| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Church (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Thomas Church can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Willie Urban grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Urban | 29-29 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-29 |
| 19:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 29-29 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Urban and the foul's on Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Thomas Church hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Willie Urban misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:13 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Thomas Church hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Terry | 31-34 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Thomas Church picks off the pass by Willie Urban | 31-34 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Kinsey | 33-34 |
| 17:12 | UMass | Willie Urban comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Arthur Terry can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Willie Urban steps in front of the Lazaro Marino pass | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | UMass | The jumper by Thomas Wilkinson is denied by Stephen McAlexander | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wilkinson | 36-34 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses the floater in the paint | 36-34 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Thomas Church gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso's pass is intercepted by James Taylor | 36-34 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Thomas Church - foul #1 on Thomas Church, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Dikembe Amoroso, Stephen McAlexander | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| 14:37 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Stephen Stern hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lazaro Marino | 39-37 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Perry Rakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (C) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lazaro Marino | 41-37 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Stephen Stern is called for the reach on Perry Rakes - foul #4 on Stephen Stern, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG) John Williams | |
| 13:15 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Fontanez | 41-39 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Arthur Ojeda is called for the reach on Lazaro Marino - foul #3 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Thomas Church loses the dribble to Lawrence Fontanez | 41-39 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #4 on Ronald Brown, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Lazaro Marino, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) Lawrence Fontanez, Claude Booth | |
| 12:09 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Arthur Ojeda | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Thomas Church connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Arthur Terry - foul #2 on Arthur Terry, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (C) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Thomas Church misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Claude Booth gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 11:40 | UMass | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-41 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Thomas Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Thomas Church comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander buries a shot from close range | 45-41 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Lawrence Moffett steps in front of the Perry Rakes pass | 45-41 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett jams it | 47-41 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Perry Rakes buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Buzard | 47-43 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Thomas Church misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey tips it home | 49-43 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Perry Rakes is fouled on the floor by Stephen McAlexander - foul #1 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), William Smith (C) Russell Kinsey, Lawrence Moffett, Thomas Church | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (PF), Arthur Ojeda (C) Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Claude Booth | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Perry Rakes makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | William Smith loses the dribble to Willie Urban | 49-44 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Willie Urban dunks the ball set up by Arthur Ojeda | 49-46 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Fontanez - foul #2 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes | |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez is denied on a layup by Stephen McAlexander | 51-46 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the jumper from the right block | 51-46 |
| 07:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Wilkinson | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Williams (fresh) SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Williams | 51-48 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Smith | 53-48 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson connects on the runner near the basket | 53-50 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Kinsey (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), Thomas Church (C) Donald Capetillo, Dikembe Amoroso, Stephen McAlexander, William Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Claude Booth (C) Willie Urban, John Williams, Lawrence Fontanez, Arthur Ojeda, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 06:08 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Buzard - foul #1 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Claude Booth pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Arthur Terry comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 54-53 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Arthur Terry tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Kinsey and the foul's on Perry Rakes - foul #2 on Perry Rakes, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, Claude Booth | |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Church - foul #2 on Thomas Church, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Kinsey | 59-56 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson loses the dribble to Ronald Brown | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Buzard - foul #2 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF) Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (C) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Ojeda | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | UMass | James Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Thomas Church snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF) Willie Urban, Arthur Terry | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Thomas Church snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | James Taylor is called for the reach on Stephen McAlexander - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lazaro Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (C) James Taylor | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Claude Booth | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Perry Rakes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Stephen Stern (PF) Lawrence Moffett, Stephen McAlexander | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Thomas Church misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Terry | 60-59 |
| 01:51 | UMass | James Taylor buries a shot from the left block | 60-61 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Willie Urban snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Willie Urban can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Stephen Stern gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Kenneth Buzard picks off the pass by Lazaro Marino | 60-61 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard blows the layup | 60-61 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Stephen Stern snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Arthur Terry steps in front of the Ronald Brown pass | 60-61 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Terry | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Stern | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is hacked by Russell Kinsey - foul #1 on Russell Kinsey, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |