| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Countess (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Thomas Stahl inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Gregory Munson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Countess | 33-40 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Gene Stephens comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Stahl - foul #2 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Russell Evenson is hacked by Timothy Gibbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF) Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:03 | UMass | Dikembe Ali picks off the pass by Thomas Stahl | 35-40 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Joe Cathey tips it home | 37-40 |
| 18:29 | UMass | William Countess misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Cathey - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 18:29 | UMass | William Countess misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:29 | UMass | William Countess makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 18:13 | UMass | William Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Dikembe Ali swats the layup by Russell Evenson | 37-41 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Thomas Stahl steals it from Dikembe Ali | 37-41 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Gregory Munson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Dickson | 37-44 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 16:53 | UMass | William Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Thomas Stahl loses the dribble to Joe Cathey | 37-44 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stahl - foul #3 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Juan Sanchez, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (PF) Nicolas Dickson, Thomas Stahl, Russell Evenson | |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Orville Taylor makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stefan Romano | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Countess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | David Nock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:17 | UMass | William Countess makes the floater from the left block | 37-49 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is fouled on the floor by Orville Taylor - foul #2 on Orville Taylor, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF) Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) William Countess | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't tip it in | 37-49 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Gene Stephens lays it up and in set up by James Dewar | 39-49 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Neil Carter | 39-49 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 39-49 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Gregory Munson pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Russell Evenson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Munson | 39-51 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | The jump hook by James Dewar is blocked by Russell Evenson | 39-51 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Gibbs | 39-51 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Neil Carter connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Weaver | 42-53 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Wayne Weaver is called for the reach on Joe Cathey - foul #1 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Timothy Gibbs, Neil Carter, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF), William Countess (C) Gregory Munson, Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano, Russell Evenson | |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Thomas Stahl picks off the pass by Jerome Somalski | 42-53 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Theodore Sartori clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Countess (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Wayne Weaver is called for traveling | 42-53 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali lays it in | 44-53 |
| 10:59 | UMass | William Countess buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-55 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is denied on a layup by Wayne Weaver | 44-55 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Theodore Sartori is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #3 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Russell Evenson (PF) Theodore Sartori, Wayne Weaver | |
| 09:58 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG) Orville Taylor | |
| 09:58 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Russell Evenson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Russell Evenson blocks the short jumper by James Dewar | 44-56 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Gene Stephens loses the dribble to Nicolas Dickson | 44-56 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Thomas Stahl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicolas Dickson | 44-58 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Stahl - foul #4 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PG), Neil Carter (SG) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Stefan Romano (SF) Nicolas Dickson, Thomas Stahl | |
| 09:17 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Russell Evenson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Russell Evenson, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG) Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Russell Evenson takes the ball from James Dewar | 46-58 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Gregory Munson snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 08:05 | UMass | William Countess connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stefan Romano | 46-60 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Joe Cathey connects on the floater from the right block | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - William Countess (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | UMass | Russell Evenson hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Orville Taylor | 48-62 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the floater from the baseline | 48-62 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Russell Evenson snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Stefan Romano clanks a turnaround from the right block | 48-62 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-62 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Russell Evenson snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 06:06 | UMass | William Countess hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Munson | 48-64 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Neil Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano, William Countess | |
| 05:41 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the free throw | 48-66 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | David Nock pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Weaver - foul #2 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Russell Evenson is hacked by Jerome Somalski - foul #1 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Russell Evenson knocks in the shot from close range | 50-68 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is called for a backcourt violation | 50-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) David Nock | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (C) Russell Evenson | |
| 04:18 | UMass | William Countess comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Thomas Stahl can't tip it in | 50-68 |
| 04:14 | UMass | William Countess misses the tip | 50-68 |
| 04:13 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 03:50 | UMass | William Countess connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Sartori | 50-70 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez clanks a floater from the right block | 50-70 |
| 03:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wayne Weaver | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Countess (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #4 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Russell Evenson (PF) Nicolas Dickson, Wayne Weaver | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-70 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't tip it in | 50-70 |
| 03:01 | UMass | William Countess grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Russell Evenson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Gibbs - foul #4 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #8 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (PF) Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Stefan Romano (SF) Theodore Sartori, Thomas Stahl | |
| 02:48 | UMass | Russell Evenson makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Gibbs | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Stefan Romano - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #8 | 52-71 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the shot from the baseline | 53-71 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the board | 53-71 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | David Nock is fouled on the floor by Gregory Munson - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #9 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SG) Orville Taylor | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | David Nock misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:10 | UMass | The rebound goes to Nicolas Dickson | 53-71 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Russell Evenson hits the finger roll | 53-73 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Neil Carter is whistled for traveling | 53-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Stahl (SF) Stefan Romano | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:09 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Russell Evenson can't tip it in | 53-73 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Thomas Stahl grabs the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-73 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Neil Carter snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is called for traveling | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-73 |
| 00:11 | UMass | William Countess hits the follow up shot | 53-75 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Neil Carter | 56-75 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Gregory Munson runs out the clock | 56-75 |