| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fresh) SG - Marc Lokken (fresh) SF - Ferman Krause (fresh) PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) C - William Zerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's pass is intercepted by Marc Lokken | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Randy Eaton takes the ball from Michael Fomby | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker is denied on a layup by Brandon Sherman | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by William Zerr - foul #1 on William Zerr, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ferman Krause - foul #1 on Ferman Krause, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 17:21 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton is called for traveling | 7-1 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (SF) Ferman Krause | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Marc Lokken - foul #1 on Marc Lokken, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (PF), Murray Heil (C) Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Murray Heil, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (SF) Marc Lokken | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 16:34 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | George Ward lays it in set up by Robert Jones and the foul's on Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause (SF) Randy Eaton | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Keith Jenks (PF) Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Joseph Fung hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Dennis Scott tips it in | 10-8 |
| 15:53 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Jones | 12-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Robin Jones (fresh) SF - Ferman Krause (fresh) PF - George Ward (fresh) 3 pts. C - Murray Heil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Fung (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) C - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Abdul Menard is blocked by Robert Jones | 12-8 |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:13 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil is hacked by Charles Cole - foul #1 on Charles Cole, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG), Marc Lokken (SG), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) Robert Jones, Robin Jones, Ferman Krause, Murray Heil | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SG), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Charles Cole | |
| 14:57 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 14:49 | UMass | Keith Jenks misses the fadeaway near the basket | 14-8 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Brandon Sherman swats the short shot by Michael Fomby | 14-8 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 14:25 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr buries a floater from the left wing set up by George Ward | 16-8 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Michael Fomby jams it on a great pass from Jamie Becker | 16-10 |
| 13:55 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman tips it in | 18-10 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Keith Jenks drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ernest Graham | 18-13 |
| 13:19 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Jamie Becker hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Graham | 18-15 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken loses the dribble to Jamie Becker | 18-15 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Abdul Menard is fouled on the floor by George Ward - foul #1 on George Ward, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (SG), Ferman Krause (SF), Robin Jones (PF), Murray Heil (C) Marc Lokken, George Ward, Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Charles Cole (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Abdul Menard, Ernest Graham, Keith Jenks, Michael Fomby, Jamie Becker | |
| 12:26 | UMass | Joseph Fung comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Ferman Krause - foul #2 on Ferman Krause, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG) Ferman Krause | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:26 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 3rd free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:26 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 12:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Charles Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Peter Boyles comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Murray Heil - foul #2 on Murray Heil, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Zerr (C) Murray Heil | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:01 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | Reginald Solarski is called for the reach on Randy Eaton - foul #2 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman (PF) Randy Eaton | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (PG) Reginald Solarski | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Marc Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robin Jones (fresh) PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Zerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ernest Graham (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken makes the jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Brandon Sherman blocks the short jumper by Peter Boyles | 20-17 |
| 10:53 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robin Jones | 20-17 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 10:48 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Cole | 20-17 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Peter Boyles | 20-17 |
| 10:14 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG) Robin Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Keith Jenks (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Joseph Fung, Charles Cole, Peter Boyles | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF) Dennis Scott | |
| 09:37 | UMass | Jamie Becker's fadeaway is rejected by William Zerr | 20-19 |
| 09:36 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr travels with the ball | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (C) William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Ernest Graham | |
| 09:01 | UMass | Brandon Sherman picks off the pass by Michael Fomby | 20-19 |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton clanks a jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Joseph Fung grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (SF), William Zerr (C) Robert Jones, Brandon Sherman | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Charles Cole (PF) Keith Jenks, Michael Fomby | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Joseph Fung misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones is hacked by Joseph Fung - foul #1 on Joseph Fung, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SF) Joseph Fung | |
| 07:41 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Abdul Menard grabs the board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Lokken (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Robin Jones (fresh) PF - George Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Zerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Randy Eaton - foul #1 on Randy Eaton, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman (PF) George Ward | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Jamie Becker | |
| 07:19 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:07 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones is denied on a layup by Keith Jenks | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | UMass | Ernest Graham pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Jenks | 20-21 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Charles Cole scores on a shot from the right block set up by Ernest Graham and the foul's on William Zerr - foul #2 on William Zerr, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (C) William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Abdul Menard | |
| 06:37 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (C) Charles Cole | |
| 06:05 | UMass | Keith Jenks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Joseph Fung (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Ernest Graham, Keith Jenks, Peter Boyles | |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses long on a runner from the right block | 20-24 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Abdul Menard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the 3 from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 05:16 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton comes up short on the floater from close range | 20-27 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton tips it but misses | 20-27 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Joseph Fung gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Jamie Becker hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Abdul Menard takes the ball from George Ward | 20-29 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Abdul Menard lays it in | 20-31 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken snags the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton connects on the floater from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Eaton - foul #2 on Randy Eaton, team foul #12 | 22-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (SG), Ferman Krause (SF), Murray Heil (C) Marc Lokken, Robin Jones, George Ward | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Keith Jenks (SF), Charles Cole (PF) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Joseph Fung, Michael Fomby | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Keith Jenks gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) SF - Ferman Krause (fresh) PF - Brandon Sherman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Murray Heil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SG - Ernest Graham (fresh) SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Murray Heil denies the turnaround by Jamie Becker | 22-33 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Ernest Graham tips it back up and in | 22-35 |
| 02:57 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton's pass is intercepted by Keith Jenks | 22-35 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Reginald Solarski throws it down on a great pass from Keith Jenks | 22-37 |
| 02:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Cole blocks the short jumper by Murray Heil | 22-37 |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause tips it but misses | 22-37 |
| 02:40 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton grabs the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Cole - foul #2 on Charles Cole, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Fung (SF) Jamie Becker | |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Reginald Solarski and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #13 | 24-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), George Ward (PF) Robert Jones, Brandon Sherman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:07 | UMass | Charles Cole misses the free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Reginald Solarski picks off the pass by Murray Heil | 24-39 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Ernest Graham is fouled on the floor by Ferman Krause - foul #3 on Ferman Krause, team foul #14 | 24-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (SF), William Zerr (C) Ferman Krause, Murray Heil | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Reginald Solarski | |
| 01:47 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | Joseph Fung steals the ball from William Zerr | 24-41 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Ernest Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Fung | 24-43 |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-43 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Charles Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Joseph Fung knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 24-46 |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton comes up short on the shot from the right block | 24-46 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Charles Cole snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Charles Cole is hacked by William Zerr - foul #3 on William Zerr, team foul #15 | 24-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman (PF), Murray Heil (C) Robin Jones, William Zerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Abdul Menard (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Ernest Graham, Joseph Fung, Keith Jenks | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Charles Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | George Ward grabs the board | 24-47 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 26-47 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Reginald Solarski lays it in | 26-49 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-49 |