| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Clifford Hiltz - foul #1 on Clifford Hiltz, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Joseph Ford (SG) Frank Emery, Robert George | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:50 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Vincent Wilson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-31 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Walter Crews | 40-31 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | James Wetzel knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Joseph Ford | 40-33 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | James Wetzel buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Robin Belliveau | 43-35 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-35 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Vincent Wilson tips it in | 45-35 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Paul Reese scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robin Belliveau | 45-37 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Vincent Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Joseph Ford is fouled on the floor by Steven Hidalgo - foul #1 on Steven Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Speers (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Rafael Gallegos, Vincent Wilson, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), James Robertson (PF) Robin Belliveau, Joseph Ford | |
| 17:09 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Paul Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Walter Speers gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Speers | 47-37 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Kent - foul #1 on Terry Kent, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (PG), Vincent Wilson (SF), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Steven Hidalgo (C) Dominic Marino, Terry Kent, Clifford Hiltz, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG) Paul Reese | |
| 16:02 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Speers (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert George (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Vincent Wilson is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Richard Lang (SF), John Davis (C) Robin Belliveau, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't finish the layup | 47-37 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo tips it home | 49-37 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Richard Lang drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses the dunk but the foul's on John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Walter Speers, Bernardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, John Davis | |
| 14:27 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Rafael Gallegos | 53-40 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | James Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Vincent Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Robin Belliveau | |
| 13:42 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses the layup against the doubleteam | 53-40 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Richard Lang gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Richard Lang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Robert George gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 13:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Clifford Hiltz | 53-40 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Walter Crews is called for the reach on Steven Hidalgo - foul #2 on Walter Crews, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Speers (SG), Vincent Wilson (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Robert George, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| 12:36 | UMass | Vincent Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Walter Speers loses the ball out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Bernardo Gallo (PF) Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), Walter Crews (C) Frank Emery, Adam Whitley | |
| 11:46 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Dominic Marino grabs the board | 56-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Speers (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UMass | Vincent Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Richard Lang grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Richard Lang knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Reese | 56-43 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Vincent Wilson is fouled on the floor by Richard Lang - foul #4 on Richard Lang, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (PG), Terry Kent (SF), Clifford Hiltz (PF), Steven Hidalgo (C) Dominic Marino, Vincent Wilson, Bernardo Gallo, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), James Wetzel (SF) Paul Reese, Richard Lang | |
| 10:41 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Walter Speers grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range | 56-43 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Robertson | 56-43 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Steven Hidalgo denies the turnaround by James Wetzel | 56-43 |
| 10:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Clifford Hiltz | 56-43 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Robertson | 56-43 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | James Wetzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG) Walter Speers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG) Robin Belliveau, Robert George | |
| 09:36 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses the dunk but he's fouled by Walter Crews - foul #3 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Wilson (SF) Terry Kent | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 09:36 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Robert George makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Reese and he's hacked by Vincent Wilson - foul #2 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Walter Crews (C) Adam Whitley | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Robert George makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo hits the finger roll set up by Dominic Marino | 60-46 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Vincent Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Robertson - foul #4 on James Robertson, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Speers (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Rafael Gallegos, Vincent Wilson, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Richard Lang (SF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Robert George, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| 07:46 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Walter Speers (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) PF - Clifford Hiltz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Robertson (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | The jump hook by John Davis is blocked by Karl Ventura | 61-46 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Karl Ventura pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-46 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:49 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz's floater is tipped away by John Davis | 61-49 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Richard Lang knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robin Belliveau and he's fouled by Terry Kent - foul #2 on Terry Kent, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (PG), Vincent Wilson (SF), Bernardo Gallo (PF) Dominic Marino, Terry Kent, Clifford Hiltz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Wetzel (SG) Robin Belliveau, Frank Emery | |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:42 | UMass | Vincent Wilson gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo makes the jumper from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Vincent Wilson snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Vincent Wilson can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #5 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Hidalgo (C) Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, John Davis | |
| 05:56 | UMass | Vincent Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Vincent Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG) Rafael Gallegos | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) James Wetzel | |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Walter Speers snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Dominic Marino | 67-51 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Walter Speers steals the ball from Richard Lang | 67-51 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is hacked by Walter Crews - foul #4 on Walter Crews, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Walter Speers, Vincent Wilson, Bernardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Walter Crews | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Robert George makes the runner in the paint | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert George (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Robertson (tired) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses long on a jumper from the left side | 69-53 |
| 03:14 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Terry Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Speers (SG), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Dominic Marino, Clifford Hiltz, Steven Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF) Richard Lang, Robert George, James Wetzel | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Joseph Ford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Adam Whitley tips it home | 69-55 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Walter Speers | 71-55 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Joseph Ford is hacked by Terry Kent - foul #3 on Terry Kent, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Paul Reese is called for traveling | 71-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG) Rafael Gallegos | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:27 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dominic Marino | 74-55 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-55 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Karl Ventura snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Walter Speers is fouled on the floor by James Robertson - foul #5 on James Robertson, team foul #8 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (PF) James Robertson | |
| 00:58 | UMass | Walter Speers makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Walter Speers makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Robert George misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-55 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses the tip | 76-55 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #9 | 76-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Adam Whitley gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-55 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Terry Kent snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo runs out the clock | 77-55 |