| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Guy Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | John Diorio inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | William Boyd steals the ball from Shane Carpenter | 42-44 |
| 19:30 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd throws it down | 44-44 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 19:18 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Stanley | 44-44 |
| 19:08 | UMass | Frank Pedersen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 19:06 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddy Lanoue and he's fouled by Reynaldo Costa - foul #1 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is fouled in the backcourt by William Boyd - foul #3 on William Boyd, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG) William Boyd | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:33 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | David Marti comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 18:14 | UMass | David Stanley snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Ronald Caraballo steals it from John Diorio | 47-44 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | David Marti banks in the layup set up by Ronald Caraballo | 49-44 |
| 17:47 | UMass | David Stanley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 17:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 17:20 | UMass | David Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Frank Pedersen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Reynaldo Costa | 49-47 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 16:41 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo tips it home | 51-47 |
| 16:20 | UMass | David Stanley misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 16:19 | UMass | John Diorio tips it in | 51-49 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Marti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Guy Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Stanley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Hobbs - foul #2 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Alvin Jones (PF) David Marti, Guy Ford | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), William Pagel (PF) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, John Diorio, David Stanley | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 15:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 15:14 | UMass | William Nava buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Pagel | 53-53 |
| 14:57 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 14:33 | UMass | William Nava hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 14:30 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 14:09 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa is called for a charge - foul #2 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Smothers (C) Michael Hobbs | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), David Stanley (PF), Sean Sands (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, William Pagel, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 13:30 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 13:28 | UMass | David Stanley gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Shane Carpenter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Smothers snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Boyd and the foul's on Sean Sands - foul #1 on Sean Sands, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jim Darden (SF) Freddy Lanoue | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF) Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 12:54 | UMass | John Diorio scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Stanley | 59-55 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Boyd | 62-55 |
| 12:12 | UMass | John Diorio hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jim Darden - foul #3 on Jim Darden, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (SG), Freddy Lanoue (SF) Ronald Caraballo, Jim Darden | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, Sean Sands | |
| 12:12 | UMass | John Diorio misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:12 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd scores on a 3 from the left corner | 65-56 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Marti (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Smothers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | UMass | John Diorio connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Nava | 65-58 |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 65-58 |
| 11:21 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 11:10 | UMass | John Diorio knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Stanley | 65-61 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | William Nava steals it from Freddy Lanoue | 65-61 |
| 10:37 | UMass | David Stanley scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Whitfield | 65-63 |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd is called for traveling | 65-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), Jim Darden (SF), Guy Ford (PF), Michael Hobbs (C) David Marti, Freddy Lanoue, Alvin Jones, Robert Smothers | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), Kosta Skibinski (SF), William Pagel (PF), Sean Sands (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, John Diorio, David Stanley, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 09:58 | UMass | William Pagel makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Shane Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Sean Sands travels with the ball | 65-66 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG) William Boyd | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:15 | St. Joseph's | Shane Carpenter steps in front of the Jim Darden pass | 65-66 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Ronald Caraballo steps in front of the William Pagel pass | 65-66 |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | Jim Darden hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Caraballo | 67-66 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Ronald Caraballo steals it from Kosta Skibinski | 67-66 |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's | David Marti misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Sean Sands pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Sean Sands drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 67-68 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford is whistled for a carry | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SF), Alvin Jones (PF) David Marti, Jim Darden, Guy Ford | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF), David Stanley (PF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Kosta Skibinski, William Pagel, Sean Sands | |
| 08:15 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds is hacked by William Boyd - foul #4 on William Boyd, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG) William Boyd | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:58 | UMass | Shane Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 07:56 | St. Joseph's | David Marti pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Marti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Robert Smothers (PF) David Marti, Alvin Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Reynaldo Costa (C) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 07:27 | UMass | John Diorio misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-68 |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 07:11 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue comes up short on the jumper from close range | 67-68 |
| 07:10 | UMass | John Diorio gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Michael Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Freddy Lanoue - foul #1 on Freddy Lanoue, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford (PF) Michael Hobbs | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:54 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa travels with the ball | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG) William Nava, Michael Whitfield | |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo is fouled on the floor by David Stanley - foul #2 on David Stanley, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 06:24 | UMass | John Diorio pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Shane Carpenter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 06:18 | UMass | John Diorio can't tip it in | 67-68 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Shane Carpenter snags the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the runner from the left block | 67-70 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo's layup is rejected by Reynaldo Costa | 67-70 |
| 05:50 | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford snags the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue can't connect on a floater from close range | 67-70 |
| 05:41 | UMass | John Diorio gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Shane Carpenter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo hits a floater from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 05:11 | UMass | David Stanley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 05:10 | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 04:48 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 04:47 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 04:40 | UMass | David Stanley tips it but misses | 69-70 |
| 04:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Smothers grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:39 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones (PF), Michael Hobbs (C) Guy Ford, Robert Smothers | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (C) Reynaldo Costa | |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Jonathan Reynolds - foul #2 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #5 | 71-70 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Sean Sands (C) John Diorio | |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Shane Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Freddy Lanoue - foul #2 on Freddy Lanoue, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Pagel (PF) David Stanley | |
| 04:03 | UMass | Shane Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Shane Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 72-71 |
| 03:46 | UMass | William Pagel pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Pagel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Sands (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UMass | Sean Sands throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG), Jim Darden (SF) William Boyd, Freddy Lanoue | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), John Diorio (SF) Shane Carpenter, William Pagel | |
| 03:03 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SF) David Marti, Jim Darden | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), David Stanley (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) William Nava, Jonathan Reynolds, Sean Sands | |
| 02:55 | UMass | John Diorio lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Pedersen | 72-73 |
| 02:40 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Caraballo | 72-73 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Reynaldo Costa - foul #3 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #6 | 72-73 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue grabs the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:12 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses the easy layup | 72-73 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Shane Carpenter snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:54 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Shane Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:46 | UMass | John Diorio is fouled on the floor by Freddy Lanoue - foul #3 on Freddy Lanoue, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| 01:46 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:46 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones is denied on a layup by Reynaldo Costa | 72-75 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones gets the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by John Diorio - foul #1 on John Diorio, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses the 3rd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Jones | 74-75 |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 00:31 | UMass | David Stanley misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Jones - foul #4 on Alvin Jones, team foul #8 | 77-75 |
| 00:31 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:31 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | John Diorio is called for the reach on Freddy Lanoue - foul #2 on John Diorio, team foul #8 | 77-77 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:03 | UMass | David Stanley pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:03 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Diorio can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-77 |