| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert George (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Allan Warren inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | Vincent Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | James Wetzel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Reese | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Donnie Wilson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Dominic Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:50 | UMass | Dominic Marino tips it home | 36-28 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Robert George hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 36-28 |
| 18:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Allan Warren | 36-28 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Allan Warren buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Wilson | 39-28 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Steven Boerger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Allan Warren snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Allan Warren clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Allan Warren - foul #3 on Allan Warren, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Speers (SF) Allan Warren | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Donnie Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Donnie Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Dominic Marino snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Donnie Wilson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Vincent Wilson | 41-29 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Robert George drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Boerger | 41-31 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Donnie Wilson connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Walter Speers and he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Rafael Gallegos (SG), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Dominic Marino, Vincent Wilson, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, Robert George | |
| 16:30 | UMass | Donnie Wilson makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | John Davis drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Ford | 44-33 |
| 15:47 | UMass | Donnie Wilson blows the layup over the doubleteam | 44-33 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Donnie Wilson can't tip it in | 44-33 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | James Wetzel gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Pascual (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Speers (fresh) PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | John Davis banks in the layup | 44-35 |
| 15:10 | UMass | James Wetzel swats the layup by Rafael Gallegos | 44-35 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Richard Lang buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Walter Speers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Steven Hidalgo (PF), Bernardo Gallo (C) Robert Pascual, Rafael Gallegos, Walter Speers, Clifford Hiltz, Donnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), Robert George (SF), James Robertson (PF) Richard Lang, Joseph Ford, James Wetzel, John Davis | |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Paul Reese drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Boerger | 44-40 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Allan Warren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert George - foul #3 on Robert George, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG) Adam Whitley | |
| 14:11 | UMass | Allan Warren makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Allan Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Steven Boerger drills a floater from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Allan Warren banks in the layup on a great pass from Dominic Marino | 47-42 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 47-42 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Robert George tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Allan Warren drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | James Robertson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 13:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Allan Warren | 49-44 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Vincent Wilson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Allan Warren | 52-44 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Steven Boerger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-44 |
| 12:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Steven Hidalgo | 52-44 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Allan Warren's pass is intercepted by Paul Reese | 52-44 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Robert George connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Boerger | 52-46 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Allan Warren misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Vincent Wilson hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Paul Reese scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Lang | 54-48 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Vincent Wilson is fouled on the floor by Richard Lang - foul #1 on Richard Lang, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Rafael Gallegos (SG), Walter Speers (SF), Clifford Hiltz (PF), Donnie Wilson (C) Dominic Marino, Vincent Wilson, Allan Warren, Steven Hidalgo, Bernardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (PF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Richard Lang, Steven Boerger, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| 10:55 | UMass | Donnie Wilson is hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Donnie Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Walter Speers can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Adam Whitley | 54-48 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Joseph Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | John Davis tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Donnie Wilson | 56-50 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | John Davis loses the dribble to Clifford Hiltz | 56-50 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Donnie Wilson splits the doubleteam and buries a shot near the basket set up by Robert Pascual | 58-50 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | James Wetzel connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Speers - foul #1 on Walter Speers, team foul #2 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Allan Warren (SF) Walter Speers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), James Robertson (PF) Joseph Ford, Frank Emery, Adam Whitley | |
| 09:26 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Allan Warren tips it in | 60-53 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Allan Warren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 08:40 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Wilson | 60-53 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Steven Boerger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the shot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Robertson | 62-53 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Steven Boerger's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Donnie Wilson | 62-53 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Allan Warren snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Donnie Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Steven Hidalgo (PF) Robert Pascual, Rafael Gallegos, Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG), Robert George (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Steven Boerger, James Robertson, John Davis | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Donnie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert George (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Lang | 63-55 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Donnie Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Bernardo Gallo (C) Donnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Vincent Wilson grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Vincent Wilson scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dominic Marino and he's fouled by Richard Lang - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Vincent Wilson misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Paul Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | The jump hook by James Wetzel is blocked by Steven Hidalgo | 65-55 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dominic Marino | 67-57 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Robert George scores on a jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Vincent Wilson buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dominic Marino and the foul's on Richard Lang - foul #3 on Richard Lang, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Speers (SF), Donnie Wilson (C) Allan Warren, Bernardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), James Robertson (PF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, James Wetzel, Adam Whitley | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Vincent Wilson makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Richard Lang double dribbles | 70-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Dominic Marino, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:42 | UMass | Vincent Wilson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #3 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (SG) Vincent Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (PG), James Wetzel (SF) Richard Lang, Robert George | |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Steven Boerger connects on the 3 from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Robertson - foul #4 on James Robertson, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Allan Warren (SF) Robert Pascual, Walter Speers | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Steven Boerger drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Ford | 70-65 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | James Wetzel grabs the board | 70-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is hacked by Rafael Gallegos - foul #1 on Rafael Gallegos, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Wilson (SG), Steven Hidalgo (PF) Rafael Gallegos, Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SF) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Donnie Wilson - foul #2 on Donnie Wilson, team foul #5 | 70-65 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Donnie Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Donnie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:02 | UMass | James Robertson takes the ball from Steven Hidalgo | 70-66 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Dominic Marino steals it from Steven Boerger | 70-66 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Vincent Wilson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Hidalgo | 72-66 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | James Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) James Robertson | |
| 01:06 | UMass | Donnie Wilson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dominic Marino | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | James Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Allan Warren - foul #4 on Allan Warren, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert George | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Vincent Wilson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Hidalgo | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Steven Boerger drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert George | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is hacked by Paul Reese in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Steven Boerger hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Davis | 78-75 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Steven Hidalgo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | James Wetzel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-75 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Vincent Wilson grabs the board | 80-75 |