| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harward (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Matt Hull clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | James Caruso is fouled on the floor by Gary Jorgenson - foul #1 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | James Caruso misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Wood - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:37 | UMass | The short jumper by Matt Hull is denied by Jacob Ewing | 28-41 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hirschberg - foul #1 on Robert Hirschberg, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jacob Ewing - foul #2 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wood - foul #2 on Daniel Wood, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Joseph Jacks (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, John Harward, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| 17:19 | Xavier | William Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Caruso | 30-46 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Matt Hull misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-46 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Richard Henley pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Patrick Trent is called for the reach on James Caruso - foul #2 on Patrick Trent, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, William Davis, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Joseph Jacks steps in front of the Lynn Keen pass | 30-46 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Robert Hightower travels with the ball | 30-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hightower, Joseph Jacks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), Jacob Ewing (C) Oscar Bryant, Richard Henley | |
| 15:59 | Xavier | John Rice loses the ball out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF) John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 30-46 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden grabs the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | John Rice is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Oscar Bryant (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, Dwayne Boden, John Rice | |
| 14:51 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | William Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Joseph Connolly gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson loses the dribble to William Davis in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is fouled on the floor by Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| 13:38 | UMass | Patrick Trent double dribbles | 33-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jacks (C) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Richard Henley is hacked by Joseph Jacks - foul #3 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 13:07 | Xavier | William Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Caruso | 33-49 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 12:59 | UMass | John Harward gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Patrick Trent drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hightower | 36-49 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Richard Henley's pass is intercepted by Robert Hightower | 36-49 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Robert Hightower lays it in | 38-49 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 12:02 | UMass | John Harward snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Matt Hull knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Trent | 40-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Harward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 11:32 | UMass | John Harward gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:27 | UMass | John Rice steals it from Patrick Trent | 40-49 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | John Rice snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Patrick Trent gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Patrick Trent connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hightower | 42-49 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | William Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Caruso | 42-52 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Robert Hightower misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-52 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Patrick Trent gets the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 10:20 | UMass | John Harward comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Rice - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hightower, Matt Hull, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) James Caruso, William Davis, Oscar Bryant, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 10:20 | UMass | John Harward makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:20 | UMass | John Harward misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 10:04 | UMass | John Harward grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Gary Jorgenson - foul #2 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF) John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Ricky Potter is called for a backcourt violation | 43-55 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Daniel Wood blocks the short jumper by Dustin Highsmith | 43-55 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Ricky Potter is called for the reach on Dwayne Boden - foul #1 on Ricky Potter, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Dustin Highsmith is called for the reach on Joseph Connolly - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| 08:20 | UMass | Daniel Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Lynn Keen | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:45 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Hirschberg | 46-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is hacked by Joseph Connolly - foul #4 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Joseph Jacks (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Oscar Bryant, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 07:11 | UMass | Patrick Trent hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matt Hull | 48-61 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Richard Henley knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from William Davis | 48-63 |
| 06:53 | UMass | Robert Hightower is called for traveling | 48-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (PF) Matt Hull, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:37 | Xavier | James Caruso knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Rice | 48-66 |
| 06:25 | UMass | John Harward hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-66 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Richard Henley clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 50-66 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Joseph Jacks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by James Caruso - foul #2 on James Caruso, team foul #5 | 50-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Hightower, Ricky Potter, John Harward, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) James Caruso, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 05:55 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 3rd free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wood - foul #3 on Daniel Wood, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG) Patrick Trent | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Jorgenson - foul #3 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #11 | 51-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) William Davis | |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Derrick Tosh steals the ball from Matt Hull | 51-70 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Matt Hull picks off the pass by Oscar Bryant | 51-70 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-70 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Daniel Wood can't tip it in | 51-70 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Joseph Connolly pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Daniel Wood hits the follow up shot | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant travels with the ball | 53-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) Oscar Bryant, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Harward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Robert Hightower hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Joseph Jacks tips it home | 55-70 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Lynn Keen drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-72 |
| 02:26 | UMass | John Harward hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-72 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Lynn Keen and he's fouled by Ricky Potter - foul #2 on Ricky Potter, team foul #12 | 55-74 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Richard Henley steals the ball from Joseph Jacks | 55-75 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | John Rice comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-75 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Joseph Jacks grabs the board | 55-75 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Ricky Potter double dribbles | 55-75 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | John Rice hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-77 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #6 | 55-77 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | John Rice is whistled for a carry | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Hightower | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Lynn Keen runs out the clock | 59-77 |