| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez inbounds the ball | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | UMass | Andrew Brownell is hacked by Brad Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #1 | 38-55 |
| 19:44 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 19:42 | UMass | David Elsea tips it in | 40-55 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 40-57 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the lay-in | 40-57 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-59 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| 18:38 | UMass | Jack Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Naija Abdelhamid is called for the reach on Daniel Lever - foul #3 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Jose Valdez (SF), Jason Turner (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Lever | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:59 | UMass | Jack Wood misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-61 |
| 17:58 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Turner | 40-61 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Francis Hungate buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Francis Hungate gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:31 | UMass | The jump hook by Jose Valdez is blocked by John Pearson | 43-61 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Jason Turner tips it home | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jason Turner - foul #2 on Jason Turner, team foul #2 | 45-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Elsea (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Francis Hungate, Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, David Hudson, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-61 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Andrew Brownell gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 16:38 | UMass | David Elsea misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Richard Runion - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Hugh Moore | |
| 16:38 | UMass | David Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 16:38 | UMass | David Elsea misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Rick Hershey steals it from David Bailey | 46-61 |
| 16:00 | UMass | David Elsea can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brad Davis - foul #3 on Brad Davis, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SG), James Reeves (PF) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG) Brad Davis | |
| 16:00 | UMass | David Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 16:00 | UMass | David Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Elsea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Andrew Brownell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves banks in the layup set up by David Bailey and he's fouled by Francis Hungate - foul #3 on Francis Hungate, team foul #3 | 48-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF) David Elsea | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hugh Moore (C) Richard Runion | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 15:36 | UMass | James Reeves makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Francis Hungate | 50-64 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Hugh Moore banks in the layup set up by Eric Draves | 50-66 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Andrew Brownell hits a floater from the left side | 52-66 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour double dribbles | 52-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), Jason Turner (C) Francis Hungate, Naija Abdelhamid, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Thomas Young, David Bailey | |
| 14:44 | UMass | James Reeves clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-66 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-66 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 52-66 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Wood - foul #1 on Jack Wood, team foul #4 | 52-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (C) Jose Valdez, James Reeves, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG) Steven Gochenour | |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Kevin Mondor buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Hershey | 55-68 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Daniel Lever's pass is intercepted by Kevin Mondor | 55-68 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is hacked by Daniel Lever in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG) Rick Hershey | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 13:30 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 13:29 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Elsea | 55-68 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 55-68 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | John Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Jack Wood steps in front of the Hugh Moore pass | 55-68 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Kevin Mondor clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 12:50 | UMass | David Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 12:31 | UMass | David Elsea misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 55-68 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Eric Draves loses the ball out of bounds | 55-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jose Valdez (SF), James Reeves (PF), Jason Turner (C) Naija Abdelhamid, David Elsea, Jack Wood, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| 12:09 | UMass | James Reeves hits a floater from the left side | 57-68 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Mondor - foul #1 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF) Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Jason Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UMass | Jason Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 11:40 | UMass | James Reeves tips it in | 59-70 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Brad Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Gochenour | 59-73 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Rick Hershey is fouled on the floor by Brad Davis - foul #4 on Brad Davis, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Andrew Brownell (C) Rick Hershey, Jose Valdez, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, David Bailey | |
| 10:59 | UMass | Andrew Brownell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Francis Hungate - foul #4 on Francis Hungate, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (SF) Francis Hungate, Wilfredo Montanez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 10:10 | UMass | David Elsea misses the floater from close range | 59-74 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the lay-in | 59-74 |
| 10:01 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 09:44 | UMass | James Reeves comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour throws it down set up by Eric Draves | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:20 | UMass | David Elsea is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 61-76 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-76 |
| 09:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:57 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid's pass is intercepted by Steven Gochenour in the backcourt | 61-76 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the lay-in | 61-76 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Kevin Mondor gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Hudson (PF), Jason Turner (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, David Elsea, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF), David Bailey (C) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Rick Hershey - foul #3 on Rick Hershey, team foul #7 | 61-76 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:39 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Daniel Lever in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Lever, team foul #7 | 61-77 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | John Pearson gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Thomas Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-77 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Jason Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Jack Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 61-77 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Eric Draves is whistled for traveling | 61-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), James Reeves (PF) Rick Hershey, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Jose Valdez's floater is tipped away by Richard Runion | 61-77 |
| 07:29 | UMass | Francis Hungate grabs the offensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 07:15 | UMass | James Reeves misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Thomas Young grabs the board | 61-77 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Thomas Young connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 61-79 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Richard Runion is called for the reach on Francis Hungate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Runion, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Elsea (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, James Reeves, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Hugh Moore | |
| 06:47 | UMass | Francis Hungate misses the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 06:47 | UMass | David Elsea snags the offensive board | 61-79 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Francis Hungate | 64-79 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-79 |
| 06:14 | UMass | David Elsea snags the defensive board | 64-79 |
| 06:12 | UMass | David Elsea is fouled in the backcourt by Liang Hong - foul #2 on Liang Hong, team foul #9 | 64-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG) Francis Hungate | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), John Pearson (PF) Brad Davis, Richard Runion | |
| 06:12 | UMass | David Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 06:12 | UMass | David Elsea misses the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 65-79 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-79 |
| 05:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Andrew Brownell | 65-79 |
| 05:36 | UMass | David Elsea is called for traveling | 65-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (PF), David Hudson (C) Naija Abdelhamid, David Elsea, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Liang Hong, David Bailey | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-79 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-79 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Richard Runion is hacked by James Reeves - foul #4 on James Reeves, team foul #8 | 65-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Jack Wood (SG), David Elsea (SF) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, John Pearson | |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 04:47 | UMass | James Reeves pulls down the rebound | 65-79 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Jack Wood is alone and drills a shot from close range set up by Francis Hungate | 67-79 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Hudson - foul #1 on David Hudson, team foul #9 | 67-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), Jason Turner (C) David Elsea, James Reeves, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Jason Turner gets the rebound | 67-80 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Brad Davis picks off the pass by Francis Hungate | 67-80 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Francis Hungate picks off the pass by Brad Davis in the backcourt | 67-80 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Jose Valdez clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Lever - foul #3 on Daniel Lever, team foul #10 | 67-80 |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (PF) Jack Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| 03:43 | UMass | Jose Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Jose Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 67-80 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 26 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brad Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | David Bailey buries a shot from the left wing set up by Eric Draves and he's fouled by Jason Turner - foul #3 on Jason Turner, team foul #10 | 67-82 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF) Francis Hungate, Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) Brad Davis | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the free throw | 67-83 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Glenn Wolfe - foul #3 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #11 | 67-83 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) David Elsea, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:07 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the 2nd free throw | 67-83 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 67-83 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-83 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 67-83 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits a jump hook from close range | 67-85 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:13 | UMass | David Bailey steps in front of the James Reeves pass | 67-85 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Eric Draves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-85 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong | |
| 01:48 | UMass | Jose Valdez misses short on a floater from the right block | 67-85 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Jack Wood gets the offensive rebound | 67-85 |
| 01:39 | UMass | David Hudson loses the ball out of bounds | 67-85 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | John Pearson drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 67-87 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Jose Valdez is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-87 |
| 00:52 | UMass | David Elsea tips it but misses | 67-87 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Jose Valdez grabs the offensive board | 67-87 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Jack Wood loses the dribble to John Pearson | 67-87 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | John Pearson can't throw it down | 67-87 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | John Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 67-87 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Brad Davis drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Pearson | 67-89 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Jose Valdez's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lever in the backcourt | 67-89 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brad Davis runs out the clock | 67-89 |