| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) PF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Kevin Mondor connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Brownell and the foul's on Eric Draves - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:47 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Andrew Brownell is called for the reach on Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-43 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Andrew Brownell snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Andrew Brownell misses the easy layup | 37-43 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Eric Draves connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Gochenour | 37-46 |
| 18:40 | UMass | James Reeves misses the fadeaway in the paint | 37-46 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Hugh Moore snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it home | 37-48 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Rick Hershey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Naija Abdelhamid steps in front of the John Pearson pass | 37-48 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Jack Wood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Naija Abdelhamid | 39-48 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Brad Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| 17:30 | UMass | David Hudson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-48 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Jose Valdez snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 17:03 | UMass | John Pearson takes the ball from Jose Valdez | 39-48 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Brad Davis lays it in on a nice dish by John Pearson | 39-50 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Brad Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brad Davis, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (PF) Jose Valdez, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), David Bailey (PF) Brad Davis, John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 16:43 | UMass | David Elsea's pass is intercepted by Thomas Young | 39-50 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 16:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 39-50 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Kevin Mondor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Andrew Brownell steps in front of the Eric Draves pass | 39-50 |
| 15:48 | UMass | David Bailey is called for the reach on James Reeves - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, David Bailey | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Mondor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) PF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Rick Hershey is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-50 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Daniel Lever picks off the pass by Rick Hershey | 39-50 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Andrew Brownell denies the turnaround by Hugh Moore | 39-50 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Andrew Brownell gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Daniel Lever is called for the reach on Kevin Mondor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Lever, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 14:36 | UMass | David Elsea misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG) Francis Hungate | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Hugh Moore | |
| 14:24 | UMass | Steven Gochenour steals it from David Elsea in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Eric Draves buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Young | 39-53 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on Jack Wood - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| 13:42 | UMass | Jack Wood banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jose Valdez | 41-53 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Naija Abdelhamid is called for the reach on Eric Draves - foul #2 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), James Reeves (PF), Jason Turner (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, Thomas Young, David Bailey | |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 12:56 | UMass | James Reeves clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Montanez - foul #2 on Wilfredo Montanez, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Brownell (C) Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't finish the layup | 41-56 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Andrew Brownell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SG) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG) Brad Davis | |
| 12:01 | UMass | Andrew Brownell misses the free throw | 43-56 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-56 |
| 11:49 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (tiring) 3 reb. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-56 |
| 11:41 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Brownell | 43-56 |
| 11:31 | UMass | James Reeves connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Liang Hong | 46-58 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Hugh Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF), David Bailey (C) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| 10:39 | UMass | David Bailey steals it from Francis Hungate in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Brad Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses badly on a floater from the right side | 49-60 |
| 10:03 | UMass | David Elsea misses the tip | 49-60 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Thomas Young grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Thomas Young knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 49-62 |
| 09:29 | UMass | David Elsea misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 49-62 |
| 09:28 | UMass | David Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 09:16 | UMass | David Elsea is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 51-62 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a floater from the right side | 51-64 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Elsea | 53-64 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-64 |
| 08:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Elsea | 53-64 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Eric Draves picks off the pass by Francis Hungate in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Thomas Young comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Francis Hungate - foul #4 on Francis Hungate, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Jack Wood (SF), James Reeves (PF), Jason Turner (C) Francis Hungate, Kevin Mondor, Jose Valdez, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid lays it in on a great pass from Rick Hershey | 55-65 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 07:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jack Wood | 55-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tired) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UMass | Jack Wood comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 07:08 | UMass | James Reeves comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Draves - foul #3 on Eric Draves, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Brownell (C) Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| 07:08 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 07:08 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Richard Runion snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Brad Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Rick Hershey connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Reeves | 57-67 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Brad Davis buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Liang Hong | 57-70 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Jack Wood is open but misses the lay-in | 57-70 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Hugh Moore pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Rick Hershey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Daniel Lever loses the dribble to Jack Wood | 60-70 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Naija Abdelhamid, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 60-70 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it in | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:35 | UMass | Eric Draves steals it from Francis Hungate in the backcourt | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is fouled on the floor by David Hudson - foul #2 on David Hudson, team foul #5 | 60-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Jason Turner (C) Jack Wood, Jose Valdez, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Hugh Moore | |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-72 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Francis Hungate is hacked by Eric Draves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Draves, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Francis Hungate makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Francis Hungate makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 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) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Francis Hungate picks off the pass by David Bailey | 62-72 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Francis Hungate hits the finger roll | 64-72 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Wolfe | 64-75 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Kevin Mondor drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Hungate | 67-75 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Eric Draves is whistled for a carry | 67-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jose Valdez (SF), James Reeves (PF), David Hudson (C) Francis Hungate, Wilfredo Montanez, David Elsea, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:56 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Jose Valdez, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong | |
| 02:49 | UMass | Kevin Mondor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-75 |
| 02:47 | UMass | David Elsea tips it in | 69-75 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF) David Elsea | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), David Bailey (PF) Eric Draves, Richard Runion | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Rick Hershey - foul #3 on Rick Hershey, team foul #6 | 69-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:58 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 01:58 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Hugh Moore snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Kevin Mondor steals the ball from Eric Draves in the backcourt | 69-76 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-76 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it in | 71-78 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Kevin Mondor's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Runion | 71-78 |
| 01:23 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the offensive board | 71-78 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Rick Hershey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Hershey - foul #4 on Rick Hershey, team foul #7 | 73-78 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Andrew Brownell snags the defensive board | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Andrew Brownell hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Eric Draves banks in the layup | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | UMass | Rick Hershey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-80 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is hacked by Rick Hershey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rick Hershey, team foul #8 | 75-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG) Rick Hershey | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (SF) Thomas Young | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | James Reeves connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-82 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | John Pearson is hacked by Naija Abdelhamid in the backcourt - foul #3 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #9 | 78-82 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | John Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:05 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the board | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Reeves misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-82 |