| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Logan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | St. Joseph's | John Smith connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ruben Latham | 27-26 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser (PF) John Smith | |
| 19:05 | UMass | Scott Higgins steps in front of the Mark Sullivan pass | 27-26 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Mark Sullivan is called for the reach on Donald Walton - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Smith (PF) Christopher Kiser | |
| 18:22 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | John Smith tips it home | 27-28 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Joel Eaves loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 17:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joel Eaves | 27-28 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Joel Eaves double dribbles | 27-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Austin Leigh (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Kenneth Mayo (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG) Ruben Latham | |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Smith | 27-30 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-30 |
| 16:55 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Aaron McConnaughy | 27-30 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden clanks a runner from the right block | 27-30 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Joel Eaves gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Donald Walton - foul #2 on Donald Walton, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Michael Logan (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Austin Leigh, Jesse Dyer, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Christopher Kiser (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Martin Garden, John Smith, Scott Higgins | |
| 16:19 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow is hacked by Luis Bruhn - foul #3 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (PF) Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Logan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 29-30 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron McConnaughy - foul #1 on Aaron McConnaughy, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Scott Gilmore (SF), John Smith (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Aaron McConnaughy, Christopher Kiser, James Myers | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:08 | St. Joseph's | John Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Walton | 30-32 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Michael Logan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 30-32 |
| 14:49 | UMass | Mark Sullivan tips it home | 32-32 |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Terrance Masterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Austin Leigh (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Dewey Chiles (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Kenneth Mayo, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Scott Gilmore, John Smith, Scott Higgins | |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 13:42 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Kiser | 32-35 |
| 13:30 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | James Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:01 | UMass | The jump hook by Austin Leigh is blocked by Christopher Kiser | 32-35 |
| 12:59 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Clow | 32-38 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Jesse Dyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 12:22 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Jesse Dyer grabs the board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewey Chiles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Austin Leigh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 11:49 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Clow | 32-40 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Walter Hill drills a fadeaway in the paint | 34-40 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits a 3 from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 10:24 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Austin Leigh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Dewey Chiles tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Jesse Dyer misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Walter Hill tips it in | 39-43 |
| 09:52 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy is hacked by Jesse Dyer - foul #1 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Michael Logan (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Austin Leigh, Jesse Dyer, Walter Hill, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), John Smith (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Ruben Latham, Aaron McConnaughy, Christopher Kiser, James Myers | |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's | John Smith is hacked by Luis Bruhn - foul #4 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:14 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-43 |
| 09:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 39-43 |
| 09:08 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 08:46 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Logan - foul #1 on Michael Logan, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| 08:46 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:46 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Michael Logan is hacked by Scott Gilmore - foul #3 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| 08:09 | UMass | Ronald Tober clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Higgins | 39-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Logan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Ronald Tober lays it in on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 41-48 |
| 07:09 | St. Joseph's | John Smith loses the dribble to Joel Eaves | 41-48 |
| 07:04 | UMass | John Smith steps in front of the Terrance Masterson pass | 41-48 |
| 06:35 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the lay-in | 41-48 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Terrance Masterson double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Austin Leigh (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Ronald Tober, Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF) Martin Garden, Aaron McConnaughy | |
| 05:43 | St. Joseph's | John Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| 05:26 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins loses the dribble to Jesse Dyer | 42-48 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Jesse Dyer banks in the layup | 44-48 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Jesse Dyer makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Mayo and he's hacked by Donald Walton - foul #3 on Donald Walton, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) Aaron McConnaughy | |
| 04:25 | UMass | Jesse Dyer makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Joel Eaves - foul #1 on Joel Eaves, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| 03:43 | St. Joseph's | John Smith buries a jumper from close range | 47-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Dyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Latham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Higgins (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Jesse Dyer is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 03:32 | St. Joseph's | John Smith snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terrance Masterson - foul #3 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Michael Logan (SF), Kenneth Mayo (C) Luis Bruhn, Jesse Dyer, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:09 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:41 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Walton | 47-55 |
| 02:41 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF) Ruben Latham, Aaron McConnaughy | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:19 | UMass | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 01:48 | UMass | Joel Eaves gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Michael Logan makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Sullivan | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Michael Logan picks off the pass by John Smith | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:22 | UMass | Michael Logan misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:21 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Smith | 50-55 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Luis Bruhn | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UMass | Luis Bruhn travels with the ball | 50-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Martin Garden, Scott Gilmore | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron McConnaughy | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Michael Logan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Logan, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Bruhn - foul #5 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) Aaron McConnaughy | |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Michael Logan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Tober is called for the reach on Donald Walton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Tober, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Terrance Masterson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Higgins - foul #2 on Scott Higgins, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Mark Sullivan, Michael Logan, Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Christopher Kiser (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, John Smith, Scott Higgins | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | James Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Tober - foul #3 on Ronald Tober, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Michael Logan (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Austin Leigh, Jesse Dyer, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Christopher Kiser | |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Mark Sullivan tips it in | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton runs out the clock | 56-64 |