| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) PF - James Reeves (fresh) C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) SG - Lawrence Millard (fresh) SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) C - Wesley Parks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Andrew Brownell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Wesley Parks takes the ball from Wilfredo Montanez | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rick Hershey - foul #1 on Rick Hershey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilfredo Montanez - foul #1 on Wilfredo Montanez, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Stevens | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle clanks a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Andrew Brownell snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez is hacked by Harold Stevens - foul #1 on Harold Stevens, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Rick Hershey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor Riddle - foul #1 on Victor Riddle, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Rick Hershey makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Rick Hershey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Rick Hershey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Andrew Brownell connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Rick Hershey | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Millard | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | UMass | James Reeves is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Reeves, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks clanks a fadeaway from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Elsea | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | UMass | James Reeves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Mondor is called for the reach on Lawrence Millard - foul #1 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF) Kevin Mondor, James Reeves | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore (SF) Harold Stevens | |
| 16:19 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Louis Blackmon | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | UMass | David Hudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | UMass | David Elsea can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Jose Valdez tips it in | 6-6 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) SG - Jack Wood (fresh) SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Millard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) C - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. Joseph's | Jose Valdez picks off the pass by Stanley Moore | 6-6 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Jack Wood blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), James Reeves (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Richard Dallas (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Louis Blackmon, Lawrence Millard, Victor Riddle, Wesley Parks | |
| 15:09 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses long on a floater from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:07 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Mondor - foul #2 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG) Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Rick Hershey makes the jumper from the right side set up by Jack Wood | 8-7 |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Stewart | 8-10 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas drills a runner near the basket set up by Harold Stevens | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | UMass | The jump hook by Rick Hershey is blocked by Harold Stevens | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the lay-in | 8-12 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:32 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:11 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 11-15 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Rick Hershey loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Lawrence Millard (SG), Victor Riddle (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Thomas Stewart, Richard Dallas, Harold Stevens, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks hits the finger roll set up by Louis Blackmon and he's hacked by Francis Hungate - foul #1 on Francis Hungate, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:54 | UMass | David Hudson pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Millard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) C - Wesley Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | UMass | Francis Hungate clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 11:48 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 11:40 | UMass | David Hudson buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Naija Abdelhamid | 13-17 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 13-19 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Jose Valdez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-19 |
| 11:03 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's | David Elsea takes the ball from Victor Riddle | 13-19 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Stanley Moore takes the ball from David Hudson | 13-19 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard is fouled on the floor by Jose Valdez - foul #1 on Jose Valdez, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG) Francis Hungate | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Victor Riddle is called for the reach on David Elsea - foul #2 on Victor Riddle, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Victor Riddle | |
| 10:07 | UMass | Stanley Moore picks off the pass by Jack Wood | 13-21 |
| 10:03 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore dunks the ball | 13-23 |
| 09:42 | UMass | David Elsea buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Reeves | 15-23 |
| 09:30 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore lays it up and in | 15-25 |
| 09:01 | UMass | James Reeves scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Naija Abdelhamid and he's hacked by Jason Eversole - foul #1 on Jason Eversole, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jose Valdez (SF), Jason Turner (C) Naija Abdelhamid, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Richard Dallas (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Louis Blackmon, Lawrence Millard, Jason Eversole, Wesley Parks | |
| 09:01 | UMass | James Reeves makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:43 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas's pass is intercepted by Jack Wood | 18-25 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Jack Wood knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons tips it in | 21-27 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Jack Wood is called for a backcourt violation | 21-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Elsea (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, James Reeves, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Stanley Moore, Wilbur Simmons | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) C - Wesley Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 07:32 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 07:19 | St. Joseph's | David Elsea is called for the reach on Harold Stevens - foul #1 on David Elsea, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Lawrence Millard (SG) Thomas Stewart, Richard Dallas | |
| 07:19 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:19 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Jason Eversole is called for the reach on Naija Abdelhamid - foul #2 on Jason Eversole, team foul #5 | 21-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas (SG), Stanley Moore (PF) Harold Stevens, Jason Eversole | |
| 07:00 | UMass | David Elsea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Hershey | 21-29 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Brownell | 23-29 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Naija Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), James Reeves (PF) Rick Hershey, Naija Abdelhamid, Wilfredo Montanez, David Elsea | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Wesley Parks | |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Jose Valdez makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Francis Hungate | 25-30 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMass | David Hudson (C) Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF) Lawrence Millard | |
| 05:20 | UMass | Richard Dallas is called for the reach on Jack Wood - foul #1 on Richard Dallas, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), David Elsea (SF) Francis Hungate, Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG) Louis Blackmon | |
| 05:03 | UMass | Jack Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard (SG), Wesley Parks (C) Richard Dallas, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart is fouled on the floor by Jack Wood - foul #1 on Jack Wood, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF) David Hudson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 25-31 |
| 04:35 | UMass | David Elsea connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Reeves | 28-31 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 03:57 | UMass | David Elsea misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Millard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-31 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Harold Stevens takes the ball from Wilfredo Montanez | 28-33 |
| 03:14 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 03:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 28-33 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Jack Wood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wilfredo Montanez | 30-33 |
| 02:53 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:52 | UMass | David Elsea gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:46 | UMass | James Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 02:45 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Jack Wood is called for the reach on Lawrence Millard - foul #2 on Jack Wood, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Hudson (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, David Elsea | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Richard Dallas (SG), Victor Riddle (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Thomas Stewart, Harold Stevens, Stanley Moore, Wesley Parks | |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Richard Dallas steals it from Jose Valdez | 30-34 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle tips it home | 30-36 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Kevin Mondor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 01:45 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Victor Riddle | 30-36 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Louis Blackmon | 30-38 |
| 01:19 | UMass | David Hudson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Valdez and he's fouled by Lawrence Millard - foul #1 on Lawrence Millard, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF) Lawrence Millard | |
| 01:19 | UMass | David Hudson makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is fouled on the floor by Andrew Brownell - foul #1 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #12 | 33-38 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SG), David Elsea (SF), James Reeves (PF), Jason Turner (C) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, Jose Valdez, David Hudson, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Jason Eversole (C) Louis Blackmon, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 00:00 | UMass | David Elsea misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-39 |