| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander connects on the shot from close range | 38-36 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| 19:16 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wilkinson | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Willie Urban can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen McAlexander - foul #1 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Willie Urban misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Willie Urban misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Stephen Stern gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Ojeda - foul #2 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Willie Urban misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Stern | 40-37 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey hits the finger roll | 40-39 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Arthur Terry drills a shot from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Stephen Stern lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Amoroso | 42-41 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), Perry Rakes (SF), Lawrence Fontanez (PF), Claude Booth (C) Willie Urban, Arthur Terry, Arthur Ojeda, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Capetillo (SG), William Smith (C) Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | William Smith can't connect on a floater from close range | 42-41 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander hits the finger roll and the foul's on Perry Rakes - foul #1 on Perry Rakes, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG) Kenneth Buzard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fontanez | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Chapel (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) SF - Perry Rakes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (PF) Michael Chapel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Thomas Church (C) Donald Capetillo, Dikembe Amoroso, William Smith | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino scores on a floater from the right side set up by Russell Kinsey and the foul's on Claude Booth - foul #1 on Claude Booth, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Terry (SF) Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Arthur Terry comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Stephen McAlexander - foul #2 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Thomas Church is fouled on the floor by Claude Booth - foul #2 on Claude Booth, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG) Perry Rakes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF) Stephen McAlexander | |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Brown | 44-48 |
| 13:58 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Thomas Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (SF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Arthur Terry, Claude Booth | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:18 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Stephen Stern pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey is hacked by Perry Rakes - foul #2 on Perry Rakes, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF) Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern | |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino is called for a charge - foul #4 on Lazaro Marino, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Lazaro Marino | |
| 12:29 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (PF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Ojeda - foul #4 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF) John Williams, Arthur Ojeda | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Perry Rakes is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Russell Kinsey (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Arthur Terry is called for the reach on Stephen McAlexander - foul #1 on Arthur Terry, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), James Taylor (PF), Claude Booth (C) Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:20 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Willie Urban's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF) Stephen McAlexander | |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey is fouled on the floor by Willie Urban - foul #2 on Willie Urban, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Thomas Church can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-53 |
| 10:07 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Thomas Church grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Stephen Stern's floater is tipped away by James Taylor | 47-53 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Claude Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Claude Booth snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Arthur Terry's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Kinsey | 47-53 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is denied on a dunk by Stephen Stern | 47-53 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Willie Urban is called for the reach on Thomas Church - foul #3 on Willie Urban, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), John Williams (SG), Perry Rakes (SF), Lawrence Fontanez (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Claude Booth | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Capetillo (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF) Lawrence Moffett, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Perry Rakes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Perry Rakes steals it from Dikembe Amoroso | 47-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Chapel (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) SF - Perry Rakes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Russell Kinsey (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Church (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | UMass | Dikembe Amoroso steals it from Michael Chapel | 47-55 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Thomas Church comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 07:09 | UMass | John Williams grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-55 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Michael Chapel grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | The short jumper by Thomas Church is denied by Thomas Wilkinson | 50-55 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander blows the layup | 50-55 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Thomas Church tips it in | 50-57 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Thomas Church grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Amoroso | 50-59 |
| 05:20 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) Michael Chapel, John Williams, Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Stephen Stern (PF) Russell Kinsey, Donald Capetillo, Thomas Church | |
| 04:57 | UMass | Stephen McAlexander swats the layup by Arthur Terry | 50-59 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso can't tip it in | 50-59 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Arthur Terry pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Arthur Terry scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 03:14 | UMass | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Wilkinson | 55-59 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:40 | UMass | James Taylor's floater is tipped away by Stephen McAlexander | 55-59 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen McAlexander | 55-59 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (C) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Kinsey (SG), Thomas Church (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 02:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Ojeda | 55-59 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Arthur Ojeda picks off the pass by Stephen Stern | 58-59 |
| 01:28 | UMass | James Taylor is hacked by Russell Kinsey - foul #2 on Russell Kinsey, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Arthur Ojeda | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:15 | UMass | James Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #4 on Ronald Brown, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 01:15 | UMass | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:15 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lazaro Marino | 59-62 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Church - foul #4 on Thomas Church, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Stephen Stern hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Arthur Terry pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Thomas Church gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Thomas Church is hacked by Kenneth Buzard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard loses the dribble to Lazaro Marino | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino is hacked by Willie Urban in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Urban, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Russell Kinsey | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson travels with the ball | 61-66 |