| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant inbounds the ball | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the jump hook in the paint | 33-46 |
| 19:46 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 33-46 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't throw it down | 33-46 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Robert Hightower grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 19:26 | UMass | James Caruso steals the ball from Gary Jorgenson | 33-46 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Caruso | 33-48 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Daniel Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses the 3rd free throw | 35-48 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Joseph Connolly gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Dustin Highsmith is called for the reach on Joseph Connolly - foul #3 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Robert Hightower clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Joseph Connolly tips it in | 37-48 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing tips it in | 37-50 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Joseph Connolly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #4 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hightower, Matt Hull, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, William Davis, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| 17:34 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Richard Henley can't finish the layup | 38-50 |
| 17:08 | UMass | John Harward pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 17:02 | UMass | John Harward travels with the ball | 38-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jacks (C) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) Oscar Bryant | |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Richard Henley scores on a jumper in the paint | 38-52 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the runner from the right block | 38-52 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Rice | 38-52 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Richard Henley travels with the ball | 38-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Michael Hamilton, Ricky Potter, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Oscar Bryant (SF) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, Dwayne Boden | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) PF - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | William Davis is called for the reach on Gary Jorgenson - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG) Robert Hightower | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (C) John Rice | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Matt Hull comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 15:21 | UMass | John Harward tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | William Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Caruso | 40-55 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Matt Hull hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-55 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | John Harward is called for the reach on Richard Henley - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #1 | 40-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF) Gary Jorgenson, John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Simon Dashner (PF) James Caruso, Richard Henley | |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Davis | 40-57 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jacob Ewing - foul #1 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jacks (C) Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF) William Davis, Jacob Ewing | |
| 14:02 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 13:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Jacks | 41-57 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lynn Keen | 41-57 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Hirschberg - foul #4 on Robert Hirschberg, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Ricky Potter (SF) Patrick Trent, Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:56 | UMass | Joseph Connolly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the tip | 41-59 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Joseph Connolly tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | James Caruso can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Connolly - foul #2 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Joseph Connolly, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Jacob Ewing (C) Oscar Bryant, Richard Henley | |
| 12:38 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wood - foul #2 on Daniel Wood, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 11:40 | UMass | John Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Jacob Ewing steals the ball from Ricky Potter | 43-61 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | James Caruso loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), Richard Henley (C) Derrick Tosh, Jacob Ewing | |
| 11:26 | UMass | John Harward is hacked by Richard Henley - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| 11:18 | UMass | John Harward comes up short on the floater near the basket | 43-61 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Matt Hull gets the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Matt Hull misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-61 |
| 11:00 | UMass | John Harward pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Robert Hightower is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Hightower, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hamilton (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF) Robert Hightower, John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, William Davis, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 10:21 | Xavier | John Rice is denied on a layup by Joseph Connolly | 43-61 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Matt Hull grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Michael Hamilton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Lynn Keen snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-61 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Joseph Jacks gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Matt Hull lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 45-61 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly denies the turnaround by Richard Henley | 45-61 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden tips it home | 45-63 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Joseph Jacks clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Michael Hamilton, Matt Hull, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 08:59 | UMass | Joseph Jacks misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Joseph Jacks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Daniel Wood swats the short shot by James Caruso | 46-63 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Joseph Jacks pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Dustin Highsmith picks off the pass by Daniel Wood | 46-63 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing is hacked by Daniel Wood - foul #3 on Daniel Wood, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (PF) Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Caruso is hacked by Gary Jorgenson - foul #1 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF) Robert Hightower, Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 07:27 | UMass | Matt Hull buries a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Jorgenson | 49-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-65 |
| 07:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschberg | 49-65 |
| 07:06 | UMass | John Harward is called for traveling | 49-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF) John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 06:44 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-65 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant tips it in | 49-67 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Matt Hull denies the turnaround by Jacob Ewing | 49-67 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Davis - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #8 | 49-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, John Rice, Jacob Ewing | |
| 05:56 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Richard Henley buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joseph Connolly - foul #3 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #8 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jacks (C) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) Oscar Bryant | |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-70 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-70 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Joseph Jacks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (SG) Robert Hirschberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-70 |
| 04:33 | UMass | John Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Robert Hightower can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-70 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Richard Henley pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-70 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Ricky Potter pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | UMass | Joseph Jacks is called for traveling | 53-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden lays it in on a nice dish by Lynn Keen | 53-72 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Potter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Boden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-72 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Henley | 53-72 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | John Rice can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Harward - foul #3 on John Harward, team foul #9 | 53-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hamilton (SF), Robert Davis (C) Ricky Potter, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (C) Richard Henley | |
| 02:37 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Robert Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Harward | 55-74 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Trent - foul #2 on Patrick Trent, team foul #10 | 55-74 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Robert Davis misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-76 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Robert Hightower pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Patrick Trent's layup is rejected by Simon Dashner | 55-76 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Lynn Keen gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 55-78 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Patrick Trent double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-78 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Michael Hamilton, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Simon Dashner | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Henley | 55-80 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UMass | John Harward buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Potter and the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #3 on Lynn Keen, team foul #9 | 57-80 |
| 00:45 | UMass | John Harward misses the free throw | 57-80 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | John Rice gets the rebound | 57-80 |
| 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 | Xavier | John Rice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-80 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Joseph Jacks gets the rebound | 57-80 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Joseph Jacks buries a runner in the lane | 59-80 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Lynn Keen runs out the clock | 59-80 |