) Harold Currie | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG), Jamie Becker (PF) Ernest Graham, Charles Cole | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the free throw | 18-35 |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | Abdul Menard steps in front of the Marc Lokken pass | 18-35 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses short on a runner from the baseline | 18-35 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses the tip | 18-35 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #7 | 18-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Marc Lokken, Randy Eaton | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Dennis Scott, Ronald Dillard | |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Joseph Fung is fouled on the floor by Theodore Beard - foul #1 on Theodore Beard, team foul #10 | 20-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PF) Robin Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (SG) Abdul Menard | |
| 04:07 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:59 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-37 |
| 03:46 | UMass | William Jenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Fung | 22-39 |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Fung - foul #1 on Joseph Fung, team foul #8 | 22-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (SF), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) Theodore Beard, Harold Currie, Randy Eaton | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Gregory Stewart (SG), Charles Cole (PF) William Jenson, Keith Jenks, Jamie Becker | |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Joseph Fung comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Wagner - foul #2 on David Wagner, team foul #11 | 24-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG) Ernest Graham | |
| 03:18 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:18 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to William Zerr | 24-39 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Ward (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Zerr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Liberatore takes the ball from Robert Jones | 24-39 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Abdul Menard is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #12 | 24-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Dillard (C) Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 02:51 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 02:28 | St. Joseph's | George Ward clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 24-40 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Abdul Menard | 24-43 |
| 02:00 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard scores on a floater from the left side | 26-43 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Charles Cole lays it up and in | 26-45 |
| 01:37 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Stewart is called for the reach on David Wagner - foul #3 on Gregory Stewart, team foul #9 | 26-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (PG) Theodore Beard | |
| Subs | UMass | William Jenson (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Keith Jenks (SF), Jamie Becker (PF) Abdul Menard, Gregory Stewart, Joseph Fung, Charles Cole | |
| 01:37 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 01:37 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 28-45 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's | George Ward pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Scott - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #10 | 28-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SF), Robin Jones (C) George Ward, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore (C) Ronald Dillard | |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marc Lokken - foul #1 on Marc Lokken, team foul #13 | 30-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF) David Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Jones | 32-47 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Jamie Becker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marc Lokken - foul #2 on Marc Lokken, team foul #14 | 32-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Charles Cole (SF) William Jenson, Keith Jenks | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Dennis Scott - foul #3 on Dennis Scott, team foul #11 | 34-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (SG) Marc Lokken | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG), Keith Jenks (SG), Ronald Dillard (C) Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Abdul Menard clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-49 |