| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jarek Kurowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cummingham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlton Heyer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Clarence Pascua inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Henry Toles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc is hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #1 on Walter Ertel, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | Howard Young steals it from James Cummingham | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Howard Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham misses the jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 18:40 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Howard Young is fouled on the floor by James Cummingham - foul #2 on James Cummingham, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Walter Ertel slams it home set up by Howard Young and he's hacked by Carlton Heyer - foul #2 on Carlton Heyer, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:24 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:12 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Victor and he's hacked by Howard Young - foul #2 on Howard Young, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:59 | UMass | David Pinto hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jarek Kurowski - foul #1 on Jarek Kurowski, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 17:59 | UMass | David Pinto makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | UMass | David Pinto misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to James Cummingham | 36-39 |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jarek Kurowski | 36-42 |
| 17:25 | UMass | David Pinto is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Pinto, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), George Keesler (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory (PG), Douglas Lape (SG), Clayton Smith (SF), James Egan (PF), Gabriel Costa (C) Richard Leblanc, Jarek Kurowski, Dikembe Victor, James Cummingham, Carlton Heyer | |
| 17:10 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Douglas Lape, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF) Clarence Pascua | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:44 | UMass | Wiley Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Wiley Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the dunk attempt | 36-42 |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gabriel Costa | 36-42 |
| 16:04 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 15:54 | UMass | George Keesler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Egan - foul #3 on James Egan, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Clarence Pascua (SF), Howard Young (PF) Joseph Attebery, Nicholas Newton, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc (PG), Jarek Kurowski (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), James Cummingham (PF), Carlton Heyer (C) Billy Gregory, Douglas Lape, Clayton Smith, James Egan, Gabriel Costa | |
| 15:54 | UMass | George Keesler misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:54 | UMass | George Keesler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Keesler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jarek Kurowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Cummingham (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Heyer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor loses the dribble to Walter Ertel | 37-44 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:12 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 15:06 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, George Keesler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:47 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Clarence Pascua tips it home | 39-44 |
| 14:32 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (PG), Robert Brosnan (PF) Walter Ertel, Howard Young | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:08 | UMass | Clarence Pascua scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by Richard Leblanc is denied by David Pinto | 41-44 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Joseph Attebery clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Clarence Pascua can't tip it in | 41-44 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Henry Toles pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Joseph Attebery double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), Howard Young (PF), George Keesler (C) Joseph Attebery, Henry Toles, Clarence Pascua, Robert Brosnan, David Pinto | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory (PG), Douglas Lape (SG), Clayton Smith (SF), James Egan (PF), Gabriel Costa (C) Richard Leblanc, Jarek Kurowski, Dikembe Victor, James Cummingham, Carlton Heyer | |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Nicholas Newton - foul #1 on Nicholas Newton, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Costa | 41-45 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa tips it but misses | 41-45 |
| 12:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wiley Clark | 41-45 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Walter Ertel can't connect on a runner in the lane | 41-45 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Clayton Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 12:13 | UMass | George Keesler pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 12:06 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:37 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Ertel - foul #2 on Walter Ertel, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Clarence Pascua (SF), David Pinto (C) Walter Ertel, Nicholas Newton, Howard Young | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor (SF), James Cummingham (PF) Clayton Smith, James Egan | |
| 11:37 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:37 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Keesler (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Pinto (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Billy Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Lape (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Cummingham (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UMass | George Keesler misses badly on a floater from the left block | 41-47 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Henry Toles tips it but misses | 41-47 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (PG) Wiley Clark | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc (PG), Jarek Kurowski (SG), Carlton Heyer (C) Billy Gregory, Douglas Lape, Gabriel Costa | |
| 10:38 | UMass | Clarence Pascua buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Attebery | 44-47 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Leblanc | 44-49 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Victor | 46-52 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Clarence Pascua can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski tips it in | 46-54 |
| 08:51 | UMass | David Pinto drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Pascua | 49-54 |
| 08:28 | St. Joseph's | David Pinto steals the ball from Carlton Heyer | 49-54 |
| 08:13 | UMass | David Pinto lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Attebery | 51-54 |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's | George Keesler denies the turnaround by Jarek Kurowski | 51-54 |
| 07:57 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | David Pinto blocks the short jumper by James Cummingham | 51-54 |
| 07:32 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Victor | 51-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Attebery (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Keesler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Pinto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Leblanc (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jarek Kurowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cummingham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Carlton Heyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Leblanc | 51-57 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Henry Toles connects on the floater from the left side set up by Joseph Attebery | 53-57 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:29 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by Jarek Kurowski is denied by David Pinto | 53-57 |
| 06:28 | UMass | David Pinto snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:21 | UMass | David Pinto is denied on a layup by Carlton Heyer | 53-57 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clarence Pascua - foul #2 on Clarence Pascua, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Joseph Attebery, Henry Toles, Clarence Pascua, George Keesler, David Pinto | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory (PG), Clayton Smith (SF), James Egan (PF), Gabriel Costa (C) Richard Leblanc, Dikembe Victor, James Cummingham, Carlton Heyer | |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Walter Ertel buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wiley Clark and he's fouled by Clayton Smith - foul #2 on Clayton Smith, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape (SG) Jarek Kurowski | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Walter Ertel is called for the reach on Billy Gregory in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Ertel, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 05:32 | UMass | Wiley Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Young | 59-59 |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory buries a floater from the left block | 59-61 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Howard Young misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 59-61 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Nicholas Newton tips it home | 61-61 |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's | Howard Young is called for the reach on James Egan - foul #3 on Howard Young, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's | James Egan makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's | James Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Nicholas Newton knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa misses the fadeaway from the left block | 63-63 |
| 03:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Nicholas Newton | 63-63 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Clayton Smith blocks the jumper by Wiley Clark | 63-63 |
| 03:46 | St. Joseph's | James Egan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:42 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory is hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #4 on Walter Ertel, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Robin Shrewsbury (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Clarence Pascua (SF), Adam Valentine (C) Walter Ertel, Wiley Clark, Nicholas Newton, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor (SF), James Cummingham (PF), Emmett Loftus (C) Clayton Smith, James Egan, Gabriel Costa | |
| 03:42 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:42 | St. Joseph's | Billy Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:25 | UMass | Henry Toles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 63-65 |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robin Shrewsbury (fresh) SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Valentine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Billy Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Lape (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cummingham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Emmett Loftus (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 03:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Young | 63-65 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Emmett Loftus - foul #1 on Emmett Loftus, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc (PG), Edward Killian (SG) Billy Gregory, Douglas Lape | |
| 03:01 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), George Keesler (C) Robin Shrewsbury, Joseph Attebery, Adam Valentine | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski (SG), Carlton Heyer (C) Edward Killian, Emmett Loftus | |
| 02:45 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Victor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Howard Young pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:43 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, George Keesler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:25 | UMass | Howard Young's fadeaway is rejected by James Cummingham | 65-65 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Leblanc | 65-65 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham lays it in on a great pass from Jarek Kurowski | 65-67 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Henry Toles is fouled on the floor by Jarek Kurowski - foul #2 on Jarek Kurowski, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Henry Toles misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:57 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Walter Ertel - foul #5 on Walter Ertel, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG) Walter Ertel | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Howard Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Wiley Clark and he's fouled by Carlton Heyer - foul #3 on Carlton Heyer, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Howard Young makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Jarek Kurowski hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Wiley Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Clarence Pascua is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Victor - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | James Cummingham scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jarek Kurowski | 71-72 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Henry Toles | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc buries a jumper from the left side | 73-74 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Clarence Pascua hits a halfcourt shot | 76-74 |