| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Kosta Skibinski is called for the reach on Robert Blass - foul #2 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Robert Blass connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Cardella | 34-30 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Alfred Jackson steals it from Frank Pedersen | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Kosta Skibinski is called for the reach on Robert Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| 18:05 | Xavier | David Ehret takes the ball from Alfred Jackson | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | UMass | David Ehret loses the dribble to Robert Blass | 34-30 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Ehret - foul #2 on David Ehret, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifton Garrett (PF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:19 | UMass | John Diorio drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Frank Pedersen | 34-32 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Blass | 34-32 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Kirkpatrick | 37-32 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Clifton Garrett is whistled for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Adam Strait (PF) Alfred Jackson, Robert Blass, Daniel Cardella | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett | |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Reynolds | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | UMass | David Ehret pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Strait (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:20 | UMass | David Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds clanks a turnaround from the right block | 37-32 |
| 15:13 | UMass | David Ehret hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Adam Strait comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 14:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jonathan Reynolds | 37-34 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Shane Carpenter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:43 | UMass | David Stanley tips it home | 37-36 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough buries a shot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Shane Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Bill Moronta | 39-36 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Reynolds - foul #1 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Daniel Cardella (PF) Edmond Roberts, Bill Moronta, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Michael Whitfield, Shane Carpenter, Jonathan Reynolds, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:40 | UMass | John Diorio loses the dribble to Adam Strait | 40-36 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Clifton Garrett's floater is tipped away by Adam Strait | 43-36 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by John Diorio - foul #1 on John Diorio, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Travis Moore (C) Adam Strait | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Robert Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella tips it home | 45-36 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Clifton Garrett hits the finger roll | 45-38 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | UMass | Clifton Garrett lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Pedersen | 45-40 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Robert Merritt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 11:09 | UMass | John Diorio pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:04 | UMass | John Diorio misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Travis Moore - foul #1 on Travis Moore, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG), Adam Strait (SF), Thurman Scarbrough (C) Robert Merritt, Robert Kirkpatrick, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, Kosta Skibinski, Clifton Garrett, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 11:04 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Adam Strait is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Loren Huston (PF) Alfred Jackson, Daniel Cardella | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (SF) John Diorio | |
| 10:26 | UMass | David Ehret misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Loren Huston | 45-42 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Robert Blass is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG) Robert Blass | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG) Michael Whitfield | |
| 09:49 | UMass | William Nava scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Stanley | 45-44 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Robert Merritt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 09:25 | UMass | David Ehret gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:58 | UMass | William Nava hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 08:56 | UMass | David Stanley misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough's floater is tipped away by David Stanley | 45-44 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Frank Pedersen gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:08 | UMass | William Nava hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Merritt - foul #4 on Robert Merritt, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Edmond Roberts, Robert Merritt, Adam Strait, Loren Huston | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Frank Pedersen, Jonathan Reynolds, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 08:08 | UMass | William Nava makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:08 | UMass | William Nava makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Jackson | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | UMass | Clifton Garrett scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Nava | 48-48 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 07:01 | UMass | William Nava is fouled on the floor by Alfred Jackson - foul #1 on Alfred Jackson, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Travis Moore (C) Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG) William Nava | |
| 06:49 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Blass - foul #1 on Robert Blass, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG) Robert Blass | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (C) Reynaldo Costa | |
| 06:49 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Skibinski - foul #4 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Clifton Garrett, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Robert Merritt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 06:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Diorio | 48-48 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Diorio | 48-51 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Frank Pedersen picks off the pass by Travis Moore | 48-51 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 48-53 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 05:10 | UMass | David Stanley misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Cardella - foul #2 on Daniel Cardella, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG), Adam Strait (PF), Thurman Scarbrough (C) Robert Merritt, Daniel Cardella, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Clifton Garrett (C) Frank Pedersen, Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, David Ehret | |
| 05:10 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:10 | UMass | David Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Adam Strait pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Robert Blass is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG) Alfred Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (C) David Stanley | |
| 04:29 | UMass | Thurman Scarbrough steals it from Michael Whitfield | 50-54 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Reynaldo Costa is called for the reach on Robert Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG), Daniel Cardella (PF) Robert Blass, Adam Strait | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), John Diorio (SF) Michael Whitfield, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Clifton Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Strait (SF) Robert Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), David Ehret (C) William Nava, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Adam Strait | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Adam Strait (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. C - David Ehret (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Frank Pedersen buries a runner from close range | 54-56 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Cardella | 54-56 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF) Edmond Roberts, Adam Strait | |
| Subs | UMass | David Stanley (PF) Clifton Garrett | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough's pass is intercepted by John Diorio | 54-56 |
| 02:08 | UMass | John Diorio misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:06 | UMass | David Ehret tips it home | 54-58 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Jackson | 56-58 |
| 01:35 | UMass | David Ehret hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 01:34 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 01:18 | UMass | John Diorio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson buries a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Merritt | 58-58 |
| 00:47 | UMass | David Stanley slams it home | 58-60 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella blows the layup but he's fouled by David Stanley - foul #1 on David Stanley, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:29 | UMass | David Stanley gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | UMass | David Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Merritt - foul #5 on Robert Merritt, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG) Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:28 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Ehret blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Kirkpatrick | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | UMass | David Ehret is hacked by Alfred Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Jackson, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (PF) Kosta Skibinski, David Stanley | |
| 00:01 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-64 |